The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1905-07-20
Local Council Of the Yeomen Of
America Will Remain With
the American Guild.
TO CHANGE RATES IN 1908
Geo. johnson of the Supreme Council
of the Order Explains the Anal
gamation of the Two Orders to
Local Members.

~ AAO@1S " bAAO 1ONoA OAd PlCI
of the Yeomen of America will abide
by the action of the supreme officers
10 in amalgamating the business of the
~ order with that of the American
Guild. Virginia society.
This action was taken at the meet
80 ling of the local council Thursday
" night, after the transfer of the funds
of the order had been entirely ex-
planned by George Johnson of Aurora,
ILL.,, who had been sent to the city as
w a representative of the Supreme
Council. Before this explanation
had been made many of the members
of the local council had opposed the
90 amalgamation, claiming that it was
done without authority of the local
council, and that the insurance Of
fered under the new regime was not
as good as had been offered by the
Yeomen.
90 Mr.. Johnson spoke briefly but to
the point, and gave a very lucid
statement as to the conditions and the
things which had led up to the ANAL
90 gamation. He stated that the supreme
officers of the Yeomen of America
had discovered that it would be i'm
possible for them to keep up the
90 society with the present rate of
assessment some time ago, and that
while there was no danger of loss to
members at the present time, the off.
90 GERS saw that it would be but short
time before the rates would have to
be raised. Actuaries were put at
work on the matter early last winter,
M and their report confirmed the opin-
ions of the supreme officials. At this
time the matter of ama1gamating
90 with the American Guild came up,
~ and the supreme officers decided that
such an action was the only course
open to them.
The Yeomen, he stated, got decid-
eddy the best of the transaction, as it
W is expressly stated in the contract
that while the American Guild guar
antees the payment of every policy
held by members of the Yeomen, it is
w stated that the rates to them shall re-
main the same until after the meet
ing of the Supreme Council of the
American Guild in 1908. At this time
the Yeomen will probably be placed
90 on the same rate as the American
Guild.
This is the fraterna1 congress rate,
and it is declared that with this rate
90 the society as amalgamated will be
able to meet every death claim.
At the time the union was made the
Yeomen had on hand 1000, and the
monthly income from dues was S16,-
90 900. It was claimed by Mr.. Johnson
treasurer of the American Guild was
sufficient to pay every benefit of the
90 Yeomen up to 1908.
A further concession was secured
from the new concern in that the Of
ficers of the American Guild guar
antee to admit the Yeomen to fellow
M ship in that reorganization after 1908
at the rate set down for the age at
which they united with the Yoemen
of America. In substance there will
be absolutely no change in the ,Yeo-
90 man order for the next three years
" and after that time the members will
have to pay the increased rate as laid
down by the fraterna1 congress rates.
The ritual will remain unchanged
and the two orders will keep up their
W separate existence until that time.
Mr.. Johnson claims that the poll
cies have been strengthened in that
the American Guild as we'll as the
w Yeomen of America now guarantee
the payment of every death benefit
issued to members of the Yeomen. In
speaking of the failure Of the supreme
90 officers to notify the local councils of
their intended action, Mr.. Johnson
stated that this was simply an over
sight.
DOL Nothing was done at the Elgin
meeting to organize the old society
under new basis and the reorganiz-
ers got another black eye in Mi1wau-
Mt kee yesterday when Judge Williams
vacated the injunction which had
been issued to restrain the head of6c-
=, ers from completing the transfer.
=, There we're but fifty of the two hun
:. dred and fifty members of the local
: council present at the meeting on
Thursday evening, but it is thought
- that large majority of the absent
- members will accept the action of
those present without bubble.
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