The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-12
DETECTIVE ASSOCIATION
UNION
Annual Meeting Held At Rising
Sun Saturday, June 6

Annual Meeting Held AT Rising
Sun Saturday., June 6
The annual meeting of the Detec
tive Association Union was helo
Saturday morning, June s, in the
public hall at Rising Sun. About
forty delegates from the twelve AS.
sociations comprising the Union
we're present, President DR.. T. b
Moore, in the chair.
The various Associations, through
their secretaries, reported as to
membership, etc., as follows:
Eighth District of Maryland
Members in good standing, ~;
amount in treasury, $45.72; thefts
during the year, $11.34.
VIM. A. Grubb, Sec.
Fulton Detective Association
Has 154 members, with $1O4O.OO in
the treasury; 5000 of the above
amount is invested in Government
bonds. Losses amounting to $6S.OO
were borne by the Association during
the year. They consisted mostly of
chickens stolen, the Association
paying two-thirds OF the apprised
valuation of stolen property.
John T. Neary, Sec.
~ Harmony Association, New Lon
don, Pa.-Number of members,
1913; amount in treasury, $36O.68;
property stolen during the year
amounted to $111.41, consisting of
auto accessories, meat and chickens.
]. A. Wiley, Sec.
Kirkwood Association-Mem
46; amount in treasury, $511.98;
losses during the year, $500.
]. Ross Flaharty, Sec.
Little Britain Association-Mem
bers, Sc; amount in treasury, $685.
"a; losses during year, $33.77.
Arthur E. Brown, Sec.
Martinsville Detective and In
surance ociation-Members As;
amount in treasury, $169.O6.
John A. Myers, Sec.
Nottingham Detective Asso a.
tion-Members, $1SS; cash in treas
ury, $596.O1; losses during the
year $77.50.
H. P. Passmore, Sec.
New London Detective Associa-
tion-Members, ZIG; amount in
treasury, $507.38; paid losses dur
ing year, $12O.11.
Septimus e. Nivin, Pres.
VIM. E. Pitt, Sec.
Rising Sun Association-Mem
SO; amount in treasury, $4,000;
losses during year, $12.57.
Burton L. Keilholtz, Sec.
Unicorn Association-Mem b s,
l15; amount in treasury, $4,000;
paid losses during year, $115.58.
w. E. McElwain, Sec.
Willistown Association-Membe
1873; amount in treasury, $1771.-
"a; losses during the year, $4,000.
Wilmer 1. Bartram, Sec.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year We're: President, K. H. Bradley,
Quarryville, Pa; Vice President, w.
E. McElwain, Quarryville, Pa; Sec
retary and Treasurer, John T. Neary,
Pleasant Grove, Pa.
Unicorn Association will enter
tain the Union at Chestnut Level
next year.
Following the business session
the delegates adjourned to the Mary
land House where a splendid dinner
was enjoyed, forty-four sitting down |
to the long tables arranged in the
large dining room Of the hotel.
The Detective Association Union
was established % years ago and
was originally composed of thirteen
associations. One assocition, Bart,
Pa, has disbanded for lack of
interest.
The original purpose of the Union
was for the apprehension of horse
thieves. OF recent years automobile
'hOAso Ao'C Ucou luCIuueu.
In case of theft a joint reward of
s24O is offered for the arrest and
of the thief, $40 from
each association, and $40 from the
association having the theft. If
the thief is not apprehended the
money posted for reward is returned
to the different associations.
The Union does not reimburse for
the loss of the property stolen.
A total membership of 1419 is en-
braced by the associations repre-
sented, with total of $7,535.37 in
cash and bonds in the treasures.
Originally the annual meeting
place was Conowingo, and the first
in January the date. Ow-,
ing to the severe weather generally
experienced the date was changed to
he first SatuI day in June. The
place of meeting was also changed
20 Oak Hill as hetng more centrally
ocatod