Rock Island Argus., 1895-06-04
WILL MEET TOMORROW.

WILL MEET TOMORROW.
The Bankers Association of Illinois In
Rock Island.
The Bankers Association OF the
State Of Illinois convenes in fifth an
nual session in Rock Island tomor-
row. The Chicago delegation will
come down by special Pullman car
this evening and will be composed as
far as known as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Dreyer. Mr..
and Mrs. William Heinemapn, Mrs.
Herman Schaffer. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Kasper, Prof. A. c. Miller, J. j.
P. Odell. 4. NJ. Orr, E. S. Lacey,
William A. Hammond, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Heurtley. w. L. Meyer, Col.
Henry L. Turner. A. e. Becker. j..
w. Langston. C. B. Wisner, Andrew
Peterson, MIR. and Mrs. J. b. For
gan, Edward Dickinson, Charles w.
Hinkley, MIR. and Mrs. Edward Til
den, Mr.. and Mrs. T. d. Catlin.
The Convention Sessions.
The convention sessions are to
continue two days, the headquart-
ers to be the ladies' parler at the
Harper and the meetings are to be
held at the 7. NJ. c. A. auditorium.
1t is expected that there will be in
all about three hundred persons
brought to Rock Island by the meet
ings. The convention meets at the
Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium at 1880 to-
v>oarnsno fhn 20
the two days session being as fol-
lows:
Address Of welcome ...............Ty j Robin.en
Repori Of the President, secretary Treasurer snd
Exc utive Council Of
Committee on Nominations.
Patriotism and the Financial Question: .:....:
r,.. {; v.;::;:: ~ Wilson W..n
General discussion by tho members
Second Day.
Prayer....::.... ..-........:...R Rev TB Wilson
heading OF the papers submitted in competition
70: the President Dreyer Prizes.
Award Of prizes to the successful competitors
Report Of the delegate to the last convention Of
the American BsnkerS' Association at
Baltimore, Nd: frank " Tracy.
president First National
Bank, sp ipgfield.
vention Qf the Americaa Bankers
Association
Report Of committee on resolutions
The Monetary Problem in the United STATES.
xi:ceapcou: business. addresses and nsns,s Ms, =,
the members, report Of the committee on
nominations and election Of officers
Introduction Of the prestdent-elect
Pleasures.
At 3 o'clock p. m. Wednesday the
members and their ladies will be
rendered q steamboat ride on the
steamer Gen. Barnard, passing the
cities of Rock Island and Davenport.
through the Rock Islaad draw bridge
in full view of the United States ar
senal, the largest in the world, ther
to the head Of the island of Rock Isl
and opposite the city OF Moline
Returning, the boat will reach thu
wharf at $50 O'Clock.
Thursday at 4:3O o'clock p. m, tn,
members and their ladies are invite(
to enjoy an excursion by special eiec
trio cars to Black Hawk Watcl
Tower. overlooking the valley of tn,
Rock river near its junction with tn,
Mississippi. the grandsst view o
natural scenery in Illinois. A
8 O'Clock p. N. the members an,
their ladies are to be rendered ban
lquet, Col. Henry L. Turner, Chicago
POSTMASTER, orchestra eoncert an,
reception at Black Hawk Inn, to b
followed by dancing in the ball roou
at 10 o'clock.
Tho Omcers.
The officers of the association
are:
Presiient-E. S. Dreyer, Chicago
Vice President-W. P. Halliday
Cairo.
TreasuFer-A. B. Hoblit, Bloom
ington.
Secretary-Edward Tildcn, Chi
cago.
Executive Couneil-John j. P
Odell. Chicago, chairman; f. S
Lacey. Chicago; Thomas s. Ridg
way, Shawnestown; A. b. Hoblit
Bloomington; C. B. Laning, Peters
burg; John j. Mitchell. Chicago
John b. Kirk. Chicago; Edwar,
ID. Keys. Springfield; E. A. Hight
Dalton City; Lee Kincaid, Athens
NJ. w. Busey, Urbana; A. +. Ayers
Jacksonville Phil Mitchell, Roc
Island; George W. Evans, Noun
Vernon; Homer w. Mccoy, Peoria.
1t will be one of the largest gath
erings Of representative bushes
men ever assembled in the state.
Frank Godfrey. of the Chicag
publication, Banks and Bankers, wa
in the city yesterday securing pho
tographs of the interior of the bank
and Of the bankers, together wit
other material preparatory to pre-
pairing a gilt-edgsd write-up of tn
convention proceedings.
-.As You Like IT.
Curtis Dunham. business manage
for William Morris, is in the city
MIR. Morris has a splendid COMPANY '
making the larger cities, givin,
Shakespearean productions in tn