Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-13
TWO DIRECTORS, J. /. JARRETT
AND c. n. BINGHAM, RE-
ELECTED TO BOARD.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
REPORTED DEFEATED
Officers Report That Association Paid
Claims Amounting to s50,110 in 1916
Growth Has Been Rather Small
President johnson Reviews Aotivi-
ties in Address.

Two directors were reelected, and
. Z routine business was transacted this
forenoon. at the annual meeting of the
Hawkeye Commercial Mems Assoc!a-
attended by about score OF members,
The directors elected were J. L. Jarrett,
of this city, and Charles H. Bingham,
of Waterloo who had no opposition.
Altho the ballot on directors and on
q proposed amendment OF the bylaws
# will not be counted until late today,
ri 1t is known that the amendment was
defeated It was a proposal 70 give the
81 directors authority 70 assess members
81 81 instead Of 81 Tor the business Of
81 the association. A member OF the
s,oard said there was no question but
q that the proposed amendment was de-
i. feated by a very large majority. The
y purpose OF the amendment was 10
make a s. assessment answer for TWO
a at 81 each, but the amendment was
x worded so as to be construed by many
that the object OF the association was
4 10 raise the assessments.
Paid s5o11o in Claims.
a Routine business included the
n annual address OF President Johnson,
and reports Of Score -ary- Treasurer
4 yanDerveer. According to these the
association paid n claims in 1915
g S5o,11o.29. Since its organization the
/ claims paid have amounted TO s426,-
$3.50 The growth Of the association
has not been large during the year
4 If
being 1877.
President Johnson's Address.
President Jolnson's address when
\ reviews the history Of the association.
I its development and growth'is as fol-
4 lows:
1 "GentIernen OF the Eawkeye Com
mercial Mems Association: 1t ts with
4 a great deal Of pleasure that l come
before this, the eleventh annual meet
ing of the Hawkeye Commercial Mems
Association. The year pust closed mas
been a severe one for accident associa-
! tons in thts country. Greater than
ever before has been the mission
which they have fulfilled. However.
4 with the dawn Of the new year, pus!-
ness in general IS making flying start
and has a clear road TO success. l
B firmly believe that we are destined i0E
a a record run Of prosperity in 1917. Bul
there is d greater problem racing US
q Than ever before. An armed conflict
has been waging in Europe for con-
siderably more than two years. Thou
sands and thousands of lives have been
sacrificed without cause, and families
have been left destitute as never before.
The lives Of many Of our own innocent
citizens have been crushed out tnr.
the cogs Of the wheels Of war. We
have become accustomed 10 reading
accounts of wholesale deaths unit! the
newspaper headlines must speak OF
thousands and millions before more
than casual interest is awakened. a
slaughter greater than the world mas
ever Witnessed has made our problems
Of protection seem almost insIgnla-
cant.
"Gentlemen, the problem which is
facing US in this country today is
greater than our forefathers ever
dreamed Of; greater than the past gem
era ton had to contend with; greater
than most Of US living today ever
looked forward TO. Our national gov
eminent, witnessing the ravages Of the
war and being drawn into near con-
flict thru the destruction Of innocent
the problem Of preparedness over
shadows all others. The standing army
and militia Of the various states total
less than haIf a million men. TIL:
army and navy of the United States
would not be sufficient 10 defend eth
er coast in time OF war. 1t mas taken
the wholesale slaughter in Europe TO
bring these facts TO our serious dtten-
Is ton and to convince Us that we must
be prepared for war if We would en-
Joy for ourselves and our posterity the
great blessings Of peace.
Over $4,000 in Claims in 1916.
And At this time it gives me per-
sonaliy d great satisfaction TO know
that the very foundation upon which
the association had rs inception was
that OF preparedness. AS a nation we
have been thoughtless in taking this
precaution, but as members Of the
Hawkeye Commercial Mems Assoc!a-
ton We have built up an organization
which cares for the widows and or
phans Of its far-see!ng members when
they are caught by the accidents of
the Industrial conflict. The thought
that We have advocated a doctrine OF
preparedness in these ten years Of our
ii
to you all. II IS strange that a band
Of but d few thousand men joined to-
gether for their mutual protection car
see farther than great government.
Yet this is the fact. We who have built
up this splendid association did not
Hait for dat: ard accident &C ..ake
those dependent upon us IN danger Of
want and poverty. We are prepared to
encounter the pitfalls of the life in
which We are engaged and TO protect
those depending upon US from suffer-
ing should we slip on the road Of bust
ness career.
The year just closing has been one
II OF steady progress for orr as$ocia ton
~ Turing 1915 Nc ilr,e pdIG to our mem
bers s50,110.29, an. average of S107.79
Since our organization we have paid
indemnities to the amount Of S496-
/ 1910 to Jan. II, 1917. Surely this
record must be as pleasing to you as
& II is to me What untold suffering We
49, have eliminated, and how many FAM
lies have been protected from want al
I the time misfortune stopped theil
earnings.
sGentlemen, is there any greater
service TO mankind more worthy:
Tho our organization may be loose and
3nenicient at times can we doubt the
wisdom Of its work when we know OF
the thousands Of dollars it has paid