Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-30
MARRIAGE ASSOCIATIONS.
DIseonsOIsEe Spectators Who Have
Put Money I'm and Cams Get II
Out

Quite number Of young people through
out the State and old people Of speeula'
1--WE bent of mind, too, for that matter, are
tust now endeavoriDg to let go the holds
they have taken on the so-called matrfmo-
NAL associations. A number Of policies
have been taken out In these associations by
parties IN Savannah, and hence the follow
Ing article from the Atlanta Constitution will
be read with interest: These institutions
have multiplied very rapidly Of late, and
have found many innocent individuals ready
to invest their money in what promised
large returns. Those same individuals who,
few weeks ago, were happy over the pros
pect of snug returns, are now wearing verv
sour countenancee. There was a regular
tidal wave when the craze was at It's height
that swept In many a luckless one. Men
did not confine themselves TO their own
marrisges, but took out policies on their
friends and even on entire strangers who
were supposed to be en- route to the altar OF
Hymen. Oae Young lady In Atlanta is re-
ported to have had more than $50 600 staked
on her marriage, and great excitement was
created among those who had their money
up every time she was seen in company
with any other young man other than her
afianeed. The young lady Is still unmar-
ried. One of the worst cases on record is
that of well known young man who In
sured himself and went out among his
friends and told them that he had "dead
sure thing,n that he would marry without
fail in few weeks and advised them to
take out policies. Several of them acted on
his advice, and when one of them was asked
Yesterday how he had come out he replied:
Marriage associations be smashed! II l
get out even from the one that am In now,
1 won't go into another soon"
"How is that? Didn't the fellow marry"
"Marryl or course be married. He came
to me and told me that he would marry in
thirty days from that time, and acting on
this advice, took out policy for $1,000 In
a Mobile COMPANY five dollars per day
company. Well, paid 500 50 initiation fee
and $12 annual dues. The assessments were
SIS so, and l got three of them before the
marriage took place, so that when my friend
was married had put in about
$50, and was 500 ahead, as l
was entitled to IS per day for
every day that was in the concern. Well,
got up the certificate and sent it to Mobile
on the 9th, and almost the next mail brought
me, not the hundred and fifty dollars, but
assessments to the extent OF sixty dollars.
Now those assessments were sent after the
certificate of marriage was received at the
Office and would not pay them. few
DAYS later received duplicate demand. l
wrote the company that IL they would de-
duct the sixty dollars and send me the
balance Of the one hundred and fifty dollars
| would call it square; but | can hear moth
ing from the association. It's all hum
bug"
Chow did the man who married come
out ?"
"He had taken out policies to the extent
OF ten thousand dollars, and is just twice as
deep in it as / am. He Is now off on a
bridal tour and when he gets back he will
find assessments to the tune Of thousand
dollars awaiting him."
Another young man who had invested
largely was approached. He said:
eyes, it is true that have been assessed
| ITO, which remains unpaid. l have put
as much In as l can stand, and am now
| endeavoring to effect a compromise and get
back what [ have already put In. The man
that bet on has married, and l am still out
of my money; but l must ask you to excuse
me from talking, as think that by keeping
nv mouth shut | will stand better chance
of getting my money back"
"Oh, they are all swindles," exclaimed q
| young society man, whose place of business
| is on Wall street; 81 have tried them and got
| left.n
"Tried them, have your" asked the re-
| porter, with q smile.
eyes; I took policies IN five different COM
panies, and got left in all but one. That
one ia an Atlanta company. In one COM
pany l had three policies during my men,
bership. Ny assessments were over $500,
and my benefitsless than half that amount,
but Quitthat company. In another COM
panY / had two policies. Here my assess
ments were double my benefits. In still
another company came out in debt.
don't know any one who has ever made a
cent out OF any of these companies unless
they are the stockholders. 0ne of the com
panies l was In broke, and got the incest
letter you ever read giving me the cause Of
| the failure"