New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-31
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the order TO permit little sensation like THIS 10
frghten them and beyond having the subject CASUALLY
mentioned to me by one of our own local members,
have heard no complaints any talk
Z" AS for the order itself 1t hold its own wltn-
out any troube in any court. During the last eleven
years it has paid $60OOOOO TO subscribers, and
its books always open to those who wish to In
vestigate its matters and financial dealings
J. O. A. Sands, agent for the United Brethren
Mutual Aid Society, Of Pennsylvania also visited
lie said Il doubt whether the courts Will grant
receiver at all, there probably has been no mis-
management. The general public has always had tho
highest confidence in President Somerly and the ORDER
The latter has been very economically conducted
The present sensation, II you call such is only
a scare caused by the downfall OF many 'snide
beneficial organizations get rich quick orders.'
Detroit. July 30.-Dr. j. c. Younghusband. local
representative Of the Supreme Sitting OF the Order Of
Iron Hail. to-day said in regard to the report from
indianapolis about the appointment Of receiver. that
the order is perfectly solvent lie declared that,
"the proceedings looking TO the appointment Of
receiver not Similar applications have been
made in the past and they have invariably been dis
posed Of promptly upon our showing"
F. F. Kirke. prominent official of the order, said
In regard to the charges: They were started by
mics Of the order and are bascless.'
The Order OF Iron Hall conceived In this city
and present thero eighteen branches here with
a membership OF over $500. Four OF the branches
are composed OF women exclusively. During tho
eleven years the order has been IN existence
s275OOO have been paid out in benefits In this city
alone.
Boston, July 30 specal). TO the applica-
on for receiver for the Iron Hall insurance concerns
"The Journal, says Should the order OF the Iron
Hail. supposedly the strongest and sures benefit order
In the country follow in the footsteps OF the large
number OF smaller societies, whose theories remind
OF the old tale of the bag of gold at the ainbow's
end. there would be much 'walling and gnashng OF
teeth here in this old state Of Massachusetts,. In
1881 the order Incorporated under the laws OF
Indiana the birthplace Of the scheme the mind
o. f. d. Somerby. It's beginning peculiar one.
Instead Of rushing into the business of getting large
menlbeIship-Io II went about this slowly and eau
tously. There was no effort made to boom It until
The fourth fifth year of IL, existence. During these
years there were only 100 members, while now
there 5000. The cleveess OF this can be easily
seen. With the membership yearly increasing 1t would
not be much Of efrcrt to pay off the members who
Joined during the first SIX years, because the payments
would not be very many. But, as Commissioner Mer-
rill puts IL, the whole trouble will come after the first
six years OF payment
Insurance Commissioner Merrill willingly consented
to give his Views upon the affair Il charged Sonerby
with concealng the fact in the reports That he received
$4,000 for travelling expenses and then charged the
to special agent lie said that was four years
ago. This thing Is not new. IL the facts can be
Ound out there Is something
the members OF the order very much. There have been
made some enormous expenditures, which have been
adrOitly concealed in tile report. SOmerby let mo
assure yO is absolute autocrat In this business ana
every about him does his bidding In these matters
Come time ago the order in Massachusetts, dis
tnct organization. but Mr.. Somerby thought some OF
the members wanted TO know too much about tbs
business so he abolished the Office
DE- g. f. Dill, who has charge Of the order here,
expressed disbelief In the truth of the dispatch and
stamped IL Us n "canard.' IL seems 10 me- he
said. like a cut-ani dried affair tO iDjnre the order
By of the insurance companies. Their efforts in
this line have been great. have seen ana now have
n representation Of a contract Of man with ono
Of the old line companies promising 10 pay $4,000 10
him should he succeed in getting an Injunction against
the order | know sOmcrby very well in fact, am
thick with him. and know that such thing as this
dispatch alleges he would not be guilty Of. know
something OF the workings Of the order, and am in
a position know much that Is going on, but have
ne;er heard hint Of this. Even II somerby tried To
this there would be chance for II, because his
expenditures have to be vouched for In the strictest
possible way. His salary Is 5000 year and he
IS allowed his expenditures. He Is too much In
tereSed in the order harm it, Why, he Is thorough
fanatic upon the subject OF poor peoples nsurnnce.
Wien lie broachcf the subject Years ago hc was
considered n lunatic, and some wanted TO put MIN
in asylum. our paper is accepted all over the
country and commands premium In Germany. IL
Is backed by the indianapolis banks. Eighty per cent
OF the sums received + sent on 10 the supreme Once
20 per cent being retained and invested in hstcass
mortgages We have more than 1000 members In
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