Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1882-10-17
In Union There is Strength.

To the membership, general and individual
of the Knoxville Endowment Associa-
ton, the Knoxville Marriage Benefit As
sociation and the Tennessee Life and
Nuptial Union:
Prompted solely by an extreme desire to
preserve unimpaired tue rights and inter
ests of our respective certificate holders,
and to provide for and assure the greater
security and enhancement of the same, we
the undersigned Marital Associations of
Knoxville, Tenn, have this day consoli-
dated under one organization, to be known
as the Tennessee Life and Nuptial Union.
The membership of our associations was
about five hundred each-the consolidated
organization, therefore, at once becomes
one of the strongest and most powerful of
the kind in existence, starting out with a
membership of fifteen hundred and oficered
by some OF the best known and most relia-
bic business men of Knoxville.
We do not hesitate, therefore, to say to
our former memberships that in our opin-
ion their status under the consolidation will
be improved and their interests will be more
perfectly and securely guarded.
The plan of consolidation will be so ar
ranged and perfected as to accommodate
Itself without friction to all former certif
cate holders of the associations mentioned.
Assessments in all departments will be
issued upon a uniform basis of 81 10 on the
$1,000.
In all the above associations we take es
pecial pleasure in saying, that up to this
time every matured policy has been prompt
ly paid, and that too without any scaling.
If the membership of the consolidation will
stand firm, do their duty and promptly pay
their assessments, we are satisfied that the
Tennessee Life and Nuptial Union will pay
all policies promptly and fully under the
regulations.
Es~Herafter please send your annual dues,
assessments and communications of every
kind to JOHN A. PAYNE,
Secretary and Treasurer Tennessee Life and
Nuptial Union, P. 0. Box III, Knoxville,
Tenn.
This done at Knoxville, Tenn, under our
hands and the seals attached of our respect
i've associations, this October IA, 1882
KNOXVILLE ENDOWMENT ASSOCIATION,
JOHN NJ. BROOKS, Pres't.
B. F. HOOKER, Secretary.
KNOXVILLE MARRIAGE BENEFIT ASSOCIATION,
ALEX. ALLISON, Prest.
r. w. LEWIS, Sec. and Treas.
TENNESSEE LIFE AND NUPTIAL UNION,
S. b. NEWMAN, Prest.
JOHN A. PAYNE, Secretary.
Sells Bros. Great Shows.
1t is entirely safe to say that no circus
ever attracted a larger crowd to Knoxville
than was drawn yesterday by Sells Brothers
great shows. They have an established
reputation through this country which will
always draw. The grand street pageant,
which started out early in the forenoon,
almost encircled the entire city
in its gorgeousness and grandeur, and
was gazed upon and wondered at by my
riads of eyes Both afternoon and night
performances were attended by immense
multitudes of people, every available space
in the mammoth and unsurpassable payil-
lion being occupied. The animal portion of
the show, in point of variety and exten-
siveness has perhaps never before been
equaled in Knoxville.
The regular circus performance was Igone
through with to the entire satisfaction of
all, and no complaint could be urged against
it. The performers are all frst-elass, and
the equestrianism, both by ladies and gem
tlemen, is feature of special merit, as
good as was ever seen here before. Taken
all together, Sells Brothers is grand and
great show, well worth seeing.
They pitch tents at Sweetwater to-day.