The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-25
IL. :. Davis, of Saltwater, the Vice
President Who Was Chosen to
se 81. Represent Minnesota.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 24.-Promptly at 10
o'clock, President Pullen, of the Amer
lean Bankers association, raped for
order. and presented Rev. Samuel J.
Nichols, D. D., who made the opening
prayer.
Under the head of unfinished bust
ness, Mr.. Joseph c. Hendrix presented
the following amendment to the by
laws:
Resolved. That the bylaws of this associa-
tion be amended by the addition of the fol-
section of the association, to be known
as the section of trust companies is hereby
established, which shall meet annually in
connection with the meeting of this associa-
ton.
lathe scope of the section shall embrace
matters of interest to the trust companies.
in so far as such matters are distinct from
banking. 1t may report to the association
any affairs relating to trust companies, which
may be referred to ii.
tb)-The programme and proceedings may
be published from time to time, together with
the programme and proceedings of this as
sociation.
(cl-AH trust companies members of this
city, who desire, may enroll themselves as
members of the section.
(d)-The executive council of this associa-
ton shall have supervision over the section
and may make such provision for it as to
such council may seem wise.
The matter of selecting the next
meeting place of the next convention.
was referred 10 the executive council.
Detroit was the only bidder for this
honor.
Mr.. NJ NJ. White of Cincinnati then
read the report of the nominating COM
mittee, which follows:
President. Capt. Robert H. Lowry, president
of the Lowry Banking company, Atlanta, Ga. /;
vice president, Joseph c. Hendrix, First Ma
TtOn9l Ifnfnn NOrl
Executive o1uncl, nominated by delegates
OF state bankers associations: For three
years-Geo, M. Reynolds. cashier Des Moines
National bank. Des Moines, Iowa; c. A.
Rugsley, president Westminster County Ma
1ional bank. Peekskill, n. Y; John H. Leath-
ers, cashier Louisville Banking company,
Louisville. KY; John c. Nully, cashier Mer-
chants National bank. Chicago; r. H. Rush
ton. cashier Fourth Street National bank
Philadelphia; William H. Thompson. cashier
Boatsmen's bank, St. Louis; Alvah Trow-
bridge, cashier National Bank Of North
America. New York; A. C. Anderson, cashier
st. Paul National bank. st. Paul; T. J. Lat
". J. Cocker, president Commercial Savings,
Adrian, Mich. For one year, w. Tracey,
First National bank. Springfield. Ill.
Vice presidents for each state complete the
list.
After the committees report had
been adopted, the newly elected Of
1icers were installed. The clearing
house discussion was declared eff and
the afternoon was spent by the dele
gates driving about the city. This
evening the delegates were entertained
at banquet given at the Planters
hotel.
Under the arrangement authorizing
the the organization Of a trust COM
f;anY section of the association several
representatives of trust companies met
Shortly. after the adjournment of the
, association and effected a temporary
organization. Henry M. Decl1ert, of the
Commonwealth Title Insurance and
Trust company of Pennsylvania, was
chosen chairman and Breckenridge
Jones, Of the Mississippi Valley Trust
company of st. Louis, secretary and
member of an executive committee
Messrs Deckert and Jones were author
lied to confer with trust company
representatives and fill out the rest Or
the list of officers and committeeman.
bylaws were adopted Vesting the at
fairs Of the section in a chairman and
vice chairman of the section and an
executive committee of nine members.
Z The executive committee shall select
Its own chairman and secretary and
shall divide itself into three classes,
the first holding Office one year, the
second two and the third three. Among
the vice presidents elected were: ILL
ncis. w. A Hammond, Chicago; Iowa,
Fred Heinz, Davenport; Michigan,
Peter White, Marquette; Minnesota
r. S. Davis Saltwater; North Dakota.
@. b. Little, Bismarck; South Dakota,
John Clay Jr., Belle Fourche; Wiscon-
sin, A. J. Frame. Waukesha.