The Washington times., 1915-01-25

which has stood him in good stead dur
Ing bis remarkable career Of achieve
Biographical sketches. a. a rule. arc
Of but little interest to any save the
man whom they directly concern, but
Mr.. Walkers case 10 certainly an ex.
eeption to the rule. He spent his
father. Colonel Walker. who. during tho
Polk Administration, was one Of the
" hite House children, being himself
tho son Of Knox Walker. nephew and
Eer;Snsl pn'H secretary to President James
The walker family is one Of the old
est and most prominent in the South
and dates back in unbroken lines to
Nj. walker was educated in the Uni
"ersity Of the South at Suwanee. Ten
nessee. graduating with high honors at
the the age Of twenty. The problem .s Of :
by the young man who had siven con-
siderable time and thought to the. insur-
ance business from 81 .;;~''v -"""h"'"s1-
pressed with sthe n0. "a gFohts AZ
cruing to fndiy 7us}a srsf- depsad-
ents from a st. -dy ~ -..r. st,'Q "a
well as to the investoSa no made 81.
protection possible.
Would Keep Money At Homo.
Mr.. Walker. commenting upon the
amount Of money sent away from the
District Of Columbia for life insnr,--f,
said among othe- t-'nas 'Fs.- 70
year of. 1918. ios .ustnace Pc
! trict Of Colun ,'s tH-. st@r .a ASH
amounted to ap -ozii"~sse!s = 'n' ~.
written in the District u Columbia by
outside companes amounted to over
$50, 100000 In .eisht OF the larger legal
, reserve life insurance companies doing
| 1,,.l ~h ANAu ~
| than 81. 900 900 were paid to stockholders
in addition to greatly increasing their
| insurance.
1T surely seems feasible that a large
within the District to be invested for
the promotion and protection Of the
wonderful growing commercial and In
dust.ial part Of this E great y city; ~, e.,
formation Of such . company as the
National Capital Life Insurance Com
pany will be. The company will be
eomposed Of some Of the most promi,
unquestioned ability and conservation,
in whose hands the shaping OF nationa'
AS Mr.. Walker states. the personnel
the names Of some Of the city's most
prominent men. Wilton J. Lambert:
eoUnsel: Is one Of Wash;nstcn's leadins
I
taken q prominent Fart In the busines.
life Of the CITY and his name appears on
the directorate of many OF the Capitals
foremost institutions.
Personnel of Company.
Mr.. caskie e. Norvell. the second vic.
president. is a native Of Virginia. and
has had a wide experience in the insur-
ance business. having represented the
Massachusetts, Mutual-Provident Life
and Trust Company. and assisted ir
organizing some Of the Southern COM
panies. He organized and financed thu
New Orleans Casualty Company. and
successfully managed same. He come.
the National o:sp cspit.l = rtpe P in e5pssi ss
ablest life insurance men in the South.
Mr.. II. H. Coy. Of the bond and in.
vestment department of the Munsey
Trust Company. Is a young man OF
upon the formation of the Munses
Trust Company in this city.
A. A. Ohlin. secretary Of the com
pany. is a man whose experience in th'
ried. He has been closely ASSOCIATED
with Mr.. Walker in former enterprises
and has held various positions of trust
His selection as secretary is admirable
medical director. holds position in hi
profession here second to none, beinI
one Of the city's leading practitioners
and has served for many years as on
Hospital.
Tho stockholders and trustees com
prise men who hold very prominent po
sitions with some Of the city's larges
and strongest financial Institutions
With such noteworthy connections tn
success Of the concern seems assured.
The stock Of the company 10 to b.
wisely distributed with the object II
view OF having local interest In th'
territory in which they expect to oper
ate. Most of the old life insurance
companies are owned by a few men
} and It Is seldom that the stocks car
J be purchased. except for many times th'
original cost. The officers of the com
} pany are now located on the fifty
tioor of the Union Savings Bank build
ing.-Advt.
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