Evening star., 1896-10-06
LIFE UNDERW RITTER S
Meeting This Morning Of the Executive Com
mittee of the National Association.
Arrangements for the Annual Con.
ventiOn Commencing Tomorrow
Those In Charge and the Officers.

A meeting of the executive committee of
the National Association of Life Under
writer's was held this morning at the Ar
lington Hotel to make the final arrange
ments for the seventh annual convention Of
the association, which commences tomor-
row morning at the Arlington. Owing to
the non-attendance of a number of men,
bers who were expected to arrive later in
the day the committee adjourned until
o'clock, without transacting any business
The convention will last until Friday
evening and promises to be In many
respects the most successful in the history
of the body. There Will be large attend
ance of members, and a number of matters
of Importance are to be discussed Inc
Washington association has made elaborate
preparations for the reception and enter
tainment of the visitors from other cities,
and are determined to make their stay in
this city particularly enjoyable one
The program of the various sessions Of
the convention is as follows:
The Program.
Wednesday-Morning session, 10 o'clock; /;
call to order, prayer, address of welcome,
song by Apollo Quartet dedicated to the
National Association by Geo. w. Hatch of
the Insurance Age, New York; calling roll
of delegates, presidents address. reading
minutes of previous convention, address by
Mr.. William T. Standen, actuary United
States Life Insurance Company of New
York. After lunch delegates and their
ladies, and all other guests of the Washing
ton association will be given an excursion
to Mount Vernon; afterward an old-fash-
ioned oyster roast at Marshall Hall.
Thursday-Morning session, 10 oclock; ad-
dress by H. r. Hayden, editor of the Week
lv ITDIerwritpr- Hartford. Conn.,. report ana
recommendations of the executive commit
tee; treasurer's report. In the afternoon
(the business of the meeting .permitung)
delegates and ladies will be given an eXcur-
sion to points of interest.
Evening session-Address by Henry G.
Ayers, president of the Pittsburg Life I'm
derwriters' Association; reports of commit
tees: presentation of Calef Loving Cup and
reading of prize essay.
Friday-Morning session, 10 o'clock; ad-
dress by James w. Janney, agent Provfdent
Life and Trust Company, Chicago, ILL.,; new
business; unfinished business.
Afternoon sesS:on-Selection of time and
place for next convention; election of Off
GERS; installation of officers; unfinished bust
ness. A banquet Will be given in honor OF
the National Association of Life Under
writer's by the Life Underwriters Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia, at
o'clock, Arlington Hotel. A reception viii
be rendered to the visiting ladies the same
evening in the Arlington Hotel pariors by
the ladies of Washington.
The Officers.
The officers of the national association
| are as follows: President. Ben s. Calef
| Boston, Mass. Vice presidents-A. A. Day
| ton, Albany. n. Y: ]. w. Iredell, jr., Gin
| cinnati, Ohio; John Steele, Omaha, Nch.
| ]. w. Pressey, Rochester, N. y; Oliver
| Williams, Denver, Col; VIM. p. Rowland
| Dallas. Texas; d. ". Edwards, Indian
| apois, Ind: I. T. Martin, Des Moines
| Iowa; S S. Ballard, Barre VT: r. F. Shed
| den, Atlanta. Ga: j. d. Church, Charlotte
| y. c.: Fred Peasants, Richmond. Va; c
E. Hochstetler. Kansas City, Mo-; Chas
E. McI.ane, San Francisco. Cal Secretar!
L d. DreTry; Shattan9oga, s,, Tenn Tenn
| Executive committee - Ben Williams
| chairman, Chicago, H.; l.. d. Drewry, sec
| rotary, Chattanooga, Tenn; Henry
Ayers. Pittsburg. Pa; ]. s. Norris, Mil
| Ohio; c. Z. Stanicls, Concord, n. H.: T.. F
| Berkeley. jr. Louisville, Ky; George T
Haskell, New York city; Joseph Ashbroor
Philadelphia, Pa: H. L. Shepard, st. Pau
George F. Hadley, Newark, N. j.; d. 5
| Hendrick, Washington, d. c.; J. W. Har
| ris, Waco, Texas: James l.. johnson
| Springfield, Mass; L. D. Scofield, Portland
| Me.
| x-presidents-George n. Carpenter, Bos
ton Mass, deceased; Charles Il. Raymond
| New York city: {. z. Tillinghast, Cleve
| land Ohio; Charles Fl. Ferguson, Chicago
| H.; E. Fl. Plummer, Philadelphia, IA.
| Local Committees.
The committees of the local associatio
in charge of the arrangements for the cor
| vention are:
| Executive-D. S. Hendrick, chairman; S
mon Wolf Robert Cook, Frank X. Ray
mond, J. S. Jordan, Frank II. Thomas, a
bert Stabler. \. S. Elliott, Max Cohen.
| observation-disclosures Wolf, chairman; .
| K Taylor, Frank H. Thomas, W. w. NJ
IHtre, Joseph Bowes, H. Il. Meigs, EdWar
Koch, J. Il. y. Berry, r. S. Biggs, j.
Crane, VI. II. Goodrich, II. Il. Moultol
| George l.. Huntzinger, L. S. Roulette, J.
Jordan, John j. Jameson.
Finarce-Kobert Cook, chairman; W. "
f. Il. Walker, George E. Gllard.
Press and printins-Max Cohen, chair
man; Frank K. Raymond, d. S. Hendricl
Albert Stabler
Entertainment of ladies' Frank +
Thomas, chairman; ]. Thilman Hendricl
| Albert Stabler, j. NJ Crane, T NJ Tyssov
ski.
Reception-Frank K. Raymond, Chairman
Thos. II. Bowes, George E. Gillard, Robe
| Cook. Jas. j. Hampton.
Ladies' comInttee-Mesdames Hendric
Wolf, Cook. Raymond, Jordan Thoma
Stabler, Cohen, Parkhurst Koch Gran
ty IT, Sit,