The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-11
THEY MEET HERE
State Mutual Insurance Com
panies Begin Convention.
Mayor COrwine Welcomes Them
to Topeka.
AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Attendance at First Meeting
Was Limited to Fifty.
State Fire Marshal HuSSey
Spoke Today.
IT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The first session of the Twenty-first
annual convention of the Kansas State
Association of Mutual Insurance COM
panies opened at the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce at $3.50 o'clock
this morning, with w. B. Gasche, of
Topeka, president of the association,
presiding.
The attendance at the first session
was limited to some fifty members of
the association. Other members have
been arriving turnout the day and
more are expected Friday
Members Are Enrolled.
The forenoon was taken up by the
appointment of committees on creden-
tials, resolutions, nominations and the
enrolment of members.
AT 1870 o'clock this afternoon, fol-
lowing an invocation by DR. S. S.
Estey, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church of Topeka, Mayor Her
bert ]. Corwine welcomed the insur-
ance men to Topeka.
Elmer F. Strain. president of the
Chamber of Commerce, followed with
a welcome from the Chamber.
Charles N. Payne, of Hutchinson, a
member of the executive committee OF
the association, responded to the adj
dresses of welcome on behalf of the
association.
The annual address of President
Gasche was the first of three addresses
| for this afternoons session. Gasche
recapitulated the work which has been
done by the organization during the
past year, and outlined few of the
aims which it should hold for the
coming year of work.
Company Cooperation in Handling
Large Risks was the topic of a semi
| technical talk by c. J. Olson, secre-
tary of the Farmers Mutual Insurance
i-ki Of TrN1a
L. II. Hussey Talks.
Addresses by L. T. Hussey, state
| fire marshal and w. c. Hodges, mana
ger of the Kansas inspection bureau,
| completed the program for the after
| noon. The theme of the entire con-
vention is to be conservation"
| The convention has scheduled for
| Friday, the following program, open
| ing at $3.50 O'Clock:
Mutual Insurance = Progressive
and Aggressive" by George W. Snyder
of Columbus, Kan.
| THE Unnecessary Single Roof
| Hazard" by H H. Collins, Belleville,
| Address by Joseph Hanlon, Topeka
| fire chief.
Electricity" as defined by Prof
West Dodd, of Des Moines, Ia.
Legislative Conferences.
| Friday afternoon there will be legis-
latlVe conferences IN executive SEES
sion. The conference of the fire an6
tornado department will be in charge
of L F. Talbot, of Mcpherson, chair
man, and the conference of the hal
department under the charge of ]. B
Henderson of Wichita.
A report on the national conven-
ton will be given by Henderson fol
lowing the conferences; an address by
Frank L. Travis, stats insurance com
missioner; an address by Harry p
Cooper, national secretary of the as
ISOLATION, with headquarters at Craw
fordville, Ind; the reports of officer:
and committees; the election of Off
GERS, standing committees, and a di
/ rector in the National association
The place of holding the next annua
meeting will be selected Friday after
noon, miscellaneous business will b'
transa cted, and the convention will bt
closed with dinner at $50 o'clock in
the Chamber of Commerce dining hall