Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-07
Deavitt Of Montpelier and D. W. Cum
mings of Montpelier.
OFFICERS ELECTED

of II
The committee retired and later
presented the following report, which
was accepted and adopted:
President--Ex-G Gov. C. S. Page Of
Hyde Park.
Secretary and treasurer-,E H
Deavitt of Montpelier.
The committee suggested an ex-
! ecutive committee consisting OF one
policyholder from each of the IA
counties in the state and named as
| three members of that committee, Elk.
GOV. Page OF Hyde Park for Lamoille
| county; Mr.. Dubois of Randolph for
orange county; DR.. Holton of Brat
| tlcboro for Windham county. These
three members were empowered to
complete the membership of the com
mittce and before the meeting ad-
iourned they had selected c. w. Gates
of Franklin for Franklin county; Col.
y. G. Brown of Montpelier for Wash
ington county and John W. Redmond
Of Newport for orleans county. The
members from the remaining counties.
will be selected later.
OBJECTS DEFINED.
| The committee further suggested
| that the objects of the national associ-
alton as read by DR. Holton in the let
ter from Secretary Fish be adopted
as the objects of the Vermont Asso-
citation OF Policyholders This sug-
gestion was adopted by the meeting.
The objects OF the national associa-
ton as definitely stated In the certif,-
cate Of incorporation are as follows:
The business of the association is
educational and for the Improvement
of its membership. Its objects are to
inform policyholders of the Mutual
Life Insurance company of New York
of their rights, duties and RESPONSE
hilitios: to advise them concern
ing their rights and interests
as to the legal meetings of the poicyhold-
ors of said insurance company. to secure
proxies for their proper representation at
such meetings. to take such part in the
nomination and election of trustees of said
insurance company as may he in the in
tcrest of the policyholders; to protect ms
far as possible tho company from adj
verse legislation in the various States and
countries where 1t may carry on business
to secure the appeal of such existing laws
as may be inimical to the interests of
lpOliCYhOlders; to disseminate literature
and other printed and written matter for
ends hercnbeforc set forth and to orga-
Inze tho policyholdors of said insurance
company into an effective working body
Through which the influence Of such pol
licyholders may he exerted in a concerted
iand united manner for the accomplish
ment of these objects.
1T is distinctly averred that this asso-
citation Is not connected with the actual
business Of insurance in any manner; it
has no capital stock; it casts no financial
responsibility upon its membership and
is maintained by the voluntary contribu-
tons Of its membership"
GREETINGS FROM NATIONAL ASSO-
CITATION.
While the meeting was still in session.
Or Holton received the following tele-
gram from Washington, u. c., from Rus
sell W. Fish, secretary of the National
Association of Mutual Life Policyhoders:
I'm the great campaign for a policyhold-
ers' management we confidentally expect
the Green Mountain boys to be on the
firing line. Accept greetings and our
hopes for the formation of strong State
organization"
ORGANIZATION TO BE FURTHER
STRENGTHENED.
The executive committee will draft a
constitution and bylaws and the associa-
ton will he placed on "A firm foundation
and strengthened in every way. A motion
WAS made and carried that when the list
of policYholders in Vermont is filed IN July
that each one be sent an invitation to be-
come a member of the Vermont associa-
tiOn. The membership fee was fixed at 30
cents. to he paid on joining, and it is
thought that further dues will .e unnec-
essary at present, as the expenses to be
connected with the conduct of the orsani-
cation are only nominal.
NAMES OF pOAICYl!OIDERS NOT
YET AVAILABLE.
At present there are no means of obtain
ing fun list of the names of Vermont
policyholders since the company, hereto
fore. has stoutly refused to divulge that
information when it has been sought; but
the legislation recently enacted by the AS
sembly at Albany, y. Y. provides that
lists of all Of tho policyholders of the COM
pany must he filed as to be available
after July 70 in the Office of the insurance
commissioner for the State of New York,
In Albany, in the home Office and in the
offices of all of the general agents. The
general agency for the jurisdiction of YER
mont and New Hampshire is at ManChes-
ter, n. II.
1t was made the expression of the meet
ing that there is no question about the
entire solvency of the Mutual Life com
pany and that policyhodcrs should not
allow their policies to lapse.
The meeting adjourned subject to the
call of the president The next meeting