The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1884-07-24
M. s. Z. AND Ii. A. OF A.
Report of the Finance Committee.

Report of the Finance Committee.
We, the undersigned finance commit
tee appointed to examine the books and
vouchers of the Kansas department If
the Mutual Self Endowment and Benev-
client Association of America, at En-
poris, Lyon county, Kansas, July 18Th,
1884, beg leave to report that we have
carefully examined the accounts and
vouchers of the secretary and manager
and find marked improvement in the
arrangement OF various accounts.
We find bat two small errore, which
leave balance IN iaYor of the secretary,
and against himself, amounting to $s.6S,
in footing columns.
The report of the department secre
tarY shows q handsome increase in the
membership and receipts in this depart
ment.
The incorporation under the laws of
the state of Kanses brings the securities
and vouchers here to department head
quarters, which is now provided with
large and excellent safe for the pro-
lection of the books and securities of
this department.
We find, after inspecting the working
of this association, that the Incorporation
ofthe Straight Life (orm b. with the
Endowment (FOTm Az is not for the best
interest of the association, and we mos
unQualifiedly condemn the the use of
Form B, or Straight Life certificates,
in the same class with Form A or En-
dowment certificates.
If Form B certificates are used we
would recommend that they be used in
class by themselves and not requfr
Form A endowment to be responsible
for the payment of deaths insured in
Form B.
We have taken pains to thoroughly
examine and compare the endowment
bills receivable and bills payable. to see
that each member receives his endow
ment at the time that il is due without
any discrimination or favoritism on the
part of the superintendent or secretary,
and find that the work is impArtially
performed and each member receives
his endowment in regular rotation.
Tie association has now been working
in our midst long enough to have proven
its solidity and value as a safe, sound
and thorouyh ly protective Lille associa.
ton, which we most heartily recommend
to the citizens of our state.
We have tried~i it ourselves and the
results have been better than was frs
recommended.
We find our department superIntend
ent, Col. j. A. Cowell. thoroughly
qualified and ably fills the position he
holds, and our secretary, Fred Williams
Esq. discharges his duties TO our tut
satisfaction
Your committee extend to Messrs
Cowell and Williams their hearty
thanks for courtesies and attention q
their hands.
The bond of the secretary for $4,000
and the bond of the treasurer for 5000
are amply secured and satisfactory.
TsIGNEDl j. ". PIERCE,
B. D. HAMMOND,
j. r. Pound,
JIG. TRAILER,
RoBT. CARPENTER,
A. D. CHAMBERS
STATE OF KANSAS,
County of Lyon.
Before me the undersigned authority
personally appeared J. V. Pierce, B. d
| Hammond, J. X. Pound, j. g. TrsyloT
R. Carpenter and A. ID. Chambers
known to me to be the parties who's,
names are subscribed 70 the foregoing
instrument IN writing, and. after beins
by me duly sworn. depose and say, tbs
the foregoing instrument are true to tiI'
best of their knowledge and belief.
Witness my hand and official seal, thi
18th day of july, 1854.
I. t. WAY,
Notary Public