The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-30
A FRATERNAL OFFSHOOT
SLOWLY PASSING AWAY
WoRKMAN'S GUARANTEE FUND
ABOUT TO DISSOLVE.
No Money to Meet Obligations In
curred-An Association That
Did Not Start Right.

The Workman's Guarantee Fund. an
organization composed of members of the
Ancient Order OF United Workr1en but
in no way connected with that organiza-
ton, not being recognized by the Grand
or the Supreme Lodge as a part of the
order. is on the verge Of dissolution.
About fifteen years ago a number OF
members of local lodges of the Ancient
Order Of United Workmen met together
and concluded that II would be a good
idea to get up an association in which
none but Workmen in good standing in
their lodges, Of sound bodily health and
under certain age limit would be eigi-
BILE. for the purpose of securing addition
al protection at small cost. The plan was
that each member should pay an :nitia-
ton fee Of 81, annual dues amounting to
s. and then pay a limited assessment on
the death of a member, the beneficiary
of the deceased TO receive 81 for eacn
member of the Guarantee Fund, the ag-
gregate amount received not 10 exceed
$1,000. II at any time there should be
more than 1000 members whatever money
was derived over and above The amount
required TO pay $1,000 claim would be APP
piled TO the payment of another claim
If there was any number less than 100
the beneficiary would have TO be con-
tent with the rate of 81 for each member
For a time the project took and a great
number joined the association, which
was pure and simple business propcsi-
fraternal feature other than the fact
that the members were fraternal men,
So long as the death rate was small there
was no discomfort, but when the death
rate became large and the number of as
sessments Increased the contributors 10
the fund dropped out and the fund mem
bership dwindled down from about 600
its highest limit, TO very small num-
Der.
Some time ago one II. NJ. Sheppard Of
fered his services TO rehabilitate the as
ISOLATION, and he was engaged not oEly
as an organizer, but as assistant to Sec
rotary ii. q. Prince at salary OF SIS
per month for the duties OF that office.
At a meeting Of the directors of the asso-
citation last Tuesday night IL was dis
covered that there was a discrepancy
of SOS, which should have been on rand.
The secretary made good the shortage
and laid the blame upon Sheppard. who.
he says, kept the accounts. When the
affairs of the association were discussed
IL was discovered that there are six
death claims and only money enough on
hand to pay 10 per cent of eOur OF the
claims. The association wants TO disin-
corporate. but IL cannot. unless all the
members consent. but there are some
in order 10 wind up the affairs an assess
ment sufficient TO meet the claims VIII
be levied and that IL will be so heavy
that the members will not pay II; then
be laid and the organization. which was
not started on correct business princi-
pies. will pass out of existence.
The present officers of the association
are: President. ID. ID. Shattuck: vice
president. Sam Booth: secretary. II. ..
Mccarthy, William Broderick. H. g..
Prince. T.. ID. Feusier, Il. T. Written, +.
A. Smith, +. Brazil, Sam Booth and
Frank S. Poland.