St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-01-31
IMPORTANT IF TRUE.
1t Was a Great Meeting and BIr.
Harper Was Present.

1t Was a Great Meeting and BIr.
Harper Was Present.
BY a careful reading of the advertis-
ing pages of the large dailies through
out the country it may be learned that
there has been another annual meeting
OF the Mutual Reserve Fund association
of New York.
Edward Is. Harper, the president of
the association, "a man," as his own adj
Vertlsement candidly admits, whose
associates have learned to regard as
very genius of life insurance. presided
at the meeting"
1t was announced that this was the
only big company holding these kind of
meetings. The effete old liners were
not yet ''on'' to the beauties of such
gatherings. But Mr.. Harper, who could
do more with one hand tied behind him
than all the envious managers of the
regular companies put together, believed
IN annual hurrahs and would soon be
holding one every few minutes.
ON motion it was requested that Nh
Harper, like the hen the boy tried to set
on two dozen eggs to ''see her spread
herself should extend himself over
IiAC anu NC gen
eral officers and audience all in one
1t was then announced that the Mu-
tual Reserve Fund Association was the
most economical and most of everything
else of any life insurance organization
IN eXiStence-all due to Mr.. Harper. As
an evidence of its economy receipts
were presented from few dozen news
papers averaging $500 apiece for adver-
Using five-column account of it's an
nual meeting and praising Mr.. Harper.
LII all that money spent in proving
economy wasn't enough, MIR. Harper
would let the Association double the
outlay, and his salary also. rather than
the Mutual Reserve Fund should be
considered extravaganza.
Here new member arose and in
quired why something wasn't said in
the meeting about Mr.. Harper. He was
told to be patient and that subject
would be reached in time.
Resolutions of confidence in Mr.. Har-
per were presented by Mr.. Harper and
others and carried around the hall in a
cake basket.
The Association was next shown to
have nearly 81, 100000 in its fund. and
over S1S1, 100000 insurance in force.
Mr.. Harper hadn't time to explain how
81 on hand to meet every SIS of obliga-
tLOHS was superior 10 every Olu-TdSil-
Toned idea of life insurance security.
But 1t was the sense of the meeting that
it was all right, and if anybody could
work out the scheme Mr.. Harper was
the man. Here the choir sang ''Praise
God From Whom ALI Blessings Flow
and Don't Forget Harper"
A series of eXhilerating addresses fol-
lowed, in which the floor was wiped
with every life company doing business
on different plan from the Mutual Re-
serve Fund, and with every insurance
officers reputation whom Mr.. Harper
didn't like.
Carefully prepared tables were then
read, in every one of which the name of
the association was judiciously linked
with that of substantial regular COM
pany, so that the reader might imagine
there was really some rivalry between
them.
1t was announced that Mr.. Harper
had authorized anybody anywhere to
set a dog on anybody else who should
sass" Mr.. Harper.
The congregation then stood up and,
Joining hands, sang, with Mr.. Harper
as precentOr. the solemn refrain:
| shall be great with tongue and pen;
l shall be good, but God knows when.
After which the members slid down
stairs on the bannisters and went home.