Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-05-11
AROUND THE BANQUET BOARD
THE BANkERs AND THEIR FRIENDS
GATHERED,
Listening To Pine speechcs--A Mas
teriy Address ON Fort worth.
Those Who We're There
ms bankers Guests.

lon. rendered by the citizens Of Fort
Worth u the delegates to the Bankers
State ass9ciqtlon, which closed its SEES.
sion Yesterday, The association was
represented by sbout seyenty-nve del
cgates. accomplished by their wives.
daushSrl and other lady friends. They
We're NIT t. about fifty representative
citizens oft sf''worth, many Of whom
were accompanied by their ladies. BY
8 O'clock the guests had all arrived.
and after an hours exchange OF social
courtesies they marched into the din
Ing room to o grand march played by
Connor's orchestra. The dining room
had accommodations for 100 guests.
The tables were decorated with car
nation roses.
The following prominent Fort Worth
people were noted among the guests.
| j. @. Mccarthy and wife. w u.
Peak and wife, Max Elser and wife,
j ]. Rochs and wife. y. Harding and
wife, c. ] Sheppard and wife. A. S.
Reed ana wife. ]. w. Spencer and
wife, NJ, b Lloyd and wife. Ben o.
Smith and wife. sam s. McCord and
wife. II 70. sarlla and wife. Charles
Soheuber and wife. E. b. Harold and
wife, Mesrrs. ]. II Tiller. W. b. Har-
rinon, John c. Harrison. James Riley,
r. l.. Lee. W. y. Morrow. Q. NJ.
Brown r J Powell. Sidney L. Sam
ucls, william capps. Mike l.. Woods.
II. q. senter, S. II. Williams. DR.. l..
Stephens
Mr.. and Mra. s. y, Moss OF Cleburne
were also among the guests,
Nearly all the delegates to the bank
ors' convention were present. many be-
Ing accompanied by their wives.
President Reed welcomed the guests
on behalf Of the city in few pleasant
and appropriate remarks. after which
he oferHl as the first toast OF the
evening, Our Gucsts."
The tonst was responded to by It. J.
Powell.
The uoSt toast was Tho Bank as n
Factor Ia the Development Of Higher
Culture" Response by Secretary j. q.
Longmoor.
They Are CINuiScrs.
Mr.. LonEmoor responded as follows.
AZ important factor In the develop
ment OF the worlds civilization the
claims Of banks to positions In the
front ranks will hardly be questioned
By an Intelligent mind. without civ
ilizution, banks would not exist nor
could commerce. which constitutes the
ment and drink Of our civilization exist
upon any extended scale without the
agency of banks, Through the mists
which bedim the ages OF the past his.
tory has revealed enough for us TO
know that banking In some form has
ever been an important factor In civ
ilI21tion. That system of banking
existed In Ancient Athena and Rome
no room is left for doubt,
am NOT one OF those. however who
would attach great Importance or value
to banking based upon It's antiquity.
Tho present syatem Is constituent
element Of the worlds progress. and
progress is II law OF humanity which
sweeps us onward to nm ultimate des-
tiny yelled In the infinite shadows OF
eternity l hold that the civilization OF
today exceeds that OF any preceding
10 banking ia due - 80 'I re
eouai 10 anv on,or 49, VI p'"'sg
hv nan ~, U," nseney oohoeiVeu
system OF banking Is the direct out
I,anE ~ r''o 1s a,p'u ss','p''Shed by the
i7th century anS tn", =, Wv ,, s'oso ., ,h1
,,,t,,. ~, '''u '''u' mas expanded
Yield TO naricul,urs MI mo, ,a.
been claimed for n ac,,oa',aa,, ~
to DO the Grand foundatlon mon w't,,n
our civilization rests. nut ,hn st,,,c'
ture would be incomplete without ~.
finishing elements OF banking, com.
mereo, manufactures. the arts ana
transportation, My subject atntes "A
eelf-evident proposition. Let us press
onward with the requirements OF our
calling rendering our aid to the forces
which tend to advance the highest In
'erests OF our race, ever mindful OF
me trusts reposed in us. and when
lte's htful fever is over we may
e'vvp WeiI assured that the good work
WI, 10 on ana that banking viii re-
'"'a "h important factor In the
"S ,., . SlV'i%auon'
tnS"'ns was me toast Social
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