The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-02-27
POLICY HOLDERS
TO GIVE PROXIES
ASSOCIATIONS MAKE AN AP-
PEAL THROUGH PRESS.
Representatives are Named.-Organ-
izations Take Steps to Garry Out
Instructions of the Meetings
Held Last Month.

the proxies Of the policyholders, the
primary purpose for which the asso-
Citations were organized. The associa-
tions have been unable to secure a
list of the policyholders, as the COM
panies refuse to give the lists even to
such an organization, and this posi-
ton has been sustained by the courts
as proper in a recent decision. Hence
tne associations have had to appeal
to the policyholders through the press.
The Mutual Life Polieyholders' as
sociation has sent out the following:
'sPolicyholders Of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company Of New York will
do we'll to communicate with Mr.. F.
H. McMaster, Columbia, S. c., secre-
tary Of the South Carolina Associa
ton Of Policyholders.
s'On the 18th Of January, in Co.
lumbia this association was formed,
with Gen. Willie Jones as president;
Mr.. Samuel H. Wilson, Of Charleston,
vice-president, and Mr.. F. H. McMas-
ter, of Columbia, S. c.. secretary; and
an executive committee, consisting OF
Messrs. T. NJ. Mordecai, Charleston;
J. C. Sheppard, Edgefeld; J. Allen
Smith, Abbeville; Ellison Smyth,
Greenville; Leroy Eprings, Lancaster;
D. D. McColl, Bennettsville, and c.
Fitzsimons, Columbia. Col. Leroy
Springs as a trustee Of the company,
and it is the purpose Of the South
Carolina association to have him rep
resent their interests at the annual
meeting in New York Of the Mutual
Life Insurance company on the first
Monday in June. To cover the neces-
sary expenses Of the association a
membership fee Of ST is asked.
"As the Mutual Life Insurance
company has declined to furnish
list of its policyholders in South Caro-
lima, letters cannot be sent directly
to the policyholders; but all who hold
policies in this company are reques-
ed to let that fact be known to the
secretary, Mr.. F. H. McMaster, at
Columbia, when blank proxy Will be
sent them"
The New York Life Policyholders'
association has sent out the follow
ing:
To the Policyholders Of the New York
Life Insurance Company:
Following the instructions OF the
association formed in Columbia on the
18th of January the executive COM
mittee of the New York Life Policy
holders Protective association has en-
deavored to secure the proxies Of the
policvholders Of the company in South !
Carolina for the purpose OF having
them represented at the annual meet !
inc in New York in April. 1mmed-
iatelv after the formation OF the as |
ISOLATION an official request was made |
bv the president Of the association |
for a list Of the policyholders in this !
State and after correspondence with
the home Office, it is evident that we
cannot secure such list from the !
company. Meanwhile the agents OF
the company have been Instructed to
secure proxies in the name Of Messrs.
Straus, Clahin and Mackay of New
York and many Of the policyholders
Of the company in this State have |
given their proxies to the agents IN |
the name Of these gentlemen. While |
desiring to work in accord with the !
officials Of the company so long as
their efforts are directed to the con-
servation Of the interests OF the poll
cvholders. the executive committee !
considers that the original plan Of !:
the association should be adhered to !
and that the polieyholders, IN order |
to be fully projected, should give
their proxies to the three trustees Sc
lected by the committee IN accord
with the resolution of the meeting
held on the 18th of January. This
committee consists Of Messrs. 7. B.
Stackhouse of Columbia, L. v. Park |
er Of Greenville and Jas. A. Hoyt, OF
Columbia.
This committee is pledged to vote
the South Carolina proxies for the !
protection Of the policyholders. The
committee will also vote the proxies
and work for the election Of Gov. D. |
C, Howard as a trustee Of the COM !
~ 4Lo nnnnal mantino as in |