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===Thesophical Society===
One of the leaders of the Theosophical Society, [[Curuppumullage_Jinarajadasa|Jinarajadasa]] was in Chicago about 1904, and it was apparently through him that Dr. Van Hook was introduced to Theosophy.  In Jinarajadasa's work ''In His Name'', a work of one hundred pages, he has a "...foreward directed to Dr Van Hook."[http://www.chilit.org/Papers%20by%20author/Maher%20C%20--%20A%20Man%20of%20Good%20Will.pdf]

Weller and his wife Anna both became very active members of the Theosophical Society.  In 1907, Weller became the General Secretary of the Thesophical Society in the United States, and was one of the vocal supporters of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Webster_Leadbeater Leadbeater] during the scandal that eventually forced Leadbeater to temporarily resign. About that time, Leadbeater while on an American lecture tour, met their son Hubert and in the summer of 1907, Hubert and his mother stayed with Leadbeater in Germany where some of Hubert's past-lives were writen out.  Leadbeater and [[Annie Besant|Besant]] both believed Hubert was the appropriate vessel for the indwelling of the expected Lord Maitreya.  Anna and Hubert moved in 1909 to Adyar, India with high hopes for his future.  They must have been disappointed when another vessel, Krishnamurti had already been chosen in the Spring of 1909.  Nevertheless, they stayed and Anna taught Hubert, [[Krishnamurti]] and Krishna's brother Nitya for some time.

With his own funds, Weller built "...a printing establishment on his own property for the production of free propaganda material."  He had wanted to establish the National Headquarters in Chicago, but it was instead established in Los Angeles, California.