The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-08-30

/ with American days. The natioaal col
ors enltvened the walls and IT, ros-
trum, where the oficers sat Wh1te the
body Of the house was brilliant with
the bright costumes of the handsome
women. The assemblage cpnkortAbly
filed the big room when supfene re-
gent Of the Royal Arcanam, ]. A.
I4angfit. vice president Of the esnSresa.
called the meeting to order At 1.l6 The
nrst session was devoted to the reports
Of the officers and committees Of the
congress. The first report was tAaf Of
the president, DR.. II. A. Wasnef. He
said In substance:
"when the Representatives Of the SIX
teen societies met for the nrst time In
1886, for the purpose Of forming IN or
ganixation for consultation and mu-
tual beneht, little did they conprehend
the magnitude or scope Of the organi-
xation that they were pleased to name
the National Fraterna) Congress. They
estimated a membership Of $4,000
then, and to-day we report q member
ship Of nearly 6.OO0.OOO. Like the
founders Of this great Union, they
builded better than they knew
1.-THE laws of this National Ffsternal
Congress win eventually be cfystal-
liked by legislative enactments Into
the laws of the several provincea and
states, hence 1t will be the law d the
continent. Not by force or arms bat
by force Of good sound reasoning. To
accomplish these much desired results,
the societies Of this congress must &c.
cept the conditions which are recon-
mended by the congress.
AFTER the close OF the congress last
year, quite q number Of our largest and
most influential papers were made the
subject Of an adverse ruling BY the
PostofY1ce Department at Washington,
which excluded them from the malls ~
second class matter, for the reason they
carried advertisements for persons that
were not considered as being coanected
directly with the work Of tho society.
Numerous letters were received from
those in charge Of the management OF
these societies, also from members OF
the press section. l appointed Vice
President Langfit and Secretary Sack
EFT to accompany President Young and
committee from the press section Of
the congress to visit the postal ofacials
at Washington and endeav0f to have
the ruling reversed or modified that our
fraternal papers could be admitted to
the mails again. The committee are
wholly successful in the matter, the or
der being made for the readmisGiot Of
the fraternal papers under their former
privileges.
ut seem that the idea Of taxing the
gross incomes of insurance companies
by the states, whether It be Are. casu-
atty or life insurance either b. COM
panies or societies, II an erroneous idea
and an unjust practice. Every effort
should be made by the govefnment to
minimize the cost OF insurance. We
should learn from the countries, other
than our own, the advantage Of life
insurance where they make evesy ct.
fort to induce the people 70 procure
insurance.
..The states In the establishinsAt of
departments of insurnnce IA ~ tor
the protection OF the people. Ths w.
dom Of this action by the LEGISLATURES
Of the states cannot be doubtAd.
1.-THE suggestion has been made that
there should be department Of insuf-
ance for the fraternities. Thi1.ts Ger
talnly unnecessary, ms all objections
could be readily removed BY the ap-
pointment Of . deputy commlssioher,
who should have charge Of the frater-
nal department, whose appointment
was not made to pay political obli-
CATION; but because the state auxiliary
congress has selected him and asked
for his appointment.
During the year only one state auxil-
larry fraternal congress has been organ
lied, that being In Maryland, on Febru-
airy 18th. Edison n. Schryver was
elected president and John B. Trelber.
Jr.. Of Baltimore. secretary. TIE Ohio
auxiliary fraternal congress was reor.
ganIxed February II. 1902. with II. II.
Parker Of Elyria, Ohio, AZ preatdeat,
and Lucien Seymour OF Cleveland sec-
Rotary.
THE necessity for state auxiliaries
and the benefit to be derived from their
organization becomes more apparent
each year. The good which may be &C.
c0mplIshed in advancing desirable leg
islation and preventing legislation
which would be harmful through these
state organizations can scarcely BE- ap-
| preclated. ! would urge that STEPS h.
taken at this session Of the congress
to encourage the Organization q an
auxiliary fraternal congress in every
stnte."
THE unanimous Endorsement given
the project to erect a fraternal kuild-
Ing at the Worlds Fair to be held 1t
st. Louis In commemoration II the
Louisiana purchase, gave to ~ pro-
motors very great encouraEe0ent,
which has enabled them to preseat the
matter forcibly and with confdeQee 10
the individual fraternities. +,
without mentioning the individual
sOcieties, assurances of support Aave
been received which practically guar
antee 100000, and from the present
prospects there will be no doubt IT our
being able to raise the fun amount Of
$2OO,OOO, which II the amount estimAt-
ed as necessary to erect equip and
maintain the building during II life
of the Worlds Fair
1T Is pleasure to note the Ac93ea Of
many societies in regard to the bond
ing of their supreme or chief ofEicers in
substantial bond companies. Some Of
them have recommended that the sub