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.. JULY ii

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ASSE SSMENT SYSTEM _

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The ndependent rder offoresters _

- -----Four Striking Features of a 5tr0I\§

Accumulated Funds June lst, $l7.504,20l.77

Membership J-.me lst, 241.000 P

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Provisions in the l. 0. F. tor the Fatberless

and 0rphan Children

-_ir)_\.'_ --W -,,.._~,i -1;: -fir mo..-r. i_: '~ vt' the yr.-sent tta_\'. pt-rliaps,

.__,m. ,AQ .,,-,, hgh . in .- gr: i~r:.- ;-,~ thi- rate .init ediivatioii |-_,|,_.__, _h gd” ._ 1 ._ .;,_ \~ 2-. i.. gt.-_i.tt~r ttiiti has ani' .\tatt- or

.“' \ _..j. , \._,. ... ., .-- . ie- .-gi. .-t-.t . t.»i. i!..~ ti..i-k .\i<.<. an-t. while

m It r _i_,`._ U. __,_-,__. »_,..,_~. - and F,--.':.ati :t-hi--ti-nit-iit. ami-rig beiievolt-iii

_ ,_ _, "__ {_._£_n -.___ .,,F',~ _:. itt ..'r_i’§ gi-ze 't-\' may app-t-.tr rrutli: anti liar-

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_ _ ,_ - _ “_.___,` _,K ,.§_ 'i`_-~:i`ii.< `.i-. t~li'-_~tlt~~a|*p<-1ii¢~d and iitits

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;_t,,.,, .;.,U.,]_g ,,._., :.___. _ ____ _. _. _.J -.»;.-2.--_ as their iight. As a resiilt tlit-ietif

. .‘ 'fiiir ti. t- iiitig:r_-_'- d ‘.\.E.<,' .i lzne'-t.: tt- " .- l. O. P- Ofl"h‘*"5' ll“m¢ ""‘""J-

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-‘ it :ii .iililimt-i. it tt..» ' tt- 'i __ \.- i. '. i .iii -_ties aiid iiiaiitt,'iiii\ the urpliati viii.- ,',,'.,, V! ; S HW- _t,,.,_ _ it .,_.,. . ,i _-~ tx'-~::i~i\t iii t :i~i~ :t iitttlliri i-- iii §ili;.tli't1 Ilia( .)_,. , ,. ....i |,.,,_u t,-r (1,,-,_j\ i},,- t i-\§,-r ui-p,~ iii aiirl ht‘l|"- ht»r with a -.teeltly giant wt it ti .ii~i.i»--- 'i .~ lt- ii- .i` _ '.;t-f' i.-g-'har ;.i.tl hes! t»t all the ttiildreii hir titttii' it ilt i 'ii .

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','t. mini .it,i.' ’ ttttili--tt .1 t. -t _-.ri ~~ t.-..¢i.-i, ,t gin-s lin- iliililri-ti tlir: (nw- tl. it. _.int l-i t."i t.- ii- i.~iit..t -- 1- ni'-... ,.‘ii.iit_\ !i~»nii-; '~.‘i. iii-tl near the l~'\\\|\ l‘f"l"'

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|..~t;tii tt ti-ik :iii-:rt tt,.» I _---ti . t.t.ii et tl.i~ .\iit~ii-t_\'. th H_\\- AND K|CH“0_\}D i,T|U.;[.:'1'§_ T0|}._)_\}'[o

l .\lt t--Iii - fin- ' "', ".i§tfit~ti ;i-.i- ht-.»ii :iii-I ;ii. li. `ii_-4 pi'-»!i‘i‘tt-i‘l by the l O. F. p,,,l,,.-|_._- and |14-hd 0,3] -pq nf :ic Sag).-|}~_ . -'iw -iiy tin- iitnv ti.' t.-' --<-iic-il tit ilit~ir liiei: \\ l.:it thi- l.;<-_ iiti-:ini iii the i hililieii

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Provision in the I. 0. P. tor Members Alilietetl With Tuberculosis

