Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
MAY CHANCE THE LAWS
Foresters of America Talk up Some
 Radical Chanass.

One of the most important changes proposed by the Foresters of America at it's recent convention is the one in relation to the consolidation of funds. Hereafter the funds known as the management. sick and benevolent and funeral funds will be consolidated into one fund, thereby simplifying the work of the treasurers and secretaries of subordinate courts. In states where the law demands that surplus be set aside, exceptions will be allowed.
 The supreme convention decided that no more dispensations shall be issued to courts which will not speak the Eng fish language. All printed matter is- sued by the supreme court of the order must be in English. Courts now in eX- istence which conduct their meetings in foreign language will be obliged to hold two meetings each quarter, at which only English shall be spoken. The application of certain Massachu' setts members for permission to estab fish grand court in that state i'll which French only should be spoken was denied.
 A committee was appointed for the purpose of simplifying and condensins the supreme laws of the order. Tbe general opinion of the members tis III favor of new system of reimbursina the delegates who attend supreme con ventions, and before the next conyen' tion is called it is probable that the supreme court official board will ar range to furnish mileage for the dele gates. The allowance for committees, also. is to be cut down.
 The proposition to establish in the city of Denver hospital for the care of Foresters afflicted with tuberculosis came up in the convention. The Con necticut delegation was at home on this subject by reason of the attention and study which is being made in this state at present to prevent the spread of tuberculosis. The Connecticut dele gation favored the project strongly The matter was cleft with the commit. | tee on the state of the order, and al the next convention favorable report | will be presented in all probability | The laws of the order regarding appli cations for membership have been modified so as to be less severe on ap. plicants whose relatives have died of | tuberculosis. The change is as fol | lows: r- F--5
 No applicant under the age of 3C years. whose father, mother, sister ol | brother has died of consumption with in five years previous to the filing 6l | the application for membership, shall | be recommended as member of any subordinate court"
 A new blank for applications fol membership has been adopted, having been submitted by committee of sl1 | physicians, and in general the appli cation form is more strict than the ont formerly in use.
 During the past two years the For esters have paid out in sick benefits and death claims $3,740, ,367.61. The order has gained 117 courts in two
 years. and now has membership o1 235, ,269 in the country. In lSS9, at th'
 Minneapolis convention, the member
 ship was 56,000.
 | The Hartford delegation did not re turn home immediately after the clos
 of the convention, but took a week trip through Pennsylvania and New
 York. Those in the party from tha
 city were Mir Cosgrove, Grand Secre
 tary Frank A. Hagarty, James r. flag
 arty, D. J. Murphy. William Fitzgerald and James B. Madigan. Among thu
 interesting places visited by them ar'
 Glen Summit, Wilkesbarre and nearby
 points in the coal regions.