Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-26
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INSURANCE GROUP
President Takes Interest in
National Convention in
Session Here.

Having manifested a deep interest in
life insurance and the protection 1t af-
fords. families In a letter to the Ma
tionar Association of Life Underwriters,
meeting in fortieth annual convention
in the Hotel Mayfiower, President Hoo
yer today had IL prominent members
Of the association as his luncheon guests
at the White House.
Among the guests. all leading insur-
ance executives, we're: Paul F. Clark,
president of the National Association
Of Life Underwriters. Julian S. Myrick,
Seaborn T. Whatley, John H. Russell,
Ernest j. Clark, Frederick H. Ecker,
Alden H. Kenyon, Thomas l. Parkinson,
Walton L. Croker. Harold A. Ley, DR..
SIS. Huebner and William M. Duff.
Hoover's Letter.
In the letter addressed to the group,
made public yesterday. Mr.. Hoover said :
mo one interested In the progress Of
the American people could fail to be
impressed with the significance Of the
achievement which is marked by the
distribution of one hundred billions OF
life insurance amongst them. There
is no single device In our whole
economic system which Is greater in
its Importance in safeguarding the well
fare of our women and children as is
this. The great institutions which have
been builded for this protection against
disaster rank with the highest forms OF
our national achievements"
The letter was made public after
President Hoover had received the ma
jority of some 1900 delegates attending
the convention at the White House yes
terday afternoon. The letter was broad
cast over the radio. by the national
aeeaniafiov, re oopuantfOyH SeScinp in
the Mayflower Hotel this morning
An address by Frederick H. Ecker,
president of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Co. Of New York, on the sub
ject of THE Trend of Life Insurance
Investments in the Era of the Second
Hundred Million" also was broadcast
during this mornings session.
Mr.. Ecker predicted that the $780,
600. 000, 900 mark in insurance sales will
be passed by 1910. At the same time
he sounded warning that while a
period Of prosperity IS being enjoyed,
the insurance companies must be pre-
pared for periods Of depression which
necessarily come.
High Mission" Urged.
Insurance men throughout the Nation
were urged to have consciousness OF
high mission" IL they are to reach the
heights in life insurance selling. in an
address at the session by Harold j.
Cummings, superintendent of agencies,
Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co.
His topic was Missions and Methods
of the Average Producer"
Invocation was delivered at the morn.
ing session by Rabbi Abram Simon OF
the Washington Hebrew Congregation,
after which the delegates were led IN
singing by Arthur E. Bagley and Bill
Mahoney, preparatory to the addresses.
This afternoon the delegates are the
guests of the Life Underwriters Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia on a
trip to Mount Vernon. An agency
management session" Is scheduled to
be held in the Hotel Mayf1ower to-
night at 7:30 o'clock, and tomorrow
the convention will be brought to a
close with the adoption of resolutions
and election Of of1icers, following a
series of addresses.