The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-13
MEET IN OTTAWA
Mutual Insurance Men Close
Successful Convention.
w. B. GaSche Reelected Presi-
dent for Twenty-First Time.

Ottawa was unanimously chosen at
the closing session of the annual CON
Vention of the Kansas State sAssocia-
ton OF Mutual Insurance Companies
Friday afternoon as the location for
the next state convention of the asso-
citation. Invitations were extended to
the association from the Automobile
Mutual Insurance company of Wich-
fta to hold the meeting there, and by
the Franklin County Mutual associa-
ton, to stage the 1921 convention in
Ottawa. The convention has never be-
fore been held in ottawa but has been
held in Wichita.
Every officer and standing commit
tee of the state association was re-
elected TO office at the election Fri
day afternoon. W. B. Gasche of To-
peka was e-elected for the twenty
state association. He has been pres
tdent ever since the organization of
the association.
The officers and standing commit
tees elected yesterday are: President,
w. B. Gasche; vice president, W. L.
Rigney, Paola; secretary treasurer.
Floyd N. Anderson, Wellington.
Legislative committee: w. B.
Gasche, Otis S. Allen, Topeka, and c.
+. Mingenback, Mcpherson.
Executive committee: w. b.
Gasche Charles N. Payne. Hutchinson,
and Floyd n. Anderson, Wellington.
Auditing committee: ]. H Richert,
Newton; A. H. Diehl, Enterprise, and
Emmett Keith, Belleville.
The director of the National asso-
citation chosen by the Kansas branch
of the National federation was c. j.
Olson, of Upland. Kan, secretary Of
the Kansas Farmers Mutual Insur-
ance association of UPLAND.
To Fight Senate Bill.
1t was determined in the legislative
conferences which were held Friday
afternoon, and incorporated in the
resolutions which were presented and
adopted in the final session of the con-
vention, that the association should
continue to work for the repeal of
Senate BillNo.18 which became a law
in 1919, and which provides that
mutual insurance companies may be
merged with stock holding companies.
Incorporated in the resolutions was
the disapproval of the association of
the entrance into the insurance bust
ness of the state.
The association, thru the report
of the committee on resolutions went
on record as favoring the passage in
Kansas, with such notifications as
will make it applicable to conditions
in this state. of a bill which has been
endorsed by the National Association
OF Insurance companies, and known
as the Uniform Mutual Insurance Bill.
The bill which the association wish
es to see become law in Kansas pro-
vides for the establishment on the
same legal basis under the same legal
regulation in the state, of mutual in
surance businesses on a level with the
''old line" OF stock company insurance
businesses.
The bill as endorsed by the national
association of commissioners, has be-
come a law in twenty states. and the
Kansas men believe that their bust
ness in this state would benefit by it
and would have an equal footing with
the stock insurance companies of this
and the mutual companies of other
states If the bill were passed.
Fourteen Companies Represented.
The report of the committee on
credentials. given at the closing scs-
sion, showed that there were fourteen