The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-15
LIFE INSURANCE
GATHERING WILL
Be BIG AFFAIR:
Notable Men On The Pro-
gram For Gathering In
Farg oThis Month
BIG ATTENDANCE
DEEMED LIKELY
Intense Interest Being Dis
played In Forthcoming
Session +.

The Northwest Congress Of Life
Underwriters, which will meet in
Fargo for it's third annual conven-
ton on June 27-28, promises to be
OF most unusual interest. This is the
first time that a convention Of this
kind has ever been held in North Da-
kota, and the bringing to this state
Of representatives of Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota and
Nebraska, in which, together with
North Dakota there are located over
10000 life insurance agents and AZ
companies, who write over 1000, 00O,-
600 of life insurance annually, is a
most excellent thing for the state.
Putting Fargo on Map.
In making the convention arrange
ments there will have gone out over
10000 pieces OF mail, each and every
one boosting for Fargo and North
Dakota. Further publicity has been
given Fargo by q great many maya
zines of the country from the Allan
tic to the Pacific, and from the Gulf
to the northern boundary, as well as
by many of the large newspapers of
q wide territory. Eulogistic mention
has been made in scores OF editorials,
Of the greatest little city in the
world" and of the state OF which it
is the metropolis.
The st. Paul and Minneapolis del
egations to-, the congress will come
to Fargo by automobile, many Of the
underwriters to be accompanied by
their wives. Those of other asso-
Citations are coming. by train, and
some are planning to have one or
more special cars for the trip.
Only Sectional Meeting.
Sixteen associations, located in the
six states aforementioned, are in
cluded in the Northwest Congress and
the approaching gathering has the
distinction OF being the only sectional
meeting Of the kind to be held this
year. It is a further evidence of the
progressive spirit Of the underwent
ers of the northwest. Under the able
leadership Of Arthur r. Colwell, Far
go, president OF the Northwest con-
gress and also president Of the North
Dakota Underwriters association, and
undaunted by factors which were in
other sections considered iniInical to
the success of a congress, plans have
been under way for several months
for the big Fargo gathering.
A good attendance and a rousing
association spirit at the Fargo gath
ertng is assured, and so great an i'm
terest has the National Association
of Life Underwriters taken in this
Northwest Congress that Lawrence
Priddy, national president and M. j..
Dillon, national vice president, will
make a special trip to Fargo to be
present at the entire gathering. The
session last year was held in Des
Motnes, la,
Underwriters MobiIizing.
III ia interesting to note that the
life insurance underwriters OF the
nation are mobilizing under the lead
ershjp OF their national president, Mr..
Priddy OF New York, at, the request
Of the war department, and this mat
ter will be gone into thoroughly DUR
ring the sessions OF the coming con-
vention.
The Northwest Congress officers
President Arthur p. colweil. Far
First vice president w. A. Burns.
Fargo.
Second vice president ]. Roll
lings, Fargo.
Secretary w. Fuller, Fargo.
Executive committee III. T. Miller,
Minneapolis; Robert Orriny, Des
RIoines, Ia; O. M Kremer, Madison,
Wis; o. III. Menold Omaha, Neb.,
G. w. r.. Moore, Sioux Falls, s. d.;
~ p. Smith, Fort Dodge, Ia; j. j..
Crowley, Sioux City, Ia 9. Stuart
Davis. Cedar Rapids lsss y osaa sslaa.Ela'-