The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-17
MINNESOTA MEMBERS OF CLASS A
EQUITABLE AID UNION ARE
ALARMED.
THINK THEIR POLICIES GONE.
STATE INSURANCE. DEPARTMENT.
HAS BH1EN APPEALED TO, But
CAN DO NOTHING.
LEGAL ADVICE HAS BEEN SOUGHT
Nearly Eight Hundred Members or
the Associations Live tn
Minnesota

The Minnesota members Of the Equi-
table Aid union. an insurance company
with headquarters at Columbus Pa,
are very much disturbed over the fact
that receiver has been sought for
that branch of the association which
includes the so-catied Class A mem
pers- There are .754 members of the
union in Minnesota, according to the
last report of the insurance commits
sipners. and a majority of them are
SAID TO be Class A members. These
mink they are being frozen out, and
are trying to discover what is the best
thing to be done to protect themselves
in the matter
george w. Taylor, of Detroit, Mimi,
at the request of a number Of policy
holders, is giving his time to the matter
these days He is a Glass A member.
80 is Myla S. Converse, military store
keeper And there are others Mr..
Iaylor first conferred with Acting In
sufance Commissioner Lightbourne.
put the state insurance department can
90 nothlng, at present, as the company.
SO Tar as the states official knowledge
is concerned, is living up to the re-
qulrements of the state laws
s9lt seems that some time ago a plan
was ADOPTED dividing the members into
Two classes Class A embraces all the
oider members in the union Class
= embraces the younger members of
the order and the new acquisitions. 1t
is understood that it was optional with
all members about becoming members
OF Class b; that those whose expec-
fancy had been more nearly reached
could get into the Glass B by meeting
certain monetary requirements. Some
went in, but few of these SO far as
known, live in Minnesota. Not long
ago, for some reason or other. a re-
ceiVer was applied for for Class A. and
SO Tar as they can understand here in
minnesota, the officers of the associa-
ZION MADE no appearance, it is said, to
oppose the appointment The result is
| that a majority, or a great many of
the Minnesota members, who have been
paying assessments for years, now find
tnat what they expected to leave for
their families will not materialize as
1t is understood by them. that there is
little ii any money belonging to the
Class A men. 1t is this that has set
the Minnesota members thinking. Mr.
Taylor, after he had seen Mr.. Light
bourne, sought legal advice and will
make some move in the matter shortly
1t is said that former resident Of
Detroit, Capt. Thomas died some time
ago and that his policy has not been
paid. 1t is possible that his heirs will
bring an action against the COMPANY
and when they get judgment seek the
appointment of a receiver in Mime
sofa for the whole business If they do
not ask for a receiver, and the policy
is not paid, then an application to the
state insurance department will result
IN shutting the concern out of Mime
sofa.
There is a local branch Of the union
In West ST. Paul
The parties interested in the re-es-
tablishment of Class A policy holders
upon their original footing have con-
suited Judge Mills Speaking of the
matter yesterday the judge said:
i. L have been consulted by policy
holders in the Equitable Aid union re-
garding possible move to compel the
association to restore certain Motley
holders to their original standing.
am of the opinion that the matter
should be subjected to the closest ex
animation as there appears to be some
thing very unusual in the conduct of
the company. A receiver has been an
Piled for to take charge Of the Class A
policy holders. and the holders in the
latter class are preparing to resist.
Up to date matters are in very uncer-
tain state. / have not been officially
retained as an attorney in the case
neither have / given any advice as vet,
My examination into the question has
been superficial as yet, and do not
care TO express an opinion"