Evening star., 1937-08-25

of the State of
Delaware, which held top rank in the
year 1886, with an average of s3,446,
as compared with the District OF
Columbias s3112. New York State
was third in the average size Of poll
cies in 1895 with s2,876.
Maryland Average Up.
Nearby Maryland in 1886 had an
average of s2,661, but pulled up to
s2766 for the first six months of
this year.
virginia's 1885 average policy was
S2,234, but this increased to $3.50
for the first half of this year.
In volume the District of Columbia
stood far ahead of the average for
the country. While sales throughout
the United States for the month of
July were 3 per cent less than for
the same month last year, sales here
in the District for the month were
S6,788,00O, or 10 per cent ahead of
July. 1886.
For the country as whole, sales for
were per cent ahead of those for the
corresponding months of 1886, but the
District of Columbia again forged
ahead of the country's average by
climbing to IS per cent ahead of the
1885 figures, with sales Of 46,876,0 900.
Samuel Rose Promoted.
Samuel Rose, who has had promi-
nent role in Government insurance
here in Washington, has been promoted
to the post of chief of the Contact Divi-
sion of the Veterans Administration,
a post which brings him into public
contact with veterans, not only on in
surance, but on many other problems.
Coming from a responsible position
In the Sun Life Insurance Co. in 1917
to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance,
Rose was detailed for duty in the
Judge Advocate Generals Department,
where he helped to organize the War
Risk Division.
Upon honorable discharge from the
military service as sergeant major in
1919 he returned to the then Bureau
of War Risk Insurance, at the personal
request of the then director. Later.
while in the insurance division he was
made a member of the Board of APP
peals, as insurance consultant. He
was transferred in 1924 to the informa-
ton and Cooperation Division, now
the Contact Division of the Veterans
Administration. and has now taken
over his new post of chief of contact.
Rose has been prominent in the
American Legion. He was formerly
national radio officer, and twice has
been awarded the Watson B. Miller
Trophy, given by the D. c. Department
of the Legion for outstanding and
unselfish service"
Life Underwriters Convention.
Members of the District of Colum-
bia Life Underwriters Association are
of the National Association of Life
Underwriters, now in session at Den
yer, Colo. The local group is headed
by Paul H. Primm, president, who is
with Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York. J. F. (BilD McCombs of
Berkshire Life Insurance Co. is ma
tional executive committeeman for
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Columbia group includes about 3l5
men and women, and is one of about
300 associations of life underwriters
throughout the country.
Personal Mention.
William E. Schooley, assistant treas
urer Of the American Security g. Trust
Co. has returned from vacation at
Monterey, Va, and Atlantic City, N. j.
James D. Barrett, auditor Of the
A. 8. g. T., has returned from vaca-
ton at Ocean City, Md, and the
Adirondack Mountains.
I. J. Roberts, assistant cashier Of
Riggs National Bank, is planning q
vacation next week to Cape Cod.
Capital Transit stock sold at l0as
I'm slow trading on the Washington
FStock Exchange today. Potomac Elec-
trio Power 51as preferred went at
1l0h.