New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-25
CROWNED WITH SUCCESS
A Years Triumphant Progress OF
the Mutual Reserve Fund
Life Association.
THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL MEEli->"
GIVES GREAT CAUSE OF
GRATIFICATION.
Notable Reunion Yesterday OF the "e" ="
Whom the Advance Is Due

Association that the annual meeting oil 1871 ms ms,
be held under the roof OF the to"eri's "." 80
ing thirteen stories high, which during 'he '"''
has been in course Of construction AT pio'"'
! FUNNIEST Though the architect ana pui'ue,' %
worked together with tne utmost harmony .'' '"
tor bold,rr the annual meeting occurred peiorc uo
building was sufficiently advanced towaru .o'p'
ton for occupancy. But Its gigantic iio"' re- 49,
ready become a notable fixture In Broacway an, 'l'
imnosne ornament Of the great metropo''",, Wv,
ouChfare; and by May that latter DAY prou's' "
the family of successful life insurance o's",~
,,o,s tho Mutual Reserve Fund Life Nssoc'a"o'',
will assuredly have enjoyed It's house-""''""o "''
on.crcd It's new and beautiful home =,
The meeting yesterday surpassed III '"'e' o.
,,a ,r,1ccassors To begin with. the record OF tne
etunendous success OF the institution as ie','e
in . general way by the report Oh i'e''1 ,
rIor,or Vac almost sensational In Its charactei'
Marvellous as has been the progress OF .'''' 49,
citation in public favor and its accohp'''" ,,,,
results the figures would seem almost n'oi 80,
i,ho,t the authentic Endorsement OF state ofhc'as
and the representations OF men hoiuihb ms -
dietary relations to the community io
80, -, laost twelve of the thirteen years Va
i,s existence the Mutual Reserve ruhd i''e |,'
citation has had TO wage warfare lo' ,''o -,
nance OF lie own life in degree whicn IL ~
suggested the absolute hopelefsness Oh INC
taking II has travelled stcadfasty h""e'e', 'e
the line of the natural premium system anu en." -
ooodin,, twelve months its reports OF results navy
astonishcd n they have not turned gray inc mans
OF life insurance experts themselves HI o''' Wv
world. ida
enccs Of life Insurance investments nave hHo'u
broad grounds for study on the part OF hnr"V.na"
| cal minds The mower OF accumulation assocIa'eu
with distribution has been tested by varyihs ''e'"
DDS The mutual. the stock. the co-ope'""'' "''
the ton,ine systems have had their adVah'ab'S' a''
hundreds Of millions. and even Billions oil uoi'i's
have come forward in their support l'ut 'he nh'"
raj premium system. In pursuit OF when inc ""'""'
po.orva has made such successful strides. has mp
parcn;Iy y.m?hed the entire scheme as II ""S
never been snplifed before. TIL" association fecob-
nIzad four cardinal points. namely: Honesty i'"
dence WIslom Equity. Il Ia clear to every one
that failure to recognize and sustain any one OF
thesc prlncples would ncutrailze the effects OF Inc
rnmaIoInc three without Honesty the principles
| Of Prudence Wisdom and Equity would count tot
little except the number 81 letters In the aiphhp'.
the words contain. And the same may be shu OF
the effect OF the lack OF maintenance OF either one
OF the other principles mentioned In tho coinbinh-
ton.
The plan OF yesterdays meeting was In pursuance
~ that which has always been followed IN the MS
tory Of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Assoclauoh
President Edward b. Harper Is student OF busl-
ness methods lie knows tina, cold shoulder Is
not a pleasant and comfortable place for an asSoc-
a,e 10 rec, his check upon He does not. even II he
possesses one which IS doubtful turn That shouiner
toward his companions In service lie believes III
the face-io-face. hand-tohand contact with men
whether in association with others OF his KIND IN
| the advancement Of common cause, or IN the
struggle with the opposition along the uphill ave
nues OF life's marches and battles. Hence the IN
stituton Of these annual meetings nj when o'hcers
/ and men and members OF the association meet To-
! gcther on a common ground 20 listen TO reports OF
! their Joint lahors md 10 exchange views Tor the
carrying forward Of The work in which all are In
| tercstcd engaged
| Among those who aitcndc. yesterdays meeting.
which took place In the roon.i OF the association In
| the Potter Building. were the following
| John NJ. Jordan. 81. Louis. Mo-: 7. II. Jones.
( Atlanta Ga. Colonel \. ". Taylor Philadelphia.
| Penn: Hon. II. l.. Lamb. Lanslngburg. \. y. J.
| edgar March. NJ D.. ~. John. y. H.; ". H. Young.
! Syracuse y. Y: George w Harper. SIN Pond. Nd:
/ j. C. Connolly Liverpool Eng; S. W. wrny. Phil
| adepnia. Penn; J. D. Knapp. Chicago. Ill: J. j.
| Acker Albany y Y: Hon. j. J. German. New
| York: Hon James Domvle. st. John, y. b.:
Hon X. ". Wells. Toronto, ont: Colonel II.
