The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-22
GO TO BANKERS UNION.
Members of National Aid Vote
to Unite With the Order.

The National Aid convention last
night decided to recommend to the
subordinate lodges that the proposition
of the Bankers Union to consolidate
the two orders be accepted. The vote
on the proposition stood 1853 for to L.
387 against. These figures do not repre-
sent the number of delegates in the con-
ventiOn, but the number of members
represented. Nearly all of those who
voted against the proposition favored
joining the Ancient Order of Pyramids,
and some of them will doubtless do SO
anyway.
The reason the Bankers Union pro-
position prevailed was because that or
der agrees to pay all claims against the
National Aid, as well as take in the
members who are too old to join other
orders. and no other proposition sub
mitted to the convention included both
of these features.
The memorandum of the agreement
between the two orders, and signed by
DR.. E. c. Spinney both president of
the Bankers Union and also personally,
is as follows:
First, the management of the Ma
tiOnal Aid association and the Bankers
Union of the World shall be combined
by the resignation of all the officers and
directors of the National Aid associa-
ton and the election in their places OF
persons for the respective offices, Sc
lected by the management of the said
Bankers Union of the World.
Second, upon the contamination of
Union of the World and E.. c. Spinney
assume and agree to pay all just and
lawful claims for death and disability
losses and all other claims and losses
not otherwise provided for against the
said National Aid association, now or
hereafter accrued, of which the said
National Aid association has or shall
have official notice. including uncon
tested liabilities and also 81 900 contest
ed liabilities.
by the term 'uncontested liabilities
is meant such liabilities as are not now
known to be spurious or fraudulent,
but the said Bankers Union of the
World and E. c. Spinney reserve the
right to contest any of said liabilities
for any reason which may be deemed
sufficient by competent and reliable
counsel.
by the term contested liabilities is
meant such liabilities against said as
now deem to be and have classified as
spurious and illegal, including claims
involved in litigation, and no such
claims shall be deemed to be a liability
be such by the judgment of the court.
Provided. however. that the said Bank
ers' Union of the World and the said
E. c. Spinney may compromise and
settle said claims as they may deem
advisable. Said liabilities to be assumed
and paid by the said E. c. Spinney and
the Bankers Union of the World ac-
cording to the certificates, constitution
and bylaws of the said National Aid
association.
Third, upon the consolidation as
aforesaid the National Aid association
shall turn over to the combined man
agement of the said fraternal orders all
moneys on hand or in bank, furniture
and supplies owned by it, and $1,000
now deposited with the National Surety
company of New York, when said
money, if at all, shall be subject to
withdrawal from the said National
Surety company.
Fourth, the said E. c. Spinney
agrees to furnish schedule of property
owned by him of the value of at least
fifty thousand dollars, to the end that
the said National Aid association may
have a full, complete, satisfactory and
conclusive proof of the ability of the
said E. c. Spinney personally to per-
form his part of the contract"
The memorandum is signed by J. K.
Lewis as president, S. D. Cooley, secre-
tary, and M. Ware as medical director
of the National Aid, and by DR.. E. c.
Spinney, both in his official and private
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