Evening star., 1896-10-08
Second Days Session Of the National
.. atpnderwriters.
REPRESENTATIVES OF LARGE CAPITAL
Some Psactisal Truths About the
Dignity If a Profession.
CHOICE. OF OFFIC e r S

The second session of the convention of
| the National Association of Life Under
writers was held this morning in the ban
! auet hall of the Arlington, and proved to
| be quite as important as that or yester-
DAY
| Although the association is to certain
degree a technical one, and Its delloera-
lions are for the most part On subjects
| that are directly connected with the every
day life of the underwater, the present
| convention has developed already features
| Of interest to the general publ!c Tfls Is
| specially true of the paper that vas read
| before the convention yesterday on the
effect of possible free silver legislation on
| insurance Policies.
| Again this morning there was a paper
presented that was or interest even out
| side of the ranks Of insurance men. Fl was
| read by Mr.. H. r. Hayden, and was on
the general subject. The Dignity OF
| Profession" Mr.. Hayden is the editor OF
| the Weekly Underwater OF Hartford
| Coan, and is enc OF the best known writ
| ers in the country on Insurance topics.
| The convention is national body. made
| up of delegates from state and local under-
writer's associations all over the country
| from Massachusetts to California ard there
| are few organizations in the United States
which play SO important part in the bust
ness life of the nation. The amount of
| It's members is some thing tremendous, for
| they are the agents and representatives
| of companies which represent in the aggre-
| gate investments that run into the thou
| sands Of millions. The tabulated report of
| the committee on statistics for the present
| year shows that there are twenty-seven
| underwriters ASSOCIATE which are mem
| beTs of the national body, and entitled to
delegates 10 the annual convention. This
| year the individual membership amounts
TO lbs, gain of 20 over last year.
| The Social Side.
The annual conventions are not devoted
entirely to business, but there is also a so
cial side to the gathering. which is not the
| least of its attractions. There bus
| mess session yesterday afternoon. but in
stead the visitors enjoyed trip down the
river on the Manchester as the guests of
the local association. A stop was made at
Mount Vernon. where President Calef laid
wreath upon the tomb of Washington.
ATterward the steamer took the party
across to Marshall Hall, where there was
an old-fashloned oyster roast that was
greatly enjoyed by all. .GmuIs -
! last evening after the return from Mar
shall Hall The insurance Journalists who
are, in attendance upon the convention
some twentyfour in number, gave a spre ad
al 1arvcy,s. The affair was in honor of
| Mr.. Max Cohen. editor of Views the local
| insurance fournaf who as chairman of
the committee on press and printing. has
! done so much for the comfort and enjoy
|
| per was planned to he an informal affair,
but was nohe the less delightful on that
account. After supper Mr.. tCha~. F.. Hey
| lit of Chicago editor of the Insurance e
| Post. took the floor and, acting as 'toast-
master called upon those present for brief
speeches, q request which was generally
complied with. and gave those present an
| opportunity to. express their apprecia ton
of what had been done by the commit zee
! for their benefit. no
Award for the Best Essay.
Two of the most interesting incidents of
the convention are yet to come. One is the
presentation of the Calef loving cup. which
will take place this evening, and the other
is the annual election OF officers. which is
down on the program for tomorrow after
noon.
The loving cup is a perpetual .tpophy
which is awarded each year for the best
essay soUle Insurance subject This
year the topic is. What can the individual
member do to advance the power and in
luence of the local assc"iatCE?" The com
mittee on awards consists this year of Col
| c. NJ Ransom OF Boston, chairman: DIR
J. A. Fowler of Philadelphia AMI Charles
| A. Hewitt of Chicago. The announcement
, of the award and the reading of the prize
. | essay will take place~this eyening.a.,,,, .
: A large portion Of the morning session
, today was taken up with-a discussion oi
~ the manner of holding the election of Off
5 GERS. A strong fight was made to have
| the old system of nomina tions by com
| nittee done away with, but it was unaval
: : ing. A great deal of interest attaches IL
, | the election and a number of names art
: | mentioned in this connection. The presi
dent now Is Boston man and the west
ern delegates feel that the office ough
| to go to that section for the next year
The nen who stand the best chance arr
| Mr. d. S. He1drick of this city. Mr.. Thos
II. Bowe5 of Milwaukee and Mr. Wm I
Gage of Detroit. The most likely man il
| Mr. Hendrick. He is one of the most popu
). ! lar men in the association and as hair
f | man of the executive committee of th'
| local association he has contributed a trea
| deal to the success of the present con
vention, and there is strong disposition Il
d send him up higher.
e There was 70 afternoon session today In
t stead the delegates made visit to III
: | trea sury on invitation of Treasure" Nor
E | gan and the ladies were escorted abodt tn
=. | city by members Of the local committee O
: ladies.
( Dignity of n Profession.
: At the morning session Mr.. Hayden spok
, in mart as follows on the subject of tn
dignity of a profession:
There has grown up within the pas
forty years a body of insurance law whicl
: has almost kept pace with the growth o
e insurance itself How much of that Law
It would have been unnecessary if every mai
connected with insurance had been at al
times mindful of his duty to his profession
= We Americans take 10 legislation as read
l. lily as ducklirgs do to water. For ever
l. grievance real or imaginary, We have tn
d ready answer, BE it enacted. How man.
It of those other evils which We all know
:; and deplcre. but upon which legislation ha
e not yet at least set its seal of condemna
2, ton, are due to forgetfulness of the dig
l. nity of your profession? l will lot attemp
here to answer either of these Questions
RI but ask you to take them home with yo
ard in your future business transaction
4; work them out.
u, You are dealing now with men in you
Is own station in life, strong, sef-relian'
lie capable of taking care of themselves, yo
IS may say At a later day on" else
n not yourself will have to deal with thei
20 widows and orphans. Do yotl perforI
o your work now in such a way that no on
~ else will have to make explanations an
in apologies foS it thep? In SO far as you dt
~ it is well, ahd my fshor5 sermon is rot t
" " you. exceptI as it hnay be by way of {.
admonition Not to BE weary in well doing
Example to Other Professions.
Much of the improvement has com
to through associations of life underwater
ry 1 should not be here today if did not be
I lo,-a +bot renaipS to ba 5o,o ,,.;1 =,