The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-19
A VERY BOLD MPOSTURE.
A LOAN SCHEME CLoAKLS6 xTs oREB-
lTross WITH FALSE ENDoRsKzrKSTx

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<rross WITH FALSE kNDoRsxxKSTx
Onrfns IN Opportunity % the Needy to 4.
vest IN Its Shares anA Thea Borrow mos
the Proceeds At . Fer Ce.t-Clsrxy>eu
whose Names Are Used % Further ths
scheme Deny Any K.owieAss OF It.
The attention Of The Sun was called the
other day to small pamphlet entitled First
Annual Report OF the Union Investment Com.
many" 1t appeared to describe q schome
whereby needy persons after buying shares In
the company. can borrow money at six per
cent. on approved personal and real security.
The report was followed by this sentence: I've
concur in the views expressed above, and COM
mend this organization rs one that meets q
manifest and long-felt want"
Following this endorsement wore these
names whose use In this way may be known now
for the first time by their proper owners: Al
bert A. Day. general agent Brooklyn Associa-
ton for Improving the Condition OF the Poor:
Il De Witt Talmage. pastor Brooklyn Taber-
nscle: William T. Lane. President Nassau In
surance Company; T. A Nelson. pastor Memo
rial Presbyterian Church. Brooklyn; b F. De
Costa, rector Church OF St John the Evange.
Iist: j. II. Rylance. rector st. Marks Church:
Thomas Gallaudet, rector St AIMS Church:
Ap Cornell Ex-Governor State Of New York !:
Charles II. Hall. rector Holy Trinity
Church. Brooklyn: Henry Van Dyke. pastor
Brick Presbyterian Church. New York: C.
r, Parkhurst. pastor Madison Square Pres
byterian Church: William H. Ray. President
Board Of Charity Commissioners, Brooklyn:
Reese F. Alsop. rector st. AIMS Church.
Brooklyn Heights: Henry A. Phillips. superin-
tendent Relief Board. Grand Army Of tho Re-
public. Brooklyn: Richard D. Harlan. pastor
First Presbyterian Church. New York: Charles
F. wingate. no Pearl street, New York:
Thomas Tavenor Of Roux & Co.. 133 Fifth
avenue. New York: John d. Herman. ex-state
Senator New York. Broad street: D. ]. Quin-
Ian, Al Leonard street. New York: Henry Sol
bert & Co.. photographers. II ana IA Warren
street: G. c. Hebberd. superintendent Down
Town Relief Bureau. New York: r r, McBur.
ney, 40 East Twenty-third street, New York.
Young Mems Christian Association: Arthur
Brooks. rector Church Of the Incarnation. New
York; W. D. Thompson. pastor First Place
Methodist Church. Brooklyn: Talbot W.
Cham bers. minister Collegiate Dutch Church.
New York: Warren c. Hubbard. rector st.
Taups Church. Brooklyn; E. Guilbert. rector
Church OF the Holy Spirit, New York: Gilbert
". Knight Is Beekman street. New York:
Alfred H. Moment. pastor Westminster
Presbyterian Church. Brooklyn: Frederick
Brown. pastor Washington Street Methodist
Church. Brooklyn: Fletcher Whitney. 20 Full
ton street, Brooklyn: A b Hart. rector St.
Stephens Church. New York: W. G. Triple.
pastor St Luke's Methodist Church. New York:
James c. Jewett. AZ Seventh avenue. Brook
lyn; Lindsay Parker. rector St Peters Church.
Brooklyn: r. F. Sample. pastor West Twenty
third Street Presbyterian Church. New York:
Gerald Whitney. Brooklyn: BENJAMIN D: Hor-
RoehF. editor Ftse Press. Breoiiyn: n. Ben.
ner III Broadway. New York. OF HALEY d
Throushout this little pamphlet the name Of
the United Aid Society is frequently men
toned. 1t seems that the United Aid Society
@ aRS th Is as as ecSn
The report begins with this quotation:
People ~ s:ssias
sheAa and teaching them DO. to save money and how
1t then goes on to say:
81 ~ n 3; b
order 70 provide reliable. satisfactory and cheap
IL
sa.
=
TasS ss!s. q the company require: -.
by INA psy sS%s:5 q ;ss s.pis:s:!ssf
paving 81: ;SsE
Interest Ss PAD upon ii loan: sssssis!:d !.
the
IL 5 way Il int
:scursies Which i.st may form an incentive
70, 70 and additional in lieu of
President" The President OF the United Aid
Society is G. A. Buck. There are nine Vice.
sssa pslpt ssn SsE ~
Tho oees ~ both on tie
~, SES o reporter went there and and i found
books. papers and paraphernalia were heaped
n one room IN great disorder. A tall.
@ x mild sds qs sR SSns
rs tho President. inv" the reporter asked.
H., No: he Is not What do you want to 500
Gan borrow some money here?"
vs: So We've susnendisd; business for three
When the reporter then remarked that the
sehlergymen whose names were ppblished In
had newer authorized tho use Of their names.
the the man sank into a chair 10 blank amaze
Ths n' he s rscovsrst himself and WITH Gun.
Oh. yGS. we have We have their sigma
lures. too. II you had proper credentials I'd
careful about what you say. or we'll SIZE you
for libel"
The ,ncspor'sr went TO the Row; 7, +. Sample
q the West Twenty-third Street PRESBYTERIAN
Church. whose name appeared In the pamphlet
and who was most outspoken In denouncinGit
sample said:
have faint recollection now. OF having
put my signature to n list which was headedby |
Dr. la images name. 1t was several years ago. |
! do not remember what 1t was about. but 1t |
was not an endorsement OF any such scheme
eyer have put my name to any such scheme as |
this, ! have never in my life endorsed any |
nhanca! enterprise OF any kind"
Dr. Par khurst. when nsked whether he had |
endorsed any such scheme, looked through |
the pamphlet carefully and thon said: |
70 prospectus which had been signed by DR.. |
Ic Costa. II WAS n suggestion or plan for |
me organization Of O society to help the poor.