The Jersey City news., 1899-02-11
FIRST BIRTHDAY.
Colonial Life Insurance Com
pany Celebrates a Year
Of Phenomenal Pro
sperity-
DISTRICT MANAGERS Dine
Delightful Banquet at Hotel
Washington at Which
Secretary Heppenhei-
mer Presided.

The Colonial Life Insurance OF America
pave a dinner last night, in the fio'ei
Washington to it's district managers l.
~, ;oyial gathering of bright energetc
men whose labors during the year past
have pushed the young company iiieo
,.a,,.rkablv prosperous condition Never
eoualled by any industrial insurance
comuany in the United States ana ~ 'hae
saving a great deal. The dinner lase
n;sht showed the esprit de corps among
agents and officials, gave poth an op-
nortunfty to exchange ideas, make cnai-
lenpes of overcoats," point out ideas ana
oar one Of the good repasts OF ihae
popular hostelry
Secretary Ernest J. Heppenheimer pre-
sided. having near him Vice fresioen'
John A. Walker, General superintendent
q F. Nettleship, DR.. John Nevln' Meai-
90, D;rector. II. Dunbar Johnston, Man
oser of the Ordinary Department, ana
these managers of districts-h' y
Rorick. Newark; w. Ker faterson'
! na,,;a seaman. Trenton; L. Marks, Cam
dan. r w. v. Gieben, Hoboken; Jonh
Kelly. Elizabeth; Oscar Peer, Dover; q.
A. spohr, Jersey City; A. B. cnaries'
New brunswick; R. G. stillwell, Atlantic
r;tv q F. Pildftch. Phillipsburg; =.
Coming. Railway; H. A. Bodine' PAIN
seld. w II. Smith, Orange; David Ter
hune snglewood; J. ]. cadmus, Arnhs-
ton and G. P. Decamp, of Long Branch.
| This is what was served
oysters
sau'esre Green Turtle Soup lAnglaise cA1agE
I4of Hot House Tomatoes eaa
po;1ea Kennebec Salmon, Lobster sauce
Bermuda Potaloes
claret E,,a+ Mignon with Mushrooms
| FLORIDA String Beans Potato Croque'ee'
Colonial Punch
Roast % Capon with Jelly o,,noisa
Lettuce Salad, Mayoilhdise
Neapolitan Ice Cream
rol.e Assorted Fruits
Roquefort Cheese
Coffee
| President Heppenheimer, when cigars
and coffee were served, mace oi''A
sneeeh. giving the "oficial history Oh thA
/ wear past He was followed by vice
| president Walker, who gave an interest
ing talk. as one might expect, on lnsur-
ance matters in general and that OF the
/ Colonial in narticular.
| DR. John Nevfn treated the guests TO
humorous t.roast," and as an example u
..go-aheadedness for imitation by the
| managers. recfted tragic tale in wnich
a doctor, darleey, a mule and gineer
were the principal characteristics
/ Manager spohr, of Jersey City, when
~. +,,rn came to talk, made the rash
| challenge Of an overeoat to the mana
ger<w who could eclipse Jersey City, and
every manager promptly accepted fhe
1000 and avowed that he would win that
overcoat, which will mean BUTTON
apiece.
..Fifteens dollar oneg" asked the irrepres-
sible medical director.
mo. sir, forty dollars" was the re-
nlv. and the doctor whistled and muir
INJURED Gee"
Excellent speeches concerning the worH
on their respective districts were made
hy all the managers. Principal among
1 them were the addresses of Messrs
spohr, Johnston, Kerr and Gieben
Superintendent Nettleship made an ad'
| mirable POSTMASTER, felicitously intro
4 ducing the speakers. There was singing
i too. and one manager dropped into poetry
1 with an entirely original version Of 'Ruit
Britannia, = only that lady was ungallantls
thrust aside to make room for th'
Colonial but all's fair in love, war ant
insurance ''Auld Lang Syne' brough
the dinner to close and every manage
slipped out into the night perfectly con
| vinced of one thing, and that was If ther'
4 was frost in the air there was none OF
the dinner or the Colonial Life Insurance
/ Company of America.
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