Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-29
WITH THE AETNA-lzERs
 TO PACIFIC COAST.
F. [. Lathrop One of The Fortunate
 Prize Winning Delegates.

F. L. Lathrop of J. l.. Lathrop &
 SonS. agents for the Aetna Life and the Aetna Accident and Liability com- pany, of Hartford, Conn, will be one of nearly a thousand "Aetna-izers" to attend the company's convention at
 San Francisco October 9th to 9th. The delegates to this convention have been
 selected solely on a basis of merit, as
 demonstrated by seven months sell
 ing campaign in the casualty and mis-
 cellaneous insurance lines and fidelity
 and surety bond business, only new
 business fully paid for being count
 ed. To give all a fair chance, the
 agents were divided into four groups, according to the population of their territory, and a carefully graded scale Ety-seven lines of insurance included in
 the convention campaign.
 The number of delegates is the larg- est ever brought together for a. con- vention of this kind, a fact ever more noteworthy when it is remembered | ment of the company does not take part. ~ The convention marks the twenty | fifth anniversary of the Aetna Life Insurance seompany's entrance into the isaccident insurance field. as well as the completion this year of the company's
 new million dollar home office build | ing. S%
 | The holding of this convention comes | at convenient time and place also l to celebrate the award of the Grand | Prize for the company's exhibit in the accident prevention field at the Pana- ma California exhibition in San Die go-
 Both of these big expositions will be visited by the delegates in a body
 on the convention trip. and in each
 place one day has been set apart and 1 off7ni0l1Xy dnCicrnafo6 GA To VI I1u the exposition officials.
 | Several special trains. running over l different trunk lines, will be joined at convenient points by the delegates | orado Springs is reached. Here del- egates from the South and Middle | West will meet the men from the east and all will, have an opportunity for
 sight seeing. including visit to the 1 Garden of the Gods at Manitou From
 here the delegates will travel in special l trains to San Francisco by way of the l famous Royal Gorge of the Arkansas | river, and passing through Salt Lake | City. where a stop will be made, with luncheon ard dinner at the Hotel Utah
 and an organ recital in the evening at l the Mormon temple. , | The delegates will remain in San l Francisco from early Tuesday morn l ing, Oct 25th, until the following Sat urday afternoon. thus having plenty of l time for sight seeing in addition to the
 convention programme, which will oc-
 cupy most of Wednesday and Thurs day..
 On Thursday, Oct. 7th, Aetna Day. the delegates, after marching to the I exposition grounds will be met by the F exposition officials and military band.
 who will escort them to the Court of | Tbundance. Here commemoraL- tive bronze medal will be formally presented by w. l.. Hathaway com missioner of the Worlds Insurance Congress (which meets in San Fran cisco from Oct 9th to 10th), and a I speech of acceptance will be made by ,1 President Morgan G. Bulkeley, of the Aetna Life. Even more memorable s will be the convention banquet thai
 same night at the Inside inn (withir l the Exposition grounds (which will be Eone of the largest banquets ever held l. Sunday, October 10th, the delegate. :; will spend at Los Angeles, and the [ following day will be Aetna Day.. ai the San Diego exposition.
 r After leaving San. Diego, the Aetna Special will make a stop at River. -Eside, Calif.. allowing time for break Hast at the celebrated Gelnwood Mis-
 sion inn. A full day will be spent a the Grand Canyon of the Colorad,
 river, and the last feature stop of tn, , eastward trip will be a stop at tn,
 Fred Harvey Mesuem of Indian Relic
 at Albuqurque, New Mexico.
 MT. and Mrs. Lathrop leave today {,
 join the trip of the AetIla-izers.