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Show LIFE H I AIHOUEI Fifth Yearly Feast Is Held at Commercial Club Saturday Night. EVENING IS ONE OF PLEASURE AND PROFIT Many Valuable Suggestions Are Made in Addresses of Speakers. Business advancement and good fellowship fel-lowship and bantering and "horso sense'' were delightfully mingled as side dishes with the excellent menu sdrved at tho f'ommercial club Saturday Satur-day night at tho fifth annual banquet of the Utnh Association of Li To Underwriters. Un-derwriters. It was an evening of pleasure pleas-ure and profit for the life insurance men and tltoir guests, mado especially enjoyable by tho presence of tho wives of many of the members. Governor William Spry, who was un- i ! , able to assure tho underwriters that ho could accent their invitation until it ! was too late to assign him a place in tho programme of toasts, delivered a pointed, though brief, address in which he urged tho life insurance mon of Utah to use their utmost endeavors to influence their companies to invest a share of the money they receive from Utah policyholders in Utah enterprises which would go towards tho upbuilding upbuild-ing of the state. The governor complimented com-plimented the insurance men on their records as live, enorgetic and progressive progres-sive citizens, saj'ing ho regarded the privilege of attending their banquet as a high honor. Reciprocity. "I havo boon thinking of tho matter mat-ter of reciprocity, however," said Governor Gov-ernor Spry, as be began tho sorious part of his speech. Then the governor referred re-ferred to tho vast amount of monov that is being sent out of tho state each yonr and said, it should bo tho duty of every insurance man in Utah to uso his-influence his-influence towards getting the companies to return a part of this money to be used in tho development of resources necessary to mako Utah tho state that it should be. "Government experts tell mo that Utah has somc of the best iron ore in tho world for the manufacture of Besscmor steel," said tho governor. "Down in Tron county wo have a mountain moun-tain of this iron ore on one side of the valley and a mountain of coal on the other sido and only sixteen miles away. Wo want capital to develop this industry indus-try and afford employment for thousands thou-sands of citizens. Utah should bo supplying sup-plying the entire west with iron nnd steel for our buildings and railroads and all we need is tho capital for this development." de-velopment." The governor went on to say that it was hot skyscrapors that Utah needed through the assistance of tho investment invest-ment of capital so much as it was the development of tho resources of the whole state. His argument was that if the easlorn companies would assist in financing tho industrial and irrigation projects of tho state that supply the business of Salt Lake, tho skyscrapers would take care of themselves. Meltzer'a Welcome. Joseph Moltzer, president of the association, as-sociation, welcomed the members and guests in introducing the Rev. Elmer I. Goshen as tonslmastcr. Mr. Goshen was serious and witty by turns, and his graceful tact and ready wit contributed largely to the enjoyment of tho oveu-ing. oveu-ing. F. E. Francisco of the West Coast Life, responded to tho tonst, "Our Association; As-sociation; Past, Present and Future," outlining the growth of the organization organiza-tion in Utah and tho results alreadv ac complished and hoped for in the future. fu-ture. Willard Done, acting insurance commissioner, answered tho quostion, "Is tho Insurance Department Effective'" Ef-fective'" with a review of the work of tho department and some suggestions for changes in the code and tho provisions pro-visions for the department. "Life Insurance In-surance from the Examiner's Standpoint" Stand-point" was the topic of an address by Dr. E. V. Silver, who advocated an innovation in tho lino of life insuranco by suggesting that regular examinations of policyholders would go far towards reducing the death rate and', incidentally, incidental-ly, reducing the cost of insurance by preventing and curing many ailments which otherwise would result in speedy death. Toast to tho Women. State Senator Christopher Burton, Jr., tho author of the present Utah insurance in-surance law, spoke briefly, and Will G. Farrcll gave a laudato' toast to tho fair sox that was well up. to his established reputation for eloquence on hio favorite bubjoct. Tho musical portion of tho culorlain-nient, culorlain-nient, furnished, by Prof. J. J. Mc-Clellan Mc-Clellan nnd Miss Irene A. Strong, proved most delightful. Miss Streng sang "Cnrmcna," bv Wilson, and "Villn." from "Tho Morry Widow," with charming offect. Her first selection, selec-tion, clnssical and difficult in execution, was given with a proper concoption of the technique, and her second, a lighter composition, was sung with grace and sweetness that won round after round of applause. Prof. MeClcllan charmed his hearers with a piano solo which called for an enthusiastic encore. Those Present, Tho members and guests present at tho banquet included tho following: Governor nnd Mrs. Spry. Mayord nnd Mrs. Rrnnsford. The Rev. Mr. nnd Mrs. E. I. Goshon. . Mr. and Mrs. AVIIIard Done. Stato Senator and Mrs. Chrlstophor Burton. Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Goorgo C. Uuckoc. Dr. and Mrs. 15. V. Silver. Mr. and Mrs, J. J. McCicllun. Miss Irene A. Streny. C. II. Arncs. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Meltzer. Mr. and Mrs, Joseph V. Smith. Mr. nnd Mrs. John D. Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. Will G. Fnrroll. Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Livingston. F. B. Francisco. MIhs Irene V. Smith. Mi. and Mrs. II. L. Nelson. Mr. and Mrs. George W. Peel:. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Stohl. Mlas Irene Done. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Shaw. Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Curtis. Mr. nnd Mrs. John Jnme.s. Mr. nnd Mrs. E. Y. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer A. Rlckcr. F. M. Howell. J, M. Johnson. J. W. I,ee. Mrs. Covey. Miss Xora Murdoch. Mlsa Lorctta' Fallcntlno. George D. Dennett. Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Rtrlnglmm. Mr. and Mrs. Ephralm Jensen. Mr. nnd Mrs. E. E. Shcpard. Dr. Floyd. L. E. Voylcs. Mrs. Frnnk Armstrong. J. N. Wright. |
