Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1916-04-08
f. A. WALLIS
A PLAYWRIGHT
Insurance Drama at Dinner
Argument For Life In
come Insurance.

tual Life in Greater New York, held
in Delmonico's on Monday night, was
attended by several hundred agents,
including twenty-five representatives
of the Philadelphia agency and the
home office, and by number of
prominent laymen, including several
city and county officials. 1t was a
most interesting banquet, during
which entertainment was combined
with instruction. The Wallis Agency
is the leader of the Fidelity Mutual
and this leadership, under the able
direction of Mr.. Wallis, was built up
in short time.
NEW POLICY DESCRIBED
One of the interesting features of
the dinner was the announcement by
President Walter lie Mar Talbot of the
company's new life income for the
assured policy. Another feature was
the debut of Mr.. Wallis as playwright,
his ideas of life insurance versus death
insurance being Incorporated in a
playlet cleverly acted by Mutual tai
ent. Speakers included Judge Swami,
District Attorney of New York Coun-
ty; President John T. Sproull, Of the
Coal and Iron National Bank, New
York, and Stuart G. Gibboney, Presi-
dent Wilson S confidential adviser.
The new income policy begins as
follows: "The Fidelity Mutual Life
Insurance Company Philadelphia,
agrees TO pay .....-.--.. on the
........ day of .......... if then
living, either of the following benefits,
which may be increased by the appli-
= cation of surplus, in accordance with
/ the agreements in Section hereof:
| The first payment Of a life income
: of -. and like amount on each
} anniversary of said date during the
5 lifetime of the insured, ETC."
5 In describing the policy President
< Talbot said:
t 1t provides insurance protection
= when protection is most needed-dur-
: ing the producing years OF mans
life.
( II provides a personal income when
an income is most needed-when the
S producing years have been spent.
1t is paid for during the producing
= years; thereafter it produces for the
. insured an income for life.
2 Ifdisability occur prior to age Go
= premium payments Immediately cease,
} and the disability annuity to the same
l amount as the life income provided,
t begins and continues until the matur-
ity date of the policy, when the regu-
lar life income is effective and con-
tinues for life.
= The non-forfetable value shall
: continue to increase, and dividends
shall be paid in the same manner as
if the disability benefits had not been
granted.
When death occurs, any amount
paid as disability annuity is forgiven
: and the claim is settled on the basis of
amount less any life income payments
: which might have been made.
If disability occur after age 60-any
further premium payments are
waived, and become an indebtedness
against the policy without interest less
, the dividends declared.
THE PLAY.
Soon after the banquet got under
way lights went cut and Albert L.
Gould, in costume of Father Time,
entered chanting in monotone "Pre-
pare for old age. Old age comes on
apace." H. A. Linhart, in ghostly
apparel and with death mask face, en-
tered, carrying a transparency, mark
ed Ordinary Life" "The people
pay me for life, but | pay them for
death" he chanted.
Father Time told him he was de-
ceiver, as each person insured must
die to win. He tagged him with crepe
; and bade him depart. Other ghost
like figures IF. b. Parker and L. M.
Harrisonl. with grinning white skulls.
entered, carrying banners 81 Sell 20
Payment Life" and Il Sell l0-Pay-
ment Life" They were dismissed
with the statement that their plans for
protection were antiquated as their
contracts could onIy be eashed in at