Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-08-07
INSURANCE HEADS DEPART
State Commissioners Delighted
with SOjOurn Here.
james u. Young of North Carolina the
New Presidcnt-Group Insurance
of FratcrDnI Orders
Condemned.

James r. Young, insurance commits
sloncr of the state of North Carolina,
was elected president Friday of the /
national convention OF Insurance COM |
missioners succeeding Frank II. Harrison
of Massachusetts. Mr. Young was first |
vicc-prcsident of the convention during
the past year The election of officers
was practically the last matter of BUSH /
ness taken mp at the convention, which |
had been in session here four days.
Commissioner Willard Done of Utah
was advanced from tho second vice.
presidency to the first, and John S Darst,
state auditor of West Virginia, was made
second vicc-prcsidont, lin recognition of
faithful work." although he is one OF
the recent additions to the roll of State
insurance commissioners. Commissioner
Prcus of Minnesota remarked that heI
had thought Mr.. Done might he a gem
in the rough" coming as he does from
the West, but that he had proved to
he "a gem in a Tiffany setting" Mr..
! Done replied that when once his wife
had termed him model husband his re-
sultinE satisfaction was cruelty chilled
| by the remark of friend who reminded
MIN that the dictionary defines a model
as "a dimnutivc imitation of the real
! thing"
/ f. II. McNlastcr of South Carolina was
enthusiastically reelected secretary and
treasurer. and two vacancies on the
executive committee were flled in the
election of cx-Prcsidont IIallison and
John r. Winship of Michigan to sue
coed, respectively, G, y. Palmer Of
Michigan and f. W. Potter Of Illinois,
who have retired from office as insur-
|ancc commissioners in their homo States
II. l.. Ekern Of Wisconsin, who has i'm
pressed the convention as a live wire
from progressive State, was elected
chairman of the executive committee,
Burton Nhnshcld of Connecticut having
gracefully waived the nomination.
4 A resolution of thanks was extended to
Governor Fletcher, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Howe, Mayor Burke, Commissioner ana
Mrs. Guy W Bailey, Commissioner ana
Mrs. T. II. DeaVtt the citizens of Bur
, lington and others, as well as the press
/. for courteses and hospitality extended
ana compliments We're paid freely to TINS
section Of the country and it Inhabitants
Mr.. Mansfield even went 50 far as to
thank Mr. DeaVtt for founding the town
of Williston $50 years ago. So that Thurs
daN : &c tDratOn lliEUI ne gwen A'l NIl'
entertainment of the commissioners on
this occasion. Commissioner Henry OF
, Mississippi handed out some more of his
i rare humor when h" told the representa-
: tives of the press that they had a kocr
n scent for undiscovered greatness and that
!, he gave up newspaper work for polite:
Il when he found himself "bcttor fitted foi
. a less honest occupation"
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g The most important action taken by thu
+ convention Friday in so far as con
a Germs the public, was probably the adop
"a ton of a committo" report voicing disap
80 prevail of group Insurance of fraternal or
It ders by old line companies
= Workmen's compensation vas the subec
~ of tho DAYS discussion. which CONSISTED
l. of the presentation of papers by the com
,e mssioncrs of the States of Connecticut
ID Idaho, Illinois. Kansas, Louisiana, Massa
Il chusetts. Michigan, Nebraska, No'
IT Hampshire. New York. ohio Oregon
Pennsylvania, Utah ana Wisconsin. How
'ard l.. Iindloy, secretary of the indus
trial commission of the State Of Wash
, ington had an especially strong paper
which was read by Secretary McMaste
in thc absence of Mr.. Hndlcy.
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II, MAY MEET IL NEW ORLEANS
d. As usual thnro ,yiu ho an adjourn,
tn meeting Of the convention I'm Drccmbe
.t This will ,ossihlv no hold in %,w Yo,
If icitv al,bouob mn dociei,r has hoou ma,
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