The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-12
Insurance MEN ARE here
Their Sixth Annual Convention Be.
qua Yesterday.
At SOUTH BETHLEHEM IN 1896
Officers Wcrc Elected for Ensuing Year.
Convention Held In Board Of Trade
Rooms-visitorsl Impressed with
Progress Of Electric City.


In the board OF trade rooms yesterday
the sixth annual convention OF the
Pennsylvania Association Of Fire In
surance Agents began. AT 10 o'clock
Secretary Homer NJ. Hin. OF Erie. pro-
ceeded to enroll the visiting agents and
that being done adjournment was
taken until afternoon.
The session opened ut 2.15 with Col
onel Il. l.. Hitchcock In the chair. and
the most important business done be-
fore closing was the election Of officers
The following We're chosen for the en-
suing year. President. George +. r.
Wanger. of Pottstown: vice-presidents.
j. W. Evans. ofBerwick: J. S. Hoard,
OF Mansfield; II. w. Luce. OF Scran-
ton: treasurer, w. Il. Flbckinger. or
Erie: corresponding secretary. J. IL.
Musser, of Harrisburg; general secre-
tary. Homer NJ. Hin. of Erie, reelected
The new chairman was inaugurated
and the other officers. and the place of
holding the next convention was taken
up for consideration. Mr.. Wanger IN
vited the agents to Pottstown next
year; South Bethlehem was also placed
in nomination, the ballot resulting In
favor of South Bethlehem by twenty
for and fifteen against. 1t will be held
on the second Thursday of July. 1896.
Names Of the Delegates.
A list of the delegates present Is as
follows: II. b. Calderwood, of Tyrone;
Frank II. Leib, Of Harrisburg; j. IL.
Musser. of Harrisburg; George f. Culp.
of Lock Haven G. y. +. Wanger, OF
Pottstown: Joseph s. Hoard. OF Mans
field; NJ. p. Lutz, of Bloomsbury; A. ~.
Shuman. of Berwick; John w. Evans,
of Berwick; w. b. Frick, OF Milton; c.
NJ. Hathaway. Of Olyphant; o. F. Foel-
mer, of Milton: F. e. Smith. of Frank
lin: Fred Theis, of Wilkes-Barre;
James NJ. Boland of Wilkes-Barre; X.
NJ Hughes. of Pittston: Joseph Hile-
man, of Pittston; I. Il. Hartzog, or
South Bethlehem; II. Il. Russell, or
Honesdale. and Homer NJ. Hill, OF Erie
These were the out-of-town agents; the
Scranton agents were: c. G. Boland,
A, B. Holmes, w. w. Phillips, John II.
Schadt. f. L. Hitchcock. X. w. Luce
A. b. FRANKLIN, w. b. Christmas. II. f.
Paine, T.. I. Paine, Charles r. Smith.
w. p. Boland, Thomas Moore, Frank b.
Ward
When the convention opened Private
Secretary Mark X. Edgar addressed the
agents, welcoming them to Scranton In
the name of Mayor Connell. who could
not be present Frank II. Leib, of
Harrisburg, responded.
Enjoyed Ride on Electric Road.
The election of officers followed, and
the transaction Of secret business OF
interest only to the members of the as
ISOLATION. At O'CLOCK adjournment
came, when the agents ard their wives
boarded two special open cars and
first enjoyed the ride to Dunmore over
the Laurel Hill line. next to Nay Aug
falls and lastly to Minooka. The trip
was over at o'clock. They dined at
the Wyoming. where all but few Of
them are registered.
At o'clock the evening session
opened. Some private committee re-
ports were made and then Joseph s.
Hoard, of Mansfield. was introduced
to read paper on "How to Reduce the
Loss Ratio" The paper was an excel
lent one, bringing forth applause fire.
quently.
Mr.. Hoard said that in 1851 fire in
surarce was first introduced in Eng
land; it is more than 100 years ago
since 1t was introduced in the United
States. The success in both countries
and all over the world has prover that
insurance is a blessing to civilization.
His reason assigned as the cause Of
loss in the business Is the incendiary
fires that are frequent, three-fourths
of the fires In barns and private dwell
ings being ircendiary. He urged, his
co-workers to take as much care In the
moral worth of the man as I'M the mar
ket value of his property insured. In
too many cases the origin of fires can
be traced to the criminal negligence Of
men of bad moral character, who in
sure their properties and apply the
torch to reimburse a losing business.
Charles X. Smiths Paper
Charles X. Smith, of this city, read O
paper on How to Bring the Fire In
surance Business on Cash Basis"
The executive committee. consisting
Of Charles r. Smith, OF this city; w.
B. Frlck, of Milton; James NJ. Boland,
Of Wilkes-Barre; I. T. Hartzog, Of
South Bethlehem; H. b. alderwood of
Tyrone, and II. H. Russell, OF Homes
dale, will arrange for the papers to be
read at the next convention.
At S.25 this morning the visitors will
go to Farview and to Honesdale at
noon. where dinner will be partaken.
They will return to the city at s p. m.
A. b. Homes. of Phillips & Molmes,
is the chairman of the reception COM
mtttee. The visitors are delighted with
the openhanded hospitality of their
Scranton friends and returned thanks
to the local Underwriters association.
They speak in glowing terms Of the
wonderful progress of Scranton.