Evening star., 1927-09-18
INSURANCE GROUPS.
WILL HOLD PARLEY|
Ritchie to Address National
Association and Federation
Thursday Night.

Representatives from all parts Of
the country to the number of nearly
1000 will gather here for the joint
convention of the National Associa-
ton of Mutual Insurance Companies
and the Federation of Mutual Fire
Insurance Companies, which begins
its sessions tomorrow morning in the
Mayflower Hotel. This will be the
thirty second annual convention of
eleventh annual convention of the
federation
The sessions are to continue until
Thursday night. ending with a dance
at the Mayf1ower, preceded by BAN
quet at which Gov. Albert c. Ritchie
of Maryland will be the guest of
honor.
The Federation of Mutual Fire In
surance Companies is a part of the
National Association, which is com.
posed of the companies on the roster
tual insurance companies in the coun-
try. covering many branches of under
writing.
Annual Social Meeting.
The convention is in the nature of
an annual social meeting, which also
allows the insurance men to inter-
change ideas and suggestions. A pro-
gram of amusement has been arranged
and separate series of lectures has
been planned for each organization
and for the special subdivisions with
In the organizations.
Immediately after registration to-
morrow the golf-playing delegates
will journey to the Congressional
Country Club, where they will engage
In a tournament, which is expected
to consume the entire day. Those of
the National Association who do not
play golf begin their group meetings.
while the members of the federation
will spend the day in resting from
their trip.
Herbert Janvrin Browne. meteor
ologist, of this city will address the
division which specializes in cyclone
insurance on long range forecasting
of abnormal weather, with especial
relation to insurance problems. The
chairman and directors for the COM
ing year will be elected. ]. A. Ben
son of Sheldon, Iowa, the present
chairman, will preside.
Talks by Experts.
Tomorrow evening, at a general
meeting of the delegates, c. /. Bux-
ton of Owatonna, Mimi, the president
Of the National Association, will make
his annual address. officers and
committees are to report on the work
of the past year, and T. M. Baldwin,
1r, District of Columbia insurance
commissioner, will speak on Depart
mental Supervision of Insurance Com
panies" Regular committees Tor the
year will be appointed.
,tvrr hn
hail insurance groups and the ladies'
auxiliary will listen to talks by eX-
perts on the special branch OF each,
and will elect officers for the year
of 1927-192S.
The afternoon is to be given over
to recreation and a sightseeing trip
of Washington and Arlington, where
q wreath will be placed on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier.
Dunlap will Talk.
Addresses by r. w. Dunlap, Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture; Carvel
B. Benson, insurance commissioner or
Baltimore, Nd, and F. J. Martin of
Seattle, Washington, are scheduled
for the general meeting in the eve-
ming.
The farm group is to go to the
Bureau of Standards Wednesday
morning to hear scientific talks rela-
tive to insurance by DIR. Walter F.
Stutz, DIR. NJ. C. Lloyd and DIR. S. H.
Ingberg of the bureau.
In the afternoon the delegates will
be received at the White House and
photographed with President Coolidge.
Discussions of the work, aims and
aspirations of the organization are
the order Of the evening. State asso-
citation officials and heads of prom
tnent companies are scheduled to
speak.
Gov. Ritchie is to address the
assembled delegates Thursday morn
ing and the business of the conven-
ton will be concluded with the elec-
ton of the officers of the National
Association for the coming IL months.
Hosts of Convention.
The prgram for the meetings of the
Federation of Mutual Fire Insurance
Companies is similar to that of the
National Association. The sessions
which start Tuesday morning and
end Wednesday, will be taken
up with committee reports, dis
cussions and addresses by prom.
lnent members and outside speak.
ers. Five insurance talks are planned
for the first day and six for the
second.
The hosts of the convention
are the mutual insurance COM
panies of the District of Co
lumbia, Maryland, Virginia, Penn
sylvania, West Virginia and New
Jersey and the general committee on
arrangements includes Richard Dal-
lam, chairman; F. d. Leizear, secre-
tary; L. Pierce Boteler, treasurer;
Houston Dunn. Gilbert Pence, J. A.
Gist, Marvin A Pierson, Wilmer Grow
and Harry A. Matthews.
The local entertainment committee
Is headed by Mr.. Boteler, who is as.
sisted by Albert r. Peters, Charles
NJ. Boteler, w. Reed MacGill, Charles
F. Crane, Harry T. Peters, John H.
Kroll, r. H. Pledger and Charles E.
Pledger, jr.
Mrs. Ruth Stout is chairman Of
fha uyouen's conmiffea aiding in