The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-04-20
INSURANCE STAFFS
DINNER GUESTS OF
COOK AND HACCERTY
Montana Conference Here Is
Capped Off With Banquet
by Local General Office

The meeting Of the Montana Life
Insurance staffs Of North Dakota
here, Friday. in business sessions was
capped off In the evening with
banquet given the visitors and other
guests at the Patterson by the Cook
and Haggerty general agency.
The banquet was really enjoyable
affair. The guests danced between
courses and after some after-dinner
speaking resumed dancing for the re-
mainder Of the evening in the spa
cious dining room Of the hotel. Mu-
sinks orchestra from Mandan gave
a program of selections during the
dinner and furnished the rhythm for
the guests TO step the measures in the
later hours.
There also was q brief musical pro-
gram. the numbers Of which were
contributed by Darwin Crossman.
Dickinson manager, who sang several
solos, and by Lamont Hoskin. In vio-
lin selections. accompanied by Mar
guerite Kennedy.
Fraternity Idea Stressed
Mrs. S. D. Cook presided at the
banquet and guests included q num-
Der of Provident Life men. that COM
pany having placed its staff at the
disposal of the Montana Life meeting.
also r. E. Whitesel. Of the Northwest
ern National Company. The fratcrn-
ity idea among the competing insur-
ance men was one of the striking fea-
lures Of the dinner. as well as OF the
business sessions and discussions Of
the day.
Beside the pr0vident and Montana
agents and their wives some guests
outside Of insurance circles were pres
ent These included Judge and Mrs.
A. M. Christianson. s. A. Olsness.
state commissioner OF insurance. and
DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Crewe.
Commissioner OlsnesS made one OF
the after-dinner talks. referring TO
the pleasant relations existing be-
tween his department and the Mon
tana and Provident companies.
Cites Solidity Of Insurance
Judge Christianson reviewed life
Insurance as an investment. He paid
big tribute to Charles Evans Hughes
for his Armstrong insurance investi-
cation q quarter of q century ago.
which resulted in the present code OF
insurance laws and the security OF
insurance as an investment. In the
panic of 1873. he said. $50 life insur-
ance companies were reduced to eight
and many policyholders ruined IN
their old age. With the new laws
and better management OF these
days bulwarking the business. he said.
life insurance met the supreme crisis
Of world war without wavering and
emerged still sound and solid. Also
in the deflation period. when even
liberty bonds dropped to 81 cents on
the dollar life insurance policy was
cashable at 100 cents on the dollar.
r. E. White EEL representative OF the
Northwestern National company. OF
Minneapolis, ny OF Bismarck.
made a short speech. complimenting
The Cook ard Haggerty agency Tor
The big success 1t had made OF the
meeting and the dinner.
The concluding session OF the dis
cussinns. in the afternoon. was Tea
tilred by talks by G. G. Hoskin. IN
charge of agents. Provident Life COM
pdllys q tdlk Uy n. u. NlC1ASO, S~SA e0A
Of the Montana Life. from the home
office at Helena: another by J. H. w.
Fisher. general agent Of the Red
river valley district at Fargo: and the
main talk by r. E. Whitesel. who
spoke from the standpoint OF the
agent out of the experiences Of years
Of insurance 'lesnanship. It was
fun Of high-rower suggestions and
covered wide range Of professional
technique and helpful experience.
Guests at the dinner in the eve
ming. in addition to those named. In
cluded Mr.. AMI Mrs. G. G. Hoskin:
Darwin Crossman, district manager
at Dickinson: Mr and Mrs. Van Luz
cl1ene, Minot: Fred and Edwin
Wentz, Napoleon: Mr.. and Mrs. p. F.
Splichal. Dickinson; Mrs. Novak
Minot: Mrs. r. J. Haggerty. Lamont
Eoskin, Marguerite Kennedy. Mis-:
Louise Ankenman: Mr.. and Mrs. M
J. Raschko. Dickinson. ard ]. H. Glib
hons, all Of Bisn arck; A. j. Clemo
Helena: Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Aunger
Parshall: Mrs. Mae McCutcheon
Dickinson: Mrs. .. T. Owens. BIS
marck; Mr.. and Mrs. J. @. Haugen
Beach; G. M. Keyes, Provident Lie
Bismarck; and Miss Tate, Bismarck