Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
WILL LAST THREE DAYS
CONFERENCE OF INSURANCE
MEN IN THIS CITY.

Arrangements have been completed for
the meeting Of the National Association Of
Insurance Commissioners at the Arlington
Hotel, beginning October and lasting
three days. Thomas E. Drake. superin-
tendent q insurance, yesterday issued a
circular invitation to the members OF the
association to gather at the thirty-seventh
annual meeting and therein set forth sew
eral reasons why the forthcoming conven-
ton would be the most important in the
history of the body.
Among the reasons advanced Is that
every person In the nation should at least
once in his life visit the national capital
for purposes OF education, and observe
first hand the grandeur and beauty Of the
city. The treasures of historical interest,
both in the city and those near by, are
mentioned, and insurance commissioners of
all the states are urged to come to Wash
ington to enjoy the pleasures of sightseeing
when conditions are at the best The cir
cular gives for the convenience of the
delegates the cost Of hotel accommodations
and special arrangements for their COM
fort and convenience.
Preceding the convention, on October 1,
an adjourned meeting Of the insurance
conference, having under consideration the
drafting of a uniform insurance law, will
be held to complete its work and pass upon
us report, winch is TO go DeIOre the con-
vention. This conference was called in
Chicago last February at the instance of
President Roosevelt and was composed of
governors Of states, attorneys general and
insurance commissioners. special COM
mittee of this conference met in Minnea pO-
lis last month in connection with the as
sembling of the American Bar Association,
and the bill drafted by the committee to
be acted on here, first by the conference
and then by the convention, is supposed to
contain the best thought of the lawyers
and insurance men of the United States.
u will be acted upon by the insurance
convention and later introduced in Con-
gress Little has yet been made public in
regard to the measure, but it is in the
form of a general law for the District of
Columbia and the territories, and will
form model of legislation for enactment
by the several states
Feature Eliminated.
An important departure will be taken this
year in the meeting Of the insurance con-
vention, in that there will be no public
entertainment of the delegates by the local
insurance men. This results from the &C
ton of the executive committee of the
convention. which has been working for
three or four years to eliminate this feat
ure of the annual meetings. Mr.. Drake
said yesterday that the banqueting and
provision of outside entertainments had
become a serious drawback to the activ-
tiles or the body In years past, and 1t had
been determined to stop the entertainment
features and leave the delegates free to
attend to the business which called them
together. Mr. Drake said one city after
another has attempted to Guido the others
in the way of providing junkets and feasts
for the visiting insurance men. 1t has
proved expensive to the town holding the
convention and had interfered with BUSH
ness, and the local committee reached the
conclusion this year that with the sight
seeing which Washington affords, the
theaters and the hospitality which indi-
viduals will show the visitors 1t would
be fitting time to ''cut out" the usual
banquet and attendant festivities
Mr.. Drake expects a large attendance of
insurance superintendent and their fam
lilies. and is sure the meeting will pass off
pleasantly in spite of the seeming lack of
public hospitality