The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-01-31

mum policy $1,000, payable on the
marriage IF a member within "a
months, after which the growth of the
policy ceases.
If a member does not marry within
"a months after joining the association,
his policy will remain at its maximum
in the class to which it belongs, and
will be paid to him whenever his mar
rage occurs, or within 60 days there
after.
The initiation or membership fee is
Sc for the first class, $40 for the Sec
ond, and SIC for the third. The pol
icies are only paid by assessments,
made equitably upon all the members
of the association, the first assessment
being ST. for members belonging to
the first class, So for those belonging
to the second, and So for those belong
ing to the third.
The first assessment must be paid in
advance at the time of joining the as
ISOLATION, for the purpose of creating a
reserve marriage fund, which is placed
in bank subject only to the draft of the
president, upon an order of the board
of directors.
When a member of the association
marries, and due proof of the same has
been made at the office of the COM
pany, the secretary will send by mail
to each member printed notice, de-
signaling the name, residence and the
time of marriage of the member, the
amount of his policy, and the contribu-
ton required from each to pay the
same. The annual dues are SIS on
members of the first class, So on those
of the second and $14 on those of the
third. When a person has been a
member of the association for two
years, his annual dues, after that time,
will be reduced one-half.
The membership fees and annual
dues are appropriated to the payment
of the officers, office rent, agents, etc.,
leaving the assessments to be applied
exclusively to the payment of policies.
When a member of the association
marries, his membership ceases, and
his policy will be paid by assessment
within 60 days after due proof of the
marriage has been made to the officers
of the association.
No person can become member
of the association who cannot furnish
satisfactory reference as to his moral
character, and if a member fails to pay
his assessments or annual dues within
thirty days after notice is mailed to
him he will be suspended, and will
thereby lose all claims upon the asses
ment funds and all interest IN the asso-
citation, and will not be reinstated until
he has paid all arrears, his membership
dating from his reinstatement.
Policies may be made payable to the
mother, sister or intended wife of the
applicant, and thereby be placed be-
yond the reach of creditors. No poll
cy will be paid If the member to whom
it is issued is in arrears for any annual
due or assessment.
Such are some of the principal points
in the organization of this association,
whose objects are noble, economizlng
and sensible, and although
THE MUTUAL MARRIAGE AID ASSOCIATION
only commenced issuing policies No.
vember I, 1881, it has already issued
about 900, and the membership is in
creasing at an average of about eight
or ten day. By the time the first
marriage can occur there will be at least
I 900 members, judging by the present
increase. The membership is princi-
pally from this city and the states of
Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.
Such an association would be good
thing in San Antonio.
President Arthur sent the following