The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-07-22
American Chain Company
 Announces Novel Scheme

according to the number of depend ents and the length of service of the
 employee, while the manner of tho
 payment, whether in lump sum or in fnstallments Is to be determined by
 the Society itself according to the problems involved in each case.
 In the case of married man, who has been working for the company one wear or less, there is a. payment of q GOO to the widow and $2O0 for
 each child or dependent brother and sister, or $500 for a dependent father or mother.
 Tn case of longer service in the company, the payment for eaSh de- pendent child, brother or sister is the same, but the payment to the widow, or to the dependent father or mother lis graded upward in proportion to the length of service. A person in the service of the company five years would leave a. death benefit of s1, 800 payable to his widow, and s75O for a dependent father or mother, plus s20O
 each for any child or dependent brother or sister.
 The limit of the life insurance is reached in the case of an employe ten years or more in the service, who
 would leave an estate of B, 600 to the widow, S1, eco each to a dependent fla ther or mother, plus the usual allow auces for the other dependents. Or if there were no dependents at all, there would be a payment of $500 for the nearest relatives.
 Terror of an old age of poverty, neglect or want is entirely removed by the Acco plan, which carries two provisions for this end.
 Every member of the Acco Society who has been ten years or more in the service of the company thereby creates for himself an insurance pol l icy which the company underwrites, against permanent disability. In the case of such disability the company undertakes to make proper provision
 for the disabled person, passing such provision on the needs in each indi- 1 vidual case, and the recommendations | of the Board of Managers
 ! For persons who have been in the employ of the company for a period : or 70 years or more and have reached ! un the case of a Elan) the age of 65 | or Qn the case of a woman) the age : of 55, a. Reserve Force is created, and
 they will be paid for service on such Q force, whether service is required or not. They may be called upon for Such light duties as are congenial and suitable.
 Fay on the Reserve Force depent1s upon the length of service with the company, and upon the highest earn ; ings received in any ten year period. The basis having been reached bv averaging the highest ten years earn lngs, 1-2 per cent of this amount IS paid for each year of service Thus . d person 20 years in the employ of the company would command, on the reserve force 30 per cent of his high est earnings with the company; if 30 years with the company, he would rechefve 45 per cent of his highest earnings.
 The final provision which goes 1 with membership in the Acco Elm ployes Assocfation-free legal advice IS self explanatory. This is extend ed at the company's expense not only to the member but to his family. The company does not assume the expense of actions at law but where such. ac- tons are found necessary for the pro- lection of the member their expense will be kept to a minimum
 Draft of a charter and bylaws for
 the Acco Employees Society has been drawn up by the company
 closely following the standard char
 ter and by laws suitable for any
 well managed sick and death bene-
 fit society. with slight modified tfons
 to suit the special case. Active direc-
 tion of the soctety's affairs will be in
 the hands of a board of managers of
 seven men, comprised of three execu-
 tive officers-Chairman, vice chair
 man and secretary treasurer, and
 four other members elected at large
 Chairman and vice chairman are
 nominated from the floor; the sec
 retary-treaSurer and two members of
 the board of managers are nominated
 by the company. Only members of
 the society in good standing can par
 icipate in it's benefits, or hold office.
 Membership in the Acco Elm
 ployees' Society at the outset is open
 to every employee of the office or factory in Bridgeport. After the | charter period of one month, mem | bers subsequently, admitted will be l
 obliged to first pass a simple physicalS S examination, expense of which will be |
 borne entirely by the factory. The | charter members are not required to 1 pass this examination.
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