Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-10
FRATERNAL CONGRESS
/. INSURANCE PLANS
Executives of the National
Body Confer With State
Commissioners

The executive committee of the Ma
tional Fraternal Congress of America
opened special session at the Hotel
Astor, New York city, last week, nj
which every member OF the coismtttee
was present. even from widely scattered
sections of the country. An invitation
had been extended TO the fraternal so
cleties comprising the congress to have
representative on hand. and In re-
sponse about thirty societies reported.
The executive committee extended the
courtesy Of the floor to all and invited
n full and free discussion OF all ques-
tions coming before the committee, re-
serving the right to retire into executive
session and finally pass upon the ques-
ton. Allen p. Cox, NJ. Il. recorder OF
the Artisans order OF Mutual Protec-
tion. makes report OF the season:
The principal item before the committee
was TIC crgcT sill dTrwn ny Sy insShT Tb,s Ell
was designed TO regulate the merger ana
consolidation OF two or more fratcrlal soci'
sGssr Te n. s ssf: s,S. he n When me
are located the rlsht to pass upon ne terms
him ~" sworn worn statement SGe Of the assets Of
each orsanIzation his nrp.o,vNi SSomnn. SSSnun
en srs,eS n hs, The OGS tntsress q The members OF
both societies will be fully protected. Res,
spossrsss Gosss Cs w ne aS Se pd
any one directly or Indirectly instrumentsl
In 6Tnsins atsSd 9G9SS the Os
was Thoroughly dircsted and substantinnE
changed n iis new form i was ,sS sSoTi,,sa Insri
anco Commissioners convention. which wae
also in session at the same place snd Wss ss
commissioner. was entirely agreeable 10 the
fraternal societies they indicating in.tr w,,i nrd
recommended to their Legislatures the hpop-
tion Of the bill In its modified FORM
Even the casual observer could not fall
to observe that the attitude OF the lnsar. nir
nnce Commissioners toward fraternnt sov! s,r
siss T"s T.s St :nts. Phps Of Sow
York. who had incurred the disfaror % some
q the large tratcrnsl soSLe,es essm.nt 1est hat
he would refuse 10 Issue license TO o. any y
society writing this, form % i1snTaass nns,nss IN IN
tho @ STATE STATE Of New YORK, was invited 70 meet
the executive committes. To the e,anun,rnbie
gentleman. a high-class lawyer ana a CON, CON,
missioner ct great ability apd rnse no, Snrslehi He
mado Il quite plain to fratsrnsi soc,eiicy so,iicy
that his action was based upon ponSs tSss
Insurance pSpsrtm"nt OF the stat, of ;;Sy. NSw
York and which was approyed ~ tne thSt nt'Ir mo-
enjoy any powers or privileRes IN any any laws
ot ttSSeT tSe State At "' Of New YORK lie even Ind, h
Gated that he was not quite sure thht IN nv
s,ch pcsItion. but, unless an issue was
raised, he was forced TO observe Tue 'u'''S
The executive committee GErGTsd ,,a 10 mat, pI-
/ nuest the commissioners to submit the nlnn,
! tor OF allowing frRternal societies 20 W,rate
child Insurance clsewhere than in ncrsI tn@ sI'off Of
srsnsd hcsri9s by ,na, Stsn ;drm,r TSs SSdcsSa TSs
| vas ba sed uron the application Of a cnsuaty
company 70 transact some form 9f nW ins"'YY York
nE child insurance dd no, eS';! Tre at chd ia
fmr nnc b aI'Sp W again be presented in IN,
| Now York Legislature ,neN moh'nt TnIna
pa sscd' II was passed at the last session
| but vetoed by thn Governor, .,,. Co ,hc
This y'9r tGr i hearns i%Gm'" on the S before
his action and 4 Is ySto1d rssture 6s 'nns G,j anj
do this or have tho .coinmissiontr r%SHfs, ,o,ts,
@ yhr Ts''Tf pa Iifisdtcd It Is in "qiSs ihS courts @ Wv
" The next annual conyentionn Of ~" ,a NJ, !,
ona Tonfrffis tforS iiotC Pha
beginning Tuesday, August ~. 1918.
stephen Collins. OF Pittshurgh. rresiden'
stopped in Philadeiphia on his way from r. n.
| meeting OF the executive committee OF IN,
Ss,'9}n1' M }n1 FGTsTnS sGnfernnce WITH Edward Hsas
| chairman OF the general publicity committee
OF the congress. relative TO the conSeht,O1' 'or
i i"a ', ana The National Fra tcrnai Press Asso
,iation in this city ~ the last %sft ., pro Mo
"cmmemorsticn Of the t,isih aSnlyfTlsT,
OF the founding OF faterhai oehe"e'"r!
system In this country.
The Iennsyysnis Fr@Stsrnsd MoTErGsr fTr,srna
| societies and In Pennsylvania alone mas =
combined memhership Of UPWARD oIn,srce o. nD",rCo
| through Chairman Hicks, of tho convention
| bureau has promised to heartily co-operat.
| II pronii.es 10 he n very important fraterna
| event A committee Will be appointed u
| begin its work Immediately after the hrs
| OF the year.
| ternnl and patriotic movement, in which tn
| officers and members will all join hearth,
SO ss to siyS an Object essSn 20 hs yhs pcTp trs
| fraternalsm means and how its aim car
best be attained.
II will also be a patriotic demonstration
inr 'hs IN PSn" hePns to Win win the var, not only
;. the countless thousands Of Its memheri
who have entered the service but also also !, !.
| being accomplished with the Government 1t
| financing. food conservation hospitals, rec
work. which could not be done as We'll il
any other way. II is interesting TO not'
| in this connection that more than billior
on the lives of the soldiers and sailors 1,
on strictly .fratcrnal lines and was spprov.t
by the National Fraternai Congress OF
America.
R, Gerard q GrSaWtfordssviGlIs rS,WSt GIs,o Ind ID
g., secretary. OF the National Fraterna
ments for the convention to meet at tn.
Bellevue Stratford Hotel in the last week