Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-06-09 | Page 2 | Insurance Agents Receive Awards of Merit

AGENTS A AGE G E NT MT S SI I RECEIVE AWARDS AYARS OF hF MERIT More than than agents of the Beneficial Life Insurance company company com com- corn com pany fr from m ten different states of the West were entertained re refreshed refreshed refreshed re- re from punch bo bowls dined given given cash cash prizes awarded souvenirs and otherwise made happy at the company's company's com corn pany's expense at the second session of the eleventh annual convention to to- day At o'clock this morning J J. D. D Giles Gibes agency manager met with the managers of the various districts of the company in the home offices in inthe inthe inthe the Vermont building A discussion of the general methods in band handling ling the work took up the time until 10 o'clock when the presidents president's reception took place I The home offices of the company were decorated in gold blue and white bunting the bunting the company's colors I Tables were covered with roses and sego lilies and light refreshments were served during the reception The official photograph of all officers ladies la Ia dies and agents was taken Inside the temple square shortly after 12 The whole delegation gathered in inthe inthe inthe the Hotel Utah at 12 1230 30 o'clock for luncheon Manager Lorenzo N. N Stohl was master of ceremonies Following the presidents president's greeting and Impromptu impromptu im impromptu Im- Im responses to Manager Stohl's Stahl's badinage the awarding of prizes took place The prizes were for the best records of agents In Ia the field M. M W. W Merkley of Logan received the first prize which was in cash and the presidents president's loving cup Second Second Sec See ond and prize went to A. A S. S Workman of oll D Delta He received in cash J. J J. J Thompson Thompson- of ot Garland was given a asuit asuit asuit suit of at clothes a a. a hat and a i pair o of- of t shoes for third prize while George A. A Zundel of Safford Ariz received a aleather aleather aleather leather traveling bag for fourth prize Fifth prize a set of Community silver sliver sil sil- sli- sli ver was given to R. R G. G Geary of Brigham City Jose Galvez of El Paso Tex was awarded a leather suit case I Ifor for sixth prize Every agent of the company was given a 1000 1000 insurance policy paid up for one for one year as a souvenir while the ladles ladies present were given boxes of chocolates as souvenirs At 2 30 o'clock this afternoon the agents agent gathered for the educational meeting in the Hotel Utah S. S H. H I Jones assistant superintendent of agencies presided John D. D Giles spoke on The Motives That Make Men Buy Following this will be the salesmanship contest demonstration I sales criticisms and suggestions by the Judges