Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-11
HOW SHALL STATE
CONTROL FRATERNALS?
Review of Two Years Legislative
Consideration and a Voice
Against Present Draft

At recent hearing by the proper state
Senate committee, at which representatives
Of fraternal, beneficial and insurance socie-
ties appeared TO support or object TO the
pending Legislative bill affecting those organ
lzations, Frederick Gas.on, president OF
the Grand Fraternity, makes this presen-
tation Of the subject:
The fraternal societies Of Pennsylvanla are
| now and always have been in favor of law
| giving the Insurance Department full power 70
| opposition TO these provisions IN the bill pre-
apf ,as, HShspurE by the insurance aSeeTrr
! most seriously object 10 a law that would com.
societies and would Classify them hereafter as
| mutual Insurance companies.
to bS SS1Ts SEo & rr i'm b wH' TS RsTs
gso %ns pe'tbnk IN the Insurance CommlFsiongr J
| tress the Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress
ad and large number OF domestic fraternal So
attention Of the department was called to
and afcr a full. fair and frank discussion Of
reached tbSt ,b en- HgrgeIaf9t was gns1am0usy 10 1
cord9nce with the sentiments expressed at the
%mastihhs me- ihs Ihis was done and the amsnded bill
tauves' but was subsequently defeated on roll
,Lt the ,depertment had presented that
amended dlsn biz. as II agreed upon, at the
EEonIerenco E two years ago, there would have
,cTna En ,hc benefit m socletss Of Pennsyyagia, but
contain an hs features TaS ''oo Of the
S S orgaai mors Sii Of two years ago T1h pqpe Tb
tbratorhnl societies OF Pennsyivana, therefore,
nave nay been ana are practically unit n oppos;;
objections which were presented al the hearing
5i@ 90 INC committee OF the Senate on Tuesday
-. The valuation section provided for a valua-
ION uo ar ot tme outstandng certificate lahllitics TO
ne membership In accordance with the valua-
bc 6bn Pr9SEslons tSd in the laws Of other states TO
eysr eysr f2daed an additional section recurring
9arnGGee standard by certain definite stops and on
failure ihsrocf could DO closed up BY the do.
clause in rs certificates. by the terms Of which
anuu'u serve IN the army or navy In time Of
yosc,.a wsr ah5s Gusstlon ls nqw confronting me
conditions. They ali close to the people and
W, rnN,Gus Tor patriotic roRsone, to help
ir ita efforts TO secure eniistments should any
roniG v%TiGI']rnhie ] number Of their members enlist It
suau!Ip impose on them an additional and extra
T"aMtn r. rate by reason Of the casualties incurred
onrH 2 nEGSl caTr ts2ir SAYINGS in liberty Ponds which
section requires the societies. to '"% earn per
r cynr ia nnf tHoY n make any nyestments what
fan hac, instead OF go forward d. '' For these
hist"rvS of thGTg fr, never was worse time In the
seton such az this, and the fratcrnal societies
pGo,gd ne a"usa two S Years f"Gs ago and % L
was was thGn t6 stricken ont Al that time the action
ought mover to have been inserted
90 An fraterna societies have heretofore
Pleas Of The counties Where fbev S are lo9h lonat%dh
lniN bllI provides for the Incorporation Of such
societies s,,d through the Insurance Commissloncr
mnqnGs Under the present law al! frnterna
les ana rs are classified as benevolent socie
"If the method Of their Incorporation should
Would Sea cease Ss m pr in this 6 they
and become in legal erect mutual Insurance uTns com
pamiItTS' pwnIItTS ana under the provisions OF the bill
q 9S other MUTUAL insurance companies. while
more the societies have been opara tir nI%r
the present, system for a period OF hftv yenrs
re @ Of the eT dfS'9n" Sd se Ses G2ys9g o
tReory Snf bS which ro are entirely based the
thls classincation is changed they would lose
Change should f be dsTea sSss % ion WHY such
never been explained '''''' mas
rroyiaeg 3 ThG Go III H. presented to the legislature
@ @latinE Including the laws providing for the in
fore vital to their interests that ther nbo %
Tsme oaStior he preserved in this bill The
ssS fSy'Gn Of the he S9Sees , oped askns
question In ACCORDANCE o wtS h. thoT Shns9n Taoas 9n this
W wrote a section to be inserted in the bill Witch.
sarsd r6is of ali ihs ezsnRS sS
so should be placed IN as Re b sErGTd S o two years
former section In this bill the old section n was Sss
johnson seSoR Rad SSPnoR SPen nsaT,ed dsrSFGTdfS
,hn Whrote ~ mere would have been no objection TO
the incorporation of fraternai societies u'"s ior
- a THIS bill limits the payment Of benefits
larse, number Of societies in Pennsyivaniai the he
Is perod m e fHy when aTd ssySby which
need th,s projection. Two years, ago it was
pted for the word seventy in the bll to cover
IS left nSd That IN ProoI t9 bill oIs the a woTd seventy
BY rF m E Tmb % Of the E Issued
la
society ,S The power to adopt constitution and
members in their relations to '' the same SnS This
yesTs Saqs' nga hut 1Sersd IS in the mendsd b
n Years ago cfsd Judge oOi mayer Sy 'hS Gccdad s
on for po the to Sode. ssp an ws ppcS
and are now admitting minors between eighteen
n sSh aSS Pf pdmer on m1SPs
@ wSt 6o wtmqs gDnTts sy Ry SsGg az in This
sHrsse sl9n at the the present time Is impossible to
cieties opposed the bill on this account.
vans ThS haw nS eT sIDst ToCsGs Of P.y
of legislation giving the department supervisionp
over their acts and conduct and full power 10
PSTmsnt deem necssssry but a they S"e have ave-
whSh eey CHANGES PT 10 eEss b
e So foSnd fRG9 IN The rMs Of that
especially the drastic valuation reGurement STt
Which yed up to- would compel them dis
american & people IN the matter Of Investment in
any provision for carrying any part of TN SIZE
caused by service in the army and navy abroad"
The Meeting Of East Park Branch, No IA
held on Thursday evening In the Grand Frater-
nifty Building. was the best one Of this branch
for several months both in point OF numbers
and enthusiasm. The election OF Branch or
fees resulted as follows: Commander John
j. Maxwell; vice commander, John J. Foster,
regent, Frank Sembach; marshal, John Murphy
guide Herbert e. Saunders; guard Frank n
Hart; treasurer Robert H. Erskine; trustees
Clarence c. Blessing, CHRISTOPHER Resh, Harry
merbership and several were duly initiated
jeremiah J. sullivan. Jr.. gave a spIrited
patriotic address, and appealed TO the boys 10
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