The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-16


Fifty local insurance agents from va
rIous parts of the state assembled at
the Ryan hotel yesterday in response
to a call that had been issued by State
Commit eman John Rogers Jr., OF the
National Association of Insurance I'm
derwriters. and organized branch OF
the national association under the title
OF the Minnesota Association of Local
Fire Insurance Agents.
Twenty other states in the Union al
ready have similar organizations, and
MIR Rogers was named by the ma
tional association to organize the
agents of Minnesota, and during the
pass few we ks he has devoted almost
has entire time to travelling about
among the agents explaining the OBJ
jects of the org IMITATION, which are 10
influence correct practices in insurance
and to mutually prot ct the agS n ana
to provide a social body for the under
writers as well.
Among the delegates present at the
meeting were the following: F. W..
Sabin, c. NJ. Bentley, w. S. Gillian,
John Rogers Jr., Fenry Martin, H. s.
Haas, B. F. Knauft a. w. Jones, Jo-
Warner, all Ct St. Paul; j. P. Thomp-
son, Arthur w. Armatage. F. H. Wag-
ner' E. A. Davis, F. c. Campbell, S. T.
Johnson, A. E. Eichhorn, F. L. Dan
forth. Charles B. Preston, John Hop
pin, w. b. Boardman, c. b. Shove and
Jacob Stone, al! of Minneapolis; o. H.
Clarke Duluth; M. r. Baldwin, Red
Wing: Otto Pfefferkorn, st. Charles;
Mr.. Southworth, Wabasha; w. A. Bau-
man, Winona; w. L. ComStock Man
kato; William Pfaender. New Ulm; Fl.
VI. Wheelock, Fergus Fol s. D. M. Bad
win, Red Wing; A. l.. Rose, Mankato;
Carl c. Scott, st. Cloud, and Charles s.
MaTden, GAINESVILLE.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. Rogers, who was elecied temporary
chairman, and the morning session was
devoted to compiling and adoption of a
constitution and bylaws and the per-
fecting of the general organization.
= nominating committee, consisting
of T. II. Wagner, E. P. Roberts, F. l..
Danforth, o. H. Clark and c. B. Pres.
ton, was appointed, and on the recon-
mendation of that committee the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President-John Rogers Jr., ST. Paul.
First Vice Pres dent-William Pfaen-
der, New Ulm.
Second Vice Pres dent-H. M. Vince
lock. Fergus Falls.
Third Vice President-D. NJ. Bald
win Red Wing.
Fourth Vice Presidential. B. Prince,
Saltwater
Secretary and Treasurer-Charles B.
Preston, Mimi apolis.
A grievance committee was appoint
ca, consisting of o. H. Clarke, of Du-
luth; A. L. Rose, of Mankato; Jacob
Stone, of Minneapolis; Carl c. Scott, Of
ST. Cloud; Otto Pfefferkorn, of st.
Charles; E. P. Roberts, of st. Paul !;
Charles S. Marden, of GAINESVILLE.
The following Were selected delegates
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July 15-16: Charles B. Pre- ston, of Min
neapOlis; c. G. Scott, of ST. Cloud; o.
Il Clarke, of Duluth; ]. P Thompson,
of Minneapolis, and D. M. Baldwin,
of Red Wing. The aIternates named
were: A. NJ. Armatage, of Minneapo-
lis, F. G. Warner, of st. Paul: F. L.
Danforth, of Minneapolis; Fred Sabin
81. Paul, and F. G. Campbell, of Min
neap0lis.
F. H. Wagner, of Minneapolis, was
elected a member of the executive COM
mittee, to serve with the officers.
The legislative committee elected
was made up of the following: c. B.
Shove, of Minneapolis; A. D. David
son, of Duluth; w. A. Baumann, Of
Winona; B. F. Knauft of ST. Paul; W.
L. Constock, of Mankato; Elmer Gron-
dahl, Of Red Wing, and S. T. Johnson,
of Minneapolis.
Just before the close OF the meeting a
vote of thanks was given Mr. Rogers
In appreciation Of his work in getting
the agents together ard arranging the
preliminaries for the organization
o. II. Clarke, of Duluth, extended an
invitation to hold the next annual
rieeting in Duluth, promising that the
trip to the head of the lakes would
never be regretted, and that the Du-
luth agents would care for the dele
gates in manner that would not be
lacking in hospitality. 1t was found
that the association could not accept
the invitation, as the meeting places
are selected by the executive commit
lee, but a resolution was passed rec
ommending that the executive commit
tee consider favorably the holding of
the next annual in Duluth