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Vol, XIV,
DOUGLASVILLE, DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA„ August 9, 1918.
No. 18.
SEMI- ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the Six Month Ending June 30th, 1918, of the
Condition of the
MASONIC MUTUAL ACCIDENT COMPANY
Organized under the laws of ihe State of Massachusetts, made
to the Governor of the Stale of Georgia, pursuant to the laws
of said State,
Principal office—135 State St , Spring-field,- Mass.
1. INCOME TAX DURING FIRST
SIX MONTHS OF 1918
Gross amount paid by mem
bers t) the Association or its
Agents, without deductions for
commissions or other expenses,
as follows:
3. Assessments $105050.00
Total paid by members $105050.00
5 Interest 1110.P8
7. Cash received from
all sources, viz:
Profit on sale of
bend 44 90
Total
Total income..
.$100805 88
,.$100805 88
II. DISBURSEMENTS DURING
FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1918
1. Losses and Claims (see de
tailed Schedule filed with Annual
Statement in office of Insurance
Commissioner brought down to
June 30, 1918) $ 40538.94
2. Annual Payments
and Assessment re
turned to members 574.71
Total pd to members $ 47113.65
3. Commissions and
Fees retained by or
paid to Agents 22614.71
5. Salaries and Travel
ing Expenses of
Managers of Agen
cies and General,
Special and Local
Agents 2377.14
6. Medical Examiner’s
Fees, whether paid
direct by members
or otherwise 317.50]
7. Salaries and other
11545.83
1301.18
c o m p e n s a t i o n
of Officers and othr
Office Employes
8. Rent "
10 Advertising and
Printing - 2879.57
11 All other items, viz:
Insurance Depart
ment fees and Tax
es; Postage, Tele
graph, Telephone
and Express, office
supplies, furniture
and fixtures. Inter
nal Revenue, Inves
tigating c 1 a i m s,
Traveling Expen
ses, Miscellaneous
Expense 9215180
Total Expenses, f o o t-
ings of items 3 to 11-
$ 50251.73
Total disbursements 97365.33
Balances $ 9440.50
III. INVESTED ASSETS
{Where held as a Reserve Fund,
state the facts specifically.)
5. Cost valueof Bonds and Stocks
owned abtolutely, as per Sched
ule D, filed with Annual State
ment in office of Insurance
Commissioner, brought down
to June 30, 1918 $ 52000.91
6. Cash in office 2068.02
7. Cash deposited in
Banks 16926.96
Marvin Williams
If j ou were at home Tuei-
day night, and heard tl e win-
Miss Jewell Cooper
Called by Death
It is with extreme sadness that
Three "Live Wires”
from the side
It is seld m that a D -uglas
tll „ u c crowd has an opportunity
d nvs rattling like an earthquake we chronicle the "death" of Miss | t0 hear three 8Uch ‘ lire wire”
shock, it was only the vibrations i Jewell Cooper this’ week, which s P ea ^ ers on the sanm occasion as
baking laughter j occurred at the Davis'-Fisher | wi!! b< ; llen! ' d at tlle court ,10use
-,| a ,, I next Satuidaj atteinooii.
M - ilfifess of U?,? eryb " dy v ’? h0 be0rd Marvil1
Marvin Williams. several months. ; Williams Iuesday night had evi-
As an eiiteriainer, brother Miss Cooper, the daughter of | de,)ce . 1,1 t!ie “ l! ''e wire” speech
Vi.lmms has no superior and few Judge and Mrs, If. T. Cooper. ;*!?. wd! n ’ a!ie Saturday. Tom
qnals—this leputaiion coupled j was until her health failed some I ^ K ‘9ber, tne leauer ot the Car-
former (months ago, one of the most
at the Methodist church by those, Sanitorium in Atlanta Tuesr
who heard ilu- lecture of Rev. night, after a lingering illness
-vith Eli
packed the house, and no active worker;
j .-liters union, is said to “skip
, the Methodist I f bout 1WeIjv ” while everybody
greater compfiment can be paid a church and Sunday school, being knows that Hon Will D. Upshaw
p.-aker than tu have such a j a teacher and pianist in the Sun-1 a crvwd awake whatever
splendid audience of people who j dry school for several years. i hissubj ’ ectmaj ' be -
have heard him so frequently.
