The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-27
MOBILE READY
TO ENTERTAIN
z CONVENTIONS
Knights Of Grip Meet In
Gulf City Friday And
Saturday
INSURANCE AGENTS
OF u. S. TO GATHER
Mobile Fire Insurance
Board Will Act As
Hosts

MOBILE, Ala, April 26.-Mobile
hospitality will be served to approx
mately 900 leading insurance agents
and officials and travelling men during
May.
Extensive preparations are being
completed for the annual meeting of the
State Travellers Protective association,
next Friday and Saturday, all of the
major details having been mapped into
shape at a meeting of Post G last
night
Members of the Mobile board of fire
underwriters will be hosts to approx
mately 300 state insurance agents and
high officials of the National Associa-
tons of Insurance Agents, large insur-
ance companies of the United States on
May and g. President James HI.
Glennon of the local association said
yesterday that nothing will be left un-
done to show the state and uati3nal
visitors good time, so that they will
leave with a good impression of the
Gulf City and its southern hospi-
tality."
The convention will attract members
and leaders of two of the largest Or
CARNATIONS in the state, and are among
the many gatherings which were OBJ
tanned for the city last year by indivi-
dual efforts and assistance of the Mo
bile Chamber of Commerce.
The insurance agents, at their meet
ing in 1928, were almost unanimous in
their selection of Mobile as the 1924
city. Mr.. Glennon personally extended
the invitation. H
Travelling Men Coming
Many years ago the travelling men
met in the Gulf City and were so ia
vorably impressed with the hospitality
that they accepted the invitation to
make the city their meeting place in
1924.
Scores OF men vino make up thar vast
army of the knights of the Grip" the
men who are the sellers of products of
Alabama's factories and stofes. will
have a two-day session and will be
guests of Post @.
General William l.. Sibert, chairman
engineer of the state docks commission,
win speak at the meeting of the travel
ing men, Mayor r. V. Taylor will well
come the visitors.
Announcement was made yesterday
by Myron L. Sprague, chairman of the
program committee of Post G, that the
opening session would be held at the
assembly room of the Cawthon hotel
next Friday morning at o'clock. The
meeting will be called to order by
Frank r. Leslie, president of the local
post. The gavel will be welded by
President James NJ. Bowman of Bir-
mingham, after the meeting is called to
order by Mr.. Leslie.
Leaders To Attend
Some of the widely known state in
surance men who will be here follow !:
L. A. Porter of Montgomery, presi7
dent of the state association Edward
s. Moore, Birmingham, secretary and
treasurer Charles l.. Candy of Birs
nfingham, assistant secretary-treasurer /;
Frank N. Julian, superintendent of in
surance, of Montgomery A, w. Briss
coe of Opelika, former superintendent
of insurance. and others.
While the program has not been COM
pleted, it is known that Messrs. Lott
and Bannett will be speakers. Mayor
r. v. Taylor will welcome the guests
on behalf Of the city, while President
Glennon will speak for the hosts.
The first days session will be devoted
to business, while at night there will
be banquet. May 8 the visitors and
hosts will take boat trip to some
point across Mobile bay, the place to be
determined later.