Evening star., 1950-12-05

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day schedule.
Twice a year, Miss Fairall goes
to Europe for fashion showings
This year, she brought back with
her the Balmain collection, the
first complete Paris collection to
be sent to this country, the maga-
zine said. For her efforts in pro-
noting Franco-American trade
relations, she was awarded the
Chevalier of the French Legion
of Honor. She divides her time
between Washington and New
York, the magazine added.
Life Underwriters to Meet.
The District Life Underwriters
Association will hear Lloyd Ram
sey. general agent at Memphis
Tenn, for the Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Co., at its second win
ter luncheon meeting of the sea-
son at the Maylower Thursday
noon.
A graduate of Vanderbilt Uni
versity in 1881, Mr.. Ramsey
entered the insurance field in
1941. In 1945. 1916 and 1947 he
qualified for the Million Dollar
Round Table and in one year
his production exceeded 81 mil
lion. He has spoken before many
sales congresses and the National
Association of Life Underwriters.
j. Hicks Baldwin, general agent
here for the New England Mutual,
has been appointed to the board
of the District association to fill
the unexpired term of William
L. Porte Of Mutual Life of New
York, who resigned to accept
position at the home Office of
his company.
Fred S. Roberts Elected.
Fred s. Roberts, president and
general manager of Phelps
Roberts Corp, Washington, was
elected senior vice president Of
the National Standard Parts
Association in the 9th annual
election at Chicago.
Mr.. Roberts has served as junior
vice president, director and as
a member of various committees.
He was a member of the COM
mittee for the Automotive Service
Industries Show in 1916 and was
vice chairman of the committee
in 1947.
Other officers for the coming
year are c. C. Tapscott of St
Louis, president. and c. A. Klaus
of Chicago, Junior vice president
Washington headquarters are
maintained at 2025 I street NV
J. L. Virgins is executive vice
president.
Named to National Posts.
Two Washington insurance ex-
ecutives have been named to COM
mittees of the National Associa-
tion of Mutual Insurance Agents,
President Robert E. Hill of Chat
tanooga, Tenn, announced today
Charles M. Boteler, executive
vice president of the Mutual In
surance Agency of Washington
was named to the Bylaws Com
mittee. Recently he was named
chairman of the company Rela-
tions Committee.
Henry Kroll. also associated
with the Washington agency, has
been named to the c. P. c. u
Committee, of which Howard w
Legg of Baltimore is chairman.
The associations Executive
Committee will meet at Washing
ton headquarters in the Cont
mental Building on December Is to
outline an extensive 1851 program
Good Textile Outlook Seen.
The textile industry is in a
favorable position for 1851. &C
cording to Royal Little, president
of Textron, Inc. BY and large the
industry has no conversion prob
lem, as the armed forces will re-
quire what we already make fol-
civilians, he said.
Unless an all-out war develops
he believes the defense program
will take no more than 10 per cent
of production. With a relatively
high earnings base, the industry
should fare better than many in.
dustrieS under an excess profits
tax, he declared.
At a conference with Washing
ton stockholders and investment
bankers at the Carlton Hotel last
night, he said efficient new plants
and elimination of apparel lines
increased Textron profits in the
last half of the year.
The Sales Executive Club will
hold a party in the hospitality
room Of Heurich's from 6 to
O'Clock tomorrow evening. Jack
Morton is chairman of the COM
mittee in charge of arrange
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