Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-07-21
stste Royal Areanum Delegates Net
Backward In Their Demands.
LIVELY GATHERING N DETROIT
Resolutions Adopted Asking That
Deficits Be Made Up by Assets
ments-Commltt Chosen 10 CO
Operate With Other States.

| canum, and there VIII be found le5d
authority to back us up"
These were the ringing words OF c
S. Hampton of Detroit, representing
Big Rapids council. No ia, at the un
official convention OF Royal Arcanum
couQcils of Michigan to protest againsI
the action Of the supreme council in
making raise in Insurance rates
based on present attained age OF tic
members.
over 100 delegates were at the cor
vention which convened here TUESDAY
representing something over half OF
the eighty-six councils in the state. II
were men under 40 years Of age, some
under 30 All were burning with hc
sentiment that the old men should no:
be made TO suffer for the benefit OF the
new members.
Decry Babcock and Johnson.
Disapproval Of the action of the sd.
preme council took the form at times
OF invective against Messrs. Babcock
and Johnson, Michlgans representa-
tives who voted for the new rate.
Touches a Popular Chord.
Circuit Court Judge ]. F. Shepard
OF Bay City was elected chairman. and
c. S. Hampton secretary Most OF the
forenoon session was taken up with
reports from John r. Wood, Hamilton.
Ont. c. II. Louehrey, LOrain, O., and
Donald Mclean OF Sarnla. as to how
the situation had been met in the r
Jurisdictions. In Ohio a COMMITTEES
had been appointed to cooperate VITA
other Jurisdictions in securing action
by the supreme council.
In his opening address, Judge Saep-
ard touched a popular chord by say
ing If necessary, let uE do as the old
line life insurance companies do-fir
the rate for newcomers and stand BY
the agreement already made. To
adopt an attained age basis, and thus
built up the order. is piece OF ds
honesty and injustice"
Strong Resolutions.
Resolutions were adopted containing
the following:
Resolved. That 1t is the sense u
this convention that
THE Royal Arcanum should remain
a strictly fraternal assessment order,
without going upon reserve fund
basis
Any and all assessment rates
should be fixed upon the age at entry.
and not upon the attained age Of mem
bers
The amendments to the laws OF tho
Royal Arcanum passed at the last ar.
nual session OF the supreme council
requiring all members OF the order to
be assessed at their attained ages Oc;
] next are unnecessary and unjust
and inconsistent with the principles
OF the order.
We demand that the said schedule
OF rates be set aside al a special meet
Ing OF the supreme council and that In
place OF II the former rates be re-
tained and provision made for one or
more special ass essments each year on
~ members. 10 pay any deficiency N
he widows and orphans beneft funi
hat may occur from time 20 time. b..
Loving that this plan is fair and jus.
% all members.
To promote the objects OF this con.
'ention an executive committee OF nve
hall be appointed by this convention
o cooperate with similar committees
II other grand Jurisdictions.
An executive committee was elected
OF ID. r Champion, John F
'ible, e. A. Barnes, II. II Smith and
!. c. Roberts.
5sbcoek's Statement.
A signed statement 20 local pa
er by Mr.. Raboock contains the fol-
wing:
We have done only what every
thcr fraternal society that has passed
'to Its second generation has been
ompc..sd to do. and we have done It
eoause there was nothing left r.:
onee: men 20 do II they cared to per
etuate the order Personally, an {
ltisfe cd that n only reQuises u careful 6
OF the questions involved a
convince every man who Is willing r
pay for the Insurance he asks Aor, b
iAt ne rates are fair snd just. That n
icy will work hardship in some "a. n
ances Is quite true, and this Is TO he .;
'esuy regretted, but IL all human In. /,
tutors II will affect some who ara =
'nnected with them unfavorably.
henever the need arises to sight
ns containing wrong. There has y"
ben 4 great an indulgence in in =
'etive and too little thought given 10 te
. great underlying, principles IN g
lived In the attempt which 10 nov m
sas 10 bring the Royal Arcaaum
pm the slough of eIpedhncy In Il
Aica II has been plunged, up to ths IL
gh erounA Of eternal right and trs- n,
'e whtchit viii occupy 90 and after
til. s. s. BARCOCK,
Iemisr Supreme Council Royal Ar.
oanum."