Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-21
FYaternaI and
MODERN WOODMEN OF
AMERICA
KMiN
HAH go aN
We

~OAA Rey for the annual picnic
WN(I\kU At 10 o'clock in the morn
GN ing a program of sports
will begin It will include indlVlduaI
and team contests, from 100 yard races
to nail driving contests, with men ana
women, bows and girls all particlpat-
ing in events specially scheduled LOT
them. The fat men will have a race OF
twenty-five yards and return, ana thaL
will draw the crowd. good list OF
prizes has been made up. In the even
ing after trophies have been awarded
the winners there will be short ad-
dresses by W. F. Mclaughlin and Mrs.
Christiana Hamill after which there
will be dancing. A basket dinner VIII
be a feature of the event, and 1t is
expected all who attend Will nave
great time.
Thursday night Pacific camp had
class adoption, about twenty-five be-
ing initiated. Next Thursday evening
an open meeting with music and dane
ing is scheduled, and on september
there will be a stag party ana smoker.
c. B. Clapp, a member of Pacltlc
camp living at Newport Beach, dled
August 16. He had been living there
and the funeral was held in that place.
r J. Davidson, a member of Golden
state camp, died Thursday morning.
The funeral was held yesterday after
noon from Overholtzer's, interment be-
ing in Evergreen cemetery.
G. e. -chroer, lieutenant colonel and
chief signal officer of the third can
fornia regiment of Modern Woouinen
foresters, went down to santa ana
August ii with Miss B0ttie Bates, ana
the two were married there. He is now
receiving CONGRATULATIONS from Golden
State camp members.
The record of work for Golden state
camp Wednesday night was Two socldl
and nine beneficiary members ADOPTED
three received by transfer and flve ap-
plications. For October >, 1t is an
nounced. ]. O. Davis, national lecturer,
will be with the camp to give talk;
A big open meeting will be arranged
for that date, and members OF other
camps invited.
In Detroit during the past week
convention has been held at which an
attempt was made to agree on a Dill
TO uniformly regulate fraternal lnsur-
ance organizations. 1t was mace up
of representatives of the National FRA
ternal congress, the Associated Frater-
mites of America and the insurance
commissioners of the various states.
In times past the same attempt mas
heen made and has failed, the trouple
heing failure to agree on the aue.
uuate rate" question. uniform Dill
was introduced in many legislatures
and 1Hll6O III oil VI tlitili' h''S A'A
ern Woodmen were very active in OPP
position to this measure and contrlp-
1,ted largely to it's defeat. Their bus-
iness has always been conducted eco
non1ically. safely and satisfactorily TO
the members. and they object TO any
unreasonable regulation. But TINS year
il is believed an agreement VIII De
reached by reason of the proposed pIll
beine modified to suit the various or
sanizations. Speaking of the matter,
fbe Modern Woodman for August mad
this to say: .. e
ASIDE from the whole question of
adeouate rates, Modern WoOdman is
opposed to any and all so-called uni
form bills which name any standard
table of rates to be charged ny ira
ternsl beneficiary societies. No two
societies. conducted under different
conditions, with material differences IN
the class of risks, the manner or max
ing selection, and the general conduct
of the societies, will even average tie
same death rates; therefore, no single
arbitrary table would do for all. IheTe
are no laws which require that ol9-
line life insurance companies shaH 90
business upon any specified table. 10
ask that a table of rates be fixed by
lauJ for fraternal beneficiary societies
is not right The men who would pro-
nose such arbitrary and despotlc meas
lres are surely not men of real aplllty'
They must be either narrow ana lS-
norant or vicious. 49,,
Certain influences, some of them
within the ranks of the fraternal So
cieties. have been for years attempt
ing To fOist such legislation upon the
fra+ernal beneficiary system. Modern
WOodmen of America has always op-
posed such shortsightedness both on
The floor of the National Fraternal
-Fafp
II nersisted in this opposition because
anv such uniform bilP would not
nrove beneficial to the societies. by
emitting all reference to tables or
rates and providing for annual Nalud-
lion. the uniform bill would be MADE
A measure which the friends OF the
fraternal beneficiary societies coulu IN
dorse most cordially .
"Refore committee of the lnSur-
ance commissioners association in
New York in June, General Attorney Is.
n. Smith, accompanied by j. F. Egan'
presented the unanimous views oi Iiie
pxecutiye council of our society, WHICH,
in substance, were as outlined ABOVE
and in favor of valuation. The amend
ment proposed by the Woodmen was
anproved by the committee and VIII
1,rohablv he made part of the uni
form hill to be presented to the various
legislatures this next winter. This Dill
with the valuation clause will con-
tinue to give to the various indlvlduai
societies the right of self~goVernlnehl'
II provides. however, that the exact
condition of each society as s. shown slnt
by the valuation of its certificates;
sIa11 he published either in the official
paper or otherwise, so every member
may know the real conditions; then,
knowing the conditions, if they do not
correct any defect in rates it will be
their own fault This is as 1t should
he in a society which has represen-
+ative form of government. Under TINS
form of government Modern Woodmen
of America has succeeded in the past,
and if the meddlers will only 60 out
of business it will succeed in the tu-
lure The editor believes the members
viii have wisdom enough and courage
enough when informed Of conditions
through this system Of Valuatloh'
which is only another name for TAX
ing stock to eliminate any detects
which may be found
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