The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-10
EQUITABLE AGENTS DINE.
A Brilliant Dinner rendered by the
Home Company.

ZIG company as III OSG-GeneraI manager
f. H. HezeIton Was Toastmaster-In-
teresting Facts.
The handsome dining hall of the
Preble House was very attractive place
last evening, both in appearance and
otherwise. Two long tables extended
from the corners of the room, crossing
each other in the middle, where bank
of chry santhemums made a beautiful
centre-piece. Seated at the tables were
about SO gentlemen. They were the rep
resentatives for Maine of the Equitable
Life Assurance Company of the e nited
States, assembled as the guests of that
company at the second annual compli-
mentary dinner held In this city. Last
year, President Henry B. Hyde of the
company, was present to act as host,
and this year the company was repre-
sented in that capacity by Third Vice
President Gage E. Tarbell, who, with
Mr.. F. II. Hezelton of this city, general
manager for Maine, received the guests,
who included not only the company's
agents from all over the state, but sever
al specially invited guests from this
city.
The menu of the banquet was an ex-
ceptionally delicious one, and the service
was much complimented. Grlmmer's
orchestra of six pieces furnished music,
wholly appropriate to the general excel
lence of the occasion.
After cigars were lighted, Mr.. F. H.
Hezelton raped for order, and arose to
speak. He was greeted with burst of
applause and hurrahs, that put him
very much at his ease, he said. He
briefly mentioned the growth of the
company, and the name of President
Henry B. Hyde was enthusiastically
cheered. He referred to the host of the
evening, Third Vice President Tarbell,
as the youngest executive officer of any
insurance company in the country. IA
had begun, Is years ago, to write insur-
ance as side issue to his law business.
He was sent to Chicago by tie Equit-
able, and wrote $40, 900, 900 of business
year for five years.
Mr.. Tarbell was greeted with loud
cheers. He said that it was a great
pleasure to meet the agents of Maine on
this particular year of 1894, which Pres
ident Hyde had designated as the Tarbell
year, because this past year year the
agencies had been turned over to his
charge. He was anxious to make
good record, and nowhere in the coun-
try had better work been done than in
the State nf Mama He mold nj
compliment to Mr.. Hezelton, the general
manager. In October, 1898, this agency
ranked 3rd on the list of agencies for
the amount of business done, and in
October, 1894, it astonished all the offic-
ers of the company by ranking fourth
on the list Of large agen cies.
1t also has great record for individu.
al insurance writing.
Mr.. r. H. Turner of this city ranks
fourth on the list of the so largest writ
ers of the 5000 agents in the United
States. The name of Howard Gould is
also to be found in that list of SO. He
spoke of the insurance business in gen.
eral, and gave figures to show that
there are now insured in this country
only about one out of every 10 individ-
uals who are amenable to life insurance.
He dweit at length upon the business of
the Equitable Company, in particular,
and made an earnest and bright speech
that was frequently applauded.
He was followed by others who made
brief remarks.
Following is list Of those present:
Gage E. Tarbell. Israel T. Dana, Frank
W. Brooks, W. E. Peach, Warren W. Cole,
7. F. Homestead, Charles Day, Paul D.
Luce, A. A. Hezelton, Fremont Allen,
Arthur H.Gould, F. b. Fish. H. E. HAM
ilton, M. L. Urann, W. F. jerks, VIC.
Woodbury., Sd. Hazelton, G. B. Wood
man, Albert A. Cordwell, HowardGould,
A. L. Stafford, G.. II. BHlger, Fred Ben
son, E.S. Dutton, J. W. White, L. Hall,
W. Fl. Gardner, Charles r. Pollard, O.W.
Tapley, P. L. Chandler, A. G. Paine c.
N. Walker, S.W. Carr, H. Hazelton,
NJ. F. Currie. c. B. Munger, R. H. Turner,
P. Horland, DR.. W. L. Dana, A. L. Wyman,
DR.. G. W. Hazelton, J. Waldo Nash, VS..
JONES' William H. Looney, Albert B.
Hall, I. H. johnson TIE. Mcdonald,
James f. Macy, George H. Allan. Edward
Fl. Elwell,
General Manager Hazelton was pre-
sented with handsome gold-headed cane
by the Maine agents.
The Portland agents, besides General
Manager Hazelton, are r. II. Tarner,
Howard Gould, Thomas E. Mcdonald
and Charles D. Munger.