The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-17
CIRCULAR TO THE MEMBERS
New Iron Hall Supreme officers Ask
the Branches 10 Stand by Them.
Executive Committee AdJourns - Outline of
the Rejuyenated Scheme = Eumoied
Indictment OF Somerby.

tee of the Iron Hallers. still in session in
the city. during yesterday. It was dis
cussed pro and con, and the several men,
bers delivered themselves of some pretty
acute remarks on the subject. It was
agreed that Mr.. Lander had acted in bad
faith with them, il nothing else, and his
name was erased from the roster. An
election was held for q successor ana Will
lam Fletcher. of Kansas City. received the
place. Dir. Fletcher was chairman of the
credentials committee during the conven-
tion and did some very active work on the
floor. he is q man of years and experience.
The conventions chairman, Col. Young,
also of Kansas City. was named as the or
der's attorney, and will serve as
such. He has been a judge in
Missouri courts for nine wears. and
is a nan of ability. The remainder of the
day was spent in formulating o statement
of the policy of the new order, both as to
finances and benefits. and to the adoption
of some means to bring somerby ana his
taken no definite form, but the member
say that IL Will not remain in embryo for
long. 1t is the prevailing opinion that.
should Judge Taylor refuse. at the proper
time, to dissolve the receivership, all
of the present conventions work would be
for naught. The men IL the work do not
consider 1t so. They say that if the conrt
should rule so they will wholly sever
anew.
Last night the supreme officers issued
the following circular to the membership:
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Sept. 10, 1892.
To the Officers and Members of An Local Branches
OF the Order otthe Iron Hall, Greeting:
Pursuant to the call OF the committee the con-
vention assembled IN this city at 10 O'Clock A.
NJ, sept. II, 1892.
Feibleman, OF Indianapolis. Ind, one of the
| signers OF the cal. A temporary organization
was Tas ele 81 Gy the e, election Nc al S9d nos LANES csai T..
man. and Z. V. Anderson, OF Chicago, H., as tenn
porary secretary.
A committee on credentials having been ap-
pointed. reported over three hundred branches
represented by nearly as many DELEGATES and
over thirty-eight thousand.
The convention then proceeded to effect a per-
manent organization; resulting in the unani-
chairman; DIR. Caroline NJ. Dodson, OF Philadel.
Phia, permanent secretary; Mrs Mamie Fox, OF
Nashville, Tenn, and Mr.. Ruth, OF Shelby vile,
Tenn. assistant secretaries.
The permanent organization of the convention
having been effected, committees were appoint
ed representing the different departments OF the
order. A more representative. Intelligent. zeal
Gus ana efficient body, representing any frater-
nal or beneficiary organization, has probably
never b.sn assembled together. The impression
cretted by former representatives and convcn-
tons, or ~sittings, of the Iron Hail had effected an
4 uuldfOEdDi6 il0IEeeclOu OU tuo puullC anu u
press representatives; but this convention had
hardly commenced operations before a favora-
BILE change for the better was discovered, which
grew with the acquaintance made.
1t Is unnecessary to recount the entire pro-
ceedings OF the convention in a circular de-
signed for the present purpose, Is the complete
tributed l. 10 ali or the branches. During the pro-
ceedings of the convention it seemed To be the
unanimous opinion OF the delegates that radical
changes in the laws OF the order should be
effected at once; that q more general representa-
ton should be had In all OF the legislative pro-
ceedings OF the supreme body; that in order TO
establish the confidence and respect of all the
members aEd the outside world in our future
methods OF proceeding 1t should be impressed on
the minds of all interested that the Iron Hall
never has, in its laws. represented impossible
tiles, such as the payment of O specified amount
in consideration of a certain amount paid in;
but that In every case the assessment should be
made In conformity to the demands.
1t 10 desired to IMPRESS on the minds OF every
one interested that no officer or set of officers,
supreme or subordinate, shall make any other
representations, except those which are In &C,
that is that the order, as a fraternity, will stand
ready at all times TO fulfill every contract into
which 1t enters, in letter and spirit. And In
order to enable Its officers TO carry out it's con-
tracts, the members are all equally interested In
assessments adequate to meet the demands. 1t
guards should. be thrown around our funds. and
all officers held to such strict accountability for
be known and read Of ali men, that an
embeZzler cannot avoid being dis
covered, and being discovered shall be
punished to the fullest extent of the laws or the
State in which the crime may be committed. To
carry out the above and much other needed
legislation q committee on laws and revision
was instructed to formulate a new code of laws
for the government OF the order. the essential
features of which i'll due time will be presented
TO each branch for adoption or rejection, aud
when such a universal expression is received as
will justify the supreme body in coming TO cor
rect conclusions, a session Is to be called. known
by whatever name it shall then ~adOpt-whether
it be supreme lodge, branch. sitting or other
Your mmit desire to firmly impress on the
minds Of the entire order that the Iron Hall is
starting out under a new regime. and with
brighter prospects for q successful career in the
future than has ever fallen to the lot of any
order.
Your mmi report that, SO far as it has
been in their power TO do so, the legal phase OF
the case has been carefully amin and placed
In the hanos OF such legal talent as will insure to
the order at large the fullest investigation. both
civil and criminal, OF each person intesested. d.
rectly OF indirectly, In its recent mismanage-
ment,. with a firm determination that mo guilty
Whether the present legal complications In
which the order has found its affairs, without
the wishes of the order at large having been
considered, will be disposed of and all moneys
and other securities turned over to the newly
elected officers or not. Is a question TO be de-
cided by the courts and cannot be anticipated
by your committee. In any event, however, it
is intended that the Iron Hall shall exist; that It
shall be conducted on correct business prin-
ciples; that no false representation shall bo
made for the purpose of securing members, and
that its future shall be one of honor and glory
and by its acts commend itself to all rational
and candid thinking business people. All
speculations, or appearances OF the same. COM
ing from whatever scource, are to be eliminated
at once. and no excused for enlightenment shall be
considered.
The entire financial interests iof the Iron Hall
being impertled by an action IN court, wherein
the preliminary examination has resulted in the
appointment OF a Temporary receiver; and
whereas. the case on its merits must soon be
tried; and whereas, the officers against whom
the action was brought are no longer interested
in the result OF the case, IL was deemed proper
by your committee to employ legal talent to
watch our interests, not only In the Superior
Court OF Marion county. Indiana, but Elsewhere
throughout the country.
The entire legal interests of the order have
been by your committee unanimously referred to
Hon. James G.. Young. of Kansas City, Mo-,
with whom all parties interested in legal mat
tiers pertaining to the order should correspond
directly.
The expenses OF the convention In Indianapo-
lis under the above call referred 70, were as
sumed by Unanimous vote OF the convention
and consisted of expenses incident TO the call,
including printing and postage, rents of halls,
chairs. janitor services, stationery, secretary's
service. printing, postage and distribution OF
five thousand copies OF the proceedings. and
some other minor matters. To meet these ex-
penses and provide for immediate services and
expenses OF our attorney in emergencies which
have already arisen and were not being cared
for by any one. we have by unanimous vote of
the supreme body OF the executive committee
levied an assessment OF s. on each branch.
and instructed our supreme accountant, Will
lam Fletcher. of indianapolis, Ind. TO send out
this circular ard TO appeal To the loyalty. good
sense and honor which we have reason to he
ieve is universally prevalent among
the members OF the Iron Hall. We