Excerpt from Proceedings of the Seventh Annual Convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters: Arlington Hotel, Washington, D. C., October 7, 8, and 9, 1896 The papers read at the convention were of an exceptionally high character, touching as they did upon the vital issues of the day in connection with the business of life insurance. One of the most unique features of the convention was the trip to Mt. Vernon, where the association was honored in having the gates to the tomb of Washington opened, in order that President Calef, in the name of those gathered, might lay therein a wreath of ferns and roses. The associations, which this trip brought back to those delegates who had not visited Washington since the war, will not soon be forgotten. The steady growth of the National Association is most satis factory to the men who have worked for its success, and who naturally feel proud of the results of their efforts, and whose earnest wish is that as time goes on the association may continue to increase in strength, numbers and wisdom. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.