OR many years one of the greatest tiiiostionn that has agitated the in-urls of

leading medival authorities and colleges lim. het-ii _the i-iit_»r_nioi-S lt-ws of life an a result of tuberculosis. Learn--tl pn ft-esorti in nit-diviiie have de- voted their time, intellect aiiil money in an att..-irip_i to fiiid it rtirtt fur lhll dread disease, lit the councils tif iniiiiit~ipaIitiof=. iii legislativi- and State

Assemblies, in Houses of Parliament and (.`oi_i;,:rcss_aioiial H-ills. 1hrouRl\°\fl the world the iiionality and suffering in coitnection with this disease has hceii_tlie source rlmuch discussion and debate, and iii it few cases of lt-gislatioti. Legislation so far provided hu been in the nature ot a system of education in reHf""l 1” han'-l\S'h'i ventilation, clothing and fresh air, in the hope that in some measure the progrcls of this di<ease might be stayed. _ _ _ ,

The treatment recommended andladvised hy leading niet.|teal_ aiithorities so far

ha, hge" that of proper fogtl, oiitdtior life and rest or systematic exerc_ise as the case may warrant; tuberculosis being not only preveiitable but curable, if taken in its incipient stage. _ _ _

To tlte leaders ofthe insurance world thc mortaiity rate experienced from this

disease from an economic basis has heen thi- stihjeet ol mitch iliotiglit.

\\'heii the pres.-nt Supreme Cliiefltanger iissiiiiii-.l _ leaiti-r.-lni_1 among many

other things which engaged his :tttt-niittii tvas the ni.ii~talit_\' aiiil st ll -ring that fol- lowed in the wake of this scoiir_i.{t', and he .li-ti~r.i»iiieit i -_t-ii the ni_t-inbers ofthe l_. O. F. who were unfortunate enough to lieconic :ith-i~te.l trith this ilist-:ti e shotilrli If Bl all possible, be assisted tn regain their str.-iigth. _

With this object iii view the Oriler has si-cured a large trart of lztiid on which

they hate erected a Sanitariiiiii on the sliivres ol' the faiiniiis R.ttiilJOW Lille which is sitiiateil nearly two thoiisanit feet above the sua letv! iii_ tl_i-.t heart el' the Atlironilaclt Mountains. lt is in this lorati.-iii aniiiitg iliii-.i:;.-ii_iile t-t piite, SP_\'\2C¢» bal' sam and other resinoiis trees that sifiiil forth their li»:altlt~_igitiiig rid-urs, _amid shaded walks and imliniitetl woodlaitzls that the Ortlor iiitentl to 'light for thc lives of their members alilictvd with this disi>:t.f-v. _'

Frateriiiiy that pr. lniigi lite; ih it protects heriltli; that iii_iites and co-operate

with the State iii the riglit again.-.t iiiltercttlt-*si-: ir. the lirateritity that is conferring hlensitigs on mankind. _ _ _ ‘

All those who are niemhers of the l. O. F. :intl who bevnnie allltcletl with this

't.`»}.f.tt~. ...:_ 7 it. t.. t.;'-'... -t. i. .»‘- f i'~iiii- I F I P I’ ‘ f _;____t__i__t7__?__ rii_;_i_i____;{___i:;:l_i:i_T_r_;t__i_ it it t l t iiii tit iii t ir nttiriiu vt iii ie) _ _ . I 0

_ _ ., -500 -0 $5-000 . _

Rev. E. J. ltitttcc. liiigh (hicl Ranger for P, E. l. \ ` _ I Gro W. McPhee, lligh Sec'y for P. E.l.

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by year by the |-_ 0- F- I ' W _ r `

since organization

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Provisions oi the l. 0.

