Ga+h . K^ i ' qh ï s â f 9 C a + h o l i ' c Km fakhs of /Vineri'ca . S w p v e m e . ( tcMi» Counùi'l, l X 1 5 ) REPORT OF S U P R E M E T R U S T E E S Catholic Knights of America T O T H E T E N T H S U P R E M E C O U N C I L HELD MAY FOURTEENTH, 189?. OMAHA, NEB. PRESS OF BTJEKLEY FEINTING OO., OMAHA, NBB. REPORT OF S U P R E M E T R U S T E E S Catholic Knights of America TO THE T E N T H S U P R E M E C O U N C I L HELD MAY FOURTEENTH, 189?. OMAHA, NEB. P R E S S O P BURKLEY PRINTING CO., OMAHA, NEB. Supreme Trustees' Biennial Report. OMAHA, N E B . , M a y 8 t h , 1 8 9 5 . To the Tenth Supreme Council, Catholic Knights of A7nerica: GENTLEMEN:—The Biennial Examination of the Supreme Sec- retary's and Supreme Treasurer's books and papers, took place at Omaha, Nebraska, on the above date, and we tender herewith the following report, it being an exact transcript from the books of the Supreme Treasurer and Supreme Secretary since the last exami- nation made February 5th, 1895, the accounts of the same exactly balancing each other : RECEIPTS. Total Receipts from all sources, as per last report, Total Disbursements, as per last report $2,254,018 85 Total Receipts W. & O. B. Fund, from Feb. 6th, to April 20th, 1895. $145,631.70 Less Five per cent $ 7,276.58 Amount credited Sinking Fund (Five per cent of W. & O. B.) Amount credited Sinking Fund—Initiations. Received for Supplies, Benefit Certificates, Per Capita Tax and Bulletin, credited to General Fund Interest on daily balances from Toledo Banks. Received rents on Chattanooga, property DISBURSEMENTS. Paid Orders W. & O. B. Fund 124,520 00 " " General Fund Expense 2,255 40 " Supplies. 32 00 " Salary 1,650 00 " " Sinking Fund Commissions, favor of Ohio Valley Nat'l Bank, Cincinnati,, Ohio, for Initiations and Five per cent of W. & O. B- F u n d - 8,308 33 Orders paid for Interest on Daily Balances 195 07 Amount on Deposit First Nat'l Bank, Toledo, O. 27,893 20 Second" " " "/ 25,412 13. $2,444,279 98 $2,444,279 98 2 Deacfdiffeci $2,290,719 84 138,255 12 7,276 58 515 00 7,219 87 114 60 178 97 ORDERS NOT YET PRESENTED FOR PAYMENT. W & O. B . F U N D . The following orders, given below, are on record in this office as having been drawn on the Treasury by Supreme Secretary O'Rourke, and on date of the closing of this report had not been presented for payment: _ _ •. ,•••- •' -; , • , . DATE OP ISSUE O B D E B NO. IN FAVOR OF Br 'nch No. AMOUNT Mar. 18 ,1895 4312 Rosa Burns 422 $ 700 00 " 25, " 4 3 2 6 . Eliza Gavin 724 500 00 April 8, " 4345 Alberdina Andre 19 2000 00 " 15, " 4349 Lizfcie Baltes 109 S 100 00 " 15, " 4350 Annie Sermonet • 422 100 00 " 15, " 4351 Minnie Topmiller 182 2000 00 •" 15, " 4352 Johanna Hurley, admx 514 1000 00 " 15, " 4353 Patrick O'Farrell, admr . . : . . 544 2000 00 B 15 , . " 4354 Mary Conroy 59 333 35 . " 15, " 4355 Mary Conroy 59 333 33 " 15, " ' 4356 Thos. Conroy .' 59 333 33 I 15, " 4358 John Murphy, guardian 162 2000 00 " 15, " 4359 Elizabeth McGee.. » 522 2000 00 20, " 4361 Mary Conroy, guardian 59 999 99 " 20, *' 4362 Frank Woodward, guardian 87 1500 00 " 20, 4363 Frank Woodward, admr 87 500 00 " 20, " 4364 Lucy McCall 28 2000 00 " 20, " 4365 Catherine Goesse 300 2000 00 " 20, 4366 Margaret Schummelpfenig 300 2000 00 " 20 " 4367 John P. Murphy, extr 112 1000 00 1 20, " 4368 Sarah Disney 8 2000 00 <* " 20, " 4369 Sallie Herkness. . . . . 118 2000 00 " 20 FL 4370 Mary E. Norton 237 333 33 " 20, " 4371 Ellen E. O'Reilley 237 333 33 " 20, " 4372 Jas. A. Norton 237 333 33 " 20, " 4373 Mary E. Norton, guardian.. 237 1000 01 " 20, " 4374 Rose Smith 265 2000 00 " 20, " 4375 Margaret Mallaney 698 1000 00 " 20, " 4376 Delia Gibson 542 500 00 TOTAI, $ 32,900 00 3 GENERAL KUND. DA.TE OF ISSUE ORDER NO. FAVOR OF AMOUNT July 30, 1894 2698 B. K. Durfee $ 30 00 3 00 Dec. 17, " 2790 Wm. Blakslee $ 30 00 3 00 " 17, " -,,. 2793 E. Folk $ 30 00 3 00 Jan. 22, 1895 2841 J. J. Malecek 2 00 " 22, . 