Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-11
..InIiiXK[YE HIS MAD
SUCCESSFUL YEAR
LOCAL ACCIDENT ASSOCIATION
LARGEST IN COUNTRY At
SAME AGE.
HAS PAID OUT OVER
QUARTER OF A MILLION
That Large Sum Represents Amount
In Benefits to Members in Little Less
Than Seven Years-Msmb srship Has
Reached Over 1900 Mark-Presi-
dent johnson Gives Annual Address.

At the seventh annual meeting Of the
tion, held at Cedar Rapids today, Pres
| ident A. G. johnson reviewed the work
! of the past year, and the history of the
association in general.
! That the local fraternal insurance
| organization, established for the pro-
lection of travelling men, is the larg-
/ est in the world at the same age, is
| shown by the presidents address. The
membership has passed the IL 900 mark,
and since the organization. less than
F.! seven years ago, the association has
; paid out in benefits to members over
I, a quarter Of a million dollars. During
| the past year the claims paid totaled
! $4,000
President Johnson's Address.
The annual address of President
/ johnson, delivered before the associa-
ton At tbs forenoon session today, was
in full as follows:
| Gentlemen of the Hawkeye Com
+: mercial Mems Association: Another
milestone in the never staying march
! Of the Hawkeye Commercial Mems As
sociatoin has been reached. and we are
| again assembled for the seventh time TO
I transact such business as may prop
| ery come before this convention.
| "At meeting of a little band of
F., travelling men. March 8, 1906. at Mar
! shal!town, Iowa, we organized the
Hawkeye Commercial Mems Associa-
/ ton Since that time we have admitted
{, l1,443 to membership. This mas beea
| accomplished without any paid solicit
| ors and with scarcely any advertising
| matter. Such a magnificent result has
! come from our members-our only
agents. the best in the world. With
pride we may assume that to the COM
| ing thousand 1t shall point the way to
! a greater record and grander results
| for 1918.
LARGEST in World At Same Age.
I'VE have paid out in benefits to our
members since organizing over
quarter Of a million dollars. Don't for
get 1t is simply a contribution Of broth
| erhood to brotherhood; no one will
| ever know what suffering it relieved.
! what hardships it prevented, or what
| hope it kindled anew. No one wants
| to know; it did the work it was meant
| to do Do you know Of any organlza-
| ton of It's character that offers and
| provides so much for so little? DO you
| wonder why we are the largest ira
| ternal accident association in the world
| of a similar age:
Principle Old a. Egypt.
| THE principle of insurance is as OLD
as the corn cribs OF Egypt. God, him
| self was the president OF the hrst
insurance company, for under the COM
mand Of God the people were directed
| 10 law I'D corn under the hand OF
! Pharoh during the good years. in Or
(, der that the seven bad years. which
| should follow, would be provided FOR.
Following this injunction the people
| took a share Of each years crop ana
| pu. 1t In public crib for future years.
! This was paying premiums, so "heh
/ the bad years came, as they Ga come
! IN every man. the people We're per-
| ni,ted TO go to the public crib ana
| draw out the food upon which 10
live. in direct proportion to the amount
T! that they had deposited as premiums.
Insurance Actuated BY Love.
"The man who carries accident or
| 1;fa insurance does it out OF love for
! otbers This love for others is firm and
| intense: hence, ne gives part of MS
| earnings each day or month as tfloute
| % those he loves by giving to nsur-
ance companies sums of money, caieo
I nremiums or assessments. with the
! ap,eement that when he dies the com
many shall take care Of the object OF
| his affection by paying certain
| amount of money in cash. NO selnsn
| man ever carries insurance. To the
! selfish man there is no comfort or nap
n;ness in the thought that those who
| are dependent upon him, or dear to
| him NAV be cared for when he is gone
Funeral Benefit Corner Stone.
"Our funeral benefit Is the great
| corner stone Of our organization. The
! 5000 funeral benefit is paid upon proof
Of death TO the widow. mother. or bene-
| fc;ary. and II you could read some OF
the letters. written by beneficiaries. on
! file in our office in Marshalltown, l
sincerely believe every commercial
traveller in the United States would
! ,ein the Hawkeye Commercial Mems
Association.
This is a great corporation. in which
| vou are tho stockholders and should
he advised as to the affairs Of the Or
ganization.
| somsthina Of Inner Workings.
For the purpose Of giving an insight
as to the manner In which the affairs
NJ the association are conducted, ]
wish TO state briefly some Of the duties
devolvinz upon your board Of direc-
tors The business is handled largely
thru the various standing committees,
which meet weekly. or oftener. and are
REQUIRED to report monthly. and some
times semi monthly. to the board Of d.
rectors.
"we have q very efficient claim
committee, which carefully examines
all claims presented and orders those
promptly paid which. upon their face.
seem to be all right, but many perplex-
ing questions have to be met at each
session Of the committee.
"Where II feels that insufficient
proof il given, the claim is returned
to the member for correction. Where
the claim has the appearance Of fraud,
1.-The matter is carefully investigated
thru the medical examiner or attor-
neys. and If the suspicious are sub
4 stantiated. the member il notified to
Z appear before the board to show cause
why his membership should not be
Cancelled. This committee should be-
and are, men OF good judgment and
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