The Topeka state journal., 1902-03-29
Changes Contemplated in MI
w. A. Assessment Plan.
Lodges Asked to Approve Plan
of Head Officers.
STARTS RESERVE FUND
Topeka Lodges Have Not Voted
on the Proposition.
knights Templar to Have Spec
iaI Easter Services.

The various camps of the Modern
Woodmen are being asked to approve or
disapprove the plans offered by the
head officers for creating a reserve fund
The plan of the head officers of the
Modern Woodmen embrace most
gigantic scheme for the accumulation
of a reserve fund and the increasing OF
assessment rates ever known in the his
tory of fraternal insurance. The order
has a membership of 100000, and they
are all quite agitated over the PROPOSE
tion.
Each of the subordinate lodges are
being asked to express approval or dis
approval of the scheme. The same pro-
position was made to the subordinate
lodges a year ago but the plans OF the
head officers were voted down.
The Woodmen have been operating
under the level rate plan or as is other
wise known the death assessment
have discovered by experience that the
level rate plan is not practicable or
equitable. and many of the orders
which began under that plan nave
changed and adopted the step rate as
seSsment plan.
The matter has not been brought up
before the lodges in Topeka. to be voted
upon although the members of the or
der here have been considering the pro-
position. The WOOdmen of Peabody,
Kansas, this week passed the following
resolutions III concentration OF Iue pldl-
Resolved, That we. as camp, are
opposed to the adoption of the proposed
plan; that we consider it old line inSur-
aEce. pure and simple, and that frater-
nal orders should be opposed to that
kind of insurance; that the rates pro-
posed are beyond the means of our
members: that we are opposed to re-
serve funds, and that we consider the
proposed plan entirely unsuited to the
wants of the Modern Woodmen of
America.
Resolved. That we respectfully call
upon our executive council to cease
further efforts TO have this proposed
plan adopted. at the expense of the
general fund of the order.
The visiting Masons who are in To-
peka to attend the Scottish Rite re-
union will celebrate Easter Sunday by
the ceremony of the relighting of the
o'clock Rev. John G. Maver, 32d de-
gree. will deliver the address.
q Topeka Cornmandery No. 3. knights
Templar. viii hold special Easter serv-
Ices at Grace cathedral Sunday. The
commandery will assemble at the Ma
sonic hall at 2:30 and march. to the
ca thedral MarshalFs band will furnish
the music. and after the service a lunch
and reception will be given in Masonic
hall in honor of some of the grand Off
GERS who viii be present.
Next Tuesday night Triple Tie coun-
ell No. Will have rag CARPET ball
social at the hall The entertainment
will be for the members of the lodge
exclusively Each lady will bring a
carpet rag ball to the lodge room, in I,
which she will have her name The |
name will be written on a slip of paper |
and wound round and round with the |
rag carpet strings. The gentlemen will !
select ball and unwind it to discover |
who he Will lead to the banquet table.
Wednesday night the Odd Fellows of |
lodge No 40 conferred the degree upon |
several candidates
Ihe Knights and Ladies of Security |
In lodge No so held initiation Friday |
night The drill team composed OF |
eight men and eight ladies. is under |
the instruction of NJ. w. Saxon who /
has drilled them almost to perfection
Tie Women's league, that holds its |
meetings at Lincoln Post hall. has
char ged the meeting day from Thurs |
day TO Friday.
The Degree of Honor lodge met Thurs
oayi AFTERNOON al Lincoln Post hall.
Lincoln Post and Circle No. G A
X. viii have literary and musical en- !
tertainment tonight at which only the |
members and their families are invited |
The Equitable Union had a literary
and musical entertainment at their /
lodge rooms Monday night.
The knights of Columbus at Parsons
Kan. are planning a big celebration |
ana initiation for some time within the
next few weeks, and a delegation of To- /
peka members will go to assist. A large /
number of Topeka Knights went In |
Omaha recently with the Kansas CITY /