Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
Fred WALLACE

:. re selection Of Mr.. Frederick A
Wallis. The New York Manager Of Tho
r"rIty Mutual Life Insurance Com
c@nf. for The positico Of Fourth
Deputy Police Commissioncr Of New
York City. has called forth universe
commcndation. This civic rccogni-
ton Of one Of the foremost life in
sur~uce men Of the city and his
appointment to SO responsible a 20
s'tlon In the municipal service arg
uc< well for the disccrnmcni and the
policy OF the new city udministra-
ton.
The life Of Frederick A. Wallis is
a brilliant Illustration Of The success
full career open 10 a nan Of charae-
ter and ambition in this country.
Among n host Of prominent New
York Insurance officials be readily
ranks with the leaders whose achieve
ments place them at the head Of the
list.
Born in Kentucky f'rty eight years
ago. Mr.. Wallis resigned commercial
position 10 embark ia the insurance
profession. His first venture was as
a solicitor for the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life, where his carly success won
him a partnership M the general
agency for the State. Here his re-
markablc results as "a State agent
brought his name and bis work to the
attention 20 officers Of others life
companics. and The New York Life
appointei him its agency director
In Baltimore.
Maryland was then divided into
three agencies, but Alr Wallis agency
wrote more business than the New
Yora Life had secured from the en-
tire State IN any previous year |
Some Time after this Mr. Wallis was I
Offered and accepted the New York |
City general agency Of the Home /
Life. During his connection with |
this company he made a record that |
still challenges attention IN field /
where news records are constantly |
supplanting old ones In six years
he raised the income Of the agency /.
from 100000 10 about S2,5OO,OO0.
! nrecognition of his successful man
agement he was given, in addition.
the supervision Of some eleven East
ern States.
After n years voluntary ret re n
ment from the insurance arena, the
urge Of the profession was too strong
and the cglHof the game too insist
ent for him TO remain Longer ON the
llltEffe. lie returned 90 the insur-
hnee field as general agent for the
Fidelity Mutual Life zoo New York
City. /,
Tie present hourIsluE condition |
Of the New York agency. 40 the very |
apex Of the Fidelity agencies, Is the
best concrete evidcn,y Of this man
ayers signal ability both as a cxccu-
live and as an underwater.
He is ready and bcisive talkcr.
whose addresses To IN, agents have
borne appreciablo results. A man of
arge experience. he l. master Of
he technique Of life insurance in
III its details. His rvady smile. his
'leasing personally. his gracious
Sindliness impress The stranger no {
ess than his host of friends and ac- 5
luaintances. D
Business and the things or busl-
less. II may be readily inferred.
'ould not limit the Vulang vitality
II such a dynamic personality. Mr..
Wallis % profoundly interested boz re-
lgion and religious vors. am is au IS
lntiring worker in tbs flfth Avenue s
Presbyterian church. Of which he is
n-Cldcr. He was one Of the COM O.
,ittee Cho secured the soryic, Of the 81
lev. J. H. Jowctt fnr his c.arch. @
10 Is vice-prcsidcnt Of the rcsby- q
,rian Brotherhood of the churches
New York. Of which organization y
9 was president for three years; !.
'easurer OF the Home Missions Of d,
CIV York, and president Of The Mems Y
ible Glass Of the Fifth Avenue Pres .
yterian Church. lie is also a direc-
" Of the Kentucky Society Of New
ork, a member Of the Chamber Of
commerce Of this city and has served
some Of the Mayors committees.
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