The Washington herald., 1907-08-17
employees INVITED TO join
Mutual Relief Association Sends Out
Circular Letter.
Calls Attention tn Plans of Organ
fzatiOn and Sets Forth Adj
vRntages It Offers.

The committee on membership Of the
Government Employees Mutual Relief As
sociation will send out circular letters
to-day to the employees Of the various
departments Of the District and national
governments. calling attention 70 the plans
Of the organization. the details Of which
were published exclusively in The Wash
ington Herald yesterday.
This committee consists OF N. NJ
Browni- &. chairman Of the District
health department: W r. Graham, OF
the District auditors office; r. c. Hicks,
of the navy yard; and Leslie Cramer,
of the sixth auditors Office OF the Post
Office Department. The letter is as fol-
lows;
Fellow Employe: A few months ago certain en-
pl0ycs. representing several o the departments. met
in conference for the purpose ~ outlining plan
that would solve az least many o. the questions
which daily confront the government empl1ye, result
ing iu the organization of what is 20 be known as
the Government EmutOyeS' Mutual Relief and Co
operative Association q tie District Of Columbia.
the objects and Purposes oi which are outlined IN
brief in the iuciosel constitution and bylaws Ii is
the hone 20 eliminate 10 this association every need
OF the emp0ye and 70 materialize the frequent e1-
pressOns tor cooperation which have found utter
snCe iu the press and elsewhere. It's field. at
present outlined. is broad one and with the sup
port Of the individual employe the sgccess attendant
viii certainly be more than promising
There have been u the several departments for
years associations for the relief Of the family
Of empl1ye IN case OF his DEATH but those asso-
Citations are rapidly living out their PERIOD Of use
fuincss in the demand Tor something more perna-
nent and which win better meet the needs oi the
emp0ye- As the initial step, therefore, IT is pro-
posed % give 10 the emplOye snd his family that
same high class OF insurance protection against sick
ness. accident. and death which is 20 be found in
the old-iIne" life insurance companies. but upon
plan which vii eliminate the profit Of the invt stor-
schedule Of the proposed rates being iuclosed.
As this is 20 be an association solely in the in
teres q the employe, not FOR profit and controlled
by the employees themselves you will Of course
appreciate the fact that must depend for its
cess upon the empoyes support. and it is proposed
that membership fee Of 81 a year be charged
which viii eutitle the employe 60 al Of the benefits
10 be derived from the association from time 20 time
This membership fee Is 70 be used IN the advance
ment Of the purposes OF the ASSOCIATION. the expenses
Of postage. printing, necessary clerk hire DC. The
present expenses have been paid from the contribu-
tions Of the representatives Of the several depart
ments 10 whom is due the credit for initiating this
movement. and surely each employe should Join
hands TO make it a complete success
II VIII employ no agents and pay no commissions
bat il viii be considered that each enplovc who
sends IN the name and membership fees for five 9th
has contributed the equivalent Of what Il would
otherwise cost 20 interest their cooperation The
government employe must work out his own saliva
tion-here is opportunity VIII you be one 10 aid
in the advancement os this movement?
Communications and TemitJances should be i'd
dressed 20 the association.
The projectors Of the association. by the
adoption of a constitution and bylaws,
have provided that the officers shall con-
sist Of a president, vice president, secre-
tary, assistant secretary, and treasurer.
For the first term the officers will be
chosen from among the representatives
Of the several departments initiating the
organization Of the association, and will
be bonded as follows: President and vice
president, $4,000; secretary and assistant
secretary. $4,000 and treasurer $4,000
A meeting of the association will be
held soon