Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-28
FIRE UNDER warrEn,s UNION.
Meeting of the Minnesota, Wiscon'in and
Dakota Organization-The st. Paul De-
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Meeting of the Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Dakota Organization-The Sc. Paul De-
partmenJ Heartily Endorsed.
On the 10Th of April, 1881, the Fire I'm
derwriter's Union was formed, embracing
the insurance agents of Minnesota, Wis
consin and Dakota. The Union numbered
afty-nine members at the annual
meeting held last April, and thirty two
we're present at special meeting held at
the Metropolitan hotel in this city yester-
day. The especial object of the meeting
yesterday was to receive the resignation Of
the president of the Union.
and to elect his successor. Mr..
Halle having accepted the position of gen
eral wester manager of the Germania Fire
Insurance company of New York, with
headquarters at Chicago, was precluded
from longer holding the position of presi-
dent of the Union. In rendering his res
ignation he made an interesting address
| reviewing the work of the Union
since the last meeting in April. He stated
| that ninety three towns had been visited
and rated and local boards formed, and
| there are at present 228 local boards within
|
Judge G. w. Potter, of Milwaukee, state
agent and adinster of the Etna Insurance
company, was unanimously elected to sue
ceed Mr.. Halle.
Considerable business was transacted of
interest to the Union only. Committees
| were appointed to visit and inspect the
insurance work at Manitowoc, Green Bay,
| Neenah, Menasha, Monroe, Broadhead and
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ison, Dakota. Committees were
also selected to inspect
| the elevators and warehouses on the vari-
GUS railroads in the territory covered by
this association.
ST. PAUL ENDORSED.
Mr.. Halle, the retiring president, offered
the following resolution, which was hearth
ly and unanimously adopted:
Resolred, That this convention of the
Fire Underwriters Union has entire conf
dence in the st. Paul fire department as
now constituted, and that the companies
are watching the progress and the i'm
provements of the department as carried
On by the fire commissioners and Chief
Black with great interest, and that We con-
slider the st. Paul department as one of
the best in the country, and that the COM
mittee about to visit Chicago are hereby
requested and authorized to call the at
tention of the Union commission to the
status of said fire department in st.
Paul.
at the evening session two very pleas
ant presentations took place. A most
elahorately elegant, gold watch and chain,
costing $3.50, was presented to Mr.. Halle,
the retiring president, by his fellow mem
bers. The watch has the inscription,
Presented to G. E. Halle by his Friends and As
sociates, Nov. az, 1888.
Judge Potter,the newly elected president
made the presentation speech, which was
very happily and feelinely responded to
by Mr.. Halle.
The other presentation was that of an
elegant cane, which wGs presented to ex-
Secretary j. G. Gthith, bearing the IL
scription:
Presented by the Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Dakota
Fire Underwriters Union,
Nov. II, 1883.
The presentation was made by the pres
ent assistant secretary, John E. Dasies,
Esq, of Milwaukee and was gracefully res
ponded to by Mr.. Griffith.
The meeting then adjourned not expect
ing to be called together again until the
annual gathering in April next.