Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24
TRUSTEE EXPOSES
UNION NATIONAL
BENEFIT METHODS
Allan AlcOtt Declares President
Attempted to Gust Him-Says
Laws Were Violated.


Allan M. Alcott, of 27O Summer ave.
nue., who was formerly an official OF
! the Union National Benefit Associa.
tion, the local concern which has
| come in for severe criticism, makes
| the latest statement of the alleged
Irregularities of the company.
| Alcott was one of the trustees OF
the association named in the articles
of Incorporation. He declares thai
an attempt was made to remove him
from the board of trustees by Illegal
methods. The former official charges
that Clarence Wander Blatt, president
of the Union National Benefit Asso-
citation, has not complied with the
State law under which the "fraternaP
association was formed
Defies BIatt.
There are certain clauses of that
law under which the Union National
Benefit Association was incorporated
that I want to call attention to-" said
Alcott. Paragraph four of that law
states what regulations must be COM
piled with by company of this sort
and 1 defy Blatt to prove that he has
complied with these regulations. The
paragraph reads:
"The business of the association
shall be conducted by the trustees,
subject to the bylaws which shall be
passed by the members. The trustees
shall be elected by the members and
shall hold office for one year, or such
term as the bylaws provide, and un-
til their successors shall be elected.
"rhe majority Of the trustees must
be residents of this state; there
shall be q president, secretary and
treasurer to be chosen by the trus-
tees unless the bylaws provide for
the election of any of them by the
members; either the president or sec
retary may be eligible to the office
of treasurer, II the bylaws so pro-
vide; whenever trustees, managers
or directors shall be elected, GER
tificate under the seal of the corpor-
alton, giving the names of those
elected and the terms of their Office,
shall be filed in the office of the
clerk of the county in which the
original certificate is filed; vacancies
shall be filled In the manner provided
in the bylaws, and upon filling any
vacancy a like certificate shall be
filed: there shall be paid to the coun-
tv clerk q fee of twenty-five cents
for filing and indexing each certifi-
cate and to the secretary Of State
fee of 81 upon fling each certificate.
mo one will be able to find in the
county clerks records any documents
proving that new trustees were elect
ed, any vacancies created or any va
cancies filed" declared Alcott. AT
least that Is the Information l re-
ceived when / made inquiries" sup
plemented Alcott.
The former official of the Union
National is now engaged as an officer
in a rival concern, known as the
"Union National Co-Operative Asso-
ciation." Another officer of the latter
concern is Bernard Croll. also for
mer official of the Union National
Benefit Association. Blatt and his
former associates quarreled several
times and finally separated Blatt
had both Alcott and Croll arrested
since they broke friendship with him.
The latter couple were charged with
obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
Mrs. Mary Anderson, of 72 PEN
nington street, today won her suit
against the Union National Benefit
Association, securing an award of
$3.50. The woman, who is a widow,
brought suit to recover the amount
due on her husbands policy. The
insurance concern officials claimed
the woman was not entitled to any
benefit.