The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-21
THE GEORGIA BANKERS.
Their First Annual Meeting TO be Held
Here June 8.

The Georgia Bankers Association will
hold its first annual meeting at the De
Soto Junes. This is really the second meet
ing of the association, but is the first of
its annual meetings since its organiza-
ton in Macon last September.
At the Macon meeting, when OrganiZa-
ton was effected. there were delegates
present from almost every banking house
IN the state and nearly every bank in
Georgia Is now a member Of the asSOcla-
ton.
The invitations. which have been issued
by Secretary L. p. Hillyer of the assOcia-
ton, contain the programme to be fol
lowed by tho convention, in addition to
which there is 70 be a special programme
OF entertainment prepared by the men,
Oers OF the Bankers Association in Sa-
Vannah. The committee of Savan-
this special programme of entertain
ment will meet on Monday and com
plete all arrangements.
On Thursday. June 8. the association
VIII meet promptly at 10 O'Clock in the
banquet hall at the De Soto and the fol-
lowing programme will be carried out:
Prayer. .. Rev. DR.. 5. A. Goodwin, Savannah
Roll Call ....................... By Secretary
Address of Welcomes B. Adams Savannah
Response on Behalf of Association. .........
......~..............Jos Joseph S. Davis Albany
reports of president, executive council sec
rotary and treasurer.
Ten Per Cent. Tax on Circulation, "........
.,,;........ ............ L. c. Haynes, Augusta
Security of Savings, '.................,.....
....................W William Slade, Columbus
Country Banks and Bankers and their Re
....................F. 5. Etheridge, jackson
After the completion of this work an
excursion Of the members to Tybee viii
be given under the auspices of the
Georgia Bankers Association in Savan-
nah, and an elaborate banquet will be
prepared at the Hotel Tybee.
The second days programme will be-
Credits" ............J. H. Hunter, Savannah
Gold in Georgia" .......tl, J. Lowry. Atlanta
Election Of officers and new and unfinished
business.
Adjournment.
In the afternoon the Savannah bankers
will give the visitors a drive over the
city, taking in BOnaventure, Thunder
bolt and various points of interest.
The work of the second day will be per-
haps the greatest in Importance. as several
important measures bearing directly on
banking in Georgia will be discussed. The
Georgia bankers are being brought into
closer and more intimate relations through
the medium of the association, and the
result will be the advancement of their
mutual interests.
There will be about $50 delegate on
hand and a large number of invited
guests. Arrangements will be made for
all of them to stop at the De Soto, and
the railroads will probably give reduced
rates for the occasion. The officers of the
association are:
M. B. Lane, president, Savannah; r.
H. Plant, first vice president, Macon; T.
B. Neal, second vice president, Atlanta
w. H. Brannon, third vice president,
Columbus; f. P. S. Denmark, fourth vice
president, Quitman; C. G. Goodrich fifth
vice president, Augusta; L. p. Hillyer,
secretary, Macon; j. w. Cabaniss, treas
urer, Macon.
Executive Committee-John A Davis,
chairman, Albany; J. 7. Culpepper,
Townsville; Frank Sheffield, Americus;
w. e. Burcage, Brunswick; r. j. Lowry,
Atlanta; B. l Hughes, Rome; B. S.
Walker Monroe; H. T. Shaw, Madison;
J. G.. Rhea, Griffin