The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-16
All the Grand Officers Except One
Have Already Been Selected
by Mr.. Linn and others.
THE STANDARD FRATERNAL
A CIRCULAR SENT OUT TO PROSPEC-
TIVE SUBSCRIBERS.
w. f. Gibson, T, ID. Linn and the Lat
ter's Clerk the Organizers
of the New Concern.

At the Office or the Or0er or CHOSEN
Friends yesterday it was announced that
a new society would take the place of the
defunct organization. The new order is
to be known as the Standard Fraternal
Association, and a meeting will be held
in this city on Tuesday OF this week TO
complete the work of organization. w. T.
Gibson, supreme organizer of the Chosen
Friends, yesterday issued a statement to
the members of the insolvent organization
telling Of the virtues of the new order and
explaining that it is formed for the pur-
pose of furnishing protection to the MEM
hers of the old order who are willing TO
ray a legitimate amount for a continual
ton OF their Insurance.
In the circular issued by Mr.. Gibson he
says: 1--WE now offer to members of the
Chosen Friends as we'll as others that
which is approved by all leading fraternal
orders. 1t has been proven that there are
only two safe plans. to wit: First, level
rate which remains the same for life at
figure which will permit surplus to be
accumulated to meet the increased liability
caused by the increasing age; second,
step-ratc plan which increases every five
years until a person reaches the age of
sixty-one after which it remains station
airy for life.
Under the step rate the person pays the
rate each year according to his age for
ihat year. Tie step rate is cheaper while
a person is young ard more expensive when
he becomes old. The level rate is higher
than the step rate for the young person
and lower when he gets old. as it remains
the same as when he joined Take your
choice. They are both safe and sound. One
provides for a surplus end the other does
lot. Certificates will be issued for
the following amounts: 500. $1,000. 800
il sued for the amount named in your pres
cDt certificate (unless yop wish to reduce IT'D
provided the same does not exceed 5000.
No certificate will be issued for greater
amount than 81, 900 to any one" Accom-
ranying the circulars ere tables showing
the rates for insurance
NEW OFFICERS.
Supreme Recorder Linn, of the Chosen
Friends, said last night that the following
officers had been suggested for the Stand
ard Fraternal Association:
Supreme President-W. f. Gibson. Indian
apolis.
Past Supreme President-Joseph Clark,
jr. OF New York.
Supreme First Vice PreSident-S. Q. Wal
lis of San Francisco.
Supreme Second Vice Presidential
Rosengarten, of Louisville.
Supreme Secretary-T. B. Linn, of Indian
apolis.
Supreme Treasurer. A. stever, of st.
Louis.
Supreme Medical Examiner-C A. Bur-
hans, of Cincinnati.
Supreme Marshal-David Sanders, of San
Antonio, Tex. =
Supreme warden-G. H. Pfersch. of Ho-
Supreme Guard-P. H OBrien, of New
Haven, Conn.
Supreme vidette-L. G.. Smith, Of Chicago
Mr.. Linn said last night that the supreme
prelate had not yet been selected. A num-
Der of these officers are prominently con-
nected with the Order of Chosen Friends
These men have all consented to serve If
it is satisfactory TO the members or the
new organization" said Mr.. Linn. last
night Mr.. Gibson has been in correspond
ence with them, and they are all familiar
with the new plan of procedure. l might
explain that we have had this new organi-
cation in mind for the last week. When
we found that the Order of Chosen Friends
must go to the wall Immediately began
to discuss plan by which the members of
the order might be protected. The new or
ganization is the result OF series of con-
ferences between Mr.. Gibson, Mr.. Yount,
my chief clerk, and myself. We selected
this list of officers merely to have basis
on which TO work. OF course the list will
be subject to change at the suggestion of
the members of the new order.
TELEGRAMS SENT OUT.
kilograms were yesterday sent to these
officers advising them Of the meeting to be
held here on Tuesday of this week. Su-
preme Recorder Linn yesterday afternoon
turned over about $500 to Receiver Clark,
the amount of cash on hand in the office
here.
Last night Receiver Clark left for New
York to look after the assets in the hands
of N B. Killmer, the supreme treasurer,
who keeps his office at Newark, N. J. At
torney Louis Newberger, counsel for the
receiver, will start for New York this
morning and tomorrow the receiver, with
his attorney, will meet Supreme Councillor
Morse and the supreme treasurer in Mr..
Morse's office in New York. 1t is esti-
mated that the funds in the hands of the
treasurer will not aggregate more than
sos. 900. This money is on deposit in banks
in New York, Newark, N. j., and San
Francisco. The amount due the order from
a Baltimore surety company on account of
the shortage of Treasurer Wilson, who is
dead, Is $4,000. Besides this about $4,000 is
invested in building and loan association
in Newark. Recorder Lynn says that from
$4,000 10 $4,000 should be received from
November assessments which have not yet
been sent in by councils. ii has been sug-
gested that Receiver Clark may have some
trouble in getting the banks to pay over
the money on deposit without going into
the courts.