New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-02-21
MANY RISKS, THEIR SAFETY
INSURANCE. MEN WHO ENJOY LIFE.
WISE POLICY. BUSINESS FIRST AND FUN
ArTERwARD-THEIR ANNUAL DINNER

AFTERWARD-THE1lt ANNUAL OlNN1N
The Life Insurance Association Of New-forK ce'e-
srated at Delmonicos triple occurrence '.
sss,erday-its regular monthly meeting, Its
,hird annual meeting, and its annuai
dinner That is the order in which they were oo-
.eryed but the last was undoubtedly hisl IN the
estimation OF those present II cannot De sau 'hsi
he members wasted much time In the irNohues Oh
routine business. They listened with gratincauoh 10
the reports of the retiring officers. ana heard "thout
sufpnse that their present prosperity was immense
and their future boundess Then they quietly elected
tho following officers for 1859: President L. spencer
f;oble OF the Mutual Benefit, of Newark hrst VICE
president, Alvah w. Brown, of the Mutual Lie OF
NewYork second vice president, Philip . Miller OF
the Connecticut Mutual; third vice-presdent j. Il.
Gerov, Of the Washington Life secretary william
Raclifre of the New England Mutual; treasurer, E.
De Forrest, of the Pennsylvania Mutual; executive
rommtttee, II. A. Appelius OF the New'fork Life;
] l. BRISTOL of the Northwestern Mutual; C. NJ. Mar
rn of the United States Life Tildcn Bodgett, OF the
Equitable; and. ex-oficio the President Dr. Will
lam Gray vcrrniiye, Of NewYorK and Charles E. John
ston Of Kingston. N. Y. were elected members Of the
association.
Nr Raymond presided. To his right and left
xere General Stewart l. woodford, Charles A. Dana,
Isaac vandcrpoel. Henry D. Appleton, Colonel John
r. Fellows Major b. f. Calef J. II. " Arnold, Judge L.
cowfng, w. A. Simmons, d. W. Kilburn, president OF
he Boston Life Insurance Association; W. H. Lambert
ION: T. w. Russell president of the Connecticut Gen
,yai life Insurance Company Hartford: and John F.
pryden president of the Prudential Insurance CON-
pany Of Newark Among the Others present were;
L. Spencer Cole. George A. Halsey. Dr. Joseph Q.
Young Howard Slade. A. b. Abernethy, Dr. j. Henry
Clark Sidney N. Ogden. Dr. William B. Clark G. 7.
Dunwen. DR.. j. H. Downes. Dr. Joshua G. Wilbur John
l. D. Bristol, Charles L. walker. Clifford Morse, r. A.
eranniss N @. Miller John A. Mccall John f. Makey.
s. p Blagden, George W. Mclean Stephen Fisk Avian
W. Brown, A. n. wRterhouse. Dr. c. S. Allen, Dr. Q.
r. stillman Henry Guy Carleton. Dr. Granville NJ. White.
Charles J. Smith william p. Stewart, A. L. j. Smith
r. B Hayden Franklin Webster. O. w. Holden, r. NJ.
Johnson DIR. Wesley Wait. George A. Cantne, william
Patterson Sumner Ballard Israel c. Person, George H.
Haskell r. NJ Banta. Dr. M. l.. King. George Thornton.
Homer Bostwick, Dr. A. Huntington. Ii. A. Appefus.
James Buckley, @. @. Hine, w. H. St.. john It. J.
MumfordL O. W. Anderson, Ezra De Forest, William Rad
cline IT,, p. S. Miller. @. A. Bryan John NJ Crane
T. r. Kennedy. II. Il. Hall. r. l. Murray. d. L. Hoi-
way DR.. E. w. Lamber. E. W. Scott Dr. william Moore
George w. English.
The old president made a stirring speech on the
reforms In the system Of life insurance which were
emanating from the ranks of insurance men theuE
selves and not from without He presented the new
president who thanked bis constituents and praised
the association and its ends. DstriotArorney fer
lows made an Grafton on the State OF New-fork.
John II " Arnold. the president Of the Board OF
Aldermen spoke for the city, and said that the insur
ance companies had helped its develop
nent and growth Mr Kiburn pointed
out in convincing way the value OF
Ifo Insurance associations. and predicted that not
many years hence there would be great Natlonai
Association. Charles A. Dana, in speaking for the
press boro testimony TO the taRng' qualities OF
insurance men and suggested that a great reform
might be Instituted, and new boom7 given to the
business by the appointment Of their wives and their
sisters and their cousins, and their anus as agents
General woodford extremely witty at tho ex-
pense OF some of the other speakrs, and Colonel Eel
lows came In for big share OF his good-humtred
badiragc. Gentlemen" said he, amid much laugh
ter, IL fs an open secret that when the trial Of tho
booders ceases, that Of tho life insurance men IS
begins But he was not neglectful of his subject
estate Supervision Of life Insurance Companies
which no stated was making them as stable as banks
Other speakers were Roger Foster, who talked
about Insurance Law" Colonel W. II. Lambert, who
discussed the influence of Public Opinion on Lto In
surance' Henry II. Hail, whose text No senu-
mont in Business William p Stewart, who described
the ways OF the soliciting agent: T. r. Kennedy who
praised and recommended Good Fellowship In the
Guild' john r. Dudgeon, who told something abous
Industrial Assurance and william A: simmons.
Major B. f. Calef l. II. BALDWIN ana Judge Cowng