Norwich bulletin., 1913-04-03

permitted to take part in the hearing. He said MT. West did not own share. owned share and that her son had the right to speak for her.
 Mir. Boon said there were 300 shares ill the association and that purchasers said that MT. Hayden of willimanttc took 26 shares and thought so much of them that he never paid interest te the association.
 bought the lot at Pine Grove one share was given her which she did not pay fro, and that was the share she was voting or
 The Opposition Presented.
 Attorney Joseph A. Barber said he represented 5s shares of the stock that remonstrated against a change of the charter. out of total of 200 shares. MT. Barber made a strong plea irs opposition. claiming that no change in charter could be legally made un- less the vote favoring the change was unanimous, as the amendment would change entirely the original purposes cf the association.
 George Hatch of Windham said the Connecticut Spiritualist Camp Meeting association, with grounds at Pine Grove, Mantle, was chartered 31 years ago and that he was a charter mem Der. For years he went there during the summer months. took part in and enjoyed the religious meetings. He said the association was not formed to make money. but to hold out of door lectures during the summer months, and they used to hold eight during the others to the camp ground who pur- chased stock and building sites. put up cottages and classed themselves as progressives and the Spiritualist meet i1tgs have since been on the wane and no meetings were held there last summer. Now we have got lots for sale that are valued at $20, 900 and there was no need of a change in the association so that Pine Grove would
 Outsiders in Control
 William F. Bogue of Norwich said he was shareholder and had been familiar with Pine Grove for 20 years and that for years the stock was cared for by the Spiritualists. He said there was 200 shares of stock. but it aE had not been voted on for a long time. He did not know wAere it was. MT. Goss, by reason of his secretary ship, perhaps located some of it. and Ea has acquired large portion. These progressiVes took the stock for Specu- lative purposes and secured from Spir- itualists who needed the money. These outsiders are now in control of the association and not Spiritualist holds office in the Connecticut Spiritualist Camp meeting association except
 
 Spiritualist. All other Spiritualists are voted down. presumably because they are Spiritua1iSts. Now the association has property that is baluable and the nlajoir tyare trying to get the charter changed so that they can cut a melon, get a bunch of money and divide it between themselves.
 Adelaide F Merriam said that al though she was not a charter member she boueht stock in the association in 1882. She made the investment from a purely religious standpoint. to estab- fish a place where she could go in the summer and worship the religion she believed to be right. and supposed the association was to forever remain for the purpose for which it was organ iZed. She owned six lots and six cot tages and invested with the under standing that the profits of tie camp ground was to be devoted to the hiring of speakers for the summer meetings.
 After a brief argument by Attorney Thayer, which disagreed with that of MT. Barber in some essential points, the hearing was closed