Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-07-01
INSURANCE MEN HELD ANNUAL
SESSION In HENDERSONVILLE.
About 125 Underwriters Enjoyed Visit
to This City; Meet in Green's
bOrO in 1916.

The eighteenth annual convention
of the North Carolina association Of
insurance agents convened in Hender-
sonville Thursday morning for ses-
sion Of two days with an attendance
of about 125. The morning session
was taken up with the address of wei
come by E. W. Ewbank and the re-
Spouse by Robert E. Follin Of Win
ston-Salem, followed by the presi-
dents address an dthe report of the
secretary.
The convention was opened with
prayer by Rev. w. F. Womble, pastor
of the Methodist church. Mr.. Ew-
bank extended the visitors most
hearty welcome and wished for them
an enjoyable and profitable stay in the
city There were a few Henderson
Vile people in the audience, one OF
them remarking that it was not much
of a hearty welcome for convention
President w. B. Merrimon of
Greensboro expressed qualification al
the growth of the association and for
the work of legislators in preventing
retrimental legislation at the last sea-
sion of the General Assembly. He. de-
clared that the question of compensa-
ton should rest with the agents and
the insurance companies and not with
the legislature. He advised thorough
Organization and recommended the ap-
pointment of a committee to draft
qualification law for insurance agents
to be submitted to the general assem-
bly,. He said that = strong member
ship committee should be elected as
we'll as a legislative committee, also
one on propositions and grievances.
Secretary-Treasurer w. E. Sharpe
reported a membership of 1876 against
SO in 1912, giving the second largest
membership of any state organization
in the Union. He urged persistent
personal work along membership lines
and said that the outlook was Drlght
for continued growth.
Among the talks Thursday after
noon were those of H. R. Bush, presi-
dent of the Dixie Fire Insurance COM
pany on 'The Company and the
Agents; w. j. Griswold of Durham;
w. L. Mann of Albemarle and P. K,
Moale of Asheville. on Value OF
Agents Qualification Law"
The insurance men were given an
automobile drive over the city and Vi
entity Thursday Afternoon, a number
of citizens volunteering the use OF
their cars.
The Hendersonville orchestra rem
dered music for the guests, who were
treated to cigars and grape juice.
Fridays Session.
With the exception Of the second
vice president officers were reelected
as follows: w. B. Merrimon of Green's
boro, president; E. E. Emerson or
Spray, first vice president; w. T.
Sharpe of Burlington, secretary-tTeas
urer. S C. Ogburn. of Winston-Salem
was elected second vice-pres1dent TO
succeed w. C. Lindsey of Durham.
Following reports of committees FRI
day morning, Paul B. Hultlsh OF Raj
eieh smoke on ''The Rating Bureau and
it's Relation to the Agents., and Walter
Lambeth of Charlotte made an ad-s
dress on Merit Rating System Casu-
atty Insurance.
The address of State Insurance
Commissioner James r. Young Thurs
day night on Recent Legislation At
fecting Insurance Agents" provoked a
series of questions and long and IN
-teresting discussion He recommends
ed an examining board to pass upon
the qualifications of insurance agents
and urged the agents to familiarize
themselves with the insurance bust
ness and their obligations to their
companies and their communities and
advised a hearty cooperation among
them.
Greensboro had no competition in