F. tor those who are Totally Disabled.

Tliif; is the :nge ol |irt t.t-i-tititt; pri. tifiztt-iii iii iiitlttiitry hy lit-,-,li tiitithi; httitt-vtiiiit hy tltt- tii.\'i-riititt-tit ti. i1:t!'t~_J|i.-itil lrtiiit lit-i'iilt-tit, ititil ii|,~ _ ri- th-»i.i~ i-itvrt-'~-tl in thi- \':iii-tt|.~ i-.-ltitt:'i' iii tile.

l'~~ilt:i|».~', tht- 1It'i';-ti-.~.t {-itiit't'tti»ti :i

iti.-ti ri---ttirt-» i~; \\'tt~-ti i-.it'i'\titz' Litt-

lii...it'_iiit'i-; ix lit- tilt.-tiltt la- tint--rtii

iir ilizlt-attic tit ltuviiiitt' ttitatlly iti.~':tit|t‘t

his itwiitite iiizty i~tfiii~tt- itxtil thiit. is tin- l

i-»ti i~'iitittlil hi- ittaile \\lit-rt-i-_\ lt" 1*.--llltl hi- :it-lv tii koi-it tttt hi,-: tiri-ititttiti.~i iu

:i.~‘st-,uisitiuiits iin liirt-lii_~:itt’.tti<:e l'i»itt'). -

tthti has his lift- itisttreil, httt it. tliti-1; titit \vt»i't'\' tiit-nihi-i'.~‘. til tht- tiitli-pi-_iiil»

in H pt-ti'-`i;~ti-tit tiiitiii-‘ liil’ itll thi-sv " lti'i'i»iiti- ti-t,itll_\' ;t.tlil |it'|'tit:titi‘till_\' ili_~;

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tititi- i~.nt»tt;_-li :t_~; ;i rt-t~'ttlt iii :ii-t-silt-tit 1

ttitti- lti- rt-.i|ttit't-S }ti'<it‘t~t'tt-ut. l‘I"--I-` 1 N

't'|tiit rlttittgltt \\'t»t't'ii-s :tt.ttiy it tttittt i

disease may, iftlieir case is reported in the early stages, _ secure treatment at thi! Saiiitarium, without cost.

Provisions ol the L0 . _ F. lor 'those who ` .

Reach 'Three-score Years and Ten. .

'|‘.. muiiy pert]-le _titie til the inte.;

tittiii: t.lt:tt iii:i'ltpil'ri thi'-it' zttlrtitiiin is

tlit- layitti' lt_\' -it it t1i»iiil*\'t'~'"‘7)' lf"

_ tlirit' nl-1 :ti;i-, lt ia' tht- ivittt- iniitt \'-'hi-

;-rtitiih-it hir thi- tttt.tti't-; it is; the ltiiil-

I lt iii:itt \\ltt» tl'tt`t.< with thi- i'ttt‘i't-tit.

'i`-i .'t ;',t‘vitt itt:tti_\' ttitzii, lttitttevt-t' will

iii;-_ it. in iitipiitisihlte ln .~'t:t :tsitle :tit |

:itt.i.ttiit rttitlirii-nt iii itself tt»1»ri»\itli-

ti-i-nt -.vitli the tit-1'.-_-sittvti :intl entri-

_ tint.; .il liii- \\lti-it tht: i-.-tt'iiiiit,'_ |»ii\vt-*‘

ltzifr lt-lt tht-iii aittl the tliutihility tit

tilil age is iiitoii tht-iii.

tn tht- I. ti. l-`. t~iiiit.ract. t.het'e itrr

pr-i»\'iiti-i.i_~' itliirlt :ire itiust hutielicixil

t.i» the ini-iiihcr ithii it-itcltt-ri st-vi-itty I _\'t-:it'.< tit :tgt-; |ir<»\'iuiuiiri wliert-hy lit- iiiiiy, if ht; wiialit-ti, have the tititlity vii :irt-tiiiiit iii his iii.<tti'ntiL-i- i~i-:ii4i- ar-itl his

'_ ittviititi- .-ittgiitt-titeil.

