The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-28

1A~A bAShNt SoAhs OSS '~SAA the arrangements for the various business sessions and the luncheon and banquet completed for the seventh annual Connecticut Insur- ance Day to be observed here on Thursday and announced by the committee in charge, a large num- Der of insurance agents from every part of the state, officials of the numerous insurance companies in Connecticut and guests from out side the state are expected to. be present in Hartford to take part in the program.
 One of the highlights of the days program will be the lunch con in the Hartford club at 1 o. clock, when the guest of honor will be Governor Cross who will make a short address. Howard P. Durham, insurance commissioner of the state, who will act as toast master at the luncheon. will also have as his guest at the luncheon George s. Van Schaick, superin- tendent of insurance of New York state.
 Preseding the luncheon the gen. eral session will be called to order at Il o'clock in the auditorium in the Grove street building of The Travellers, but prior to it will be the registration of those in at tendance. beginning at 10:30. The three speakers at the general ses- sion, over which George E. Tur- ner, president of the First Re-In- surance Company of Hartford and general chairman of the com mittee on arrangements, will pre- side. are John J. Hall, director of the street and highway safety divi- sion of the National Bureau of Casualty and Surety Underwriters. Dr William B. Bailey, economist of The Travellers, and James L. Case. Norwich, former president of the National Association of Insur- ance Agents.
 Life Saving on the Highways" Life Insurance-the Foundation of the Family's Financial Pro- gram" and the topic of Mir Case will be Automatic Cancellation of Fire and Casualty Insurance Poli- cies." After each address time will be devoted to discussion. Robbins B. Stoeckel, motor vehicle com missioner of the state, is expected to lead the discussion upon the automobile accident problem.
 Following the luncheon in the Hartford Club two sessions of the days program will be held, one devoted to life insurance in the auditorium of the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company, and the other devoted to fire, casualty and surety lines in the auditorium of the Grove street building of The Travellers.
 As a special feature of the days program. following the two after noon sessions, Commissioner Dun ham has invited all those in att tendance to inspect the new quar- ters of the Connecticut Insurance Department in the new state build ing in Hartford at 165 Capitol avenue. Commissioner Durham will hold open house in his new quarters from 4 to o'clock. Orrin s. Spencer of New Haven, general agent of the Connecticut Life Insurance Company, will be the chairman of the life session. The first speaker at this meeting will be Ralph B. Engelsman, gen. eral agent of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company in New York city, who will discuss the position of the institution of life insurance in modern-day problems. Claude H. Voorhees,, attorney of the Con- necticut General Life Insurance company. will speak upon the sub ject of Life Insurance As An In- vestment."
 Walter c. North of Bridgeport. president of the Connecticut Asso- citation of Insurance Agents, will be the chairman of the fire, casu- alty and surety session. The first address of this meeting will be by George w.. Scott of New York city, assistant secretary of the National Association of Insurance Agents, who will speak upon "Our Five Year Program Up To Date." G. G. Inglehart of Watertown, N. Y., agency secretary of the Agricul- 1 ture Insurance company. will have as his subject "Present-Day Prob lems of the Loss Department" MI Turner. president of the First Re- i Insurance company, who is the chairman on arrangements for the complete program. will be the cas-
 ualty speaker. talking on 'The Competition Forecast-Fair and
 Warmer"
 The days program will end at g
 banquet beginning at o'clock 1T
 the Hartford club. with the prin'
 cipal speakers being the Rev Johr
 Nicol Mark of Brookline. Mass
 widely known as humorous lee turer, and Dr Teyhi Hsieh. manag'
 ing director of the Chinese Trade Bureau of Boston, whose remarks
 upon the Far East situation wil
 be of especial interest because ol
 world concern over the problem a
 the present time. Mr Turner will
 be the toast-master at the banquet
 The committee in charge of ar
 arrangements for the banquet ha