Portal:League of American Wheelmen, League of American Wheelmen, 20th Annual Meet… (1899)
“ Applications for membership are not binding until accepted by the Board of Directors. I recommend the above applicant. ↑ By the Statutes of Massachusetts (1894, c. 37) , the indemnity, in case of the death of a member, must be payable to "the wife, affianced wife, relatives of, or persons dependent upon such member," and no certificate can be made payable to "myself," "my estate," "my heirs," "persons named in my will," or to any beneficiary other than designated by the statute above cited. ”
