New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-01-28
HAPPY INSURANCE MEN
Prosperity their Position.
Annual Meeting of the Mutual Re
serve Fund Life Association.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS FROM ALL DEPART
1IENTs..GLAD TIDINGS FROM FOREIGN
LANDs-ABLE ADDRESSES ENTHUsl-
AsTICALLY RECEIyED-sOME
OF THOSE PRESENT.

Life Association held Yesterday afternoon III t'
Offices of the company the third floor OF the Po'te
building In this city. These yearly meetings nave
grown be reunions OF fellow workers in the building
up of an institution which during little moro than
decade OF existence has developed largely In public
interest well influence IN Insurance circles HE
occasion brought together representatives, Of the a.
ISOLATION from different sections Of the United states
and Canada and cable messages were received dmine
the day By President Edward b. Harper from London
England Paris, France from sweden, Italy ana otlci
European countries 1t scene OF much animation
as the men assembled and greeted each other There
were general congratulations the previously under
stood prosperity of the company but there was much
enthusiasm during and at the close OF President
IIarpers address, which listened 10 intenty from
beginning to throughout the fiftyh minutes re-
Quircd for reading 1t.
1t was condensed narrative in which was ieated
in an interesting and attractive form the achievements
Of tile association. Every now and then, as some
unexpected array OF figures demonstrated results
especially gratifying to those present, who had aided
by their own abors In bringing them about, there was
hearty applause. There was marked appreciation OF
the conclusions reached by A. l. Carey Commissioner
Of Insurance for North Dakota, and OF the department
acuary who had made the recent examination. Ihere
was applause also when President Harper alluded to the
nenir,tors who arc ever attempting TO vctlmize life
Insurance companies and told how the efforts Of this
hand Ind repeatedly been ioilcd through the watch
rulness OF the managers Of the association As "A
whole the presidents report was pronounced by 'hoSo
who heard 1t an admirable document ana III
The intervals and at the close OF the meeting ne
received much praise, not only for the text OF tle
address, but for the reflection "hch IL 'oh'c3cu "a ~
working OF the institution.
Tho reports of the other officers were equaIy
interesting That OF Henry j. Rcnmund, second'vice-
nros,dcnt contained groups OF 0gures comparing inc
opcrations Of the Mutual Reserve Fund win tnosc
~ the old lnc7 companies, and demonstrating "ho'"
twisted increased advantages to the insured under the
lovcr rates of the new plan opposed to the mghcr
rates Of tc old mutual system OF high rates al os'""
entry accompanied by promised divldehus ,,
Among those present were Warren Kennedy VIII
ION, wilson d F. Cameron, W. j. McMurtry, DIT
Ncpidr,n H. T. Smallpren, and Horace Thorne ana
John NcIav Of Toronto, Canada; d. Il. bcsset~' Vi
Montreal Canada; W. G. Page and J. /. ban"ih
Baltimore: J.. p. Barry, Fargo y. d. {. g heHu'''N
SON Peoria, H.. ]. W. Deacon. Eacine' VIZ l. ~
Ludwig and ". W. Harper Ere. Penn D. J. so"'''
General Isaac IT, shields. T. L. Ford ana = W. "I"l,
q, Philadelphia: /. Y. Manning William A. iunhe"'"
and Charles t. darcy. Of Boston; h. II. Gilman
Milford. Del: II. A. Nichof, Carlyle. H. H. A. "aM'
~ Member Of Parliament Port Hope, ontario T. H.
Nulrhcad BrantOrd. Ontario /. II. McNurHS' DIN"
manvile Ontario; J. J. Hamilton ana a. - 'uHUlES'
- Paul; Charles Harper George Harper ana FRANKLIN
H. IIarper Stlpond. Md; W. L. beitler' SeHhHA'
George NJ. kclOgg, IiDIifl4aN4li', - - - -
Robinson. omaha: ". c. Jones st. Louis C. h.
ohrbcrr greensboro. Ky: william Haear. Mon'clair.
\ J.: A. C. Wall. Goshen " Y; J. II. Gallagher.
Troy " Y: G.. T. Miller. Englewood, y. j.. J. l.
Patterson. Belfast ireland; T. J. Lathnm. Memphis
Tenn: r. y. Newton. Nicholson. Penn; b. W. T.
Amsdon. Sing Sing. " Y: John J. Acker' Albany
y. y. \. II. Dcnniston and Harry A. D"nni'ion'
Wood,lde. L. l.: Dr. c. +. Phcc. L. = Army. Fort
Wad.worh J. p. Scott Easton Penn; John Muiiigan'
Yonkcrs, y. Y
The city OF Brooklyn represented by the Rev.
James Higgins c. T.. Hitchcock. Clinton Chamberlain.
Dr. D. ". Caldwell. Louis smith, G. II. Smith. Hyatt
Roworth and Colonel James Clark Representatives
from New York were David Murray. Edward
". L. Ehles. J. X. spaudlng, G.. W. sheilen.
L. X. Taylor. Charles a. Ford. A Froh-
man. Hugh Koike. ". A. Hazard. James i.
Walker. J. ". Roam, ". d. Williams. Augustus
schmid. Charles c. Boland. George Il. McCheney.
I. ". Baldwin. t. zcbrsh Thoma' Litto, Frank Moore,
John Haese'ty J. VI. Crapsen. A. g. Perry, W. \.
Hagan, Frederick Moe!ler. G.. T. Barnes, Duncan !,
Duncan. Frederick A. Davitt, A. Lincoln COyer, lrcl
crick H. Cooper, j. II. Whtedgc, George L. Clark.
W. b. BALDWIN, II. Z. Wilson. Homer Pennock, c. H.
Ieatley, W. d. Horton, George A. Ayers. J. W Town
send l.. ID. Mowry, X. NJ Brown. T. +. baldwin +. +.
Leeds ". G. Wallace T.. G. Potter I. W. Day, l.. \.
slattery. Ira PcNgO, Warren Gardner and e. H. wight
Mr. Jones represented tho United states Accident AssO
citation.
Following President IIarpcrs address, these reports
were also read The treasurer, John W. NroOman The
secretary. i. r. Braman; J. y. Wells. third vIccprcs
dent: G. Il. Bissell, chairman Investment Committee;
O. D. Baldwin, chairman DcathC Claim Committee,
James W Bowden, medical director: T.. !. Phelps. con
tr0ler q. r. MOtEcsncy. assistant CONTROLLER the for
elgn ag~nts-E. ID. Jones. director general; James r.
GribhIn, treasurer. and Edwin H. spers, CONTROLLER ,
stephen II. Tying director general for Europe Charles
~ AhlstOm dlrcctO general scandinavian department;
Count Charles Legrand, general manager for Italy.
II was 90 O'Clock when President Harper N
read his address lie pfcilccd his official remarks BY
a few words Of greeting. "rhc,e CATERING" he said
Eppcn once a year, and while they bring neon
yenicncc and trouble, they also bring with them an
opportunity for meet face 10 face grasp each
other by the hand. We would Ike 10 DO Oftcncr, II
we could"
The secretary then read the notice Of the call
q the meeting. and Mr.. Harper proceeded with
tho reading Of his report rs follows;
MA CTEDETrT DEVJENN