Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-02-01
ANNUAL MEETING.
Stockholders of The Great Northern
Life Insurance Company on
Thursday Afternoon.

The seventh annual stockholders
meeting of the Great Northern Life
Insurance Company of Wausau was
held IN the offices of the company or
Thursday afternoon, large attend
ance being present. The meeting was
called to order at 2 o'clock by presi-
dent B. F. Wilson, and after a can
vass OF. the stock represented, and the
reading of the minutes a report OF
the year was read by the general
manager, VIM. A. Fricke, which show
ed the company to be in a f1ourishing
condition Among other things he
said
"The company shows a gain in i'll
surance, in assets and a gain in sur
plus. With a larger amount of insur-
ance in force there has been a reduc-
tion in the lapse ratio, and the mortal
ity of the year was only AZ per cent OF
the expected. The special gain of the
year-nOt shown by the figures of
the statement, is the closer relation
ship with our policyholders and the
strengthening and building up OF
our agency force.
The report also showed insurance
in force, So. $3.50, ,512.o0; policy reserves,
445,535.6S and assets, $716,76508.
Deep sorrow was expressed over the
death of the late C. S. Curtis, Vice
President of the company and COM
mittee consisting Of G. y. Jones, L.
B. Thayer and l.. NJ. Alexander were
appointed to draw up and present
to the meeting appropriate resolu-
tions on the death of this excellent
man.
The resolutions as presented and
adopted were as follows
WHEREAS, Cornelius S. Curtis, one of the
ineorpOrators and one of the directors of this
co onpany from its Organization, and for many
years one of its vice-preSidentS. died at his
nome in the city of WauSau, Wisconsin, Ian
uary 6, 1916
AND WHEREAS, his character and attain
mentS had endeared him to all of us, and his
conspicuous and have been highly appreciated
by US all.
AND WHEREAS we deeply regret and mourn
his untimely death.
Now, THEREFoRE BE 1T RESOLVED. That
we express our sincere sympathy to his family
and to the community ne has served SO long
and 50 well, and that we place this sincere
testimonial of our appreciation of him as
friend. citizen and wise counselor. upon our
records. and direct that an engrosSed copy
thereof be given to his widow and to each of
his surviving children
A nominating committee consist
ing of Messrs. w. H. Bissel, A. A.
Book and w. c. Landon was appoint
ed to present list of names for di
rectors. The following were named
for reelection Walter Alexander,
Hon. Neal Brown, Hon. S. A. Cook,
Cyrus c. Yawkey, George A. Whiting,
w. H. Bisell, Hon. Webster E. Brown,
B. Heineman, L. M. Alexander, Hon
w. H. Mylrea, ]. S. Alexander, B. F.
Wilson, DR.. A. B. Rosenberg, B. F.
Mcmillan, Hon. G. d. Jones, L. N.
C. S. Gilbert, Jacob Mortenson, Hon.
William A. Fricke, F. P. Stone, F.
j. Sensenbrenner, S. M. Quaw, Hon.
Theo. w. Brazeau, j. N. Manson; and
Louis Weichmann to succeed the
late c. S. Curtis. The report of the
committee was adopted and the sec
retary, J. N. Manson instructed to
cast the stock represented for the
directors so named Interesting talks
were made by G. D. Jones, James
The directors met i'm
following the stockholders
meeting and reelected the old Off
GERS for the coming year
President-B. F. Wilson.
e-Presidents-C. C. Yawkey, VIM.
A. Fricke.
Secretary-J. N. Manson.
Assistant Sec'y-J. A. Sullivan.
Treasurer-C. S. Gilbert.
Asst Treasurer-H. G. Flieth.
Medical Director-A. B. Rosenberg.
Gen. Counsel-Neal Brown.
Gen. Manager-Wm. A. Fricke.