Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-07-27
American Royal Circles
|st Annual Meeting.
Officers Elected and Other Bus
mess Attended To-.
Bret Sketch Of Order, with Outline Of
Methods and Aims.


Of officers of the Supreme Lodge of the
American Royal Circle convened in
Golden Cross hall, at 10 O'Clock,
Wednesday morning. eigh: lodges be-
ing represented by delegates. The
meeting was a most enthusiastic one,
and every indication points to the con-
tinucd advancement ana success Of the
order
During the year which has passed
since the organization of the order, the
organizers have been laboring under
the heaviest difficulties. as the strn-
gent laws recently added to the stat
utes of the State i'll regard to insul :
ance societies. has made it impossible
for policies to be issued until il speci-
fed membership should be reached,
and Z sufficient reserve to guarantee
members against loss should be de-
posted with the State treasurer.
The merits Of the movement. how
ever. have appealed so strongly to the
public that success has been certain,
almost from the start, such was the
confidence i'll the regulations govern
ing the organization. With all re-
Quirements met. Il fine showing in the
way of lodges established. and con-
stantly increasing membership. tie
meeting. 50 stcrday. of the supreme
lodge could hardly be otherwise than
one Of mutual congratulations. The
fact that the order is we'll Endorsed in
Augusta, the home of the organization,
speaks well for the character Of the
inducemcrt it offers to those seeking
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home society. all the funds being in
vested in Maine, and as the scope of
the organization broadcns and lodges
are founded in other states. the pro-
cceds will come back to Maine for in
vGStment.
The American Royal Circle is a fra
ternal beneficiary society, organized
and chartered under State of Maine
laws, carried on for the sole benefits of
its members and their bencficiaries,
and not for profit. having 4 lodge sys-
TEN, with ritualistic form of work
and 4 representative form of govern
.nent.
1t is not Sectarian or political. Any
lady or gentleman to become a men,
Der shall be between 1e and 60 years OF
character. reputable calling, sound
body and mind a believer in a Supreme
Being. and able and competent to earn
q livelihood. 4 medical examination,
thorough in its nature. is required of
all applicants on the form provided by
the society. Certificates are written
for $3.50, $500. $1,000 or $1,000 Premi-
ums can be paid annually, semi-annu-
ally quarterly or monthly.
The American Royal Circle was Or
Sanized in Augusta. July 20 1904. ana
chartered under State of Maine laws.
The organizers are experienced 'Old
Line" insurance men and at the sam,
time having been members Of many of
the older Fratcrnal Societies and
gained from their experience much
knowledge of the needs and require
mcnts of an up-to-1atc society.
All the Fratcrnal Beneficiary socie-
tics in this country started with low
rates and were fairly Successful for thu
first ten or fifteen vars after which
time there was a marked increase in
the number Of deaths per thousand
which resulted in frequent assessments
and rapidly increasing "sttc;s and finally
reorganization with increased rates, or
dissolution of the Soci..'y.
The officers of the American Royal
Circle claim that their plan is not only
Euuita bic and Joint but absolutely
safe. Each member knows at the be-
ginning how much he is to pay. ana
what is more desirable 10 know. when
hi- payments are to stop. The plan OF
the American Royal Circle is to give
every possible benefit consistent with