Evening journal., 1916-03-07
Insurance Chief
HONORED By CO.
Gets Badge OF Honor and
Loving Cup After Twenty
five Years Service
METROPOLITAN
MEN AT BANQUET

After serving TWENTY-FIVE years with
the Metropolitan Insurance Company.
Albert A. Albert, superintendent Of
the Wilmington district of the COM
pany was given a banquet last even
ing in the rose room of the Hotel du-
Pont II was a good-fellowship as
scmblage. with the superintendent as
the center of the attraction.
As an evidence Of the esteem in
which MIR. Albert is held. Alexander
!. Butler, an assistant superintendent,
presented to Mr. Alherti a silver low
ing cup on behalf Of the agency staff
The loving cup lore this inscrlp-
tion: Presented TO Mr.. A. A. Alberti
superintendent Of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Wilmington District,
as a token OF love, affection and es-
ioem by the members OF the Whining
ton field and clerical force, the twenty
9th anniversary OF his connection
with the company. 1S90-19l5.'
Previous to this presentation. Mr..
Alberti received from Haley Fiske, a
vice-prosident Of the company. Of New
York. the company badge for twenty
Eve years service.
Inn ICIlOMlnE menu was ~
Blue point cocktail. cream portu-
gaise. olives. radishes, celery. patues
of sweetbreads with mushrooms, nan
chicken. refine la roche, new beans
potatoes. noisette, salad lorette, Nea-
politan ice cream, petit fours. cheese
and crackers. demi tasse.
The principal speaker Of the even
ing was Mr.. Fiske. He told OF the
growth Of the company and OF hs
policy in looking out and providing
for the laboring class OF people In
The beginning.
Mr.. Fiske gave a brief outline oil
the life Of Mr.. Albert. saying that at
p wears. he left home, and obtained
a position as an agent of immigra-
tion Following this he became an
Interpreter. Then he was appointed
CHIEF engineer Of some construction
work in New Mexico. Around the
latter statement hinged somewhat oil
Joke. because Of the fact that MT
Alberti claimed that he knew nothing
of being either an engineer or a
chief" but took the position on his
pluck. This part Of his life was fire.
ouently referred to by his co-work-
ers and he took It all good naturedly
lie was introduced into the insurance
business by James S. Holmes. whom
he called at the banquet last nigh'
"his father."-and since that time has
bsought out many capable men wht
are holding high positions with th'
company. Mr.. Albert ranks fourti
i'm the world in personal productloi
In the life insurance business
In response. Mr.. Alberti said ina
rhroughout all his years he ma
worked hard for the badge of homo
the company had presented to MIN
lie explained about his position a
"chief engineer and told of the sue
cesses and the treatment that ne ma
met with in Wilmington. He spok'
i'm glowing terms Of the work OF I'M
local agents. .,.
AT this point Alexander J. Butlel
addressed the men and presented tn'
Loving cup 10 Mr.. Alberti he SAID
AS nature has not patterned M
for a speech-maker, / VIII not at
tempt anything quite so ambitious a.
a speech In few words / wlsh u
saw that ] have been requested by m.
brother deputies and co-laborers L
make A few remarks this evening ol
fhis happy occasion, an occasion
which will be a memorable one il
the history of our Wilmington Office
"Our most esteemed superintendent
Mr.. Albert. came into our mids
more than two years ago It is need
less for me to tell Of the wonderful
development OF the big business an
the progressive strides make in on
Wilmington Office generally durin
that tine.
"And why this sreat development