# LCMS Convention Proceedings_St. Louis Missouri_1953_S492
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492 FINANCIAL MATTERS

33. Tabulation of Widows Receiving Pensions

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1937 | 1/$30.00| 75 1 1
1938 | 1] 29.37) 63 1 1
1939 __| 9| 27.43 70 7 2 9}-
1940 __| 14| 2937 73 6 si) 11 3
1941 | 15) 28.37 | 70) 11 4) 13 2
1942 ___} 22] 29.20) 70]| 19 1) 2 14 8
1943 ___} 23] 28.69! 66]) 166 2) 5S 15 8
1944 __.| 18] 29.01} 70|| 13 5 9 9
1945 ____| 36] 28.30 | 66] 26) 1) 9] 25 11
1946 ___| 23] 29.73 | 64]| 16 7) 10 13
1947 | 31] 28.37 | 64/| 23) 2) 6// 19 12)
1948 | 43] 27.04 | 63]| 36) 1} 6] 26 17
1949 ___. 49) 28.47 | 63]/ 39] 3) Ti 33 16
1950 ___} 51] 28.54] 63|| 35) 4] 12)! 24). 27
1951 .__| 46) 28.11 | 62)| 35) 2) Si} 28 18)
1952 _....|_ 53] 28.47 | 64 38| 3} 12}| 23} 37 30] °45)
Totals _.| 435 | 82 19 % 261 | | inl
Averages —___|$28.43*| 65 35] 58 44

* Only 292 widows receive the full minimum Widows’ Pensio:
a month. The others receive less because the required Pension Fund con
had not been made in full for the entire period of eligibility. :

Orphans’ Pensions
34. Three children of deceased Pension Fund memb
receiving Pension and Support benefits averaging $17.,
Their average age is 15 years. Two became beneficiari
When these orphans become 18 years of age, Pension
will cease.
Special Old Age Beneficiaries
35. February 1, 1948, we began paying the Special,
Benefit to 41 retired pastors and teachers who had reti ed
age 65 prior to October 1, 1937, when the Pension Fun
augurated. As of February 1, 1953, 15 of these veteran
living and receiving $60 a month special Old Age Bi
them receive additional Support averaging $14.29 a :
average age of these 15 retired workers is 80. The av
of service rendered by these 15 workers is 42. The retir
10 pastors, 3 male and 2 female teachers, have receiv
from the Board of Support and Pensions an average of
36. During 1952 four special Old Age Beneficiaries died,
age 84, having received benefits for an average of 20
an average of $10,612.50 each. :
37. February 1, 1948, we began paying the Special