The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-21
ORDER OF CHOSEN FRIENDS
NOT B4FFELED BY THE ALLEG ED
WRECKING BY THE TREAsURER.

WfIl Reorganize Mt Meeting to be Held
| In New York, December 2S-What SUI
preme Guard n. III. O'Brien satd-Btg
| Meeting Held Here Lust Night-Dele-
gates Chosen.
| At a meeting of East Rock council,
| No. II, Order of Chosen Friends, last
night it was unanimously voted to send
delegates to a meeting to be held in New
York city on December 2S for the pur-
pose of recognizing. The meeting was
held in the Courier building and there
were present delegates from councils in
Meriden, Southington, Middletown, and
Waterbury. The two other local coun-
ellis, New Haven, No. l, and Washing
ton, No 5, were also represented at the
meeting and the alleged wrecking Of
the order and the ACCESSIBILITY of reor-
ganizing were discussed at length.
1t was finally voted late in the even
guard, and Hugh T. O'Neil, as dele
gates to the New York meeting, and to
have them express strong desire to
reorganize at that meeting. Mr.. OBrien
in speaking of the wrecking of the or
der last night said: This alleged
wrecking business by the supreme
treasurer was all humbug. 1t was just
a game by those western people to bring
the order of the Chosen Friends to an
end so that they could form an order
Of their own. The bond of the treasurer
would more than cover the loss that he
is said to have caused, so you can see
that there Is some fake in it somewhere
The whole secret of the affair Is that
these western states wanted to have an
organization Of their own, and SO they
took the means of putting the order in
the hands of a receiver to do it. They
are now organized out there under the
name of the Standard Fraternal asso-
ciation."
Mr. OBrien further said that the
scheme for the secession had been go
ing on for quite a while, and he also
mentioned a few of the states that
would be on the side Of the seceders.
He said that California, half Of Illinois,
Indiana and others would be with them
while nearly all of the eastern states
would form and put together just as
strong an organization as ever. Texas
would also be with the eastern order.
All of the states mentioned will send
delegates to the meeting of the 2Sth,
and meetings will be held as usual on
the regular meeting nights. The order
will continue as usual as though moth
ing had happened, though of course 1t
will have to begin anew, Mr.. O'Brien
said
The delegates from the different cities
here last night said that meetings
would be held in their respective places
within the next few days, and delegates
to the New York meeting will be elect |
ed. Thomas j. Maroney and Thomas
r. Mooney We're elected delegates to |
represent Washington council Wednes- |
day night, and New Haven council viii |
elect two representatives soon. The |
same plan of insurance will be carried !
on in the eastern order and it is known
as the Howard II. Morse equalization |
plan. This plan is named after the |
council for the order who is located in !
New York, and through whom the new
will be started. A plan |
will be made up so that all of the older
of the former order will be
able to take out insurance, as they