The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
CLERKS INSURANCE.
Successful Operation of Department.
al Ala Association In Govern
ment Omees.

"a few years ago, said the secretary
Of a departmental aid association. re-
ports the Washington Star. zone Of the
abuses Of departmental life was the al
most constant passing around Of the
hat for collections 10 aid the widow and
family Of clerk who had died in serv-
ice.
VERY often the deceased had been
for many years In the service Of the
government and at his death II would
be found that he left scarcely enough
70 bury him. and sometimes not that.
And this would be true of clerks in the
higher grades. Il made a clerk appear
mean to refuse 20 contribute with the
others, though be may have had but
a speaking acquaintance with The de-
ceased. TO thosc on the outside Il
would not seem that these contribu-
tions weuld be made sufficiently often
to amount TO a drain. but they were,
and ! have known Of three clerks diving
within month in one large division. /
recall the chief clerk Of bureau dying
suddenly, and lis widow did not have
enough money 10 pay for his laying
out The word was passed around IN 1
the bureau that the chief expected the 1
clerks 10 contribute literally. and most 1
Of them handed IN from SO TO s5. but 4
there was a strong undercurrent Of
kicking.
In all Of the Departmental the solicit
ing Of money for any purpose Is strict
IS forbidden now All have their own
benevolent associations. which are en-
couraged by the chiefs These asso-
ciaiions have bylaws. constitutions
and officers. Their object is to furnish
10 the clerks who are members an in.
uancc which Will be Immediately
available on death ln fact the money
is turned over To the heirs on the same
day that fic association is notified Of
ihe death VI The member, and this ,
ready money IS often an that the
widow on the heirs have in the world.
The Pension Bureau association [
publishes complete pamphlet report
annually. others render a report TO the
board of directors only The annual
eesipis irom tAf assessments of the
Pension lureau association are about
10000. and $3.50 IS paid on death 20 the
Beneficiary Last year 81 lost about
'5 members and $4,000 has been dis (
lufaed since its formation in 1881. The
ssessment IS % cents. and Che meme
lership 5 900. Clerks do not lose their
membership in These associations Il
hey retire from their respective de-
arfmcnia Voluntarily or nvoluntar-
~ a. long as they pay their assess
nenis. The assessments range from D
8 cents tosl. n
I'm the post office department the as
essmcnt IS 30 cents. and the amount
aid varies from s2o0 to s275. according
3 the number Of members.
THE treasury department has two
ia associations. one of which paws
ESQ on the death Of a member and the m
ment IS SCI VI
The interior ceparrments associa-
on numbers about goo. and 80 was or
ani1ed ia 1885, About 100 members
ave since died. each rocevinrat death
90, while over $4,000 has been as.
lrsed-
The hene1ciaf ASSOCIATION 81 fha -
ar dcpaIlmcrt has roCcaiis been lt. he
ganizeo, having been Ia existence IA ~
afs. 10 nds membership of $50. fhe ~
sessment is 81. the amount paid nj
ath $50, and about $500 bas already
en dispursed.7 4ot