The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-08
NEW ORDER
FORMED
Annuity Union Will Carry on
Work of TontieS.
OFFICES AT TOPEKA
S. Howe, Receiver for TontieS
Talks on Order.
AT TOPEKA

The Modern Tonties has been succeeded
nuity Union, a new insurance organiza-
ton which viii attempt to carry on the
work of the Modern Tonties which was
refused q license by the state insurance
department.
The most of the officers of the Mod
ern Tonties will be officers in the new
order and they are sending out circular
letter to the Tontie members asking them
to join the new order. The circular letter
states that the new order is a reorganiza-
ton OF the old Tontie membership on the
Tontie plan. The letter also adds:
The constitution and rates OF the An
nuity Union will be the same as that
adopted by the National Council of Mod
ern Tonties at their meeting in this city
on January I. There Will be no fees at
tached TO the transfer and as soon as
possible We will issue certificates in
place Of those now held. Headquarters
viii be established at Topeka, Kan, and
the age limit for the next ninety days
will be placed at 60 years. This is to
give all those VINO have passed the age of
50 since joining the Tonties an opportun-
hope you will act promptly as The age
limit will be definitely placed at So as
soon as the 80 days expire
The letter is signed by H. w. Miller,
president; w. NJ. Glass, secretary, and
w. p. FEEDER. chairman of the board.
Mr.. Glass stated yesterday evening that
the Tontie councils at the following cit
les are among those which have signified
their intention of entering the new order.
Fort Scott, Great Bend, Topeka. Weir
City. HoisingtoR. Hutchinson, Indepen-
dence, Olmitz, Anthony, Kinsley, Alva,
o. T.; Pittsburg, Kan; Rossville, Law
renee. and Leavenworth.
The headquarters VIII be established at
Topeka next week and most of the Ton
tie Office force in this city will be given
employment in the general Office of the
new order.
Samuel T. Howe of Topeka, the receiv-
er of the Tonties has appointed w. NJ.
Glass and w. A. Stanford to dispose of
the fixtures in the Tontie general Offices.
S. T. Howe, of Topeka the receiver
appointed by Judge Hazen. for the Mod
ern Tonties. was in the city Yesterday
looking up the affairs of the order here.
He visited the general Offices and looked
over the books and papers and the court
house, where he looked up the papers
in the suits filed against the company.
To a reporter for the Eagle last tight
he said: Il have been appointed receiver
for the Modern Tonties by Judge HazeD
and will give my whole attention 20 the
work until the affairs of the company
are settled.
The charter Of the company will never
be renewed and I think II will not be
long until the affairs are settled. The
company has not many assets. but
there are a number of claims against
them AS soon as these claims are set
tied the balance of the money will be
given to those who should receive it,
Il am very sorry that this company has
failed These insurance orders are a
good thing for the poorer class Of people
who want insurance but cannot afford TO
pay the hign rates OF the Old line COM
ranies. This order was mismanag2c by
some Of the officers and could not survive
SO / viii wind up its affairs as soon as
possible and then the Modern Tonties
VIII be no more.
F. B. Garcelon filed another suit
against the Tonties yesterday in the dis
trict court to collect S726 on note given
to N. W. Cave two years ago. It is al
legged that Mr.. Cave loaned the money TO
the order and was given a note dated
February Is. 1909. This note bore inter
est at the rate of eight per cent. Soon
after this date he sold It TO Mr.. Garce-
Ion. The note was protested last month
and now MIR. Garcelon brings the suit
against the Tonties and also Mr.. Cave
as the indorsee of the note. This Is the
second suit Mr.. Garcelon has brought
against the order on the same noto, but
in this suit DR.. Cave is made a party to
the Suit