Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-03
OPPOSITION BY sPlRlTUALIsTs
 TO CHARTER CHANGES.
Have Been Voted Out of Control in Camp Meeting Association is Claim.

There was quite a large gathering in
 the old senate chamber at the state
 capitol Tuesday afternoon of those in
 terested in the proposed act to change the name of the Connecticut Spiritual
 ist Camp Meeting association Attor-
 ney Charles F. Thayer of Norwich, representing those who asked for an amendment to charter. explained that the association was granted 8 charter in 1882. but had become better known as the Pine Grove association. that while the association was located ac- cording to the charter in Willimantic, in the town of Windham, all of the association property was in Mantle
 in the town of East Lyme. The amended charter proposes change in name to the Pine Grove association, the changing of location from Willi- mantle to East Lyme. As the associa
 tien had not for a number of years been conducted as religious or char frable organization, but more as so- cial, that that feature of the charter be eliminated and the camp feature be expunged, and that the time of the an nual meeting be changed from Monday tc Saturday. He said that at a meet ing properly called, of which notice was mailed to every member of the corporation the matter of application for amendment to charter as outlined was freely discussed. and it was voted, 119 to 34. to make the application that was before the committee on incor- porations for the present hearing.
 President Boon Speaks.
 Ashley T. Boon of Norwich presi- dent of the association said that he had been president at different periods for terms aggregating 12 years and that he had been member of the as ciation almost from it's foundation. He acquired property at Pine Grove. He wanted the changes in the charter that had been asked for. as it was not now what it was when first formed, where people visited in the summer time, occupied tents and held Spiritual ist meetings. Now people reside there all the yeaf,-thefe- are no more Spirit ualist meetings, and the conditions have entirely changed. As matters stand now people do not want to To- cate there and be considered as a part of the Spiritual camp meeting ground, and for the additional reason that the that no banks will negotiate with prospective purchasers or present holders. There are more provisions in the deeds than in the public acts of changed as requested. then he said the bylaws could be so amended that lot owners could be given warranty deeds of their holdings and make gem erai improvement of the property of the association.
 Stockholders Unanimous.
 George Goss of New London. clerk Of the association. said that while the vote favoring amendment to the charter was 11s to 34 at the stock holders meeting the vote was 72 to 0 and therefore unanimous for the pro- posed amendment. At the sharehold- CTS meeting the 119 votes represented obout $40,o00 worth of the property, While the 34 only represented from $s,0o0 to $9.000. He said he knew whereof he spoke in his capacity $ secretary and that a large proportion of those who. held stock and repre- sented in the minority in this measure were not in good standing. He said he was the largest individual stockholder in the association and represented the great majority of the stockholders who advocated the change in the charter He was of opinion that when three quarters of the stockholders asked for the change the committee should give favorable consideration. He said he was not a Spiritua1ist
 George P. West asked MT. Goss if every purchaser of lot was not pre- sented with a share of stock in the 3 assoeia ton, to which MT. Goss said No MT. Goss then suggested to the committee that only those who held shares in the association should be