Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-30
JOHN DALE HIGHLY HONORED
Introduced as Grand Old Man of
Omaha at Underwriters Meeting.
DECLARES, THOUGH, HE Is A KID
While in Attendance ut MestinE IN
Canada veteran UnderwritsF
wins Hearts of Many by an
EHtempoFuneous Talk.

The Life Underwriters Association Of
Canada held its regular annual session at
Winnipeg during the early part OF July
and among the visitors in attendance was
John Dale Of Omaha. office and Field, the
great Canadian insurance mAEazins, pub
lished at Toronto. In It's report OF the pro-
cesdings OF this convention, thus refers to
Mr. Dale:
IL any man not knowing the whole case
had been asked II Il would be well 20 have
q speech as the next item on the program,
he would have unanimously and thunder
ously said "No"-no time for speechmak-
ing But Il happened that the very man
was aboard with the very speech in him
that the people wanted 20 hear, They
didn't know he was there, and he didn't
know the speech, but when the thing was
done everybody knew that the speech was
the exact item that was wanted for that
very place In the program. The speaker
was Hon. John Dale OF Omaha, Neb., an
old time life underwater, In Introducing
him President Mcbride spoke IN terms OF
enthusiasm and gratitude of the kind recep-
tons g1ven himself on his visits 70 the $3.50
Citations in the United States a. president
of the Canadian association. When Mr..
Dale came forward the whole company
rose and sang My Country, IT'S Of Thee
Hon. Mr.. Dale Is = YOrkshirSman who
resided as q young man in Canada, but
has spent In the United states the Eroatsr
part OF the eighty years Of life with which
he has been blessed. He IL emphAtoalr
OF the oliver Wendell Holmes kind. who,
IL will be remembered, on reaching the
allotted span. declared himself seventy
years younger Mr. Dale looks a man Of
n
Just graduating from college. When some
enthusiast reused by his elouusnoe, said
something about an old man. Mr.. DSle's
answer was: They don't speak that way
Of me at home; they call me KID"
Abating no love for the land OF his adop-
tion and citizenship. MIR. Dale stirred his
] hearers to enthusiasm as be declared his
] love no less. though different for the land
| and flag Of his nativity His speech
spanked with humor and glOwsd with feel
| ing as he told of the great work accom-
] plished both in Canada and the United
| States by the underwriters movement.
! Having been called upon without warning,
| he excused himself for giving out his
| thoughts as they came having no time TO
4 arrange them In order But, as proving
| the advantages on some occasions OF this
| kind OF speech, he told this story: A
minister had preached for years carefully
| prepared sermons. sticking closely to the
manuscript, but with no great effect. lie
! decided, therefore, to speak extempore and
| did 30. making a great success. When
asked about it he explained that formerly
the spirit OF evil, knowing in advance how
he intended TO try TO influence his hearers
hardened their hearts against him. neu-
tralizing all that he tried to do But now,
he said joyfully, the devil himself don't
know what I'm going TO say, and 80 he
! can't beat me
The Grand Old Man of Omaha Mr.
Dale was at once dubbed, and for the rest
! of the trip he held an informal reception
people crowding about him to take him by
| the hand ana thank him for his address y