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The l. 0. F. -from a Provincial Standpoint

U llll, i-itil.-it. of 'l`i»:i-iifit :intl l‘rt\\iin'»- til' Uiitaiiit tht- pt't\§`»rt,s': ainl

t»|\i-i.ilit-its ul' tht- liitli |i.~i -li-iil Orilvi' ul' l"oi'tw|i‘i'.~ stii- lit :i |.ir_q.-°i-iii-iit pt-i -i-ii.tl, iliii- tit thi- I i t .t».it i~'_» iinitiy Il:-~ii,<;iiid~. iliiiiiigli.-i:l tht- l`tt-t.'- tit<~i~ :ire nit-inlit-i~ i-l i|=i. i;i.t-;t.l. soi.:ii‘t'.; .lint to tlit- ritiv-'-ini .if 'l`iiii»itii\, --pail |`t--in tht-ir pt-ink--ii i- it:ti‘rt-st itiitl litini it tittrivly i i\'ii‘ piiiitl nt \i<-ti'

tlt--_\~ ii.i\-- \\';iti~lti-tl \\'ii|i giiitittiniiittti :iiitt ptitli- tlic iiiinii-ii-ic \tii'.t:i.»; that li:t~; :t'i i-.lt -! this git-.it-l`i.iii-riizil lii.»ii|.int-e Sn. it-tjr.

1~`.iiit.-1\\t-iiiyyi-arszigoilit- lli-:¢il.|ii>ii~ti\ri\ wt-re niovrtl from l..-.iuloii to Tor-_

onli-, -ttnl tt\~ _-.tit.tll rt-iiiiis itii-i' _thc lati: J .\l. 'l`i‘t-l¢l,_~'-1 Slttri- _'tl thi- M-iillit-.ist i'--iiii-t' t-l Kitit; ;tittl liay _‘tri-t-tr \\t-ri! ritllieii-t-t to :itt‘i\ii\i:ii\t|:itt- tl-t' :at.ill t\li.\ Iiitikt-tl _il`ti~r thi- i|t~tai| work lit a short tiriiir, lioivi-it-r. tlii.~' spain- tins insi ltiri t-nt, 'l`lit- late Ilr. tlriiiihyalt-ltlni \\"t_~t an i-xt'i`iit-ic i~lli.".'i| itritl attiiiiiiistrsttt-i' of t;t't-.tt aliility. To liini th” loralioii ol the t tlit't°ii for llti~ l|td\'|\i'iitlt‘iit Ortler ul l"tiii-sti-rs \\.'i- til gn-at inipiiri.iiii'i‘. aint ln- tliwiilerl tm itniv of tln- |iii\.\t |'\r- iiiiiii-nt litiwitioiis in tht- City i-l 'lortinto The third tl.‘<ir i\\'t'r |li.- Dotiiitiit tt |¥;tii.l»< :tt tho i--iitliwt-~t i‘iiriifr ,il King' and Yi-iigv stret-t< was st‘lt~i'ti tl :ts tlu.2.|\l.ti’u td almdo lui' the roitiliirtiiig aiiil ttdiiiitiistratiitii of the afliiirs ol` thu So_‘ii‘ty.

_ 'I`li_e splr-titlid pi-tigresw iiitlii- Orilt-r uontintictl 'intl iii :i.fr\'.' )'c.'tr=,it hail :triri-it lritiii :i iinn'i~ nr lasts l’ro\'itit~ial iitslittitiuii tit a gri-at irttL'rniitioit.tl ti:iti‘rn:i l '»i\t'ii-ly. 'l`hl- next iiitivv was that the Uiilor :.|ioii|il lii\'ii :i ltiiiiit- i»l`iis unit. 'l`lii~ itttiiltiix-st vuirito-r i-l lia\‘ and l§ii‘liniiintl »trt~i:ts was e-elecltitl .vc llii‘ "ite aiitl iii it--ig llit- i~t\ri.i-i .=.tiint~ tit' thi: iit.t_i;i»ifit't°iit 'l`t'iit[\!e liitililiiiqi wah lititl liytliv tlti~n ti--\ i-riitir tit-ii: ral of L`:tiiat|u, l.tird .‘\ln'|tli-i~ii. 'flic Society wuit l`or\\'aiil

by li‘.ip.< and lintiiik, sri that to-day from the four quarters of the gltiliv mnies iiitii tht- 'l`i-mph luiiltiiiigs varh niniitli thc ninntlily a5St‘ssi|ii~iit!i nf sittin- 2tt.t-on inlii iiiirivil-i-rs, aiii-~iiiitiii|_' to $3o','.ooi.\ per motitli. Other siiiiivtai mitkc up .t total ini-iiiiie of ith. tit $.i._=,oo.ii0it a year.

