Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-31
FIRE UNDERWRITERS DINE
Pleasant Affair at the Arlington Last
Night.
Speeches of n Serious and Hum orOus
md the Committees I'm Charge.

The banquet hall of the Arlington Hotel
was the scene last evening of the annual
feast Of the fire underwriters Of the Dis
trict of Columbia. This yearly assembling
is locked forward to with pleasure by the
members of the organization and their
friends. and an effort Is made to provide
each succeeding twelve months a more en-
joyable evening that the preceding one.
Fully 600 persons sat at the tables, which
were arranged in gridron shape, and pro-
fusely decorated with flowers. Vocal and
instrumental music was feature of the
occasion.
At the conclusion of the banquet proper
the president OF the organization, Mr.. Jno.
b. Wight. presented the former presidents.
MIR. Noble ID. Larner and Capt. Tyler, on
behalf of the organization. costly salad
bowls. Each of the recipients made fit
ting response. and Mr.. Simon Wolf was
then introduced.
In an instructive address Mr. Wolf re-
viewed the growth. of losses BY fire in the
United States since the early history of
insurance. and urged mutually among the
insurance companies, their representatives
and the insured. Mr.. Wolf was followed
by MIR. B. II. Warner. who spoke in favor
CT adequate rate of insurance. He reviewed
the objectS'of insurance, scored the wild
cat companies, and in conclusion stated
that the low-priced insurance company
with small capital is worse than the shy
ster in law, the quack in medicine and the
humbug in the ministry. Addresses were
also made by Messrs. Gillette. HewcS, Co
hen, Cross, Davis aCd Pardon. A humorous
song by Mr.. E. d. Merry was greatly ell
joyed.
The Committees.
The committees connected with the affair
were:
Banquet-John B. Wight, W.Clarence Du-
vail, Noble d. Larner. Simon Wolf, E. N.
Waters. ]. l.. Heiskell. d. l.. Blackford.
John V. Schaffer. Lem Towers, jr.
Reception-W. z. Boteler. c. w. Simpson,
C. T. Ringwalt, Walter Heiston. F. Benja-
min. w. II. Barnes. j. S. Batchelder II. e.
I3iege, Fl. c. Stewart, jr., l.. r. Peake,
j. II. Bradley.
Members and Guests.
The members and guests in attendance
were as follows George Spransy. James
w. Green. JOHN S. Larcombe. J. +. West,
jr., James G. Jester. Col. R. G. Rutherford.
W. p Boteler, G. w. Balloch. Charles R.
Lee, Roland l.. Goodman, A. H. McCor
mick, IT., c. F. Nesbit, Richard E. Pairo,
C. S. Domer. F. w. Pratt, w. Riley Decide,
Thomas Ogden Harris, c. w. Larner, s. P.
Fioklen. Robert f.. Frey, II. Z. d. Merry.
DR.. John y. Milburn, r. j. Mclean. 5.
Thomas Brown, n. F. Clarke, John NJ. Wa
tiers. Robert c. Howard, Gilman Nj. Fague,
w. G. Reed. W. II. Saunders. Charles W..
Hardy, F. r. Horner, William Mayse, A.
VI. McLdChlen, James T.. f1OOu, EDWARD H.
Droop Samuel Cross. z. V. de Graw, SAM
uel Bieber, Perry Turpin. j. Holdsworth
Gordon. NJ. Lewis Hewes. W. c. Duvall. II.
E. Davis. Charles NJ. Tickling, Henry r.
Bird, F. w Baker, E. N. Water. NJ. NJ.
Parker. J. j. Hampton. A. n. Mallory, L.
L. Apple. L.. r.. Peake. {, G.
G. Nj. Emmerich. A. p. Pardon.
Oscar p. Schmidt, Lem. T ,wers. jr..
Noble d. I.arner, Henry c. s.ewart. jr..
C. ALERT White, Alexander Wolf. NJ. d.
Rosenberg. w. d. Quinter, A. s. Johnson,
C. +. Demo, H. c. McCauley, b. Franklin
Saul. Frank b. Smith, Alexander Porter
Morse, w. c. Grigsby, George e. Emmons.
Henry Montague Earle, DIR. w. P. Young.
Albert +. Marsh. w. d. Mcfarland. Frank
Reside, Bernard Ryon, John B. Wight b.
Lewis Blackboard Frank A. Richardson,
w. A. Gordon, Edward F. Droop, Charles
Mades, Simon Wolf, A. F. Conlbe, n. x.
Simpson. Charles s. Bradley, A. $. Cay
wood q. w. N. Swartzell, Walter Huston,
It. Janney Brown, w. H. Walker, F. Ben
jamin. DIR. w. j. Hoffman, Francis Hufty,
DIR. ]. NJ. McCalla, John l.. Weaver, z. q.
Smith, Washington Danenhower, j. w.
Schaefer Henry j. Rupert. Louis Beh-
Iens, w. S. Hoge. Fl. II. Bergman. John
s. Moran, f. L. l.. Yellott. Grayson Bur-
russ, H. G. Balkan. James z. Freeman,
Charles E. Eanes and Charles w. Simpson.