The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-01-10
INSURANCE COMPANY
HOLDS ANNUAL MEET

The 28th annual meeting of the
Ohio Farmers Insurance Company and
the Agents Association, which are
always held at the same time, was
held at the home of the company in
Leroy this week and was very sue
cessful affair.
The agents and guests began arriv-
ing at Leroy on Monday and were
accommodated at Ye Tavern and at
many residences in and near Leroy,
the number of visitors varying from
one hundred to one hundred and fifty.
On Tuesday they came in larger num-
bers all thru the day, and the day
was given up entirely to visiting and
casual entertainment Of all kinds, bust
ness being wholly suspended in so far
as general routine work is concerned.
On Tuesday evening at Z o'clock
in the high school auditorium, there
was program in charge Of Ohio
Farmers girls and Ohio Farmers
band, to which the public was in
vited The girls this year gave a
play called "Fads and Fancies", and
the band played several select num-
bers and more or less extended mus
ical program had been arranged by
individual performers. At 8:15 the
agents held their first convention,
which meeting was for Ohio Farmers
agents and employees only; a welcome
address was given by President F. H.
Hawley and a response by B. M. Hast
ings, President of Agents Associa-
tion, of Akron. Appointment Of COM
mittees for ensuing year and miscel-
laneous business took place also at
this Tuesday evening meeting.
After the meeting on Tuesday night
there was dance in the old hall Of
the Office building which is being re-
modelled; the hall being so far COM
pleted as to make very comfortable
and commodious dance hall. There
was a good orchestra and large at
tendance and every one had a rip
roaring good time. Besides the dance
there were card parties at Ye Tavern
and in the working rooms of the of
flee where there was room enough for
everyone.
The festivities lasted we'll into the
wee-small hours Of morning, in fact
the dormitory of Ye Tavern was care
fully prepared for the peaceful sleep
of agents and guests by means Of as
many comfortable cots as could be
crowded into that hall, but it has
never been known to be a place of
peaceful sleep at such a time, but
rather it develops into a veritable
pandemonium which reminds one be-
low stairs of a battle in Flanders.
Many of the veterans who attend these
meetings seem to be of the opinion
that the cots are intended to be used
for hazing purposes, such as blanket
tossing and tobogganing from one
end of the hall to the other; for the
testing out of fire extinguishers, and
many high-jinks too numerous to
mention. At any rate the net result
is that nobody gets any rest, but hav-
ing come with the intention Of not
getting any, no one was disappointed
and every one was happy and radiant
ly prepared for continuance of the
meeting in the morning.
Wednesday at 9 a. M Ohio Farmers
agents met and the program provided
for reading of minutes, report of COM
mittees and unfinished business; and
the annual meeting of the Insurance
Company took place at this time also.
Wednesday noon there was a din
ner for the guests, agents and policy
holders of the company at Ye Tavern
and the churches, after which every
one repaired to the auditorium where
the closing meeting of the Agents
Association took place, and where an
address was delivered by Hon. w. H.
Tomlison, Supt. of Insurance of Ohio.
Supt. Tomlison made the statement
that the Ohio Farmers Insurance Co.
had written more insurance during the
year than all other Ohio mutual and
old line companies combined.
Most of the visitors left Leroy on
Wednesday evening, altho there were
some hold-overs,, but the festivities
were ended with the Wednesday af-
ternoon meeting.
Thomas Ferriman and N. P. Mich
OILS of Medina and F. H. Hawley o1
Leroy were elected directors of the
Insurance Company for a period o1
three years.
The new officers of the Agents as.
sociation are as follows:
President, Thos. N. Lynn of Zanes