The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-07
S. B.A.WONT Leave
RumOrs of Headquarters MOY-
ing Discredited.
Amendment to Constitution
Only PrecautiOn.
NO REASON FOR MOVE NOW
Present Conditions Satisfac-
tory, Says President.
Kirkpatrick Tells of Improve
mentS at Cedarerest.

Revision of the laws of the Security
Benefit association to permit of an inn
mediate exodus of the general head
quarters from Kansas at the will of
the national executive committee is a
precautionary measure, against fur
, ther persecution by state officers" ac-
cording to ]. NJ. kirkpatrick, national
president of the order.
By a referendum vote of the Ma
tional council of the order, the fol-
lowing amendment was made in the
constitution of the association, fol-
lowing the regular November. meet
ing:
The National Executive Committee is
authorized, empowered and directed, when
ever in its Judgment, It shall be deemed
ciety, to reincorporate the society under
the laws of some other state and to remove
state, the head office of the society and all
its books. records and property, and in
connection with such reincorpOration and
such removal, the National Executive Com
mittee is hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to take all necessary steps.
| to execute all necessary instruments and
documents and to do and perform all
things necessary to secure and establish
The Security Benefit Association as an
| Incorporated fraternal beneficiary society
| in such other state and not less than a
five-sevenths vote of the said National
Executive Committee shall be required to
authorize such reineorporatiOn and re-
moval."
No Reason to Leave Now.
There is now no reason whatever
| for our getting out of Kansas. We
simply prepared ourselves so that If
there was further trouble with the
| state officers, we could move out of
Kansas and reincorporate in some
other state, without taking thirty days
to call a meeting of the national
! council" Kirkpatrick said.
/ He referred to the suit filed a short
time ago by the attorney generals Of
flee to enjoin the Security Benefit as
| sociation from functioning in Kansas,
which suit was not sustained.
| "Other fraternaI orders have the
same provisos in thier constitutions.
1t was purely and simply precaution.
| There was no thought at the time 1t
was passed, or at the present time, of
moving out of Kansas under present
conditions" Kirkpatrick said.
He intimated that If the head Of
| ficeS were ever removed from the
state, and incorporation accomplished
| in some other state, the Security
Benefit association home would not
| be abandoned in Topeka.
''It would be very inconvenient to
start the home somewhere else, after
| the work we have done here" he said.
Start Hospital in Spring.
| Kirkpatrick referred to the fact
| that early in the spring of this year.
work is to commence on the first unit
of the hospital of the home at Cedar
crest-to cost 100000.
At the present time the roads at
| the home, from Sixth avenue to the
site of the hospital are being graded
and will be paved within the next few
months.
A road is graded and partially
paved from the site of the hospital to
| the spur on the Rock Island tracks.
| over which the material for the con-
| struction of the hospital is to be
| hauled
In addition. other roads about the
grounds, to a total length of more
than two miles. are being graded pre-
paratory for paving, at the present
| time