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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1908)
12 THE OMAHA SUNDAY TiEE: DECEMBER 20. 1908. Omalia iSocietv Beats 1 Reorais Omaha-Seymour National Champion Drill Team initiated Gov. Haskell and 4010 Okla homa citizens into Woodmen of the World, at Oklahoma City, 300 at Wichita, Kan., and 500 at Kansas City, Mo., which beats all previous records of any society in America K I Y V i v. Capital Stock, 430,000 Members. Reserve Fund: $7,000,000. Death Losses Paid, Over $30,000,000. Sovereign Commander Root, of the Woodmen of the World, has given The Moni tor some interesting figures showing the net gains of this organization from the 1st of the year up to November 1st. On January 1, 1908, the member in good standing numbered 389,169. On November 1st there were 424,764, a net gain during the ten months of 35,659 members. The amount of the emergency fund on January 1, 1908, was $5,386,859.71. On November 1st it amounted to $6,943,851.25, a net in crease for the ten months of $1,556,991.54. The balance in the general fund the first of the year was $51,586.07. On November 1st the balance in this fund was $137, 973.91. The balance in the beneficiary fund on November 1st was $62,413.19. The death losses paid up to November 1st aggregated the tremendous total of $30,086, 546.12. The monuments paid up to November 1st numbered 16,482. These figures show that the Woodmen of the World has been making rapid strides thus far this year. Especially is the growth of its emergency fund noteworthy. This has been increasing at the rate of over $150,000 per month. There are yet re maining two of the best months of the year, which will materially add to above totals. Largest Fraternal . Life Insurance Society West of the Mississippi River. Strongest Financially in the United States. It has proven that Omaha pluck, energy and honest dealing has the confidence of the entire nation; Every considerate citizen of Nebraska should join the Woodmen of the World. J. C. ROOT, Sovereign Commander. JOHN T. YATES, Sovereign Clerk. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, WOODMEN OF THE WORLp BUILDING. Woodnman Circle, ttlie Only A.uttooFis:ei A.o2i!iary of toe Woodmen of the World. "To have been first proves antiquity HP a a 99 n o Become nrst proves mem. HP TCJT TCT3 i JH. Jfj WOOD M A N 11 Ji JTL JLd Jlj rn H Has received many words of praise, and has by its good deeds, deserved everything good that has been said in praise of it. , as Succeeded, Because It Deserves Success Incorporated September, 1905, under the laws of Nebraska, it has in this short time become the leading benevolent women's organization in the world. The membership is now 70,000. The reserve fund amounts to $850,000. It has paid in death benefits $1,900,000, Has erected 3,000 monuments and has paid $1,200 for funerals. The organization is officered and managed entirely by ladies. Mrs. Emma B. Manchester lias been at its head, since March, 1899, at which time the membership was only 5,000. Under her successful leadership it has grown in nine short years to its present magnificent pro portions. Taking into consideration the fact that during this time the entire Membership in nine western states has been set aside as a separate jurisdiction, and is not now included in the 70,000 membership, which com poses the eastern jurisdiction, the record is certainly marvelous. ; usr L"'1""'1'""" " ' "" "f f"""" " """ ""' "ini"iT'rirr'" -- - '"" lu" " - " - -:- -1 - - - ; -- "' "n 1 , ritT-i ..., ... ' . ' I