Any-attempt to discuss the
features of his lecture by us
would be m vain, but from the
moment lie was presented so
feelingly and eloquently by Hon.
W. 1). Upseaw, who spoke of
tile brotherly feeling existing
between Marvin Williams, a
“Shouting Methodist,” and him
self, a “Rantakerous Baptist,”
the audience was either convul
sed with laughter or inspired by
the beautiful and
bates to. love as portrayed by the
speaker.
Everybody was delight.d and
neat sum was realized for
church repairs.
Her life was thoroughly conse-! , * Jit e y er -Un--dy I,ear the three
crated to the work of her Master lve ' vlres ” Saturday afternoon,
and while her friends and rel
atives cannot understand why
she should have been called in
the prime of young womanhood,
it was God’s will to call her early
to her reward.
Her remains were brought to
Dotigla-v ille Wednesday evening
and the funeral held at the
Methodistjchurch Thursday after
noon when many friends gath-
70995.89
96.3 04
Total
. Agent’s Balances.
Total $ 71958.93
Total Net Assets 71958,93
Surgical Stressings De=
partment of Red Cross
The das® in Surgical Dressings
has comple el the course of in
struction under the excellent
management of Miss Blanken
ship, and is now ready to begin
work in earnest, as soon as the
allotment is forwarded them from
headquarters.
Seventeen began the instruc
tion, hut Providential rcaiors
prevented some from completing
the course. Those taking the
course were Mesdames J. E.
Phillips, J. C. Wright, N. D.
Burton, P. D. Selman and L. C.
Upshaw; Misses Edith Dake,
Katherine Geer, Nannie Love
Selman, Louise and Marjorie
Upshaw, _ Gladys Stewart, Sara
Meadows and Hattie House-
A sad death occurred Friday j worth. This will entitle them to
Earle, of Roswell, and Paul Lane when Mr _ Ezra CollinSi s son of wear the emblem on their coif.
° f - FT 15 F Jrdo ’!; SP - 6nt Sunday Mr, and Mrs. F. M. Collins, sue- and act as chairmen of the day
with Miss Ruby Dorris. | cumbed t0 R ’ ^ nded attack of
W P. Wood and family spent lubu[ . colosig .
Tuesday night with relatives in He waa a young man of
Szveetzvater
Misses Ethel and Lydia McCul-
lars spent Monday night with
their sister, Mrs- V W. Pritch
ett.
Misse3 Lillie Dorris and TIa
eloquent tri-j ered to pay their last tribute of
respect.
The services were conducted
bv Rev. Marvin Williams assisted
by Rev. A. Ernest and interment
took place in Douglasville ceme
tery.
The bereaved family has the
sympathy of the entire commu
nity.
Mr. Ezra Collins
IV. CONTINGENT ASSETS
1. Int. due, $221.47 and accrued $ 721.67 $ 943.14
6. Mortuary assessments due and
unpaid on membership in force 1397 50
JO Tota 1 due from members 1397.50
2. Net amount due from members... 1397.50
3. All other assets, vizi
Furniture and Fixtures 3500.00
Supplies on hand 1000 00
Total $ 8295.00
Total Assets
V. LIABILITIES
2. Losses in process of adjustment or
or adjusted and not due. (Number
of claims 207,)
:£). Amount of all other Liability, viz:
Advanced payment
Unearned Pre ; iums
Total *32390.04
Total Liabilities $32390.04
VI. EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OF POLICIES—NUMBER AND AMOUNT
Total Business First Half of 1918
Number Amount
Policies or Certificates in force Dec. 31. 1917....$16768 $10361824.00
Policies'er Certificates written during first half
oi year 1918 6024 3722530,80
Total f 22792 *14084354 80
Deduct number and amount which have ceased
to be in force during first half of 1918 35S5 2214114.85
$80197.07
* 5945.04
13655.00
12790 00
Total Policies or Certificates in force June
30,1918 19209 $11870239 95
Losses and Claims on Policies or Certificates
unpaid December 31, 1917 215
Losses and claims on policies or certificates
incurred during first half of the year 1918... 1495
Total 1710 $ 46538.94
Losses and cla ; ms on policies or ceitiiicates
paid during the first half of the year 1918... 1503 $ 65538.94
—For the 207 unpa d see liability exhibit,
Business in Georgia during
Dotiglasviile.
