The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-24
A NOTABLE GATHERING.
Convention Of Agents to Meet Famous
Actuary.


II anpears that this city has been made
| the center for the bringing together of
MANY prominent life insurance agents for
| the purpose of meeting Colonel William p.
! Stewart, the special actuary of the Mutual
! Life Insurance Company, of New York.
| This gentleman has become noted as the
| author of the investment thesis and plans
| of life insurance and as undertaking the
professional drill of life agents. His visit
here last fall was the occasion of the pres
ent visit, as he then became impressed
with the wonderful topography and nat
ural advantages and beauty of this city.
The convention of agents was held I'M
der the auspices of Mr. +. L. Stinson, and
was memorable event in the life insur-
ance annals of the Northwest
Colonel Stewart is reputed to be the best
informed actuary in the profession. He is
an exceedingly interesting off-hand
speaker, and remarkable for his ability TO
impart lucid instruction in the more
difficult formulas of insurance mathe-
mates. He is a charming conversational
ist, an easy writer, and. as the author of
"Martyred Humanity" he is admired as
poet.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company is
the pioneer in this work of instructing its
agents In fact, it has created home de-
partment for this express purpose and
placed Colonel Stewart at it's head. The
direct result of this is to insure an efficient
corps of agents, to elevate the standard of
the solicitor, and to secure to the insuring
public authoritative and correct exposi-
tons of the insurance science, companies
and plans.
The attendance of agents at the two
days conference was large and enthusi-
astic At it's close Mr.. Stinson gave
Colonel Stewart and the prominent agents
present banquet at the Chamber of Com
merce. The menu was exceptionally fine,
and reflected great credit on Mr.. Smith,
the caterer. The response to the toast
"Mr. Richard A. McCurdy, president; Mr..
Robert A. Granniss, vice president, and
Mr.. A. B. Forbes general manager of the
Pacific SLOPE" was made by Colonel Stew
art with an eloquence which could only
have been inspired by an admiration born
of the most profound love and respect.
The other speeches were of high order,
justifying the credit for ability and gen.
eral superiority accorded to the agents of
this company. Among the guests pres
ent were Colonel w. P. Stewart F. l..
Stinson, f. p. Stearns, c. ID. Taylor, w.
=. Ledwich, Donald Ross, r. Crawford, S.
l.. Rau, w. III. Marston, A. MACPHERSON,
William johnson, w. 4. Stretch, S. Sond-
helm, r. S. Allen, G. d. Ruddy, II. Foster
MacGurn, James Campbell, L. ID. Brooke,
G. III. Brown, L. b. Henderson, J. G.
Wright and J. X. Conway.
Mr.. F. l.. Stinson, the Mutual LIES
representative for the states of Washing
ton and Oregon, with headquarters in this
city. has not only effected a large business
| for his company, but also great deal of
good to the city of Seattle. Through his
remarkable energy. commanding success
/ and personal worth, he has attracted to
! this locality, and especially to this city,
| not only Colonel Stewart, but the chief
| executive officers of his great company,
| and this to the extent that Mr.. Richard
| A. Curdy. the president. and Mr.. Robert
| A. Granniss, the vice president, were in
| duced to make the city a special visit early
this summer-the result of which is des-
/ tined to bear good fruit as will be seen
/ later.
Mr.. Stinson is gentleman in the prime
of young manhood, of most pleasing adj
dress and gentlemanly department. Since
coming among us he has thoroughly iden-
tilted himself with the city's interest and
| with the best elements of our society, and
is regarded in every way as fit represent
tative of his great company. The agents
| under his charge are enthusiastically at
tached to him, and are themselves of such
| personal character in their several fields
as to support the old adage, that Like
| begets like"