Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-19
FIRE INSURANCE AGENTS.
Annual Meeting of Vermont As
citation Last Week.
Omcers and Delegates to Convention
Of NstsonaI Association Elected
Addresses by Mayor BteeIow,
4. w. BenrdsIey and W. n.
McdIicott.

TIE annual meeting OF the Ver-font
Association of Local Fire Insurance
agents was held in the Y. NJ c. A. par
lors Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock and
was attended BY about so agents. Thu
meeting was called to order by Alfred
r. Watson Of White River Junction, and
was opened with an address OF welcome
ny Mayor Bigelow, which was respond
ed to by r. II, Burnham OF Rutland.
The business OF the meeting was then
taken Up and reports Of the secretary
and treasurer which followed showed
that the Vermont association was In
creasins In membership. Following the
reading Of the regular report, the exc
cutive committee reported the election
az the following delegates to the nation l.
al association convention at Richmond.
Va: r. l.. Brigham, Bradford; II. J.
Norton. Bennington. J. G. Brown, Mont
pelier: T.. n. TAYLOR, Brattleboro; !. w.
Fowler Manchester; II. Z. Blodgett,
Lyndonvillc 3. S. Watson. St. Adams;
Guy Wilson, Bethel: g. II. Pape, Barre:
George Root Newport
The following officers of the assoca-
ton for the coming year were suggest
ed by the nominating committee, and
elected f. F.. Alfred Of Newport, presi-
dent: J. G.. Brown of Montpelier Alfred
T.. Watson Of White River Junction,
Vice presidents; r. T.. Brigham OF Brad
ford, secretary and trea surer; J.. u. Tay-
Tor Of Brattleboro, ". II. Tickok OF Bur-
lington, @, n. Pape OF Barre, F. II.
Burnham of Rutland; e. r s. Pierce OF
Vergennes, executive committee.
The executive committee was d.
rected to act as Legislative committee
for the association. It was also voted
to allow delegates to the national
convention to elect their own alter
mates, and Il was further voted that
the executive committee appoint an
exchange grievance committee, TO act
with the exchange regarding rates
Several agents Joined the association.
Among those present at the meet
ing were II. J. Norton, Bennington;
p L. Brigham. Bradford: s. W. Jones
Brandon; r. W. Williams, Brandon; II.
II. Hlckok. Burlington; r. s. Peck,
burlington; R. s. Robinson. Barre: AL
fred z. Watson, White River Junction
J. W. Fowler, Manchester; A r. Plaist
ridge, Northfield: f. II. Kelley, Rich
ford: F. II. Burnham, Rutland; s. s.
Watson. St Adams; q. II. Carney, st.
Adams: G. w. Brownell. Burlington;
Mrs. L. A. Dumas, Bristol
Following the business meeting n short
address was given by f. w Beardslcy,
vice-president OF the National Association
Of Local Fire Insurance Agents, and the
meeting was brought to a close. Durin g
q Is minutes intermission in the meeting,
the members OF the association visited
the fire department, at the invitation OF
Gen. T. s. Peck, and expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the manner
in which things are conducted
After the meeting the visitors boarded
special car and went to Fort Ethan
Allen, returning to the Van Ness House
FOR supper.
In tho evening at eight o'clock the con-
vention met in the Y. NJ c. A. building
again. where they listened to an illust IA {
ed lecture by W b. Medlcott, genera
agent Of the Atlas Assurance company
on the great San Francisco fire.
Friday the members Of the association
took the steamer TicorderoEa and went
to Ausable Chasm, where they spent the