Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-25
PEOPLES HOSPITAL AID.
Constitution Of the New Sick Benefit
Association Recently Formed.

Constitution Of the New Sick Benefit
Association Recently Formed.
The following constitution was re-
Gently adopted for the Peoples Hos
pital Aid Association:
This organization shall be called the
Peoples Hospital Aid Association of
Marshalltown, Iowa.
The purpose of this association shall
be to provide for it's members, in time
of sickness or injury, hospital services
or nursing in the home. and to insure
the services of trained nurse in cases
OF CONTAGIOUS disease; but members
are to provide their own physicians.
The order of the members attending
physician must be endorsed by con-
sultlng physician of the association
before said member shall be entitled
to the benefits of this association.
Members claiming benefits from this
association must first notify the sec
rotary who will make all arrangements
for services to be rendered by this as
ISOLATION.
Any resident OF Marshalltown. Iowa,
under 60 years Of age may by making
application. become a member upon
the approval of the consulting physi-
clan and the vote of the executive
committee.
No member shall be entitled to the
benefits Of the association until he
shall have been a member in good
and regular standing for period OF
thirteen weeks.
No maternity case shall be cared for
by the association unless the member
shall have been in good and regular
standing for a period of one year,
Any member being in arrears in ex-
cess Of ten days in payment Of dues,
fees, or assessments shall not be eligi-
BILE to the benefits of the association
for period Of thirteen weeks In an
ordinary case and for period Of one
year In a maternity case, after rein
statement.
No case shall be cared for by the as
ISOLATION for period longer than six
weeks.
venereal diseases will not be con-
sidered legitimate cases for the bene-
fits OF this association
An executive committee Of nine
members shall be elected by the mem
bers at the annual meeting Of this as
Monday In September OF each year.
ana the executive committee shall elect
from. their own rnmber as soon there
association. a. follows: a president.
vice president secretary treasur-
err and the committee shall also select
such consulting physicians as may be
deemed necessary.
All members OF the executive COM
mfttee and the officers Of this associa-
ton shall hold office until their sue
cessors shall have been elected and
their duties shall be those which usual
ly pertain to their offices.
The executive committee shall meet
not less than once each month and five
members present in person shall con-
stitute quorum. d
An entrance fee Of so cents and an
nuai ducs cf SO cents thereafter from
each member shall be charged for ad-
ministration and reserve purposes. and
there shall be weekly dues Of cents
per member payable quarterly In adj
vance which shall be used for the pur-
pose Of providing the benefits defined
herein.
IF the funds Of the association are
not equal to the demands. the execu-
tive committee shall have power to
make special assessor tents not to ex-
coed cents q week for as long time
as necessary and to devise other ways
ana means OF IeelluS ali SiiiSi 6SiiSS
All assessments shall be due and
payable quarterly in advance on jan
uary, April. July. and Oct. l, at the
Office Of the secretary or at such place
as he shall designate.
All bills Of the association shall be
paid by checks signed by the presi-
dent and secretary.
The books Of the association shall
be open for inspection by any member
at any time and shall be audited once
each year.
The secretary shall publish in some
newspaper in Marshalltown a notice OF
each annual or called meeting Of men,
bers at least ten days prior to said
meeting.
This constitution can be amended at
any annual meeting when two-thirds
Of the whole present shall so vote. pro-
vided notice Of such amendment shall
have been filed with the secretary at
least one month previously
Roberts rules Of order shall govern
this association in any point not COW
cred by this constitution.