l-`ir»iii \'.1iit~ou\--r :intl San l"r:int‘ist‘noti the l’itt‘ilit‘ Slope; frnm tho gr.-at

inlaiitl t‘iiii‘s oftlii- l`tiited Statics, lriim Halifax tiiirl Nt-\\' Yiirlt lroiii i-.tim i- .ili

p _

\.iii l.iiiitlt»n and tht- iiiainifacturiiig centres ofthe Old Laiid, ciome litittclti-ds of.

rotiiiiiiiiit-i.ititnis ilaily to the Temple Bttililing iii refcrenfc to the noik :intl pio- git-ss ol the (hilt-i'..

“ \ priirilii-t is not \\'iihoiit honor save iii his own roiiiiti'y," hiil thi- int-ml»t-r-

ship qt the |mlcpt»1nl:thle Order of Foresters outside of the Proviitrt- ot' Oiitari -, :tiitl |\arlit~tilarly the American mciiihersliip point with pride to the fact that it is in its lnune l’ro\'im:c that the Order is best known and does its great(-st work.

This great Order is a Fraternal liistiranre Soricty. vniiditvtrtl and mriiiaged

on liiisineiis prinripalit. lts system of insiiraitre appeals alike io tht- artisan and iiiet-Itaiiir, to thu professional man and littsiitess iii.-iii, Its ri-riirtl is :t reruril of rteiiiillii .'tt-rnmplitlied. lt: inatiiagement iii vigorous active and etitcrprisiiig. Its iiirinhr rsiiip loyal. enthusiastic and optiniiiitic

The proplt- ot'0iil:trio appreviat/~ the fart that it is iii the (`it\' of Toronto

ilzat the uiotivii poi-t-cr is generated that condiictii and regulates this gre.t Fraieriiity. a l"r.its-riiity that has, pt-rhaps, the iniiiii vi-iiiiilelc i.y.~.tein oi insttritiict-iii llic troritl. and at the same tiiin- with its aroiiniiilatt-il funds of !5t7,_¢ii4,2ui 77 on ist ofjiiiie, igii. in one ofthe great l`innni‘ittl iiiiitutions of.t|ic land. ` °

__ _.___ .=-.ie v. vi..

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wr” ni -i rf f

ELLIOTT G. STEVENSON, Supreme Chief Ranger

ri;Mri.i: iiuitniitc, roitotiio -.

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ti _

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litfil... 1852... 1:i8.i... 188-l .

1887... lH88.,. IXK9...

l.\.l-l... 1895...

I 1896...

18 I7 . 1898.2.

1000...

ll 1901...

1102...

1903... 1904,..

1905... 1906... 1907... ifimt... 1909... iiiitt...

1:22

Aazumulated Funds June lat.

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Growth oi the Accumulated Funds of the I. 0. F. year by year, since organization.

4,sss.ss z,ss1.sa io,as-1_ss 2a,os-1.85 zo,aoz.4z :.a,os1.aa si,as4.4i 111,821.96 iss,i:-.o.as 283,961.20 4os,1os_zo sao.r.91.ss ass,ss-t_sei i_is't,zss_11 i,sso,s1s.4a 2,oi5,4s4.aa z,sss,asz.1s a,iiii;,a'to_ae a,11a,s4i.ss 4,4ss,;ts4.44 s,2si,tia_i.sz s,z1s,o'ii.11 1,45s,aos.i4 s,isa4,i11.os o,1o9,sas.ss 1o,s1t,ios.so ti,soa.atiii.ot ia,zao,ss4.a'i 1:»,o4o,t9s.9i is,9zo,zs1.oi

$l7.3ll4,Z)l.77 ~ `

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to the _0p_c_nt_iin| at the Society Apply ti ______________ ___

or R. MATIIISON, M. A., Supreme Sec.- Treats. A

- rizi-it>i.z nuinnittc, roitoitro ` _

E. J. RATTEE, l|.C.Rl lor P. I1. Island -

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° 6. W. Mcl’lll!`.E, ll. Secty

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