The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-30
TRYING. TO SAVE
TRUE REF0|RME.Ri|.S'
Prominent Financiers Working
to Put Insurance Company
on It's Feet:
WANT 10 UpLlFT NEGRO s:
Officer Of Fraternat Order Ex-
plains It's Side Of the
Case.


with the aid and advice OF promi-
nent flnaneiers and insurance men OF
Richmond. and with the hearty en-
couragement OF the Bureau OF 1nsur-3
ance, efforts are being made to put the
Grand United Order Of True Reformers
In such condition as to cause the bu.
reau to vacate the order suspending Its
license and to permit It to proceed as
a fraternal bench :iary association.
It Is fully realized IN the community
that the work of the True Reformers.
as one OF the oldest and by far the
largest OF the fraternal organizations
OF colored men and women. has been
and should continue to be invaluable
In the task OF uplift OF the negro race.
Incubation OF the hubits OF thrift and
the desire to be Independent OF charity
has been one OF. the aims OF the organ
ization.
Must Keep Separate.
Divorced from banks and business en-
terprtses which crippled the efforts OF
the society In this past ana cost 1t large
amounts OF money, 1t is hoped that the
True Reforn1ers can be again placed
on their feet and continued as an asso.
citation.
Much depends. OF course, on the result
Of the receivership OF The True Re-
formers, Bank. II suf,lcient dividend
70 creditors can be realized 70 liQuidate
the death claims and other debts OUT
standing. the order may continue to
exist, with the aid OF It's monthly In
come. It Is evident. however, that
there must be complete reorganiza-
ton and that the business must pros
, coed on q scientific basis, In accord
...tkh ~ knog a,,6 Mo IN ha Ia IN
down by competent insurance actu-
aries.
The statement which follows was
given out yesterday by ofncers OF the
Grand Fountain Of True Reforn,ers as
| an appeal to the members to remain
Iloyal until some order can be brought
out Of the chaos which now exists.
Had 3liscoaception.
Their own statement Indicates the
complete misunderstanding which the
officers entertained az their duties to-.
ward the different institutions under
their; care. They explain that when the
! from the afraternal par" had to be
used to help the bank along, instead
OF going for the payment OF death
! claims"
This is the trouble which caused the
downfall. The officers would not or
! could not realize that the ''fraternal
. part" was not part at all, but sep
/ arate entity. and that the bank had no
more right to use the insurance orders
funds to protect itself than It had to
| use the funds OF a church or any other
tdepositor.
The statement is as follows:
Dr.. Wertenbaker Is now second vice.
president, and. according to custom.
4 71yYJly f1oh tat A1aefnH first Vice.
j president at this meeting.
4 Or. King -sen Yau and DR.. Lang
4 King chang. the official representatives
i OF the Chinese empire at the meeting
\ OF the association, saw Richmond yes
q terday. One after another Of the mem-
4 bers Of the reception committee took
4 them to places of interest. They visited
j, the local hospitals and witnessed the
:. most approved methods Of carving
4 people as 1t is practtced IN the Occ!-
dent.
Il Foreigners Iatercsted.
q They were much interested, and car.
a ried out their declared intention Of
Il Ilearning by watching their entertain.
ers at work and by saying little.
E All visitors during the week are In.
} lvited to visit at any time st. Luke's
q Hospital. Memorial Hospital, the
Hospital, William Byrd Eos;
pltal anu lAe oouAosOAA-aV stA.9 * to.1t1o
4 forum. I.
AS this meeting is entirely military
t all members attending in a military
Z capacity, the dress Is to be Uniform
!. For all business and technical SEES
- sions. the service uniform Is to be
aEworn. and for social affairs the ap.
: proved costume is to be military full
!. dress for members OF the army or Of
Fl the National Guard, and uniform G
9 without swords or belts. for the naval
: lfsvrgeons. ~ rs
Reception Planned.
a The only event morrow, asidt
q from the meeting OF the executive
council, will be the reception rendered
Il Iby the local women's reception com
,llgmittee to President Joseph *. Weaver
,,tSof Norristown. Pa. It will be held Al
: \ the Jefferson at $3.50 o'clock morrow
! evening.
: oficers Of the National Guard q
) Virginia are invited. with all visiting
: and the local male cepttons commit.
3 tee. military members OF the
I Imedical profession are not expected al
illus time but arc invited to gthesexer-
q cises In the auditorium on Tuesday
!. evening.
It is the plan OF those in II charge
! that all the business of the association
shall be transacted on Tuesday, ane
II Ito this end two meetings will be held
I'm the morning and afternoon. Thi:
will leave Wednesday and Thursday
b free for the technical or. professional
program, which Will include the read
Z ing OF papers and discussion Of the
q contents.
!. AT the morning session reports Will
: be received from the executive couSi-
/ lea. the treasurer, the secretary anl
Z editor, the literary committee. the
8 publication committee, the committee
Il on legislation the committee on
!; tarnational classification OF causes OF
death, the neurology committee. and