Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-11-22
THEY ASK FOR ACTION
Members of Dempsey Forum
Home Forum Appeal to
Order.
SUGGEST A GENERAL MEETING
To the End That an Insight into
Proceedings May Be
Gained.

Mem bers of G. Dempsey forum
No. 6. Home Forum Benefit associa-
ton, of this city. have taken the in
itiative in a movement looking to the
holding of a general convention of
the order, or adopting such other
means as will give the membership
throughout the jurisdiction an in
sight into the affairs of the or der and an
expression on what is to be the future
Of the society or that with which it
has become lately amalgamated. To
this end a meeting of the membership
of the local forum was recently held,
when a committee on safety was pro-
vided for, with power to act. That
committee is composed of DR.. G. +.
Taylor. H. H. Robb, G.. H. Hetter, q.
J. Dempsey. Henry Potts, j. II. Ran
son, G.. G Wilson and NJ K. X lehart.
The committee prepared and has sent
out to the various sister forums in
the Jurisdiction the following circu-
lar letter:
To the Members of the Home Forum
Benefit Order-Compapion You are
doubtless familiar with the matter of
the amalgamation of the II. +. b. o
with the Safety Fund Insurance asso-
citation and also with the fact of the
appointment of a receiver for the first
named order. Members of the G. j.
Dempsey forum, No. 6, of this city,
the order is altogether unsatisfactory
and its future uncertain and realizing
that there is a lack of confidence in
the present management, have formed
committee of safety to consider the
situation. and, if possible, ascertain
what action, if any. ought to be taken.
To Act Fairly.
This committee does not desire to
PREJUDICE in the matter nor to form
conclusions hastily, or to act without
knowing the opinion and judgment of
sister forums. We are, however. in
truth forced to admit that we have
little reason to hope that the amalga-
mated order will prove satisfactory or
command confidence under the con-
tinued control of those whose man
agement has been so unfortunate
in the past. Believing, too, that I'M
der the present control it will be
difficult. if not impossible, to secure
new mem bers, and that consequently
the future of the amalgamated order
will be brief, we, therefore, are COM
PEELED to consider the question of a
reorganization of the H. F. b. o I'M
der a new name and a new charter,
with a management chosen by the
order and controlled by it and re-
sponsible to it. This is, as yet.
merely under consideration. We
write to inquire as to the feelings and
opinion of your forum and also to
learn whether, if a meeting or con-
vention should be called to consider
the matter of reorganization, you will
send delegate or delegates to such
convention, authorized to join in p
reorganization movement, if the said
convention, if called, shall deem it
best.
We regard this as n matter of very
great importance, affecting, as it does.
the interests of the more than 30, 900
members of the order, and ask that
you give it earnest and immediate
consideration, and that you will kind |
date as possible. Fraternally yours, |
G. G. WILSON,
Secretary of Committee of Safety, 53S |
Twenty-eighth street, Rock Island. |
Upon the replies that may be re-
'ceived to this commu' ication may |
depend much of the future course of |
the membership at large OF the So
ciety as well as of the local forums.
Obituary.