Dittmaier v. Supreme Conclave of the Improved Order Heptasophs

The declaration in this case alleged that by a benefit certificate, dated at Baltimore, Maryland, March 24th, 1903, “issued to John Argus, a member of Jacques Cartier Conclave Ho. 810, Improved Order Heptasophs, said Supreme Conclave of the Improved Oirder Heptasophs promised to pay to his wife, Lena Argus, now Lena K. Dittmaier, the plaintiff, within sixty days from the receipt of satisfactory proof of death of said John Argus the sum of $1,000.00”; that said John Argus died and that notice of his. death was given to the defendant by a letter February 7th, 1917, qnd the defendant was…