Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 307, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1912 — Old Woodman Rates Prevail Pending Decision. [ARTICLE]

Old Woodman Rates Prevail Pending Decision.

The Modern Woodmen of America will continue the old rates in force while prosecuting- an appeal from the decision of Judge Shirley in the circuit court at Springfield, 111., against the validity of the by-laws raising the raies, which were adopted at Chicago in January, 1912, to take effect as to new members on May 1, 1912, and old members on January 1, 1913. The rates now in force are those adopted at Indianapolis in 1903 by the head camp, the supreme legislative body of the society. Head Consul Talbot has revoked the dispensation allowing the reinstatement of members in suspension for sixty days and not more than six months. This revocation took effecjt December Ist and applies to all suspended members whose - applications' for reinstatement had not been executed at that time. *