The number of contributing members to the fund varied 

 but slightly from year to year, and on December 31st, 1916, 

 the number contributing was practically the same as at the 

 time that the fund started : 



TABLE II 



Number of Contributing Members 



March 1, 1913 239 



December 31, 1913 216 



December 31, 1914 223 



December 31, 1915 235 



December 31, 1916 241 



The accessions and departures were due to the following 

 causes : 



Contributing members at inauguration of fund 239 



New contributors since that time 97 



336 

 Resignations 84 



Deaths 10 



Retired on pension 1 



— 95 



Contributing members Dec. 31, 1916 241 



The 241 contributors arranged by attained ages on De- 

 cember 31st, 1916, are shown in the following table: 



TABLE III 



No. No. No. No. 



Age Sub. Age Sub. Age Sub. Age Sub. 



19 1 32 6 45 4 58 1 



20 2 33 6 46 9 59 4 



21 3 34 6 47 8 61 3 



22 7 35 5 48 5 62 2 



23 6 36 6 49 3 63 2 



24 4 37 8 50 3 64 3 



25 8 38 8 51 7 65 2 



26 6 39 7 52 2 66 3 



27 5 40 6 53 4 67 4 



28 4 41 8 54 3 68 3 



29 7 42 9 55 2 70 1 



30 3 43 8 56 2 72 3 



31 4 44 7 57 7 78 I 



Total 241 



