Show AMERICAN LEGION OF HONOR Something About an Order Lately Become Prominent In ISiS Mr Darius Wilson and others started tho American Legion of Honor in Boston according to Tho Sunday Herald of that city Tho objects of tho order as stated In tho constitution arc So unito fraternally allwhito persons of I good moral character who arc socially acceptable i ac-ceptable and if for beneficial membership of I sound bodily health and between 18 and 50 years of ago and whose occupations and employments em-ployments are not extra hazardous To give all moral and material aid in its power to its members and thoso dependent upon them To educate its members socially morally and intellectually To establish a fund for tho relief of tick and distressed beneficial members mem-bers To establish a benefit fund from which on tho satisfactory evidence of tho death of a beneficial member of tho order who has complied with all its lawful requirements require-ments a sum not exceeding 5000 shall be paid to tho family orphans or dependents as the member may direct r The crpcnso of joining a council is from J3 to S5 with about 4 annual dues Beside this there are tho assessments for payment I of death benefits The advantages of membership mem-bership are those usually derived from a fraternal I fra-ternal order in addition to a death benefit and sick benefit Ten years ago there was but ono council of tho Legion of Honor with thirtyfour members mem-bers but branches of this organization now exist in nearly every state and territory and also find congenial soil in Ontario NewS New-S Brunswick British Columbia and tho Sandwich Sand-wich Islands Supremo Secretary Adam WarLock gives tho present membership of the order as about C3000 Among tho officers of a council is an orator whose duty it is to endeavor to entertain tho members by delivering deliv-ering a lecture reading a paper or presenting something of a moral social or interesting nature at each meeting |