Triple Tie Advocate from Clay Center, Kansas • 2

T1IK TRIPLK ADVOCATE. FROM YOUR; HIRED MAN. Triple Tie Advocate A publication issued monthly by and in the interests of Triple Tie Benefit Association ADDRESS ALL COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THIS PAPER TO G. M. STRATTON, SUPREME SECRETARY CLAY CENTER, KANSAS SUBSCRIPTION PRICE 20 CENTS PER YEAR Entered at the Postofflce at Clay Center, Kansas as Second-class Matter CLAY CENTER, JUNE, 1906.

HOW CAN WE DO IT? and some can and will secure more. Will you, each one of you, do this much to please and assist your hired man in reaching this point? I believe that you will promise me to do this much and I believe if you promise that you will keep your promise and some time soon I will enclose a promise in the Advocate and ask each member to sign it and return it to me and later send in the application. Please excuse this long letter. I am not much of a letter writer, but I am an enthusiastic believer in and worker for the Triple Tie and I want to have you help me build it up. It will benefit you, each one of you, fully as much as it will me.

I would like to have you write me or the Advocate and tell me what you can and will do to secure 15,000 members for the best fraternal order in the world. Fraternally yours in L. F. L. G.

M. Stratton, Your Hired Man. DEATH CLAIMS PAID. The following death claims were paid during the month of May, 1906: No. 228, Henry Abels of Clay Center Council No.

2, Clay Center, certificate No. 2469; age 53 years; cause of death, cancer of intestines; became a member December, 1898; died April 9, 1906; paid May 12, 1906; $1,000. No. 229, Huldah E. Piper of Neosho Rapids Council No.

21, Neosho Rapids, certificate No. 5375; age 53 years; cause of death, bronchitis; became a member January, 1902; died April 7, 1906; paid May 12, 1906; $1,500. No. 230, Ercie W. Barker of Fort Scott Council No.

32, Fort Scott, certificate No. age 22 years; cause of death, crush of body by train; became a member December, 1905; died April 16, 1906; paid May 12, 1906; $1,000. How to write a matter up for the Advocate and make it so clear and plain that its meaning will not be misconstrued, misunderstood or misapplied, is what is worrying us at this time. Last month we endeavored to explain what had been done by the supreme council meeting. In order to prevent any misconceptions we quoted from the report of the supreme secretary, also quoted three sections of the constitution in full.

One of the sections quoted contains a table showing the amount charged to certificates for the fit fund only, the amount for the other three funds being deducted from the table. The whole thing was clear to us. We think it was clear to most of our readers. We are sorry it was not clear to all of them. But we have the proof before us that it was not clear.

One brother writes, "I see by the Advocate that the rate was changed for all members. I understand that my payment on $1500 will be 60 cents a month after June 1st instead of 90 cents, etc." Another letter (and from a secretary) says, "Let me know whether to cut the rates this month or next, as stated in "the Advocate." We might quote others but these will do for our purpose. The May Advocate did not say that there was or would beany reduction in the monthly payments of any members; on the other hand it did say that there was no change made in the monthly rates. If the members had read all that was said, all that preceded and followed the table referred to above, they certainly could have understood the situation. We tried to make it clear; we thought we had made it clear, but if we did not do so the question is, how can we do it? We will simply say there is no change whatever in the amount of the monthly payments of any member or members of the Triple Tie.

Brothers and Sisters: For ten years, or ever since this association has been in business, I have been your hired man; for the first two years I had to board and clothe myself, and for the next two years I worked for my keep only, but since then I have had some spending money besides. During all these years it has been my duty to look after your interests; I say your interests because the order is yours. One member has as much interest in it and as much to say about its management as another and it is right that they should. When you first hired me I did not know anything about the business; I had it all to learn, but the past ten years have been one continuous term of school and I would have been a very dull pupil if I had not learned many things about the business and how to manage it, and what it wanted to make it stronger. I trust you will not consider me over egotistical in stating that I have learned a great deal about fraternal insurance; in fact, am learning something hew about it almost every day.

It is an interesting and somewhat intricate subject and cannot be mastered in a day. 1 Theoretical ideas are valueless. I have had many beautiful theories; have tried some of them and found they were no good and had to be abandoned. Practical ideas backed up by experience" in putting them into1 operation is all that counts, and sometimes even these do hot turn out satisfactory or fail entirely. I have always given 'my very best thought and service to the Triple Tie; its interests have been my interests and I shall continue to do the same in the future.

I have never hesitated nor feared to be frank with you. If I thought you were making mistakes in management I have told you so as plainly as I could regardless of consequences to myself. A good many times 1 told you of one error and asked you to correct it. You have corrected it and thank you for it, because it assures the future success of the order. What we want now is an increase in our membership; not too fast, not a boom, but a steady, healthy growth of good physical risks.

I would like to see our membership double during the next two years; that will be plenty; then after that a growth of from 10 to 20 per cent a year will make this a strong order, stronger than if it had a million members. Under the just, fair and equitable plans of this order we are not dependent upon the payments of new members to meet the losses of the older members, each class will take care of its own losses. I want to ask a favor of you. I mean each member of the order, each brother and each sister. I want you to Tend your influence, your advice, your help and assistance in building the order up during the next two years.

I want this order to have 15,000 members on the 1st day of April, 1908. I know we can have them with a proper effort on the part of our members. I know that there is not a member of the order, not one brother or one sister, but can secure one application during the year 1906, A CORRECTION. On page 74 proceedings of Supreme Council the supreme president is made to declare Mrs. Jennie L.

Mehaffey elected supreme conductor when in fact she was elected supreme guard. Such errors are annoying and how they pass proof reading is beyond our understanding. FINANCIAL STATEMENT. RECEIPTS. Cash balance with supreme treasurer May 1, 1906.

41 Cash collected for month of May 6,491 37 Cash received from deductions for R. E. B. funds. 655 99 Cash received for interest on loans 20 00 The picture of the Fort Scott staff which appears in this issue should have been in the May issue, but we did not receive the photograph in time and if we had there was not room for it, as we were compelled to run a small supplement as it was.

on account of the proceedings of the Supreme Council. We are pleased to give space to the cut this month so that those who did not attend the Supreme meeting and possibly never saw a degree staff of this order may see one of the many good and pretty things they missed by not being present at that meeting. 49 years is the extreme age limit now. $26,091 78 DISBURSEMENTS. Death claims paid-Henry Abies 819 90 Reserve and emergency funds 150 10 Huldah E.

Piper 1,269 30 Reserve and emergency funds 230 70 Ercie W. Barker 721 82 Reserve and emergency funds 65 50 Beneficiary funds 209 63 Correction of error in Frederick Fox claim 9 00 Organization and field work 542 65 Postage and express 12-5 Salaries 125 00 Clerk hire 50 00 Supreme Council 2021 86 Furniture and fixtures 75 00 Advocate 25 00 Total disbursements 6,319 76 Balance cash with supreme treasurer May 31 $19,742 00 Loans secured by mortgages on farms 23,300 00 Total assets May 31, 1905 $18,042 CO Order a supply of new constitutions..