Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-02-07
UNDERWRITERS
MEET IN FEAST
Annual Banquet a Happy Success
From All View
points.
HOW UTAH MAY BE HELPED
Governor Spry Urges Local Repre-
sentativcs to Secure Investments In
Utah by Their Companies.

Tho fifth annual banquet of the Utah
Association of Life Underwriters was
hold Saturday night Mt the CONNER
cial club and proved to be the most
successful. practically and socially. OF
any given by that body Humorous
oups, witty toasts. choice music Sc
IectIons, and serious consideration of
cIty and state conditions were mingled
iudiciously, A feature OF the eve
ming was the presence OF many of the
wives of the members.
Governor William Spry, in an ex-
temporaneouB address called attention
TO tho vast amount OF money which
was sent out of the state when there
was such need of funds for develop
ment purposes. and earnestly exhorted
his hearers to use every influence to
have their companies return al
least a part of this money to Utah
for the development of natural re-
sources. The governor called atten-
ton to the fact that the state has
npmo of the greatest deposits of iron
In the country.
IN Iron county we have a whole
mountain of ore with coal only a few
miles away" said the governor, "All
that is needed Is money to bring about
the development of this property when
Utah will be able to furnish iron and
steel not only for her own consump-
tion, but for that OF an immense In
termountain and coast territory.
Governor Spry made an earnest plea to
turn attention to development of state
resources, arguing that II capital would
furnish the sinues for irrigation
projects. among other things. the city
would grow with great leaps and
bounds as natural consequence.
The president of the association. JOS
eph Meltzer, extended a welcome to
the members and guests and afterward
introduced Rev. Elmer l. Goshen as
toastmaster. F. z. Francisco. of the
West Coast Life, talked of Our AS
ISOLATION, Past, Present and Future
Willard Done. acting insurance COM
missioner, reviewed his department
and recommended some changes In the
code In answering to, rs the Insurance
Department Effective?" DR.. E V. Sill
Yer advocated regular examinations of
policy holders as effective not only IN
reducing the cost of insurance by cur-
ing many ailments but also In the
prevention OF many early fatalities.
State Senator Christopher Burton, Jr..
made a brief address, and Will G. Far
rell responded happily to The Ladies'"
The music OF the evening, furnished
by Prof. J. j. Mcclellan and Miss
Irene Streng, included vocal numbers
by the latter "Carmena," by Wilson,
and villa" from THE Merry Widow"
Prof. Mcclellan was obliged to repeat
plano selections. Those who were pres
ent at the banquet included the fol-
lowing:
Governor and Mrs. Spry. Mayor and
Mrs. Bransford, Tho Rev. Mr.. and
Mrs, f. 1. Goshen, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lard Done. State Senator and Mrs.
Christopher Burton, Jr., Nr. and Mrs.
Geo. c. Buckee, DR.. and Mrs. e. V.
Silver, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Mcclellan.
Miss Irene A. Streng. c. H. Arnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Meltzer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph V. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs.
John D. Spencer. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII G.
Farrell. Mr.. and Mrs. D. II. Livingston.
F. E. Francisco, Miss Irene v. Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Nelson, Mr.. and
Mrs. George W. Peck, Mr.. and Mrs l.
H. Stohl. Miss Irene Done. Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Shaw, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W.
Curtis. Afr. and Mrs. John James.
Mr. and Mrs. e. W. Taylor. Nr. and
Mrs. Elmer A. Rtoker, r. NJ. Howell.
]. NJ. johnson, J. w. Lee. Mrs. Covey.
Miss Nora Murdoch, Miss Loretta Fal-
lentine. George D. Bennett Mr.. and
Mrs. n. G. Stringham, Mr. and Mrs.
Ephraim Jensen. Mr.. and Mrs. E. E.
Shepard, DR.. Floyd. L. e. Voyles. Mrs
Frank Armstrong. ]. N. Wright.