Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-03-18
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IN, beneficial Association.
During February the trustees of the p. /,
W. a. B. Beneficial Association requested
the members of that organization to re-
turn their certificates Of membership.
The object Of the request was to disband
the old association and establish the
Pennsylvania Railroad Relief Depart
ment.. About 1900 members returned
their certificates and the remaining 200
members declined. Since the effort to
establish the relief department has met
with such poor success the trustees of the
old beneficial association have decided to
continue that organization until April,
and by order of the trustees the secre-
tary, John w. Lawson, has issued the
following circular;
TO The Members of he Philadelphia, VIII
nlirgton d Baltimore Beneficial Association:
The following preamble and resolutions
have been this day adopted by the board Of
trustees, viz:
WHEREAS, The plan proposed by the trustees
for the amicable winding up OF the affairs u the
said association, and embodied In the first and
second resolutions adopted on the tirst day of
February, A. ID. 1886, has not received the assent
and endorsement OF all the members, 30 that no
dividend can be madeas thereby contemplated;
Resolved, That the said first and second resp
lutions so adopted on the first day of February,
A. D. 1856, be and they are hereby rescinded
and repealed.
RESOLVED, further, That all such certificates OF
membership as shall have been delivered to Ihs
treasurer TO be surrendered and Cancelled upon
the payment OF the dividend contemI lated TO
DC declared and paid under the said resolutions,
be held by the treasurer without action thereon
and subject to the order OF each beneficiary (;
80 that the rights Of all such members may not
be impai, cd or In anywise affected.
AND WHEREAS, IL Is considered that some
satisfactory method may be hereafter deter
mined upon. whereby the expenses OF legal
proceedings for dissolution Of said association
may be avoided therefore,
Resolved, That ths third resolution, adopted
on the said 1st day Of February, A. ID. 1885,
directing the president TO take legal proceed
ings for dissolution Of the said corporation
under the laws Of Delaware. be and the same Is
hereby reecinded and repealed, and that the
business Of the said association shall be con-
tlnned until the board shall take for.her action
In this behalf.
Reso ped, further, That a copy Of the foregoing
preambles and resolutions be forwarded by the
secretary to each of the members of the ass o.
citation for their Information.
There is an impression that the railroad
company thinks that between now and
the first Of next month it can induce its
employees to continue the old organiza-
ton. Many of the men, it is snid, are not
averse to this. There are some, however,
who do object. Some are opposed to all
insurance and beneficial organizations,
and others desire to join associations out
side the jurisdiction of the railroad COM
pany. II is further stated that the rail-
road company has agreed to pay the
mems dues for the month of March.
George A. Dadmun, president of the
beneficial association, is in Europe, and
Isaac N. Mills, superintendent of the
Delaware division, has been made presi-
dent pro tempore.
Superintendent Anderson and Assistant
Superintendent Ely of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Relief Department have issued
circular announcing that the regula-
tons of the department have been modi-
fed SO that members may withdraw, On
giving notice prior to the 25th day of any
month on printed form provided for
the purpose, which can be cotton from
the persons in charge of the various sub
departments of the company's service.
The obligations and rights in connection
with the fund of members giving such
notice will cease al the close of the
month in which notice is given and no
contribution will be made by any such
Withdrawing member on the payroll for
that month. The regulations have also
been modified 80 that persons entering
the railroad company's employ or re-
ceiving promotion in their employment
are not Obliged to become members of
the relief department.