The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30
Wirginian Elected President
National Association Of In
surance Commissioners.
HONOR UNs o LIGHT 10
First Time That Presiding Of
{ -fieer Has Been Chosen From
Floor Of Convention.

Especial TO The Times -Dfspatch.1
Mobile. Ala, September 29.--virgini
was signally honored to-day by tn
i unanimous election of her Commis
| sioner of Insurance. Colonel Josepl
! Button. as president of the Nationa
sioners. The next annual session. th'
forty-second. Will convene next yeal
at Milwaukee.
This Is the first time In the forty
years of It's existence that a president
has been elacted from the floor of the
convention. Formerly the practice
was to nominate by committee, but
this practice was changed at the last
session of the association.
high Compliment.
The selection of Colonel Button
without solicitation on his part as the
unanimous choice of the association Is
n great compliment to him He is the
first commissioner representing
southern. state to be elected to this
high position. Ever since he became
member Of this body he has been an
active force in its work and delibera-
stions and has held assignments upon
most of the important committees. He
Is at present chairman of the flaeilts
and Surety Committee. which. during
tho past two years, has been OF slgnal
service the surety business. lie 10
a member of the Commlttee on tta- sl.
terna1 insurance. which has passed, Ior
mniated and had adopted by the con-
svcntion a uniform bill which Is accept
ed by the leading fraternal, associa-
tions Of the country. and Will uh.
dnnhtedlv 4 be enacted into law by most
iof the states. He is also member
an the Committees of Law and Legls-
slation, Reduction of Securities, ES-
mutations, and the Executive Com-
5mittee Of the association
Tbiss association is composed OF tne :,
sunervisinE insurance offcials OF az al
the States and Territories. or the N,i'. y 'iioi (.
The present convention has been one @
the best .attendedsin the history y ~
In addition TO 9the nu-
merous offictals OF the State Blnsurahee
departments, there We're presen.
large number of insurance H'en, Wv
were deeply Interested IN ,he 49, .,,os
tnrs The work of the convention was
~ the, most Important nature, the
mea sure regulating fraternal assocla- s
lions being one of the most important
ever before the country,
Methods ID Discussed. a
Methods Of Increasing the etl1ciencs 'll,
and effeCttVeneSSsiol OF SeNaHiA'nltoitsS z,
companies by. means Of central central com
mittee were discussed and adopted
rhe executive sessions We're spent ~
discussing methods of increasing the
eftlciency OF departmental supervision.
Yesterday Commissioners Hartlgan'
Of Minnesota, and Button. of Virginia.
representing the central committee on
examinations, placed before the con-
yentioni preliminary report dealing
with the examination OF the Shawnee
FIRE Insurance Company, OF Topeka'
Kan,
otflcers Of the association for the
ensuing year are: President Joseph
Button, Virginia; Vice President, q
Macdonald, Connecticut;. Secretary,t n
r. Cunningham, Montana; ENecatlye
Committee-Judge William Fl. Hotch-
kiss, New York: n. H, Hardison. Massa-
.chusetts: f. w. Potter, Illinois,; Reau
p, Folk Tennessee, and George a.
Beedle, Wisconsin,
In open session numerous papers
dealing with important matters We're
read by3sVarlous commissioners, The
adjourned ,to-night.
Y Colonel Joseph Button, Insurance
Commissioner for Virginia, wy, born
In Lynchhurg on October 81, 1855 He
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