The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-16
Representatives of Metro pOlitan Life and Guests
 Enjoy Occasion
HALEY FISKE MAKES
 SPLENDID SPEECH
Insurance Company Compared to Great Mother" and Its Accom- plishments Outlined-LOcal
 Speakers Eulogistic

We. are closing tonight the triennial convention of field representatives of the Metropolitan Life Insurance conn pany in the southern district" said Haley Fiske, vice president of the Met ropolitan Life Insurance conipany, at the banquet of the Alabama district held in the private dining room at the Tutwilec hotel last night. "I have attended five and I am glad to report to this con- venton the prosperity 1 find throughout the south.
 T find in Birmingham the same cid spirit of hard down determination which has characterized the town from it's be- ginning. There is no place in the world where there is more determination to push ahead-to do-to accomplish great things than in Birmingham. 1 sometimes think Birmingham is as great as Ala bama and it should be-for it embraces almost all of the state within it's cor porate limits. 1 believe it has not taken in Montgomery yet"
 Mr. F'iske opened his speech at the Tutwiler last night after splendid eight-course dinner had been served to 175 guests, principally field workers of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company in Alabama. He spoke for two hours and was greeted with applause from time to time.
 THE GREAT MOTHER"
 "The Love of the Home and the Great Mother was the subject of a speech that will live in the memory of all who heard it. MT. Fiske compared the Met ropolitan Life Insurance company to hot ctr fohn forth loving arms and embraces her brood, keeping them from harm and in- jury.
 Mr. Fiske confined his remarks close- ly to the great work his company was doing for the uplift of humanity in the United States and Canada. He submitted from memory statistics that bore his arguments out to the most minute de- tai. He spoke of his company as the most unique life insurance company in the world, giving policy unexcelled by any company for lower premium.
 The social service work being done by the company was given considerable attention and figures were submitted showing that the social service of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company was costing millions of dollars each year. The nursing system was discussed and high tribute paid the work being &C., cOmplSneu TOT tNe .Tellel OL lile SlCh and suffering in this way.
 T am proud to tell you tonight, said MT Fiske "that the Metropolitan Life Insurance company is the largest life insurance company in the world. Last year we led all the insurance companies in the United States. We wrote $592, ,000,- coo insurance during last year and led our closest competitor by $40000,000 We will have over billion dollars assets within the next seven years at our pres ent rate. Our assets in Alabama alone are more than S5.0000O0 above those of any other company
 STOP WRITING INSURANCE
 We had to stop writing insurance last year in the middle of November, or go over the limit allowed by the United States government The Metropolitan h. surance company has come from a non- participating company to a participant ing company. It is truly the most unique insurance company in the world today.
 We have invested in the state of Ala. bama over $S000o00, of which more than 100000 is invested in Birmingham. One million dollars is invested in the schools of the Bessemer, Ensley and Pratt City districts, and something like $227 900 in the Terminal station, of which Birmingham is so proud. The Metropolitan Life Insur- ance company is investing more money in the state of Alabama each year than if talSo~