# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1950_S1263 # Machine transcription, uncorrected — CHI Digital Archive (demonstration) 784 FINANCIAL MATTERS tions, and personally inviting the non-members to join the Pensic Fund, the Executive Secretary Rev. Edwin A Sommer, attende six District conventions in 1948 and eight such conventions in 194 as well as a number of District and regional pastoral and teachey’ ns es the past six years: Persons Supported ———Shens Supported dren Total Applicatio Old Age Beneficiari, Disbursements 1946 ___ | 270) 157 502) 231) 1,155] 741 56! 412,334 93 169,255.04 425, 1947 ___| 299] 157 496) 252) 1,174] 741 382! 437,889.89 187,276.30 10,600.00 1948 __ | 213] 133 920} 255/ 1,179] 753 449] 545,969.17 247,314.33 12,275.00 549, Benefits to the families of 471 deceased Pension Fund members, Often the question is asked: What has become of the LLL. Endowment Fund? It is definitely stil intact. It totals $2,697,890.43, imately $720 a year, and the benefit to the widow $360 a year.