Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-21
EDWARDS AGAIN
MADE PRESIDENT
He AND SECRETARY WAITE
SIGNALLY H0N0RED
wHITTINcToN ELECTED FIRST
VICE PRESIDENT
Convention Closes It's 5uslness ses-
sion with Arduous Days Work
and AdIourns for Ban
quet at Beach

Charles Jerome Edwards of Brooklyn
and COL VIII A, Waite of Detroit were
accorded unusual honors by the Ma
tiona1 Association of Life Underwriters
Yesterday afternoon, being reelected
president and secretary respectively at
the closing business meeting OF the
convention, This is the first time IN
the history of the association that
recollection to either of these offices has
taken Mace. Their work in carrying
the association through the trouble
some times following the insurance m
yestigations was cheered by the dele
gates, who unanimously adopteo tne
recommendations of the nominating
committee,
Another ovation was given john W..
wilmington, both as president or the
Los Angeles association ana TOT MS
work in making the convention sue
cess, He was named as first vice presl-
dent, which is, next to the presidency
the most important Office of the assoc
citation. William Tolman, vice president
of the Connecticut association, was
made second vice president OF the ma
tional association. Its third vice presl-
dencv was left to be filled by the Cana
dian association at its meeting next
month. The president OF that assocla
ton is ex-off1cio third vice presioehI OF
the National Association OF Life IN
aIJncle Elr' Weeks OF Litchfield,
Conn. was elected treasurer of the as
ISOLATION for the sixteenth year, ana
| q. r, Leonard. official reporter OF the
| convention, was instructed to forward
to Mr. Weeks a testimonial or the loVe
and warm esteem Of the members and
| their sorrow at his inability TO De IN
| Los Angeles.
| louisville was unanimously selected
as the place for the 1903 convention, all
the cities which had been competing Tor
the honor joining in seeonding the mo-
ton of Charles Dobbs of Louisville tnat
| his citys invitation be accepted.
| The good will of the delegates to-
ward Los Angeles was manifested at
| every opportunity yesterday and last
night. California was given the place
| of honor on the program, and none Dur
| Californians delivered addresses. Dr.
Henry Morse Stephens, professor OF MIS-
! tory in the University of California, de-
| livered a valuable address on state
| insurance from an Historians Point
| ~ View" A. B. Harris, a member or
! the San Francisco bar, reviewed 'Call-
fornia Insurance Legislation, ana THIS
| tonic was discussed by e. H. Lestock
Gregory chairman Of the San F'ranelco
| delegation, and John c. Piver, publisher
| az the San Francisco Underwriters Re
mort. Both Gregory and Ptver were
active in working for insurance legisla-
! ton at the last session Of the legisla-
Bent Reads Prize Essay
Los Angeles had place of honor on
| the program in the reading of the prize
essay by Charles e. Bent, winner of the
| California loving cup. Mr.. Bent.s fore
| ible discussion Of publicity from the
! Standpoint of the Agent, the Company
and the Policyholder" brought frequent
applause from the convention. The
essay contest was sharply contested,
essays being submitted from all sec
| tions of the United States, but the COM
mittee was unanimous in awarding first
prize to Mr.. Bent.
1.-THE larger and fuller publicity OF
the future" Mr.. Bent asserted, will
place tremendous stress upon the
prime Importance OF insurance itself,
ana the public will be aroused to act
Alright. It will point the people to the
magnificent work of the conscientious
and forceful life insurance salesman; 1t
will depict the Unreasonable benefits
accruing to bereaved wives and father
less children. benefits often due solely
| to the persuasive eioquence and de-
J terrnined insistence Of some insurance