Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-19
DAY AT WESTOvER.
PENN MUTUAL AGENTS THE GUESTS
OF MAJOR DREwRY.
DELIGHTFUL Al RRESCO LUNCHEON.
Beneath the shade Of Historic Trees
the Insurance-Men Partake OF
sumotuous Repast-The Meeting
This Morning-Banauet Tonight.
the Insurance-Men p

The officers of the Penn Mutual Life
Insurance Company and the agents who
are here to attend the fifteenth annual
meeting of the Agency Association, spent
yesterday I'm a most enjoyable way nj
Westover, the lovely home OF Major A.
III. Drewry. forty-two miles below Rich
mond, on the James.
The party, numbering among them some
of the most prominent Insurance men
in the country. embarked in the morning
at O'clock on the steamer Ariel, OF the
Virginia Navigation Company, and with
Captain Cunningham Hall and Mr.. Ed
ward Bourne of Philadelphia. to look
after their many wants, and Mr.. Irwin
Weisiger to look after their other com
forts, set sail for Westover. After three
hours and a half most pleasantly spent
upon the water they landed at the old
Byrd home. where Major Drewry was
waiting to receive them.
The Major expressed himself as being
delighted TO welcome so distinguished a
party to his hospitable home, and lead
ing the way TO the house, every room OF
ushered them into the parlors where, in
a few minutes, Mrs. Drewry appeared
and emphasized the welcome which had
been extended by her husband.
AL FRESCO LUNCHEON.
The house was thrown open to the Wis
itors and they were invited 10 make them
selves perfectly at home After roam
Ing through the mansion, the gentlemen
walked through the fields of growing
wheat, aud then assembled on the lawn
where a delightful al fresco luncheon was
served by the steward Of the West
moreland Club who had been engaged
Tor the occasion. The menu was gotten
up on magnificent leaf fans. and was
both chaste and elegant in design 1t
contained many choice viands. and these
were served i'm most palatable form, their
excellence being attested to by the man
ner In which the tables were soon
cleared.
After luncheon an informal reception
was held on the lawn by Major Drewry.
ana an eloquent speech was made by
Hon. Simon Wolf. of Washington, Min
lister to Turkey under President Grant
In his speech Mr.. Wolf made most COM
phmentary reference to Major Drewry,
VINO. in his characteristic style, replied.
one of the incidents of the dav was
the discovery made by Colonel Tatnal
Pauldlng. wealthy banker of PhiladeI-
phla, who Is one of the trustees of the
Penn Mutual. He did not know when ne
landed at Westover that he had ever been
there before, but upon walking over the
grounds the whole thing came back to
his mind. and he located the exact SPOT
Where, thirty-three years ago. he was
encamped with McClellan's army.
THE MEETING TO-DAY.
This morning at 10 o'clock the agents
will get down to business. and Tonight
they will hold their annual banquet AT
the jefferson. The Executive Committee
of the association was to have held a
meeting last night to arrange for the
meeting this morning, but il was decided
that the members of this committee
should meet this morning at o'clock in
stead.
AT the meeting to-day the Executive
committee will present report present.
ing a most interesting resume Of the
work OF the association during the past
year The Following specially prepared
papers will be read and discussed during
the session: William l.. Lott. Columbus
ia, Georgia as an Insurance Field:
K. b Raney. Raleigh. y. C.. Literature
IN Life Insurance, from the Practical
standpoint Of the Agent; George Ben
nam. st. Louis, Mo, "Our Reserve: A.
A. walker, Montgomery Ala, "A Special
Paper; l. 7. Heard, Augusta, Ca. THE
Negro as Factor i'm Life Insurance.
Especially in the Southern States"