The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-14
AGREEMENT 7EC-Eo o. Pro
POSED 5iL- =o7 7EG- Ls7IOs
o. s-.11c .c.,-.1c INTERESTS.
RIVAL CAMPS SOON TO MEET
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merger q re -zo zz-.o1zl zzs,--z-
----s 1t s-a-=--z- Insurance Societies
1zFizz outstanding nearly -=. 5L-
lions O. t-z-e-Ls- .lt= Insurance --sl--
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lions so51 70 - 5-I5 ~ ,-= -vo
bodies. Tie co1s=--.5-s 49, 20 5e
-=.1 a. follows
Ta= tz,I-zl F-z.e-us- Congress
August 1915 Detroit. 3lc--zz--
Associated F-z,e-.-es O.. america
-Augus, ----5 Atlantic C.;y
TIE 4 ? o. \ vas organized
T1el 20 Nz-.oaz. Frz,e-uzl congress
declared en2az,i-zIy -hz- adequate
rates o. contribution 5y members Tzs
indispensable 70 -5e so1-d-=ss ot ne
societies AID -aelr ability 70 pay ,h-ir
certificates IL full Tie current COS
societies and other. v1o xere uuzil.-
.lg Or unable 70 nee, tais require
men. e. 70 rates withdrew and organ
lzed the Associated Fra.erui-ies Of.
America.
Practically The only gulf between
the TAO bodies. however. mas been toe
matter Of rates FOR insurance. The
Societies which organized The Asso-
c.ated F-a-eruir.=s Of America include
several Of very large membership. IN
Guiding -ae Modern Woodmen Of
America.
Recently the tr4-e-nal committee OF
-ae Nz,iona. Association o. Insurance
commissioners completed The draft OF
Z Bill for regulation Of fraternals 10
which representatives both Of ne y.
F. ?. c.. and the 4. ?. OF A. gave
their endorsement. This endorsement
seesled 20 bridge in fact the main IS
sue dividing them. On all questions
except rates Necessary fC- sOIyency
the rEo bodies have been and have
acted in harmony. their officers being
on terms o. cordial cooperation. The
insurance commissioners Ot the var.
-Ous states have repeatedly warned
the fra,ernai societies tha- unless
those nov insolyent voluntarily adopt
81 measures 10 secure solyency the
departments themselves would urge
reguiat.ye measures 20 bring IL a5ou.
Or retire the derelic- society.
The possible merger would unite IN
one great congress fra.erual insur-
alre interests having outstanding GER
-ih.ca.es a2proxima ely as follows:
Associated F.a,e-n.,ies OF America.
s5,jJ0.0000OO.
National FsareruaI Congress, s4.5oO.-
00O, 900
The total membership Of the so
cie,ies is approximately 100000
This membership is scattered through
ont the United States and is a power
,ul factor in politics. The united sup
port Of uniform bill in most any
state would insure its prompt pas
SAGE. Heretofore tae Two camps have
not yet presented a united IRON, IN
any legislature When the National
Frare-nal congress and the AssOciat-
I'd Fra,eruit.es Of America agreed
upon the draf, Of a uniform bin TWO
wear, ago Il was supposed tha- -here
.Ould 5e no opposition 70 the measure .
However i- was found that the "cur
zen; cost" societies. which make up
he Associated F-arerni,.es Of Amer ,
"a, actively were knitting the bill be-
ore the legislatures and only q -epe-i.
Jon OF SUCH tactics viii serve 20 PIE
ZEN. -he merger
Overture for the alalgauat.on o.
-e -70 o-zat.zat.oas nave been msd- |
.ad - Is the expressed belief of Of |
.ce-- Of both bodies taa, an ultimate |
merger VIII be brought about wletle- |
efo-e the proposed uniform bill o. the
Insurance commissioners comes uy
or enactment in various s-ates stu
ema.us 20 be determined. The en-
Ire good faith Of the "crreu: cost
ocie-ies il the matter Of uniform reg
la'!o- will have 20 be- evident before
be National Fra,ernal congress Til
e-.o1sly consider admitting those so-
.e-ies 70 the congress.
on the other hand President D0uo- .