2842 J. J. Malecek 2 00 Mar.28, " 2970 C. J. Kelleher " 28, " 2973 L.J. Hardiman 2 50 4 00 1 00 " 28, " 2974 G. B. Johnson 2 50 4 00 1 00 " 28, " April 9, " 2975 2994 J. A. Mudd J. W.Jones 2 50 4 00 1 00 ," 9, " 3001 L. G. Saucier 2 00 10 00 8 00 " 9, " 3002 T. F. Carolan 2 00 10 00 8 00 " 9, " 3004 John Coudret 2 00 10 00 8 00 2 00 10 00 8 00 Total S 72 00 And to the credit of Sinking Fund Commissioners, for which no warrants have been presented on date of closing of this report: SinkingFund 5 per cent of W. & 0. B. Fund. " Initiations Total. R ECAPITULATION. W. & O. B. FUND. Cash Balance April 22d, 1893 $ 28 583 63 Total receipts from April 24, '93, to April 20, '95.. 1,203,092 58 1,820 21 114 00 1,934 21 i . .. $ 1,231,67$ 21 Total disbursements during same period 1,198 400 00 Cash Balance W. & O. B. Fund April 20, 1895 1 GENERAL FUND. Cash Balance April 22, 1893. $ 14 540 23 Total receipts from April 24, '93, to April 20] '95 . ! 49,897 20 $ 33,276 21 $ 64,437 43 46,342 52 Total disbursements during same period Cash balance General Fund April 20, 1895 SINKING FUND. Cash balance Sinking Fund and Contingent Fund. $ 2 621 26 Total receipts from April 24, '93, to April 20, '95.. 85,354 97 18,094 91 Total disbursements during same period. 87,976 23 86,042 02 Total Cash Balance $ 1,934 21 Î 53,305 33 4 The Supreme Secretary's books show the following receipts and disburse- ments from February 5, 1895, to April 20, 1895 : Total receipts as per last report .$ 2,815 007 84 Total disbursements since last report ' ' 1 $2 778 306 85 Received from W. & O. B. Fund 145,531 70 ' • " General Fund 7 219 87 " • " Initiations 515 00 " Interest on Daily Balances... 114 60 " Rents col'd on Chattanooga prop'y 178 97 W. & O. B. Fund Orders Outstanding.. . . . . . . 32 900 00 General " » « .. ' 72 00 Sinking " " • » 1 9 3 4 2i DISBURSEMENTS. Orders drawn on W. & O. B. Fund from February 5, 1895, to April 20, 1895, including orders on hand February 5, 1895 $ 157 420 00 Orders drawn on General Fundas follows: General Expense, Salaries and Supplies 10 4 009 40 Orders drawn in favor of Sinking Fund Commis- sioners . . . . 10,139 04 Interest on Daily Balances 114 RO Rent collected on Chattanooga property 178 97 Cash in hands of Supreme Treasurer April 20, '95. 53,305 33 $3,003,474 19 $3,003,474 19 We find the moneys as represented by above balances on thé twentieth day of April, 1895, to the credit of Supreme Council, Catholic Knights of America, in the First and Second National Banks , Toledo, Ohio, as appears by certificates thereof filed here- with, of which the following are true copies," viz. : TOLEDO, O . , April 22nd, 1895 . This is to certify that the Supreme Council, Catholic Knights 1 of America, liad to its credit in this bank at the close of business April 20th, 1895, the sum of J27.893 20 J. M . SPENCER, Cashier, First Nat'l Bank, Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- five. JAMES B. Co G ANS, Notary Public, [Seal] Lucas County, Ohio. TOLEDO, O., April 22nd, 1895. This is to certifiy that the Supreme Council, Catholic Knights of America, had to its credit in this bank at the close of business April 20th, 1895, the sum of 25,412 13 C. F . ADAMS, Cashier, • Second Nat'l Bank. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety- five. JAMES B. COGANS, Notary Publia, [Seal] Lucas County, Ohio. 5 $53,305 33 Since our last report the civil suits against the Fidelity and Casualty Co., of New York , and the individual bondsmen of O'Brien, the defaulting Supreme Treasurer, have been settled by judgments of the courts, as follows : Cash received fiom Fidelity & Casualty Co.. $16,894 76 Cash received from Individual Bondsmen 5,000 00 Value of Real Estate 20,000 00 $41,894 76 The criminal case against O'Brien is still pending, and will come up for trial at the present session of the court now being held in Chattanooga, Tenn. The attorneys fees in all the cases $6,000 00 Fraternally, E . D. M c G U I N N E S S , R I C H A R D W A L S H , J . C. C A R R O L L , Supreme Trustees. ¡ t í»« !