The Washington herald., 1912-02-18
BUSINESS DEMANDS
INCREASED FORCE
The Commercial National Insurance
Company Adds Thirty Clerks in
Agency Department.

Because OF the rapid accumulation OF
new business during the past few weeks,
It has been necessary to increase the
agency force Of the Commercial Ma
tional Insurance Company from FIVE to
thirty-five members. according to an an
nouncement made yesterday by officers
OF the institution.
The Commercial National insurance
Company, which is a purely District OF
Columbia organization, subject to the
regulations of the insurance department
nf the District government, began bust
ness here three years ago with a capt.
tai OF $4,000 and a surplus OF S,o10.
Since that time an Increase Of the capt
tai to $4,000 and surplus of S1Oo 900 has
been authorized. all OF which has been
sui Scribed
The officers and directors are all lead
ing and very well known business men
residing in the District. Tbs. company s
OBEY of liberal treatment tu .ts policy
holders and prompt settlement OF claims
Is assured by the standing OF .he Hcn
Who have accepted election as officers
OF the company and as directors.
The president. Arthur c. Moses, is the
secretary and treasurer Of w. B. Moses
& Sons, first vice president of the Board
Of Trade. and second vice president of
the Commercial Club.
James F. Oyster is president Of the
Chamber of Commerce and chairman of
the board of education.
ID. ]. Callahan is general manager Of
the Washington Steamboat Company
vice president OF the Chamber OF Com
merCe, and national treasurer for the
knights of Columbus.
William II. Saunders. the treasurer, is
president of the W. II. Saunders Real
Estate Company and president of the
Parks Savings Bank.
The directors include II. c. Clapham.
president Of the Commercial National
Bank: r. Walton Moore, a well-known
attorney; Ernest J. Clark, State agent OF
the John Hancock Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company: Arthur ID. Marks, gen.
cIal manager of the Washington Post:
a. c. West. Of the American National
Rank: James Sharp. president Eastern
Viavi Company; Claude W. Fletcher,
Southern Railway Company: MerreI P,
Galloway. attorney. Nearly all the
stockholders are Washington men.
II. J. Grubb. the general manager. is
an insurance man of sixteen years ex-
perience. having been connected with
the Mutual Life in New York, Metropoli- |
tan Life of New York, and Massachu-
sets Mutual. and three years with the |
National Insurance Com
pany
Julian H. Grubb. the secretary, has
ben In the insurance business for four
teen years. Both II. J. Grubb and J. II. /
Srubb are directors.
The company writes a policy combin-
ng life, health, and accident insurance
Tor one premium, and in one policy, on
he old line legal reserve plan. II Is
low doing business IN the District only.
out II Is the Intention of the company TO
each out into Virginia and Maryland
n the near future. and later the South
,rn and Eastern States will be consid-
.red.
New officers and the new members OF
he board were elected on Fbruary !, and
inc that time the agency force has
'een increased from five to thirty-fve
md the office force considerably in
'reased to take care Of the rapid accu-
mutation Of new bushes
A broad claim Is made by the Com
nerctal National Insurance company
hat its policy gives larger benefits for
he premium charged than any other
ompany doing business In the District