[Benefit Society Holds Annual Meeting]
Skandinaven, February 1, 1905
The Bethlehem Sick Benefit Society held its yearly meeting in Bethlehem Church. The Society has one hundred thirty members of whom eighty-one are women and forty-nine men. Nine new members was accepted in 1904.
The treasurer's report:
| Cash on hand January 1, 1904 | $358.63 |
| Dues Received | 580.29 |
| $938.91 | |
| Sick benefits paid | $411.55 |
| Two funerals paid, $70.00 each | 140.00 |
| $551.55 | |
| Cash on hand 1/1/05 | $387.36 |
