New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-01

.o,rc,,rv. Ezra Do Forest Of the Penn Mu-
tual treasurer T1ldcn B'odectt. Of the Equitable;
Colonel G. II. RAYMOND. Of the Mutual Lie, george
T. Haskell Of tn" New York Life and William Rad
ellie Of tho New. En- gland Mutual executive COM
mittcc.
After dinner had been served letters OF regret
were read from John r. Ifecnlnn. John 4. Met all.
william H. Cole. r. H. Dcrmoit and Charles H.
Raymond.
Tldcn Elodgctt. the retiring president acted as
toa,,nas,cr lie said In part
| thank y0u again for The honor which You bestowed
upon me a wear ago when you president Of this
a,socat On am glad that have been able 70 assist In
u. good work which has been Gone the last ycar. The
meeting tonight large in spite Of the stormy weather.
shows that kindly feeling exists formerly aud
that trying push forward our mutual Interests
the good Of the profession in which we are
engaged.
Mr. Blodeett then Introduced ~ a charter member
OF tho association ard jolly good fellow the newly
elected president. George +. lIadley. who greeted
With repeated cheers. II, said:
Ny predecessor, IN Office have set pace for which
can hope keep TAP only with your cordial coocialon
I hope that every member will attend all the 'tngs
business we'll social. In this way We can make onr
organization strong Cnd elective. In 1897 dozen o.
fifteen formed this one Of the earliest associations
Thcio thirty-nvc forty to-day In the n"ar iuturc
We shall have every large city. The qualifications
work education, refinement. tact en'gy ani
Judgment. The day chrome and lightning rod Insurance
men Is past. II DO work carefully ana well
! there will little for criticism
George W. Phillips snid that lawyers some
times said TO have the "gft OF gab.' Insurance men
had II In even greater degree for they early and
went 10 bed late. dcvoting the intervening time to
making their fellow-mcn humble suppants for life
| insurance. some people think he said " that
officers lives to be- cnvied because they have fixed
salaries and Offices but lives OF agents not to
be- despiscd. They can combine business with pleasure
more than most workers and make trips 10 base
ball games and racctracks profitable. They study
the differences In human nature. whereby one man
vitcs him to dinner But among all that is pleasant
and unpleasant let us he truthful. whatever else We
are and take for simple truth my highest
skl"
| The Rev. George d. lIulst then called upon.
In brooklyn who Wa, slightly intoxicated They
struck up II conversation. and the stranger tod him
about funeral Of friend Cf his and the excellent
sermon that Lad been preached the occasion. d" I
asked him to look "A, me- said the Rev. Nr. Hul,t
and STE II lie had me before" why you're
the man wlo preached the srrmcn.' he
excaimrd.' yon do preach like the devil
| don't you' Il told that story, the
sp okcr said. ut gathering In Br oSlyn and on tn,
| strength Of II have been invited preach to yon to-
night like the devil. | suppose n, yer could agree
with those who cri,iciSc Ill.,, insurance men ON III,
ground than they put thing, In magnificent shape. and
that many psop, once In The scheme find that every
thing l. no, pleasant infer all work In the ~ me
way rs do the insurnce men. When n young man
| comes 10 me TO be married. | Do not feel II nv duty
TO Inf RIM him OF all the snngs he win run against.
| MAJ ry him ana let him find out for bimsrlf.r
| J. Is. Lui ger. j. l.. Register ana Dr. +. n. Namc
| also spoke