The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-05-30
ASK FOR PEACE.
Carolina Poi;cy-5oiders Urge Ecui-
sable TO Stop Rosv.-Enthusias-
tic Meeting n Columbia.

GrcenviIie News.
Columbia. May .5.-7'iie meeting II
t.?c policy holders oi the Equitable
Lie Assurance society today was one
u1 Tie most interesting gatherings ey-
cr held in this state There were pres,
ent men with policies ranging from
$4,000 - men with policies Of $1,000.
and lhe meeting was i'll perfect har
mony. The primary 3bject OF he
meeting WaS t. discuss the receny
differences in the board If directors
and tl,e policy holders got down t..
business al once. There were abou:
one hundred present aHi proxies for
about five hundred more. The meet
ing was a surprise. Policy holders
from all over the state were in atten-
dance and representative men were
present. Several millions OF insur-
a;:ce was represented.
Officers were elected and the reso-
;;;tinrs adopted follow:
Governor D. c. Hayward, president;
J. i. Coker. OF Hartsviile. vice presi-
den;: August Nonn 81 Columbia. Sec
retary.
Executive conn2;;:vc-I'irSt district
\. 7. Sny;Le and 7 X. NOrdecai.
Charleston. Second iistrict-J. C.
ShcppaH. Edgetieid. Third district.
Fred. G. Brown. Anderson. Fourth
district-Nm. f Bea:ie, Greenvil1e.
Filth district-T. X. Elliott, Winns-
boro. Sixth diStrict-D. D. McCon.
| Bennettsville. Seventh district-J. l..
Mimnaugh, Columbia.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That the president Of
this society be requested and autho-
rized to apply officially TO the presi-
dent OF the Equitable Life Assurance
society OF the United States for list
OF the policy holders in the Equitable
Life Assurance society in South Car.
clina. the postoAice addresses and
amounts.
Resolved. That it is the sense of
this meeting Of policy holders OF the
Equitable Lie Assurance society OF
the United States living in South
Carolina, that in any scheme for mu-
:ualization and in any election OF new
trustees or directors Tor such society
that representation be given 10 this
section OF the country, irasmuch IS d
v2:y large portion OF the entire out
standing policies of the society are
held in the South, and this section is
now without any direct representa-
ton in the board.
Resolved further. That this meet
ing OF policy holders desire to place
;Don record their confidence in the
stability and solvency of the Equita-
bic Life Assurance society of the
United States, and urge the policy
holders not to be deferred by any,
thing that has happened from con-
/ tinuing to keep alive their policies by
paying their premiums thereon as
they severally become due.
"Resolved further, That this meet
ing of policy holders of the Equitable
Life Assurance society of the United
States, expresses their sincere and
hearty wish that the present difficult
ties existing in the management OF
the society should be rapidly and
amicably adjusted without resort to
any further litigation. and that such
plan will be adopted to secure har-
n1ony and satisfactory solution of
the present difficulties as will tend to
continue the prosperous condition OF
the society and increase the same"
The executive committee met and
will get to work at once. There will
; be no cost to policy holders and the
organization will be purely protect
i've.