Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-23
PENDOES EXPLAIN
will Hold Open Meeting on Saturday in the A.
O. U. ". Hall.

Will Hold Open Meeting on Saturday in the A.
0. U. ". Hall.
The Order OF Pendo met at the A. O..
U. W. hall, Saturday evening for cleo.
ton of officers for the ensuing term.
The following members were elected ::
Councillor, Will Oldecker; vice council
or, E. A, Smith; Chaplain. Frank w.
Ingalls,; Guide. Celia Gay; Warden, M.
Penny; Sentinel. Mr.. Carter; Trustee,
Mr.. Fletcher. Mrs. l.. G. Tanner re-
signed and Mrs. N. f. Smith elected to
fill unexpired term. Deputy Supreme
Councillor VIM. A. Binghard from the
main Office in San Francisco gave an in
teresting talk on the standing of the or
der, of growing membership showing an
increase right along the line and also to
show that the statements made by one
OF the organizeas who had resigned were
false in every particular and to prove
the same read the following letter from
the Hon. J. H. Shively Insurance Com.
missioner for the State of Washington !:
SHIVELY'S LETTER
Olympia, June l, 1904.
Hon. Sam Nichols, Secretary OF State
and Ex-Officio Insurance Commission,
Olympia, Washington.
SIR: have the honor to report that
on Saturday, May goth in compliance
with your request and on the earnest
solicitation Of A. p. Tugwell the Su-
preme Councillor, in order to prove or
disprove rumors circulated by interested
pnrties detrimental to the Order Of
Pendo.
visited the City OF San Francisco,
California. for the purpose Of officially
examinging said Order of Pendo, which
has been doing business as a fraternal
beneficiary society for some years in the
state Of Washington.
The Order of Pendo is fraternal.b BEN
, eficiary society paying funeral, pension,
health and accident insurance organized
April 10, 1894. Its home office is at 453
Kearney street, San Francisco, Cal. 1t
is operated on the lodge system. Mem
bers OF the Supreme Council being elect
ell by delegates from subordinate coun.
ellis.
| The Order has Councils established in
California, Montana, Oregon, Texas,
|
Florida, Colorado, Idaho, South Dakota,
Maryland, Arkansas, Kansas, West Vir-
ginia, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and
Washington. There are leo councils
having a membership of about 5000
mem bers and carrying about SIC, 100000
protection. Mr.. A. z. TugWell, abe SUI
preme Councillor and Mr.. Geo. E. Terry,
the Supreme Secretary OF the order We're
pa;nstaking in the care and courtesy
with which they afforded me every facil-
ity 10 make complete examination and
investigation of all records, systems, Sc
curi.ies and standing OF the Order.
carefully verified the statement rem
dered to this department for the year
ending December 81, 1908 and found it
accurate and correct in every particular.
l examined their deposits and found
over $l1 900 in bank belonging to the
relief, reserve and general funds. The
income OF the society is over $500 each
month collected Ly dues or assessments.
found that very small percent of the
n1a 20 oil
rejected, and also that all claims are
promptly paid in accordance with their
laws. further found that the indebt.
edness of the'order amounts to less than
$500. The business OF the order is eco
mically and successfully administered,
and notice change for the better
since my last examination.
| am thoroughly satisfied that the af-
fairs of the Order of Pen1o are being
carefully, intelligently and honestly adj
ministered. l have no hesitation in
warmly commending this society to
your consideration.
Very respectfully,
J. II. SHINELY,
Deputy Insurance Commissioner.
The deputy supreme councillor will be
in town few days and will endeavor te
visit all the members OF Dewey Council
and will be glad to listen and explain
and straighten out any and all misun
derstandings or statements that have
been made by parties against the Ordel
OF Pendo. Mr.. Binghard can be seen a
4O5 East First street. An open meeting
will be held at the A. o. U. w. hal
next Saturday evening for the purpose
of meeting all those who wish to attend