South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-29
INSURANCE MEN IN
ANNUAL BANQUET
Conservative Life Men Hear
Reports of Quick Growth
of Organization.

Frank f. Ueriugs patriotic
speech was the feature OF the an
uuat banquet OF the Conservative
Life Insurance company of Amer
ica at the oliver hotel Monday
night Mr. Herring pleaded with the
insurance agents and superiutend-
euts. more than 100 i'm number from
tlroughout Indiana. 10 stand as rep
reerntativc men or each community
against the cessation of hOstuitiss
u the present world conflict while
Germany is using Austria as a pawn
10 secure peace with Russia and u
secure Russian wheat
Except for Mr. Hcrings speech.
the meeting was Of "a purely insur-
aure nature. other local men who
addressed the meeting were Mayor
Franklin r. Carson. Dixon w
Place. president of the Conservative
Life. a. S. Burkhart. vice president
and general manager; Mai. Fred T.
Dennis, treasurer; Hon. James L.
Neal. manager Of the ordinary de-
partment. W. W Dunkle. local pub
Lefty man and editor Of "The Mega
phone" the Conservative Life pull
LEGATION and south Bend Today"
the Chamber Of Commerce organ:
g. a. Farabaugh. former city Judge
of south Bend. and Joseph A. Wer-
Winski. censor of the Polish VA
uonal Alliance Of America. Re-.
IT, l.. Davis of this city pronounced
the Invocation
Inasmuch as the insurance com
paay has It's home offices in south
Bend and was organized i'm this city
Feb. I, 1912. by five local men.
local atmosphere was created at the
meeting which was significant of the
additional advertisement South
Bend is receiving throughout tho
country as the headquarters Of one
OF the most substantial insurance
companies i'm the United States.
Makes Record i'm Six Years.
The Conservative Life Insurance
company of America started out
with a $4,000 policy taken out in
1912, just six years ago today. To-
day il has S4.50O, 000 i'm policies paid
i'm and has 10000 policies in force
i'm the United States. The company
also pays its solicitors and agents
the largest commission of any in
surance organization in the country.
according 10 Mr.. Burkhart One fea-
ture of the operation OF the local
institution is the contests staged
every 10 Gays for applications 10y
agents ina various sections of the
country. 10 is known as the Con
servative baseball game" and Is
played 10y two competing sections
every 10 days.
Louis Balough of this city receiv-
ed in addition 20 a substantial bonus
for his work for the past year. a
South Bend gold watch He led
an solicitors and agents i'm securine
new business during the past year.
Joseph Ray agent for the Calumet
district OF Indiana. took premier
honors among the agents and J. j.
McCurdy of Fort Wayne. was
awarded a prize i'm money for spe-
Cial services rendered.
The entertainment for the even
ing was furnished by Messick's or
chestra, Miss Lillian Cohen. and
the Misses Helen Booth and Katie
Sullivan the past three entertain
ing with singing and dancing spe-
oIlties. Mrs. Harriet Messick gave
an Interpretation of Bert Williams
Home sweet Home" and Master
Francis Messick. attired in khaki.
SANG patriotic songs.
Othcr Speakers.
out OF town speakers at the ban
quet were.
Hon. otto T.. Klaus. Indiana state
auditor Franklin b. Mead sec. e.