Supplement to Prospectus Dated May 1, 1998
                       Supplement dated November 13, 1998

This Supplement should be retained with the current Prospectus for your variable
annuity  contract  issued  by  American   Skandia  Life  Assurance   Corporation
("American  Skandia").  If you do not have a current prospectus,  please contact
American Skandia at 1-800-SKANDIA.

Notice of Proxy
Contract   Owners  with  Account  Value   allocated  to  the  Founders   Capital
Appreciation  Sub-account  as of  November  13,  1998  ("record  date")  will be
receiving  a  solicitation  of  proxy  as  beneficial  owners  of  units  of the
respective Sub-accounts that invest in underlying shares of the Founders Capital
Appreciation portfolio of American Skandia Trust ("shareholders").

Shareholders of the Founders Capital  Appreciation  portfolio are being asked to
appoint Janus Capital Corporation as the new portfolio sub-advisor and to change
the  portfolio's   investment  objective  and  certain  fundamental   investment
restrictions. In connection with the proposed changes, the portfolio's name will
be changed to "AST Janus Small-Cap Growth."

Contract  Owners who choose to allocate  Account  Value to the Founders  Capital
Appreciation  Sub-account  after  the  record  date  will  not  receive  a proxy
solicitation  and will not be  entitled  to vote on the change  outlined  above.
Contract  Owners  should take this into  consideration  if they are  considering
allocating Account Value to the Founders Capital Appreciation Sub-account.



Wells VA+, Wells XT, Wells VA Flex, GAL3 (11/98)