Theos-Talk Archives (March 2000 Message tt00058)

As far as I am able to trace the records of the old T S it is HPB
and Olcott that supported it through their spending their own
income and money derived from their personal work.

Together they bought the Adyar property and maintained it.  They
turned it free and clear over to the TS for its use.  HPB signed
away her rights to it when she left for Europe early in 1885.

The T S never paid anything to them in the way of a "salary."

This is why it is so hard for those who would slander HPB or the
TS to give any financial reason for establishing this elaborate
affair  -- only the members profited and supported.  Judge was in
the same case as can be proved from the records of the TS in New
York.  He paid for all the preliminary operations and as money
came in for the Work, he spent it right away in promulgation.  He
did not believe in FUNDS.  (Olcott did and established them for
various purposes: a Library, Education, etc... )  It is all in
the magazines, the "Supplements," and other public or Annual
convention records.  The details can be re-discovered by any good
researcher.

Dallas

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Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 8:32 PM
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Subject: Theos-World Some interesting info about TSA


All publically held corporations are required to disclose the
compensation
information of some of the top officials. Years ago, I had
suggested that
TSA can set an example of disclosing similar info and those
members who
care may like to know the information. My suggestion never got
anywhere.

Today, to my surprise, I ran into some information which might be
of
interest to some on this list.

If you are not interested, just hit the delete key.
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For the year ended 3/31/98, here are the compensation info on two
Officers
of TSA.


John Algeo (Part-time) -- $8,280.00
President   (employee)

William Nathan Greer (Full-time)   $22,646.00
Secretary                  (employee)

I had known that the International President had never taken any
salary or
compensation from TS. From that background, it was interesting to
me to
know that (1) Algeo is only working part-time and (2) is getting
paid for it.

Does anyone know if HPB, HSO, or Judge or other leaders of early
days were
Part-time and were getting paid a compensation from TS for their
work for
Theosophy? Any comments from Historians?

mkr




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