Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-09
HANK[N TRAVELLERS
N ANNUAL SESSION
Marshalltown Commercial Mems
Association Meets in
Waterloo
PRESIDENTS ANNUAL ADDRESS
Rapid Growth Of Travelling Mems Fra
ternai Organization 10 Shown ny
President johnson Johnson and
Van Derveer Reelected to Succeed
Themselves.
ANNUAL ADDRESS
Special to mes-Republican.


day at the Ellis hotel President A. g.
johnson of Marshalltovvn, delivered his
\ annual address and referred to the
rapid growth of the new order, whose
headquarters are at Marshalltown
There was no opposition either to the
recollection of Mr.. johnson as presi-
shalltown as secretary and treasurer.
Both offices are for Germs Of three
years.
In the other offices, however, there
were two or more candidates The ball
loting began at 10 o'clock this morn
/. Ing, but the result will likely not be
known today. Rev. p. ID. Hull, pastor
at the Methodist church, offered the
invocation.
For vice president, term OF three
years, the candidates are E. NJ. Went
worth, of State Center; w. Z. Sun
dell, OF Mason City, and r. G. Stewart,
or Marshalltown.
Directors are also to be chosen. For
the resident director. 70 live in Mar
shalltown. the candidates are L, ]. Jar
rett and e. L. Stoltz. s,he term is five
years.
For outside director. five-ysar
term, there is only one candidate, w.
III. Darner of Des Moires, to succeed
himself
To fill a vacancy on the board OF
directors, for the remaining year OF the
term OF the late A. A. Anderson, Of
Manchester, the candidates are w. M.
Ballinger and Charles johnson, both Of
Oskaloosa.
u President Johnson's Address.
In his annual address President
U0hnson spoke as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Hawkeye Com
mercial Mems Association: Old Fa-
ther Time has recorded another year.
/ We are today assembled for the third
time to transact such business as may
properly come before this meeting,
having reached the third milestone in
our never-staying march toward the
10000 mark in membership. We are
today 2 years. 10 months and 8 days
old, and have received since our organ
ization TO Dec. 81, 1905, 5,724 appli-
cations, remarkably healthy infant
when you stop TO consider our age.
Our percentage OF growth has been
phenomenal. Our. growth the past
year has been over 25 per cent. We
have 1aede a record that has never
been equaled by any travelling mems
accident association.
Propheses Greater Growth.
s'The association belongs to its men,
bers. We are equal partners. We have
no paid agents or solicitors; we are
Indebted to our members, the boys be-
hind the grip, and they are the cor
nerstone of our organization which is
built FOR the equalization Of loss. We
will, in time become equal in strength
and numbers to any on earth, and Will
be accepted by the world as typical Of
all that is best in the field of accident
INSURANCE and funeral benefit.
''You will notice 1 have just spoken
OF funeral benefit; this one benefit
alone / wish to call your attention to-
being one of the cardinal points In
asking for applications from our fell
low travellers. This 5000 is paid in adj
dition to all the indemnities paid by all
other insurance associations. This Is
paid Immediately upon proof OF death,
and is paid to the widow. mother, or
beneficiary, as soon as we. have proof
OF death. 1t comes to them in the
very darkest hour of their life, and 1t
you could see the letters on file in our
home office at Marshalltown, and wish
every member would drop in at his
convenience and read them), I think
you would agree with me that every
nan that carries a grip ought not hes
ttate to make an application for mem
bership in your splendid organization.
Monuments While Living.
"Andrew Carnegie is building monu-
ments in the way of public libraries
We may not all be statesmen, nor he-
roes, nor leaders In the educational
world, and we can not all expect to
have our statutes placed upon the bat
tlefields and in the public parks OF our
country after we are gone, but we can
build in this life. while we are here.
statues that will give US more COM
fort than bronze after we are gone.
We live and die for those we love. The
5000 funeral benefit is the best mon
,irnent that We can leave behind US
when we are making that last trip
down thru the Valley OF the Shadow,
and for this reason, appeal, to every
member to call the attention of every
commercial traveller to this one splen-
did benefit, som >thing that no other
accident association pays.
All Claims Paid Promptly.
zone word in regard to claims-We
have been paying claims since July,
1906. Since that time we have paid
every claim, when papers have been
received properly filed out and where
there has been no question according
no the constitution aud bylaws and
believe. satisfactorily to all claimants.
81 do not think there has been any
other association that has paid them
with any more promptness. You realize
that these funds are absolutely trust
finds, We are equal partners and your
board of directors are elected to do
their best ito protect them. We have
Maid out to our members $42.994.l4
which figures up larger amount per
capita for our age and size than any
other association in this country. AS we
grow older we shall create a surplus
We are the only association that all
lows its members to participate in its
surplus at natural death, besides CIV
Ing you the same accident benefit as
SIMILAR organizations.