Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-12-31
GRAND SHOWING.
OF Richmond Beneficial
and Insurance Co.
Accompany to be Depend
ed Upon.
REV. GRAHAM's gETERPRIsI.
Manager Taylor'S FOresight.-Spreading
It's Branches "A Christmas Greeting.

It is with peculiar pride that we
speak of the remarkable degree Of sue
cess that has attended our business
during the year OF 1898. We have won
the implicit confidence of the Public
and retained che highest respect of our
large membership. This has been ac-
complished by strict attention to hon.
est business principles, and never cess-
ing prompt fuliillment of our obliga-
tion To our policy-holders.
From its very beginning to the con-
tinuous present the growth of this
company has been OF the nature of q
grand boom. Not a boom OF words,
meanir giess speeches and broken
promises, but G boom in actual in
crease of membership, in economical
investment and distribution of it
funds, and in reputation for bushes
integrity.
The company has successful Branch
Offices in Danville, Lynchburg, Roa-
noka and Salem, Pocahontas, Washing
ton. ID. c., Alexandria, West Point,
Hampton, Norfolk, Newport News,
Suffolk, PefersbuI & and still there are
many more cities snxieusly petitioning
US to begin business in their commu-
mites
That the public may have an intelli-
gent idea OF the growth of the Old Re-
liable we submit til e following table of
comparative work done since July 1894
to December 1888.
Policies ISSUED.
July 1894, TO January 1895. 1925
January 1895 to January 1895 6 $50
January 1895 to January 1897 1920
January 1897 to January 1893 Z 1913
January 1893 TO Nov. 80, 1928 1887
Total Number Policies Issued
TO Nov. 80, 1893 31,704
CLAIMS PAID.
July 1894 to January 1895 (s5)
Sick Claims, - 5 "a %
July 1894 to January 1895 "a
Deaths. Is 70
January '95 to Jan. 'se Il ,Oos) =
sick claims 1868 81
January 'e5 to January 1895
(27) deaths 42s 81
January 1898 to January 1897
1885, sick claims :. 4772 s5
January 1895 to January 1897
(45) deaths Gil rs
January 1897 to January 1898
(s6645 sick claims sa45 81
January 1897 to January 1898
(7o) deaths 145l so
(D284) SICK claims .-l40lS 95
January 1898 to Nov. 80, 1893
Cpd deaths 3OS7 20
July 1894 to November 80. 1898
(12051) sick claims. 3O626 90
July "a to Nov. 80, '98
(270) DEATHS 1896 08
$se 522 IL
That the company may be on a solid
foundation the Board of Directors are
careful to keep large amount of their
funds invested in real estate. We
have thought it well to present the
cuts, and points of interest in their
lives, OF the popular gentlemen COM
posing the Board Of Directors. These
gentlemen are well. known for honor
and business integrity in church and
sec .ety.
REV. W. F. GRAHAM. d. d,
REV. w. F. GRAHAM, D. D., the we'll
known and popular pastor Of the great
Fifth st. Baptist Church IS president.
He is just 10 years old and has won
for himself national reputation as a |
minister OF the gospel.
DR.. Graham is First Vice-president
OF the Virginia Baptist State Conven-
fion. member of the Trustee Boord of /
The Virginia seminary and Associate
editor OF the Sunday School Literature
OF the National Baptist Publishing
House located at Nashville, Tenn.
Under his leadership the Richmond
Beneficial and Insurance Company has
known no defeat.
PROF. JOHN T. TAYLOR.
FR F. JOHN 7. TAYLOR, the Secretary