Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-05-25
INSURANCE MERGER.

The Manchester members Of the
Highland Mobiles will be interested in
learning that the order will absorb
the American Order of Protection, To-
Gated in Lincoln, Nebraska. The
merger win be brought about at a
meeting to be held In Waterloo on
July 8. The Waterloo Reporter OF
a recent date contained the fol
lowing regarding the change:
i The Highland Mobiles, a fraternal
organization with headquarters l..
Waterloo, and the American Order Of
Protection. located at Lincoln, Nebras
ka, will be merged in Waterloo the
fore part Of July, A. " Young, SUI
preme protector Of the Highland No
,bles has called meeting of the SUI
preme bodies of the fraternities and
delegates to be held here July 5.
A consolidation of smaller orders
thereby carrying on a large volume
/ of business at small expense, Is q pol
icy adopted some time ago by the
Highland Mobiles. This order was or
ganized in Des MONIES In 1898 and
five years later moved the supreme
offices to Waterloo.
On February 25 of this year the
first merger was effected between the
local order and the Modern National
Reserve at Charles City. This move
added 5000 members to the 1000 al
ready enrolled, giving the Highland
Mobiles membership Of 10000 Of
which nearly 500 are in Waterloo.
Second Merger.
Preliminary steps have been taken
for the second consolidation which
Will absorb the American Order e
Protection, thrifty and growing or
ganization with membership Of be-
tween 6.o0o and 1000. The addition
will give the Highland Mobiles be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 members.
The plan is to take in the new
members with practically no change
in policies except the name OF the
fraternity which will be Highland
Mobiles" The supreme officers OF
the Nebraska organization will retire
with the possible exception of two
or three. The business for the three
orders will be conducted from Water
loo by the present set of officers
managing the Highland Mobiles. v.
A. Young of Waterloo will head the
band of $4,000 members and his as,
sistant supreme officers will be as
ollows::
Councillors. c. Huber. Tama.
secretary-I. r. Lee, Waterloo.
Physician-H. A. Dittmer, Manches.
ter.
Treasurer-M. F. Leroy. Manches
ter.
Lecturer. NJ. Gibson, waterloo.
Eyangel-Mrs. c. R. Pauley, Cedar
Rapids.
warden-J. T. Peracival, Port HUI
ron, Michigan.
Escort-P. c. Terrence. Rockwell
City.
Guard-w. E. Van Shaw, cleburne,
Texas.
Sentinel Geo. M. Detwiler. Gin
ton.
Trustees-H. F. Arnold. Manches
ter; M. F. Leroy. Manchester; s. L.
Kern, Minneapolis; G. A. Won Berg.
Charles City; j.. A. Ferguson. Charles
City.
Little Change Made.
1t is anticipated there will be very
Ii lie: change in the method of man
agement, aside from the retirement
of the old officials and a possibility
that the board of trustees may be In
creased by one or two. Thirty dele
gates are expected here July 5 and
replies in answer to letters from the
Waterloo office explaining the propos
ed merger indicate that all are fay-
orable.
Delegates will be present from
Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas, Me-
ibraska, Oregon, Montana, Washing
ton. California, Minnesota. Michigan,
Colorado and Texas. this territory
being carefully covered by the High
land MOBILES and the American Order
Of Protection.