! Swords. Washington u. c.; Hon. David Glllies NJ.
| p. Carleton Place. ont; T.. J. Carter Helena.
| Mont: the Rev G. w. Camp Kingston. y. Y; Hon
! II J. Renmund. Engcwood. y. J.: President T. II.
] Harper. Ncw-York: Hon J. W. Nrooman. lierkl-
| mer. y. y. Hon. y. l.. Cameron. Toronto ont;
j. Elders. Darlington. England: q. II. Wooster.
| New York: Hon. W. &. Jones. 81. Louis. Mo;
| W. l.. Wellington, nurseryman. Toronto Ont:
Charles l. Moody Boston. Mass; T. ". chapple.
|
! more Nd: +. T. Walton. New-York city. H. +
| Leeds New York city: J. Stanley I.aacs Ncw-York
| City: George Burnham. NewYork city; j. VI. An
/ derson. Brooklyn: \. G. Hunt. Newark; W. II.
| Simpson Jr.. Philadelphia; Irving Williams. New
! York city: G. i. Blandin. New York city: r. r.
1 Howard. New-York City: f. Fischer NewYork
| CITY; T.. II. Speer New-York City; ". II. Baldwin.
/ Glens Falls y. Y; T.. VI Castillo, New-York city:
S =. Morgan. Mddletown. y. /: Rev. ;. II. John
ston. brooklyn: J. f. Metzger. N"w-lork cI'y; a.
| c. Wall. Goshen. " Y: q. W. Iill!man. Ncw-Ycrk
city; J. II. Spauldlng. New-I ork city: f. i. Weed.
| Greenwich. Conn: q. W. Ecllen. New York city:
/. Wernbeck. Brooklyn: L. Iiti. Brooklyn; ". l..
Busby ST. John " B: G. W. jackson. New-York
City: John Muigan. Yonkers; W II. Livingston.
| New-York City; j. Herman Ashley. Bayonne y. j.:
! Lawson y. Fuller New-York CITY j. Percy Scott.
/ Philadelphia: ID. Il. Bcssctte. Montreal. Que: j. d.
Wells Brooklyn: T. Cudmore. NcwYork city; w. g.
Fell. Ncw-York City; H. A. Slattcry, New-York city;
T.. V. jacobson. Ncw-York city; ID. Merrir. W. a.
Wallace Ncw-York City: G. G. Coffin, brooklyn
! ~ " II. Garner Long Branch. y. j.; Or. L. L.
seaman. New-York City; W. C. Johnson. New York
city: l.. f. Nelson. Blshopvlllc. Md; W f. Will
iarls Brooklyn. y. Y; .. f.. Campbell Tompkins-
Vile s. l.: w Gardner. New-York City; X. L.
Jones brooklyn. y. Y; II. W. Praetorius. Brooklyn,
n. Y: A. w. Rowlands. Springfield. ILL.,; W. r.
/ Mcmahon. barrister. Bellcville. ont; W. j. Nc
Murtry. Toronto. Ont; f. ID. Miller Baltimore. Md
W J. Murray. Brookln. Ont; J. c. Remfry, Indian
apolis Ind: Frederic Graft. rfIca, n. y:
f. p Johnson. EOrlgnal. Ont: Charles ~
Ball Wellsville y. Y. +. w. Deacon, Racine. Wis;
r. Somerve. Maryland. y. Y: a. A. Abbott.
Brooklyn. y. Y: T. G. Potter. Elmira. ~ Y:
F. H. Cooper, New-York City; DR.. j. ID. German.
r Jorghmann Brooklyn, " Y: W. +. Williams.
Rrooklyn ~ Y: w. f. Stroud. New-York city;
| G. T. Ayres. NewsYork City: II. H. Pennock.
New York city: y. L. Colyer New-York city;
W. f. Grey. Newark. y. j.: j. H. Jewell.
Brooklyn. ~ Y; c. r. Wight New-York
civ. l.. c. scrymser. Brooklyn ~ y; ].
II Adams. New-York City; G. W. Page. Baltimore.
Md. G. J. Cowpland. Bloomfield. n. j.; J. Cart
| land New-York City; II. +. Knapp. New-York
City; H. X. Wilson, New-York city; H. H. sulIi-
van r. w. T. Amsden. Sing Sing. y. Y; n. c.
| Price G 8 Champn. New-York City; DR.. III.
n Hitchcock. Greenwich. Conn: d. F. Kimbark'
| New-york CITY; J. +. Walker. New-York city; G..
J. c. Shields, Brooklyn. ~ Y; DR. C. r. Bisseil' New
York City: Major W. fim'y. New-iork Cny'
~ y uuchcock Brooklyn, ~ Y; +. A. Lesvitt.
prootvn. n " j. NJ Wood Harlem. n. Y: J.