Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-27
IFE IN SURA nee

n IFE INSU NOE
BROUGHT WITHIN THE REACH OF THOSE WHO
NEED IT MOST.
THE POOR AND MEN OF MODERATE MEANS.
MODERATE In EXPENSE!
WHILE
ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE!
NO HIGH SALARIES!
NO PRINCELY PALACEsi
NO HOARDED MILLIONS!
LIpE INSURANCE GER Armand AT IT'S BARE
COSTi
RIcn men are In pressing need Of Life Insurance
for the benefit of their widows aud children. Life in
surance is a special boon to the POOR.
In the old line insurance companies high rates and
orbtant fees resulting in big saries expensive build
ns gorgeonsly furnished Offices and millions for
serve and speculation, lifted insurance entirely above
the reach of the poor; and life insurance. which from
the beginning should have been the solace and refuge Of
the POOR MAN, became chiefly a toy and luxury Of
the RICH.
Many a reso!ute poor man. in the endeayor to pro-
vide for his family in the event of his decease has
tempted life insurance after few years, been
driven to its abandonment 10y the high rates which he
could no longer carry-until it has been estimated
Billion OF Dollars have accumulated in the vaults Of
these old companies from these ased policies of the
poor.
Naturally this state of things provoked revolt and in
the honest attempt to cheaper rate of insurance
the business to the other extreme of the arc, and
through 'Co-operative," Beneficial" and other mod.
ern schemes OF insurance. CHEAPNESS was indeed
attained; but ut the of SECURITY the prime
factor IN wise life insurance.
'The agitation Of thought is the beginning of wis
doms-and at length, through the sci of expert
enced insurance men, well up in all the details of the
business, and having in their hearts appreca-
ton of the noble purpose and grand possibilities OF
LIFE INSURANCE, system of life insurance has been
pefected through the organization Of national instit
ton,
lion.
that unites SAFETY, prompt and unGuestionabe. with
MODERATE COST, and brings life insurance with the
absolute certainty of ali its benefcent aid to widowed
wife and orphaned children within the reach of OF
very moderate means
Life insurance should be reliable death is certain,
and furnished at price that shall bring it within
the of the aborer the mechanic the clerk who
has nothing but his daily for the support of his
little family while he lives and wherewith to them
stay and refuge III the sad event of his death.
THE MI UAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASSOCIA-
IION the ontrowth OF this experience based these
principles and organized for this purpose institution
operating through all healthy sections of the country,
with its Main Office in New York city, has been
stence but fourteen months but has already issued pol
cies covering than SIS, 000 600 of insurance.
There has been such in the history of life
insurance in this any other country, for the
that this Association exactly fits the absolute demand
TIE line OF this important and beneticent work.
1t is not one month since this Company proffered
insurance in the city Of Washington and here it has
already written HALE A MILLION of insur-
ance!
An Advisory Board of Directors has been elected to
take oversight Of all business in this District to the
personnel of which the Company invites attention
presenting Isl of gentlemen who. for business tel-
-ence, personal integrity and enlightened sentiment on
this and kindred subjects, could we'll be exceled
any city IN the country.
The Office OF this Association for the District of Co.
ubia will be found at No. 1517 Pennsylvania avenue,
where all information in regard to its workings will he
cheerfuIlS given.