The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-03-15

MIUNIS. IF INSURANCE LAPSFS
IT CAN BE REVIVED OR REIN
STATED WITHIN SIX MONTHS.
GOVERNMENT WAR RISK IN
SURANCE HOLDS GOOD AFTER
THE WAR AND EVEN THOUGH
THE SOLDIER LEAVES THE SER
VICE provided it is changed in form
within five years after the close of
the war. No medical examination
will be. required for this change
THIS INSURANCE CANNOT BE AT
TACHED, ASSIGNED, OR OTHER
WISE TAKEN BY CREDIT ORS.
CAN YOU THINK OF A BETTER
INVESTMENT? "a soldier can take
out any amount of insurance he de-
sires from $1,000 to $4,000 { in null
tiples of 5000. "A $4,000 policy will
yield his family or dependents $3.50
month for 240 months go years.
thus absolutely guaranteeing them
against want for many years after
his death, and avoiding the tempta
ton to wastefilly spend large
amount of money suddenly received
Not only soldiers with families, bu,
those with no dependents should Gag
erly grasp this opportunity to take
out War Risk Tor Government) Insur
ance. WHY? Q) Because the in
surance is payable to the soldier in
monthly instruments of $5.75 for each
$1,000 Of insurance should he be
come totally and permanently dis
abled. (2) Because he may at some
later date acquire, by marriage, q
dependent whom he would be glad tC
make his beneficiary (the name Of
the beneficiary can be changed at any
time Within certain prescribed lin
its). And (3) when the war is oveI
and he comes out of the army, he
may not be able to pass a physical
examination for life insurance in q
regular company.
Many CoIored Soldiers Already
Insured.
IT is highly encouraging to note
that, out of a total strength of 2,212
commissioned and enlisted men, the
372nd Infantry (colored now station
ed at Camp Stuart, Newport News
Virginia hos written $17,277,500 o
War Risk Insurance, and that afte
a canvass of the entire regimen
only forty (40) men, with no depend
ents, declined to insure. 1t is like
wise gratifying to note that the 350tl
Field Artillery at Camp Dix, New
Jersey, consisting entirely of coloret
men, is one among number of regi
ments where every officer and mai
in the regiment is protected by Gov
eminent insurance.
Think Of what this will mean to tn
NEGRO race after the war is over!
Think of the economic strength am
measure of respect 1t will bring t
this great group of oyaI Americans
enabling them to buy homes, go int
business, and to become seIf-support
ing citizens
Colored soldiers and sailors: Let m
urge you to take immediate advar
taee of the generous provision tina
has been made by our Government |
the matter Of War Risk Insurance!
Friends and relatives of colore
soldiers and saiIors:: Let me urge thu
you write and tell our men In tn
Army and Navy to insure at once, b,
fore 1t Is too la.et Urge them to II
sure heavily at cheap Governmer
rates, perhaps cheaper than they ca
get anywhere In the world. under
contract backed by the United State
Government thereby obtaining insu
ance and creating an estate that cal
not be attached, assigned, or othe
wise taken by creditors, and thus pr
viding their families and dependent
against want for at least tweni
years to come!
Tell them to act now, for April 1
: 1918, Is their last chance
: Editors, ministers, teachers, Phys
: clans. business men, and all readir
classes among the Negro people al
l urged to spread information with r
| spect to this Government War Ris
!, Insurance amng the families, ar
a as far as possible, among the colo
ed soldiers, pointing them to tn
D great opportunity.
t Application blanks and full |
t formation concerning Government |
surance may be procured by any Sc
e der from the Bureau of War4Risk I
: surance, Washington, ID. c.; from h
. commanding officer: or from the /
R surance officer at the camp or canto
, ment where he is stationed A