Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-17
WESTERN LIFE INDEMNITY.
Meeting Of Local Policy Holders Held
Last Night,

The meeting Of the policyhoIders of the
western Life Indemnity Company of Chi
eago. which was hello last evening at the
residence OF John l.. Schaffert was at
tended by nineteen poiicyholders of this
city. representing about $4,000 worth of
insurance. The main business before the
meeting was to organize into a committee
to represent the local interests and to de-
eide whether to affiliate with the policy
holders committee of Chicago. After some
discussion Mr.. John @. SchafYert was
elected president, Mr.. w. r. Bailey secre-
tary and Mr.. w. P. Tulloch treasurer.
Clippings from papers IN Baltimore and
Chicago. as well as this city, concerning
the recent marriage and movements of E.
l. Resented, the general manager of the
company, to whom some of the clippings
referred as having wrecked the company
in which the local policyholders are inter-
ested. were read. The communications adj
dressed to the local people by the policy
holders committee of Chicago asking them
to affiliate with the movement there and to
seno their proxies SO as to be of aid In the
movement to rearrange the officers and
directory of the company, were also read
1t was alleged at the meeting that Mr.
Rosenfeld was to receive the sum of $780,
w by the transfer of the policies of the
knights Templar and Masons Life Indem-
nifty Company to the Western Indemnity
company. 1t was also stated that he was
receiving the sum of $1,000 month, when
the assets of the concern did not warrant
that amount year. A printed statement
or the affairs of the company, alleged to
have been signed by one of the examiners
OF insurance for the state of Illinois, was
received. This was read to the meeting
and moment afterward printed COPY of
telegram from William R. Vredenburgh
superintendent of insurance of Illinois
stating that no statement of the affairs of
nd rrixy I.
office, was produced. The meeting then en-
gagged IN discussion of the validity of
proxies, and 1t was later determined to have
the secretary communicate at once with
the policyholders' committee In Chicago re-
questing that the necessary information
as to the proper preparation of the proxies
OF the local policyholders, SO as to be of
use In Chicago, be sent to this city.
The most eminent grand master of Tenn
plar Masonry of the United States, Gen.
George M. Moulton, is president of the
company, and a printed statement of the
facts of the troubles in the concern, signed
by him, was distributed The policyholders
present seemed to be much impressed with
the fight that is being made upon the pres
ent officers of the company by the com
mittee in Chicago. There was considera BILE
talk as to what action Judge Kohlsaat
would take in the matter of sustaining the
demurrer of the Western Life Indemnity
Company In the injunction proceedings
brought by the policyholders to prevent
the transfer of the compahy's business to
another concern.
After discussion it was decided to adjourn
the meeting until next Monday night, when
the answer of the committee in Chicago
will have been received
Those present last evening were Messrs.
William Burnell, Franklin J. Foster, Will
liam s. Parks, c. T. Yoder, John w. Drew
Charles w. Brown, John L. Schaffert, DR..
John F. Collins, Charles Block, William H
Spignul, w. p Tulloch, ]. w. Powell
George Compton, Somerset r. Waters, w.
H Ire
w. R. Bailey, James G. Bowen and R. NJ.
Brown.