Richmond planet., 1902-08-02
DIR. W. F. GRAHAM

DIR. w. f. GRAHAM
A New Insurance Company
Great Enthusiasm Displayed in
Richmond Meets-ApprOVal of
Everybody. $500 Worth Of
Stock Sold in 2 Days-Ss45
90 Received In One
Night.
The American Beneficial Insurance
Company was organized July 2Sth. 1909.
During last week the city OF Richmond
was stirred from center to ocircumference
over the organization Of this new enter
prise. 1t meets the hearty approval of
all the people. Richmond is proud of il,
for it is well known that she is the
center of the Negro business world.
DR.. Graham is known SO " ell in the
world of business as well as in the
church that the people have implicit
confidence in him. They are always
willing 20 follow wherever he leads.
This accounts for the popularity at the
very beginning of The American Benefi-
oial Insurance Company. Get 1t be
remembered that IL was only last Sun
day from his pulpit that Rev. Graham
announced tn, proposed organization OF
this new company, aud on Monday the
citizens Of Richmond took 81. 500 90
worth of the Capital Stock at SO. GO psr
share; then came Monday night when
they met In the office rooms Of the Com
pany NJ 615 n. 2nd ST., and after or
ganizing, laid down in spot cash $S45.
90 on the table as part of the Capital
Stock.
MANY BUYING sTeCK,
Everyday the people are orowding the
Office buying stock. The Capital Stock
Is SIC. 200. The Company proposes to
open up Branch Offices in all the cities
Of the State of Virginia and sub-depart-
ments In ell the states In America In
fact. it Is the dete. rIuation Of DR..
Graham 30 make this the greatest
Negro insurance concern that has ever
been brought into existence. They pro-
pose to open 1p brsiness of various
kinds throughout the country, and thus
be a blessing 80 the people in paying their
claims and giving employment. In
fact, DR.. Graham declares that in three
years time he proposes TO have 1000
young people at work as agents, book
Keepers, clerks. managers, store keepers
generous public who have hitherto
shown their confidence in him TO Join in
and help push this new enterprise to the
front. There is no doubt about it,
success has been assured and the Com
pany viii ,oon be located In q hand
some new building of their own.
BROAD LATITUDE.
Tho oAocl, bo1d,vs ,,-sl 80. - 49,, IA
to the city of Richmond but wherever the
work spreads, the citizen will be allowed
to take stock.
Indeed, while the Capital Stock
SIC, 900, 1t is expected that it will soon
have to be increased TO $1,000 10000. It
can be well seen with what popularity
this new Company starts off when il is
remembered that the stockholders who
first laid down their money are the
following we'll known citizens
wELL-KSowN CITIZENS.
w. T. Graham, r. II. fauntleroy,
V. l.. Hawkins, Daniel Henderson,
Edward 7. Coleman, Augustus Phillips,
b. II. Peyton, James Page, James II.
ID. Wingfield Joseph Loving, M. o.
Waller, Mrs. Jennie Hawkins, Nelson
G.. Booker, A. Y. James, A, W. DAN
drige, John Graves, NJ. n. Payne. Pow
hatan Baker, Rob't Seay, Washington
Branch, Jefferson Miles, VIM. II. New
ton, Carver Taylor, Richard Randall,
Thomas II. Wyatt, Miss Florance E.
Coleman, James II. Chiles, J0hn Beard,
Willis B. Martin, w. w. Fields, Alex
Nc. Coy, Arthur Hayes, Rev. J. An
drew Bowler, A d. Price, Miss Eva
Jonathan, Mrs. Mary E. Harrison, John
r. Holmes, Mrs. Georgia Payne, Mrs.
Annie M. Coleman, R. L. Taylor, O. II.
Lewis, Roderick Beard, Att. j. Thomas
Hewin, Photographer j. G. Farley,
Brown, N. Norman, Mrs. Lucy Booker,
T. Archer, Samuel Branch, Harrison
Smith, Mrs. Ida Graves Thompl1ins
Mrs. Lucy A. Coles, Hezekiah Jonathan
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
The following are the Board OF
Officers and Directors
DIR. W. r. Graham President, Dea
Edward T. Coleman, Vice. president, v
l.. Hawkins Treasurer, B. II. Peyton
A. NJ. Secretary and Manager, Prof
Robt. II. Fauntleroy, Cashier, J. Thomas
Hewin, Attorney, DIR. John Merriweathel
Examining Physician, and Deacon
James Page, Joseph Loving, Deacon
James II. d. Wingfield, Lewis Cheat
ham, James II. Chiles.
In parting with the Richmond Bened
| cial Insurance Company, for which Dr
| Graham labored night and day even un
| til one night before his retirement
from Office, desired to make him pres
ent OF a suit Of clothes which he
| gracefully refused and thereupon the
following resolution was passed by {
unanimous vote in the an1dal meeting
| Of that organization.
GOOD WISHES FROM THE COMPANY.
Richmond, Va, July Goth, 1909
To whom 1t may concern
This esrtifies that Rev. Dr. w. r
Graham has been the competent anC
most efficient leader of The Il chmonS
Beneficial Insurance Company for tn,