Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-15
INSURANCE MEN
Of NATION HERE
500 Delegates at Opening SEES
sion of Fire Risk Agents at
Auditorium-A rmory.

More than 500 Are insurance agents
from all parts of the United States
gathered at the Auditorium Armory
this morning to open the seventeenth
annual session of the National Asso
citation of Fire Insurance Agents, whose
convention extends through Thursday.
! The gathering followed a session of the
! Georgia Local Underwriters associa
ton at the Piedmont yesterday and
banquet of the Georgia Fire Insurance
Company last night
| Governor elect John Nj. Slaton, May
or CORTLAND S. VIM and Fred W.
| Cole, president of the Atlanta Insur-
ance exchange addressed the delegates
during the morning session. c. H.
| Woodwork, of Buffalo, n Y, respond
ed, and President James H. Southgate
of Durham, n c., delivered an address.
Special reports were made during the
afternoon session by C. F. Hildreth. Of
Freeport, H.; F. w. Offenhauser, of
Texarkana. and Robert S Paviour. of
Rochester, \. Y. Young E. Allison, of
Louisville, KY, made an address and
| A. w. Beale, of Cleveland, Ohio, and c.
F. Souder, of Toledo, engaged in open
debate.
| Frank 3. West New Head.
Frank B. West. of Macon. formerly
secretary of the Georgia Local Under
writer's association, was elected at the
| conclusion of one day session of the
organization yesterday afternoon at the
| Piedmont hotel, to succeed the presi-
dent, Morris Harris, also of Macon
| Other officers chosen were W. E. Coney
of Savannah, first vice president. and
John E. Wilson, of Macon, secretary
and treasurer Savannah is the prob
able place of the 1913 convention, Nal-
though the executive committee has yet
to decide this definitely.
The underwriters heard reports by
the president and the secretary, and
several dissertations on the work of
agents. Tribute was paid to A. B. An
| drews, manager of the Southeastern
Underwriters association. who was i'll
and could not attend the convention.
James H. Southgate, of Durham, N. c..
president of the National Association Of
Local Fire Insurance Agents, addressed
the gathering at the morning session.
There was additional activity among
fire insurance agents during the day.
| Following their arrival from various
points in Georgia and Alabama, the
agents of the Georgia Fire Insurance
| Company enjoyed a banquet at the
Piedmont hotel last night State Sen
! ator William j. Harris. chairman of the
state Democratic executive committee
and president of the company. presided
as POSTMASTER.
| Operates 700. Agencies.
| In reports made it was shown that
the company operated more than 700
agencies in the two states mentioned
More than 100 agents and officials at.
| tended
Among the speakers were Phil La
nier. of West Point; John D. Walker,
| of Sparta; FELTON, Munday, of Rock
mart; E. B, Russell, of Cedartown; H
n. Cauthen, OF Roanoke. Ala; E. &.
Whitworth, Of Lula; John M. Holmes,
of Sparta; r. A. French. of Florala.
Ala; A. L. Tidwell. of Quitman; c. A.
Mcdaniel. Of Norcross; w r. Powers.
Of Stockbridge; Senator George r
Adams, of Eatonton; s. L. Johnson of
Woodstock; J. B. Hodges, of Logan
vile; ]. M Mason of WrightsvilIe,
and w. S. Coleman, of Atlanta.
The officials of the company are SEN
ator Harris, president; John D. Wal
ker, vice president; c. M. Ramspeck.
secretary; DR.. L. S. Ledbetter, assist
ant secretary; w. s. Coleman. treas
urer, and A. R. Dyer, assistant treas
urer, all of whom were present