The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-25
MANY MAKING MERRY
GEORGIA LOCAL UNDERWRITERS
IN CONVENTION.
ARE HERE FIFTY STRONG.
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE FOR
TWO DAYS.

der in Chamber of Commerce
Building and Visitors Welcomed
to Savannah by Mai. Cann-Uniquc
and Entertaining Response by MIR.
Butt of AuGusta-In His Report
President Cole of Atlanta Spoke
in the Highest Terms of This City.
Election of officers To-day ana
Trip to Warsaw.
Success marked the opening day of
the convention of the Georgia Local
Underwriters Association. The
weather was pleasant-not too warm
and not too chilly-and considerable
business was transacted at the two ses-
sions.
The convention was called to order
at 10 O'Clock in the rooms of the Cham
Der of Commerce, and the address of
welcome was delivered by Maj. ]. Fer
ris Cam The visitors, about fifty
in number, were extended a hearty
welcome and were told to make them
selves at home. Maj. Cam spoke in
his usual happy vein and was warm
ly received. Before his utterances
feel at home. They understood and
realized that they were in the hands
of their friends.
The response of Mr.. F. M. Butt of
Augusta was as unique as it was en-
PERTAINING, and his frequent sallies
were followed by laughter and APP
plause. The gentleman from Augusta
! ba
called upon to make the response, and
| he was rather taken aback-that is, he
said that he was. He had no manu-
| script, and what he said came from
his heart. I'VE are - glad to be
kwith you," he said among other things,
and the other visitors cheered this SEN
timent Justify.
Mayor Myers was unable to be pres
ent at the session. The Mayor re-
| GREETED exceedingly that he could not
be with the insurance men at the open
| ing, and expressed himself in this man.
| ner in a letter in which the visitors
! preferred the keys of the city, and Of
| fered the freedom and welcome of his
| bailiwick He invited them to visit and
| inspect the water works and the fire
1
would have the department make a
test run at some time to-day when the
/ fire laddies are least suspecting it. Just
| what box will be sounded, or at what
hour it will be turned in, are mat
| tiers that the Mayor alone will deter
| mine.
| Kind Words For City.
| In his annual address to the mem
bers of the association President Z.
| C0l Of a ha n
things to say about Savannah.
ITO you who were fortunate in at
| tending the meeting held here four
| years ago 1 ask if the memory of it
! barring, perhaps, the last hour or So
is not as fresh and delightful as if it
were yesterday" he said. 1T was
our belief then and now that the in
surance agents of this good town
know how to entertain better than
any we know, and that you did your
| best.
'aThe interest in that meeting was
great. All local agents attended, all
made speeches., and every one of you
impressed us-at different times-that
he was chairman of the Entertainment
| Committee, as well as the principal
agent in the state.
| Our coming together each year
means more than an exchange of
| thought, a review and an outline of
| action for our common interests. A
| spirit of fraternity is promoted and
| those who often attend are drawn into
friendly relations that are cordial and
| lasting.
"At this point L want to pay tribute
| in the name of the association to the
memory of two of our members of
| your Savannah agents body who will
| meet with us no more. In our former
meeting here probably no two men at
tracted more attention than Mr.. M. A.
Cohen and Mr.. Joseph Harry.
zone was the father in the conven-
ton, the other the light of it. One ven
| cradle and kindly, gentleman of the
| old school, was rounding out his care
er of honor and usefulness; the other,
| young, brilliant, courteous, and warm
| hearted, seemed just entering the full
| ness of manhood. We take this occa-
sion to formally attest our apprecia-
ton and to pay a tribute to their MEM
| Dry.
"The past year has been a busy one
| for the local agents. One year since
| the heavy stream of business that for
| two years seemed to almost threaten
| the life of fire insurance companies
| was still at flood tide. The increase In
rates had just been made and this.
with a natural increase due to pros
! perity, kept the local agent busy. And
| if we did have little time to spare we
usually had a basket full of letters
from our companies requesting that we
have its sundry policyholders correct
all dangerous features of their risks,
forthwith and Immediately"
ALLOW me to say word as to the
annual entertainment of the conven-
ton. Each year the agents in the city
where our meetings have been held
have heartily and without a dissenting
voice, so far as / am informed, given
their time and money to make our stay
as delightful as possible. This has
been thoroughly appreciated and en-
joyed, and while the social feature
should be retained, would it not be well
for us to adopt a rule limiting the
amount to be spent upon entertain
ment? This matter with others more
important, to which attention has been
directed, leave to the good judgment
of the convention
Considerable business was transacted
at both the morning and afternoon
sessions, and the standing of the Fac
tory Insurance Association was under
discussion for some time Multiple
agencies were condemned and once
more the association was asked to go
on record as being opposed to the NAM
ing of more than two agents in one
place.
At $50 o'clock special trolley cars
were boarded and trip over the city
was taken, after which the delegates
visited the Savannah Yacht Club. There
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