# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S614
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FINANCIAL MATTERS 615 -

he tendered his resignation as a member of our Board. Mr. Alfred
Handrich of Milwaukee was appointed by President J. W. Behnken
to fill this vacancy.

After having been located in Crystal Lake, IIL, for thirty-two
years the office of our Board was moved on November 1, 1949, to
the Fiscal Office of Synod upon the urgent request of Mr. Walter
H. Schlueter, Treasurer, and Mr. Theodore Eckhart, Assistant
Treasurer, of Synod.

The General Board met in plenary session at least twice each
year to discuss and to take action on problems growing out of our
Support and Pension activities, to determine on policies, and to
formulate recommendations for this convention. Dr. George A.
Huggins, our actuary, attended most of these meetings.

For the purpose of disseminating information, answering ques-
tions, and personally inviting the non-members to join the Pension
. Fund, the Executive Secretary, Rev. Edwin A. Sommer, attended

six District conventions in 1948 and eight such conventions in 1949,
as well as a number of District and regional pastoral and teacher’s
conferences. He also met with the graduating classes at our sem-
inaries in St. Louis and Springfield and Concordia Teachers Col-
lege in River Forest. Many personal calls were made on non-
member pastors, professors, and teachers in Illinois and Wisconsin.

The Executive Committee of five members met regularly almost
every month to take action on current Support requests and Pen-
sion business.

We wish to thank the members of the District Boards of Sup-
port for their splendid co-operation in Support and Pension
matters. Without their willing assistance our work would be
greatly hampered and poorly done.

We offer the following tabulation of Support benefits during
the past six years:

Persons Supported 2 3 q
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1944 ___| 232] 167) 506] 295) 1,253] 739| 259] $358,492.12) $106,962.89] $ 7,275.00
1945 ___| 221) 157} 506] 257] 1,203] 750} 312) 401,251.01] 145,503.31] -11,650.00
1946 ___| 210} 151) 502| 231) 1,155] 741| 356} 412,334.83 169,255; 04 6,425.00
1947 ___| 220] 157] 496] 252) 1,174) 741| 382; 437,889.89] 187,276.30 10,600.00
1948 ___| 213} 133) 520} 255] 1,179] 753) 449| 545,969.17] 247,314.33] 12,275.00
1949 ___} 213] 144| 508] 218] 1,137| 742] 481] 549,282.48] 278,893.54| 13,275.00

The Old Age Benefits are included in the total disbursements;
the Death Benefits, however, are separate items of appropriation