W. I. Dorris, H. P. McCullars,
W. A. New and M, H. Norton
were Camp Gordon visisors Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Clonts and
frmily visited the latter’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Garmon,
Sunday.
Misi Millie Odom, of Syc
amore, is visiting the family of H.
P. McCullars.
W. R. Marlow and family visi
ted relatives in Douglasville Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Williams
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
T. W. Simmons.
Protracced meeting will begin
at this place Saturday, August
10, condu ted by our pastor, Rev.
T. S. Gilland.
rior business ability and his
duties had called him to various
sections of the county and he
had only returned recently to the
home of his parents in this
county.
In addition to his parents he
leaves several brothers and sis
ters, among them Mrs. W. M.
Morris and Mrs. C H. Watkins,
of Douglasville; Mr. Vivian Col
lins, of this county; Prof. VV. O.
Collins, who is in the army, sur
vive him.
The funeral was conducted at
the Methodist church Saturday
by Rev. A. Ernest and the re
mains interred in Douglasville
cemetery.
The Sentinel extends sympathy
to the bereaved family.
First Half of 1918
Number Amount
Policies or Certificates in force December 31,
1917 1198 $ 740364.00
Policies or certificates written during first
half of the year 1918.., 516 318288.00
Total 1714 $1058652.00
Deduct number and amount which have
ceased to be in force during first half of
1918 367 2268,06
Total policies in force June 30,1918 1347 $1056383 94
Losses and Claims on policies or certificates
unpaid D.camber 31, 1917.....lira. 19
Losses and cl lims on policies or certificates
incurred during first half of the year 1918 125
Total 144 $ 3311.89
Losses and claims on policies or certificates
paid during the first half of the year 1918 112 3311.59
—Liability for the 13 unpaid included in exhibit.
A copy of the Act of Incnrparat on, duly certified, is attached lo
the annual statement in the office of the Insurance Commissioner.
STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS—County of Hampden:
Personally appeared before the undersigned, Clyde W. Young,
who being duly sworn, deposes an i says that he is the President of
tiie Ma-omc Mutual Accident Company, and that the foregoing
statement is correct and true.
C..YDE W. YOUNG, President,
Sworn'to and subscribed before me this 30th of July 1918.
GUllDON YV. GORDON, Justice of the Peace.
and assistants. It is earnestly
hoped that all the women and
young girls will at once get their
1 mg sleeved white aprons and
head dress ready and assist in
this much needed work.
The following chairmen of com
mittees have been appointed:
Stock Room—Mrs. P. D. Sel
man.
Cutting—Mrs. J. E. Phillips,
Muslin Bandages—Mrs. W. M.
Almand,
Inspecting and Packing—Mr3.
N. D Bu ton.
Houseaeeping — Mrs. House-
worth.
CHAIRMEN OF THE DAYS.
Monday—Mrs. Upshaw; Assis
tant Miss Edith Dake.
Tuesday—Mrs. Wright; Assis
tants Misses Katherine Ge r and
Hattie Houseworth.
A Wednesday—Mrs. N. D. BurS
ton; Assistants Misses Louise
Upshaw and Marjorie Upshaw.
Thursday:-Mrs- Paul Selman;
Assistants Misses Sara Meadows
and Nannie Love Selman.
Friday—Mrs. J. E. Phillips;
Assistant Miss Gladys Stewart.
Card of Thanks
We wish to express our appre
ciation for the kindness and spin-
pathy of the friends during the
illness and death of our dear
Ezra.
Mr. and ^rs. F. M. Collinb
and Children.
Notice
All parties interested in Holly
Springs cemetery will please be
there next Thursday, thd" iSt 1 -’
and help clean off the grou-
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