The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-21
DOLLAR SAVINGS AND TRUST CO.
HOST OF LIFE INSURANCE MEN
ITS PRESIDENT, MR.. 8.
WALKER PETERSON. AND
OTHER OFFICIALS
First Gathering of Kind in State
six Course Dinner Followed oy
Music, Wit and Logic.

4 delicious siX-course dinner was
given 10 a hundred life insurance men
of Wheeling last night in the Mcclure
house by the Dollar Savings ano
Trust company. through It's congenial
and able president 3. Walker Peter
son. Following the serving OF the olo-
ner. Speeches, Of wit. nunor, logic and
inIeres, were given Dy the several
wnu sat at the speakers table Mt:
Peterson presided as toastmasIel' anu
UPON presen ting each speaker ne SuEe
little humorous talk whlcn was
greatly enjoyed by the happy crown
II was the first affair ot Inc partuc,
ular kind ever given in the state ana
- eynressed by MIR. Peterson and
sanctioned by all present II is the
preliminary 10 bring life insurance
men ana the saving banks as lnsutu-
tons closer together FOR the upilti
and betterment Of conditions 1or al
the people. Pleasing music was lul'
nishcd by the Premier orchestra
while Lawrence Summers sang sever
al late, catchy songs. The room WAS
beautifully decorated.
Mr., Peterson in upering the speak
ing end Of the program preIaced MS
remarks by saying that his tather was
a life insurance man and lnat ue a.
ways held men in that vocation IN Us
teen from both social and coh1nei
cial standpoint He called attentlon
to the fact that In the same room III
which were gathered the diners tha'
In 1852 delegation OF men OF BAY,
more Md, banaueted there when the
rreat baltimore and Ohio railroad
lin. to Wheeling was completed. But
those men possessed more ABILITY,
thrift and enterprise than these IN
whose faces | look tonight" said ne
MIR. Peterson declared that the IDEA
of the banks having the insurance
men as its guests had been long con,
sidered and that the officials believed
that il was we'll and good that me
savings banks and life insurance men
should work comparatively IN render
ing service to the community.
Mr. Peterson briefly outlined inc
progress made by the Dollar Savings
and Trust company since II opened ~
doors for business April IL, 1883, VIII
deposits for the first year of Sli6,ooo
while tabulations just computed sno"
that the deposits for 1916 are $o,ooV,-
900, This remark prompted long ap-
plause. .1,,S so.e
THE public Will ask: WHAT uoee
the Dollar Savings and Trust con- !,
pany mean by giving this dinner!
said Mr.. Peterson. ut means nc
declared, 1T is for the essential pus'
pose of bringing about closer reia.
tionship between the saving banks
and the insurance men that the pep.
Dle may be- better prepared 10 meet
misfortune and they may be oettei
prepared TO provide for those that oe.
pend upon them in life and alte[ tn ey
have passed away. What would you
think of a man at this Christmas sea
son who should 60 out and buy Mini
self presents and give nothing 10 us
wife or children" asked Mr.. Peter-
SON The relationship is Just tne
same OF the man who will not ProViue
for his family both In life ana alte d
death, The spirit Of insurance anu V
savings is in the air. The nrst slo,
gan IS Safety first which means
that we must provide for the future,
the second is preparedness, that we
must be prepared when emergenTi!i,es
arise, and the third is 'thrllt. ny
Savings banks ana the insurance PoE
icies cover these three essenIlal
things. and it is for that reason Inae
II believe that the two institutions are
more than cousins; they are !" -
brothers