The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07
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sons Lake, the insurance men will make merry on the grounds of the Shooting Club and around the festive board which the Montgomery Board has arranged. The Underwriters will go to the lake | on either tho Birmingham train or the Prattville special train, as best suits | them. Both trains reach the grounds before o'clock, giving the delegates ample opportunity to have both a profit | able business session and a general good | time.
 Yesterday afternoon the policy writers showed that they could have a good time. The local Board furnished alI the dele gates to the convention with baseball tickets and they attended in body. The voices of the insurance men were prom inently heard among the Montgomery rooters, the venerable President even lending his presence and lungs, his first experience at d ball game.
 A pleasant feature of the convention is the presence 0F q large number of spe- cial insurance agents who come to the meeting to loatn and to advise. Among the visitors is George H. Robinson. rep IoGenting The Insurance Field of Louis vile, Ky.
 Convention Begirs Work.
 The convention was called to order at noon yesterday by Presld mt John G. Smith of Birmingham.
 w. B. Davidson of the Montgomery Board of Underwriters welcomed the viFit.rg members of the Association to Montgomery. He said that a few weeks ago Montg merians had VI Ic~ med a dcla- sation of Cincinnati manufacturers. Thursday they are to welcome the Ala bama Division of the Travellers Protec- tive Association &nd shortly they will hnI Gf 1.ir5 h,,g To welcome these business men to Nj mt gomcry, he said WIS pleasure fov Montgorerians and he was assured that especially welcome to Mo.tgo-ocrY are the menhcrs of tha Alabama t.r. l'n- GNw9itcr. NsseciatiOn
 Mir. Davidson then paid trijiutc to Il.c business inc delrg4tes Q. asent and ag'in welcomed tn visitors to Moatgom- cry.
 Major James N. Glennon of Mooile responded to the welcome of Mir. David son. H. said that ne was proud t. hear Mir Davida 1n tell of the diff. .at con venticns which m ct in this c.;v IL shows progress, hr said. and shows that outsiaers are recognizing the fact that Montg meTy/ progressing. Major GAennon said that another reason why sl many conventions moi in Mon gomcry was that the delegates knew that in csm- Ing to Mnntg 1mery they would be treated hospitably for many of them he'd been here before lIr said he vas confident that tha hospitality would be extended with the same spirit as of o'd and when the business uf tho Association was ca.r- pleted the delegates would he shown d good time by the local board. He thanked NIT. Davidson for his cord.ality.
 H. C. Davidson of Montgomery moved that general and special agents. the State lnsuraHce Commissioner. Ned R. Me David and representatives of tho press b. tcndcred tine privileges of the floor. The motion was carried unanimously.
 Address oTPresldent.
 President Smith linen read his annpal report. Mir. Smith in his report con- graduated the Association on the largo attendance at the convention. as well T s the peace and prosperity of the State. and the good will prevailing among agents. companies and managers.
 The report in full was as follows:
 TO the Alabama Fire Underwriters As
 sociaton:
 "Gentlemen-Please allow me to con- graduate you on the large attcndancc of this. our seventh. annual conventions; as well as the peace and prosperity of our state. and the good will prevailing among agents, companies and mana gers
 When We last met. am free to say that l was fearful of. the work of our present Legislature, but since they have been in session and adjourned until Sep tember, l feel that we have Legislature that will be guided by good business sense, and not be run away with by the clamor of the demagogues for woolley west legislation' My own judgment is that we have a good body of men at the helm. and the future legislation af Ala bama will he to build up the State. and not tear it down. as some of our sister States have done. Indeed what Alabama needs, and what we all need, is more cap