Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-11
OFFICIAL LND0kSI
OF ROYAL .ARCAN
Insurance Investigators
Three States Sign State
ment of Facts


mum, after an exhaustive investigatIou '
into the financial affairs of the orgaa- 4
ization. The fact that these gentlemen (,
are not connected with the organinoet
tion and made the investigation for ti14 =
States they represent should make their
report OF findings entirely conclusivo "A
to the general public as well as to all :.
Arcanians. These are few of the 5
statements contained In the report: N
First The Royal Arcanum is being hon-
prcme officers have rendered every facility
and assistanee to Your examiners. - Z.
ccssity or The 1919 Increase in rates is
Would Would have Sq BEEN obliged IIn % wtsin n year =
call extra assessments to meet current death
which would not orer a. a soiStien.
eced whe r"y slss now esIss s s
s sges, as as mat,sr Of fact, fact are not 50 burden
basis OF the mortaiity experieneS =. - !
orders own members. Absolutely m1then1at-
hisher than tRoSe S"fs now charged ar eoud 81
levied IN squity upon Members over seventy
pas5 Fourth; The large mGmbe-shl which the
ana statutory ratio ' Of "fS'n future % eontribu.
tons, plus admitted assets 70 future bene-
Us to % Scg cent o "rord iustaeson lse 'eO fsq
m na s obssons ssn % n
| IS they accrue. especially since In compu'eig
smcr @ 6P Expense sa funds ss Scn 10 ssS
w ana for unsscSred Z, Sno half-cash liens to the
Fifth. Proceedings against the order
| through the courts ard the resultant pub
society!s sound financial condition. greatiy to
he denlored inasnuch as they undermine
affect adversely the equity OF every certih-
| Rospectruilv suhmitted -
! GEORGE w. SMITH. ~ h
Actual Massachusetts Insurance Depart
-, y. rrERsoN HAMMOND.
Ac'"arE' 'ohneotnHt me, ,,nsn,tg,snt;
Chief Examiner OF Of FratS-nSl lhrmdNcoa ana cS.apsra
tive Associations. New York Insura nee De-
malntaincd In Frankford Harry Lewis AMI
Recent stevenson mean % show some teiiinw
ng,lnF the council. A very good mestins.
with two sppilcations and one rensta gent
oumc f'Ss Ssd SSs' honor sSr of assa 4ssvn a,
tors froc, Ia, oakIsln Council J.. p. o., n
and Collector Johns Anri has been AZ
Tor class night Frankford also expects 70
The ROYAL Arcsanun Club has been rsauestsd
invite some q ,te dlgritaries. Orator
pcct conrsucd "s spsadSH HGsiH II 3 eysry Yer re- re-
Sfrefns r eSns SsSb by S s,SsH of ne fS
%g'b HE9GsE G%sf s's sy r.ssy ssssy
March Is viii nrd another livs session A ana I'd
on April :. n,
Arcanan Council hal the r-iai GOOD at
Tendance The application Of Seth Fetteroif
ynsd mag presented ed, ard one rsinststement vas
provide spsGiaI cntertaInm,snt for the meet;
Sr APF %A OF c ,S Se,Ss rn.psss x
, memeers The complete, list Of members
s sG1sr S$ ff E Wits. in rfs .stf Fs.ai R.a.s f.
am shmtr maTne SorP Sedca IL Ersoss soss: W.
dianepo!is: yoserh u: Airsy' ei United ed STATES
: navy Edwin. Gsrsi'r. Jr.. and John ].
1Fs ws FH Ei"tss s,ewssS %sse'eos eoup.ny %sEi
: 3oith, Enslneers. Camp Humphries.. va:
%sH cefnpsny y camn SS'SeissL Msads Henas asns!s
sosha infantry. Camp Mead. This Is the
!. pletn plsn list OF r., A.. members serving from
i Twennty-ninth anniversary of Laclsa wanna
- GS,nnsiii. Gt,a,ili. of Scranton Pa. was spRro-
+ address by. Grand SECRETARY webster e.
SHs@ caascs as Ts''ss erensss1s as
ara, ara the initlatory service contributed splen-
, prosperity seems. TO have visl ted No. iiss.
8 measure meas y pstriStig sSnss. sons smokes and ' sSs
Past Regent Edward Evans. OF Phiiadei-
Rhi9 ;b COUNCIL srCT is one Of trs very busy % men
proving very able assistant to the pre-. pre-
ceaed tor na y NEW a@e Msy ns'
The initial invitation for 1918 had taken
plcants who were to have been inducted
RTS % on srdh as f. fpr
e e for new members This eftSrt was . isi
roGntesred % % Ills serVses r rhs whieh resu,sa a X
n two applicants. both residing In Phisdet
IS tuted in this council at the next meeting
e service naf Of ten stars is being a prepnIse
y brethren.
D. Lieutenant Tewson. Of the British recruit
ms mission iSs has sSG ,S such fsyorao
% him IL address The -meInbers OF Hsysrfori
Eltty.third street e" and " Hayerford 8uS sysnvs @
the ~ ausay II M cSPee Spee To taEs an s
y part in the exercises,
y. Charles y. Bower. OF the third Liberty
"a Loan committee. entertained the represdnt'
sy't S onion I5 the On Fd siS' I Scw
d and others outlined the particulars, aa Tar
Il sS"rGys the 6s drge for the sale al S " ssSd'
m larry solicitivg the whole-hesrted support oi
w. every fraternal society located in this, dts
~ trict. The various opinions md suggestioni
~ left room to doubt that the frRternitiei
81 will support the issue and its sale to tn,
utmost. The advantage OF the coming can,
ID vious efforts is the ccmmlttte't >reparator,
I'd arrangements for the opening date, literatur'
M and printed matter which will soon be places
ic in the hands OF the representatives for al
1e aggressive campaign. th w
ss Al the fiTst semi-Inonthly meeting OF Ches
: ter Council patriotism ran riot on storm,
=. night with a good attendance. Regent Aioer'
ry w, Jefferies cleared the decks for action b,
rd fire manner. One candidate was obligatss
and instructed Reports 'ere made by Col
. lector Charles Palmer Of - hospital asociA.
e. tlon proceedings, and v Grand Wardel
n Walton II. Jones OF the Associated Councils
a meeting. which they attended. Collectol
'e. Palmer In pleasing speech presented
Il solid gold pssst ps ressnts Jewel to slts!n! M
n in hitting manner, The new member wa
~ presented with q cadet lapel button by Gran!
he Chaplain Elson W, sheffeli, and a '.vet
IS JefferIes on behalf OF Grand Recent Norto
~. by Secretary Brewster in praiseworth
a speech. Two other applications are on -
re- top" in this district. df
sr. UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
y; FEEDER FOR BIG LEAGUE