Evening journal., 1911-01-06
HOME LIFE MEN
MEET THEIR CHIEFS
Company President at Dinner
Here Last hight With Della
ware Representatives

The thirty-fve persons, many Of
them WilmingtOnians, who attended
the banquet given last evening by
the Home Life Insurance Company OF
America to the officers and employees
of the company and invited guests,
will likely judge all time from that
event. They will doubtlessly refer 10
some happening as $50 long before the
banquet" or "such and such time
after the night of the banquet There
were representatives of the company
from ali parts of the State present.
and the officers OF the company added
to the pleasure of the affair materi-
ally.
The dinner was served in one OF
the private dining rooms of the Hotel
Wilmington Nothing was spared IN
making this one of the most notable
of all such occasions given by the
company and every person present en-
joyed himself.
Prior to the dinner the men gather
ed in one of the private parlOrs of the
hotel where they greeted one another
with hearty handshakes and outbursts
of pleasure as they recognized old
] lllfll1E anu AfAlOM WI hEAn 0A NiA
Home Life" Cigars, manufactured,
named aud banded with the name Of
the Home Life Insurance Company OF
America were passed.
The dining room was marvel Of
beautiful decorating skill. The walls
were festooned with ropes of laurel
and potted plants were on all Of the
tables.
The gathering was greatly disap-
/ pointed upon receiving message
from Mayor Spruance, informing them
that he had been called away on a
/ very urgent case of sickness and that
he would be unable to attend the
banquet. His well wishes for the
success of the affair were sent with
the regrets.
With but a few exceptions the en-
tire staff of officers of the company
was in attendance. as was the staff
OF superintendents and agents from
all parts of the State.
Following the dinner, NJ. Lally, gem
eral manager of the company, acted as
POSTMASTER and opened the after
dinner-speech making. His brief ad-
dress was listened TO with much in
terest, and the room resounded with
handclapping when he introduced
President John Langham, Jr., of the
company
Mr.. Langham spoke of the growth
of The Home Company.
The next speaker was Joseph l..
Durkn. Of Philadelphia, secretary Of
the company, who gave "a more
lengthy address, referring to statisti-
cal data showing the growth of the
company i'm this State in particular in
the last two or three years.
The closing address was made by
Charles f. Curley, State attorney for
the company, in which Mr.. Curley
paid glowing tribute to the business
habits of the company and made other
fitting remarks.
( In every way the affair proved most
ENJOYABLE and VIII be long -reinenl=
bered one by all who participated in
the festivities. Among those who at
tended were.
John Lamgham, Jr.. president of the
Home Life Insurance Company
Joseph L. Durkin. secretary: +. p.
Madden, treasurer; John Healy. ID.
Durkin, cashier Of the Central Ma
tional Bank; Charles f. Curley, Del
aware counsel for the company; p.
O'Niel, DR.. Smith Cooper. Whining
ton; DR.. +. p, Kyle. Philadelphia; c.
b. Dougherty, Wilmington; W J. Hol-
land, superintendent of Wilmington
H. c. Evans, superintendent of Dover;
S 7. V. Kieth, Dover: j. Anthony assist
= ant superintendent Of Smyrna; Mr.
Suydem Middletown; NJ. J. Doyle. as
sistant superintendent; NJ. Lally, gem
+. erals manager; John p. Lally. Will
mington; Dr. 5. r. Ewing. Whining
ton; William Logue, NJ j. Quill. r.
Jester, Harold Reed August Schmutz
d Lewis Rodman, H. Van lderstine. p
Shields and Paul Bright, all of VII.
mington, and T. Smith, OF Harring-
ton.