Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-09

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lars and cents in the terms OF SER
vice. He stated that Thrift Week Is
to take place in this State in jan
uary. the 10Th Of that month being
Life Insurance Day. and he spoke OF
the advertising campaign proposed.
This plan proposes that the banks
urge their depositors to make use of
the savings department by putting
aside each week q pro rata amount
for life insurance premiums: that a.
| prize essay contest be held In the
] High schools of the State on the SUBJ
ject of Life Insurance and Its Re-.
| lation to Thrift.
| Mr.. King stated that State Insur-
ance Commissioner g. Walden Smith
was unable to 'be present at the
meeting on account of business en-
gagement uotside the city, and he
| then called upon the next speaker,
Principal Clarence p. Quimby Of
Cony High school.
Principal Quimby Of cony High
Principal Quimby preceded his
| main address with a number of hum
| orous stories and illusions. He then
stated that he thought great deal
| OF good could be done through Thrift
| Day and Week especially as they ap-
ply to the High school student. He
suggested the High school student
body as a fertile field for carrying
out the message of life insurance.
Chamber Of Commerce Representa-
tives
President Myron Davis of the Au-
gusta Chamber of Commerce showed
that that Organization represents CO.
| operation and he felt sure that the
insurance men banded together as an
association cannot fail to derive
benefit from that association. He
spoke of the benefits of life insur-
ance to the business man.
Secretary George c. Clarke Of the
Chamber of Commerce pointed out
that the theory of life insurance is
like the Bible rule to help one an
other and that 1T is a scientific and
well worked out method. And he
showed how much fire insurance
meant at the time of the San Fran
cisco fire for the building up of the
city. and at the time of the Halifax
disaster. Life insurance has BAN
ished the spector dread, he stated.
President King then read letter
from Blaine S. Viles of Augusta, who
was unable to be present at the
meeting and sent his best wishes to
the association.
John e. Nelson Of Augusta
John e. Nelson. past president of
the Augusta Rotary club, was intro
-duced as the next speaker. He stated
that service is the motto of the Ro-
tary club and that he thought the life
insurance men are rendering splen-
did service to the community. He
stated that the president of the
Maine Underwriters Association had
struck the keynote in touching upon
service above dollars. and that life |
insurance men will be successful as
they catch the vision to serve.
William A. Hewitt Of Portland
President King then introduced
William A. Hewitt of Portland, gen.
eral agent of one of the large life
insurance companies, who outlined
the scheme of newspaper advertising |
to be conducted by the association. |
He stated that life insurance men |
have been trying to make clear that
theirs is a profession and that men |
should be well prepared to enter it. !
f. P. Langley of Lewiston ,compli- !
mented the association on the sue
cess of it's meeting which he declared
was due in no small measure to the
efforts of the local committee COM
posed of Calvin Gilman and H. J.
Cross Of Augusta and o. l.. Dickinson |
of Waterville. He stated that it is |
the intention of the organization to !
meet in Augusta at least once year; |
also at Bangor and Lewiston.
Business Meeting
New members were elected to the !
association at the business meeting.
President King appointed H. j.
Cross, c. w. Gilman and E. s. Turner |
of Augusta as members Of the local |
committee to have charge of the mat |
ter of interesting the banks in the !
Thrift project of the association. He
also announced his appointments for
COIIlIIlllltSS III OlACl SCStlOio VI khS |
State.
George z. Ellis Of Portland then |
outlined the plans for the prize essay |
contest to be conducted in all of the |
High schools of the State, this hav-
ing the approval of DR.. A. o. Thomas. |
State superintendent of Schools. The |
essays will be written in all OF the |
secondary schools of the State on |
Jan. 10 at 10 A. NJ, and prizes will |
be given for the best essays in Class |
and Glass B schools.
President King urged that there be |
a large attendance at the next meet |
ing Of the association which will be |
held in Lewiston in January. 1922.
Resolutions of appreciation were |
adopted, thanking the business men |
for their inspiring messages, thank /
ing H. ]. Tetreault, proprietor of the |
restaurant for the use Of the rooms |
for the melting, and thanking the |
Kennebec Journal for publicity.
The session was then adjourned.
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