Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-13

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Kennebec Lodge. No. 204, Of Frat-rnaI
Guardians was Organized Ia Augusta little
more than a year ago and today has about
90 members, who are in similar condition
xi.t their felio~ ci,izens who reckon them
.elyes a. initiates into tie expensive nys-
,erie. Of that unburiei defape,, the Iron
Hall.
The Fraternal Guardians honrisbea here
tor a time ard incinas6i In its membership
.aase OF the leading men Of the place.
The first iniifna,ion Of trouble come
abos. the first Of September in which there
we're proposition, for changing the basis on
.hieh the order vas founded. Then on
Sept. 3oth came an address from the sd.
IRENE executive committee. This address
va. very well wosded. The reader vas led
to believe from pcrasal Of il that the old
line companies had forced it out Of the
business, taking advantage of that period
rhsn the wrecksge Of short term ORDER
Tere in progress. The state Of pena-
sylvania broagh, suit against the order
on the eve Of die maturity Of the first three
and one-h half years endow ment distributions
Through the effects Of this esse, 80 the
committee claims, il was deemed i,i.iicioas
% Wind up the affairs Of the order, and
paying to the members the proportiona,e
share Of each one based upon the amount
paid in BY him on her No member Of
Kenneb.c Lodge has received any return Of
funds a. far as heard from.
The address stated that on sept. 30 the OBJ
legations Of the order amounted to s5ii.-
G7i and the benefit fund amounted to
ssO4 ,3i3.i7. A few days ago the members
Of Kennebec Lodge received a letter ask
ing them 10 confer the power Of attorney
upon one r. Carol Brewster of Philadel-
pina. authorizing him to collect the several
claims due from the Supreme Council. No
member Of this lodge was possessed of suf-
heient chronic guliibility to respond to thi.
call and the following reply to the law firm
Of Heath Taeil will be found interesting
reading
Wv. f.. Kagwsos. 1905 Arch st. philsde-
phia. Penn.
DEAR Sra The recording secretary OF
kennebec Lodge No. 20s Of the order Of
Fraternal Guardians placed YOUR latest err
cular and petition before US this morning,
IN relation to closing up the affairs of this
t.fn nyder and ar he haF.
10 sign power of attorney employing one,
f. Carroll Brewster Esq, TO represent and
collect the several claims Of members of
this lodge now peniing before the assignee.
The Supreme Executive Committee sent
out to each member of the order circular
letter under date of Sept. 80, 1892. This
set forth the reasons Of the failure and col.
lapsing Of the order and its excuses for the
same II the Supreme Lodge intends to
treat the members of subordinate lodges
fairly and honestly, we can no reason
for each Individual member employing an
attorney to collect our money. If there is
anything due US why not send it to Us.
We are all ready 10 receive checks; We are
not ready to put out any more
money to employ any other indiyi-
duils to act for in this matter
If legal steps are necessary we
prefer To do our own business in
our own way. If the assignment 10 bona
tde one and an honest purpose and intent
has actuated the officers of the supreme
council there certainly can be no reason or
cause for any member of the order employ
ing any attorney 10 represent his claim. II
tn" order owes as anything they owe it TO
Us and they know it. IT they do not owe
us Why not say so now rs well ~ 10 wait
and try 30 get more than they have already
got Yon will find thai none of the mem
befs of keHbebec Lodge will execute pow
era OF attorney To any one outside of their
own lodge and we certainly see no neces-
atty for their executing any powers
Of attorney at all, much less would
they select any stranger whom they
never heard of and whom we do not know.
to act for Us in this or any other matter.
II is 50 un-busiuess like and 30 manifestly
unfair and 80 tinged with fraud that we 10
not care to touch IT, Both our Mr. Heath
and our Mr. Tuell are members of kenne-
bee Lodge We are also the trustees of
this lodge and We believe the members of
our lodge will support us unanimously in
the position which We have taken above.
We shall be glad if this matter can be
closed up at once and the members here
get what the circular sent out by the
supreme Executive committee promised
and what later communications have given
IA to understand that we should receive.
Trusting that the members of our lodge
may receive the proportional amounts due
To each one without unnecessary delay
We remain very truly yours,
ilLArm 4 TrrIt.