The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-09-18
Delegates at a Meeting In
Newark Determine to OPP
pose the Supreme Coun-
ellis Rate Order,
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS LIKELY
COMMITTEE NAMED ON sATUR-
DAY 10 JOIN OTHER PROTEST
ING STATES THIRTY COUN-
CHS REPRESENTED.
Especial to .The Jersey city News. .


s,t NEW ARK, Sept. IS, 1905.-Deter-
mination to fight the new rate schedules
for insurance as adopted by the Supreme
Council Of the Royal Arcanum last
spring, was the keynote of meeting held
Saturday night at Sunset Hall, 8 Central
avenue, by representatives of 80 coun-
ellis Of this State. That there had been
no abatement of the opposition TO the
new rates since the so-called compromise
was effected at the special session of the
Supreme Council at Put-in-Bay, Ohio,
last month, was evident from the start.
It was said that the 80 councils which
sent delegates to Saturday nights meet
ing were among the largest in New Jer-H
sey, representing about two-thirds of the
membership in this State. notwithstand-
ing that there are 119 councils in all.
It was also claimed that other councils
would have been represented if secreta-
ries who were in favor of supporting the
Supreme Council had not refused to read
at the meetings the circulars calling for
Saturday nights meeting
About 125 representatives were pres.
emf, so per cent. more than attended the
meeting at Nutley, where the first con-
certed protests were made. Among the
representatives were three from Bay
onne council, the largest subordinate body
of the order in New Jersey. Newark,
Jersey City and Hoboken were well rep-
resented. and several councils from the
southern part Of the State sent delegates.
The meeting was called to effect per-
manent organization of representatives
of councils throughout New Jersey. A
constitution and bylaws were unani-
mously adopted and the following officers
were elected, President, David 4.
Howell, of Newark; first vice president,
H. w. Van Benthuysen of Paterson;
second vice president, Charles Miller, of
Hoboken; recording secretary, w. H.
Labah, of Jersey City, corresponding
secretary, Charles Armstrong, of Nut
ley; treasurer, O.. J. E. Noelte, of jersey
City; sergeant-at-arms, Captain Parsons,
Of Red Bank,
As an executive committee of the COM
bined councils, the committee of 10,
which was organized in Nutley, was con-
tinued in office The organization adopt
ed Sthe name Of the Association Of the
State Of New Jersey, it being impossible
to insert the name of the order in the
title without the consent of the State
council.
/ IA committee was appointed to confer
with the Joint committees representing
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio Rhode Island, Michigan, and, pos
sibly several other States. which will
meet next Tuesday morning in the Hotel
Manhattan, New York. The members Of
the New Jersey delegation are David
y Howell, w. Fl. Van Benthuysen,
John Farrell, Of Paterson; z. J. Gala
han. Of Hoboken. Mr.. Howell, the
president of the organization is law
yer, and a member of Woodside council,
Of this city. He is also high chief
ranger of New Jersey of the Independent
Order Of Foresters.
A resolution was offered providing if
1t were the sense of the meeting in New
York the members of the order who were
antagonistic to the new rates should se-
cede. then the representatives from this
State should pledge the support of New
Jersey IN the movement. This called
forth lively discussion. the resolution
meeting with beth eIl Il SUPPORT and opposi-
stion' Il Vas the general. irnpres ion,
however, thai X cf secession was pre-.
mature, ana chat such aetIon should be
lresprted 10 only ~ 1 hnals te1natIrs.
II Was almost unanimously voted To 1ay
| tbs III i 6eseiati tioa on shestables.s
Iwas the sense ofsthe meeting that
legal steps should be taken to prevent
the Supreme Council from enforcing the
new rates. and it was believed that the
meeting IN New York would discuss this
phazeof the question and take definite
saetiqn. It is possible that If the recall
citrant members decide to take legal
steps ths action will be brought in Mas
sachusetts. where the life insurance laws
probably are stricter than in any other
State il the country:
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