The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-08-21
MUTUAL MUDDLE.
The DiMupture Of the Trustees Of the
State Aid Association,
statement Of Secretary stepAens.--Dif.
ferences Of the Two FactiOns--.
Billy Bell DOunces Lyons
and stephens ON the
street.

street.
The difficulties between the two factions in
the Board OF Trustees OF the state Mutual
Aid Association was the topic Of much com
mene In the business circles yesterday All
the members of the Board we're in the city
Hon. William Bell, Jr., State COMMISSIONS
OF RAILROADS and Telegraphs. is President,
Seorge b; Lyons Vice President, John G..
Dr.y. T. Flowers, Medical Director, Judge ]. H.
McCombe, Counsel, Samuel Anderson, Gem
sraI Manager, C. w. Critchfeld, Actuary, and
ia q. = WI Mndermuth, General Agent, and these
tees. Messrs. Bell, Critchfeld and Wilder
muth constitute one faction, and Messrs. Ly-
ons, Bernhard, Stevens and Flowers the other,
and McCOmbs and Anderson neutral II will
be seen that the President has three men with
him, while the Vice President has but four.
The Executive Committee, however is com
posed OF Messrs. Bell, Stevens and Flowers
and here the President has found himself in
tee manage the business in the interval be-
tween the meetings Of the Board, and the Bell
party claim 70 have been ignored for some
Tune Tune past; President Bell has not Of late
neen meeting with the committee, and the
vice frestdent has been signing most all the
cert1ncates. Twill thus be seen that the As
sociafion was conducted by Messrs. Reinhard,
sponsible for the management of the Society.
~. csepnens the Secretary OF the Associ.
alton, was called on YESTERDAY for q state
ment Of the differences between the Trustees.
November, and grew out Of = in.ncisi trsns.
action In which Mr.. Bell was accommodate
with loan from the Association's funds- and
2 misunderst,ndipg when the time arrived
from that time with an opposition in the
Board to the President and others The sec-
retary went on to say that another source Of
iu feeling was caused BY the action of . meet
ing OF the Trustees last month
AT the time OF the organization of the Asso-
ciafton, some two years ago, dfty shares of
stock were Issued, each share indicating one
was to be divided between the nine Trustees.
who held AL of the nfty shares, and in case
there were no profits these officers were TO re-
ceive no compensation for their services It
WIN also be remembered that the nine Offices
were distributed between the Trustees. The
compensation OF the officers is not known.
Nj. Stephens oatd that 4essrs. Reiuhard
Lyons, Flowers and himself have all the time
been opposed to the alleged illegal shares of
that may arise among the Trustees, and that
they finally secured . meeting Of the Board of
Trustees on the 18th Of April for the purpose
this meeting all the members were present ex-
cept Aessrs. Critchheld and McComb. The
latter was not In the city. Mr.. Critchneld was
said to have eeen in the city, but refused to
aetend. Al this meeting . resolution was
adopted unanimously to annul the stock and
ordering the cancellation Of the same. It Is
then stated that Messrs- Lyons, Reinhard,
Stevens, Flowers and Anderson surrendered
their shares, but Messrs. Bell, Critchheld and
luton.
The old. charter provides that "a division
ot the surplus funds shall be made at sucn
t Smes e the majority Of the Trustees may
Mom ume 70 time elect in accordance with
tne numoer OF shares held by each Trustee
In the ne. charter It is changed as follows:
-, -. ~ umes .nen there shall remain any
balances OF funds after payment of expenses
and sums due 70 members or their families or
the Association In such manner a shslI from
time 70 time be determined by the Board.n
"After the settlement of ali claims occa-
stoned BY death losses or the payment Of GER
tincates, and the necessary expenses of man
aging the business, the residue shall be in
vested for the purpose of meeting endoWments
at maturity, preference being given to United
States securities that are not taxable.n
This new charter has been signed BY Messrs.
Lyons, Reinhard. Stephens and FloIers, and
IL in fact the present bone Of content Np. The
originators OF It claim that It was gotten up
for the better Management and security Of