Rocky Ford enterprise., 1897-07-22
FRATERNITY, PROTECTION.
THE "vNirED MopERNs." DEN-
vER's NEW FRArERNAL RDER
CONDUCTED ON A NEW PLAN.
Draw and Hold Together
Thousands.
(From the Denver Republican.


Thousands.
Trom the Denver Republican,
There II no form of assets or estate which
50 certain. so safe. so easily and % quickly
available as the certificate which binds
to lis
;sssnsa as s,tss proof: q M Ss: hsys
lilies OF deceased certificate holders during
al h
to be regarded as one Of the absolute neces.
o e s oaea ones
care and toll
Some too High. Some too Cheap.
That there 10 no scarcity Of life insurance
companies and associations, is well known.
and II f. equally well understood that the
Wiz Their or large
TOO much to enable men IL ths Poofsr,PFssia, RAJ,
sSsapatsoa sisss q Soapanis s q Ana
to be a welf.recognixed fact that almost all
features are open to an equally strong o6-
lection. IL that they charge too little to in.
sr f0f aSsr Ssa asrs to ss
time time, most q these Der ersahizstiens make ~
rstes 30 low as to o. preclude e The possSity Of
accommodating anything In the way Of .
Inevitable. As soa soon anti AZ the = Seneht Of drst
s sss s.ssssss
that hs fss .are psoeess Of decay
TheS p%sk. NO for
wssn the ns she sEn e e &c
large, while suficient ''new blood" cannot
be Infused Into the society. to Offset the nat.
these two extremes Of charging too much
and too little there rel, L a. golden mean' anu
Tho United Modorns.
A new frnternnl order which was organ.
lied little over three months ago by
large number of Denver's most prominent
ern. recognized these facts in The begin,
of ns snS new s'l ors%nisaton q this character
r. ss better than ss .l plan 70 Of amy s.%
gree. II must be devoid of the faults and
he soea feature. 81 dhers att 80
ther. and Incorporate features that M are en- en-.
mossr. ss heT of the unite mite fn Moderns % have done
and done It well. Second. the msnaEemenn,t man ZEN
must be sssre.siMSs M and eersnin w. II IN ess
than three months from the date Of organi,
nation, the United Moderns have entered
sofmins lodges and numbering among Ii.
msmSesship IN each plSss many y ee or sas TI viii
that would be tifiicuit to estimate.
What the Plan Provides.
The plan of the United Moderns while
Without lncreaaine the cost to them as they
grow older, By the accumulation OF re-.
.y sssr Es ss ii the
Is charged by those orgnnixations WHICH
make 40 provision 70. .ese,ys s,,n fund; In In
younger. more vigorous and productive .Ee:
w,llinFly pay. tribe I'll more , IN order Sd TINT
menta will not Increase. a. is the case In
most institutions Of this kind. This plan
permit: the young man nm to jon IN stsf " ysssss
pes.y ssss nssF,Rs q 'ss Saer wssn
plan. would be going Into decay.
For both Men and Women.
Those eligible to membership In the United
Moderns are men T. and women ,,ssM,s between ,, the
pass a satisfactory medical examination. and
certain hazardous occupations are prohibit
Cd. thus reducing the risk to the lowest pos
The fraieruai feature Of the United Mod.
s an
doubtless destined TO become a leader
Onicers Of the old.ilne companies admit
sss too
ment companies acknowledge that the great.
est weakness Of and peril 70 these organi1a.
having seen made Tor the asesnaIation q .
reserve fund, 30 that the In Inevitable increase
so: b
benefits a. well. at = minimum cost. as
srns.
Another Modern Feature.
The Investment Of the surplus OF. reserve
funds z sndc, the q .ss Tie eSsf ef
a.Essd 70 reduss % q: @ini%nn every pS..
known men a. ex.Chicf Justice Helm, late
%.ss 5Ss .Ss p:ser irip.hoe
county. the other members being men Of
prominencc. resident In other states.
The Omcers and Aanagsrs.
Tho oficers and board Of managers Of the
Chanceiior. Edwin 81. Johnson, who IL gen.
.p& IS sf af .
chancellor and department. oryani.cI, =; 81.
supreme recorder and counsel. i. w. smith.
q weil.known. practicinK attorney Of this
orsaniser. ". L. stowers, late general agent
DIR. q. N. Macombcr. = prominent Denver
phys and surgeon; supreme hnnncicr.
Il. y. Irish, assistant cashier Of the Denver
National Bank. while II. u. Johnson, promi.
ncntiy Identified with the Fidelity. Savings
A.sociation. IL Il a member Of the board of
Modcrns are the Denver National Hank.
capital and surplus S0sO.O0O; the Fidelity
Savings Association. capital and surplus
Thus il will be seen that, with It's nd.
plans, its aggressive policy and Its
ample financial endorsement. there is moth.
Ing In the way Of the success Of the United
tho dangers or difficulties Of the two ex-
trcmcs between which II forms u happy
There Is the greatest need for such a
plan. the rensonnblcncss and justncss of
which appeals to all who Investigate. The
growth already attained by the order will
enable II to protect NIL present business, and
ncncy.
That this modern idea and entcrprlsc hn,
originated In Denver. Ia 4 source Of con.
graduation to NIL our people. and the citi.
zcns OF Colorado are certain to show their
appreciation by most liberal support Of
60 worthy nn organization us Is the United
Wife (wcarlly)-"Ah. me. the days Of chiy
tor now wifc""sir Walter II nalers sns mt IaId
his cloak on the ground for Queen ElIznbcth
TO wnlk over. but you got angry sImpIy he.
cause poor, dear mother sat down on your