Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-01-19
Mutual Fire Insurance Company.

IdE ANNUAL MEETlNG TO-DAf.
The annual meeting of the Mutual Fire Insur
ance Company of this District was called at
Odd Fellows Hall this morning at O'Clock
The agitation prior to the annual meeting last
January, and the subsequent proceedings in the
court having interested the policy holders gen.
orally, as well as many Of their friends, fully
over six hundred persons were in the room at 9
O'clock Lieut.. Austin, with detail OF police
officers was present
THE FIRST TEST VOTE.
Mr.. Norment, the president of the company
called the meeting to order and nominated VI.
NJ Parker as chairman Of the meeting, and put
the vote, declaring him elected. Mr. Jas. S.
Edwards nominated A. c. Richards and de-
manded a vote, and Mr. G. w. Cochran de-
manded fair play" crowd gathered round
considerable disorder-the reformerS claiming
that they should have fair play and the friends
OF the present board stating that this election
that NJ. NJ Parker and A. G. Richards should fts be
the candidates for permanent chairman. and
the vote should be taken by telers, and at 9:4J
O'Clock they commenced to take the VOTE each
name being recorded.
THE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINED.
The vote was announced as follows: NJ, M,
Parker, 364 votes and 157 proxies; Major Rich
ards, lis. Mr.. Parker therefore retained the
chair and Mr.. o. d. Thompson was elected secre-
tary.
THE FINANCIAL REPORT ATTACKED AND sus-
Mr.. Thompson read the financial statement OF
the company, which has already been pub
lished. Mr. Edwards asked an explanation OF
an item OF 81 200 returned by Mr.. King. Mr..
Thompson said it was the salary of Mr.. King
that he had returned. [Applause.l Mr.
Edwards then made an inquiry Of an item of
81, 200 for legal expenses and 1854 for printing
and Mr. J. B. Wilson answered that the
latter embraced the publication OF the
card card IL In the papers, and remarked that
applications for insurance than ever before in
the same time, and that so great was the pres
sure that the surveyor OF the company was be-
hind hand in his work. The legal expenses he
be referred to committee for examination.
Mr.. Norment warmly defended the action OF
the board. saying that they had done every
thing which could possibly be expected to sat-
fSfy the stockholders, and the detailed report
was ready for any OF them to examine. Mr.
Edwards then moved that the items of legal ex-
penses and printing be not approved, and it was
lost; and the report was adopted
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
The meeting resolved to proceed to elect di-
reetors and the following were appointed COM
missioners: r. Il. Spindle, John II. Johnson, "A.
Saunders, A. p. Pardon, w. L. Arnold, w, G.
Kenealy and T. w. Murphy. Two voting places,
were provided, and about IL o'clock the voting
commenced, number Of ladies present being
allowed to vote at once.
The tickets are as follows: Old Board of Man.
agers-Samuel Norment, Anton Eberly, John
Van RfSwtck. Jesse B. Wilson, NJ. G. Emery f.
Kultz johnson, and James w. Barker.
Reform Managers--George T. Dearing, Geo.
W. Cochran, Henry Polklnhorn, George bauer,
DR.. j. NJ. Toner, Reuben 3. Clark, and Thomas
SOmerville. ! z
The polls will be kept open until O'Clock. and
1t Is generally conceded that the old boartl Will
elected by andsome majority.