Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-11-25
MEETING or BdNKERs.
The Delaware Association favors the q
Staudnrd-Othrr Btniness


Standard Other Business.
The annual meeting of the Delaware
Bankers Association was held in the
parlors of the Wilmington Club, No.
1O06 King street, Thursday, The fol.
lowing officers were elected: President,
Philip i. Cannon Of Seaford; Vice
President, George S. Capelle; Secretary
Treasurer, John II. DANNY; Executive
Committee, Philip Il. Cannon, Preston
LEA and Edward Andrews.
John 3. Smith was elected a delegate
to the meeting of the American
BankerH' Association, and Joseph Il.
Gibson of Odessa was elected an alter
nate.
The following was unanimously
| adopted:
Resolved. That We are opposed to
fee coinage OF silver and OF any debasa-
ment of the currency; that we believe
| that the true integeats OF the country
| will be best served by it's adherence to
the gold standard, which will preserve
our financial integrity and future vel
| fare. "
The matter OF abolishing days OF
grace. to correspond with other States,
was discussed and it was the sense of
the meeting TO recommend bill u be
presented TO the Legislature to that
effect. Philip Il. Cannon, John b. Smith
and Joseph W. II. Watson were named
as n committee to advocate the passage
of such bill by the Legislature.
The following institutions were repre-.
scented at the meeting: First National
Bank, National Bank OF Delaware,
National Bank of Wilmington and
Brandywine, Farmers Bank, Union
National Bank, Central National Bank.
Equitable Guarantee and Trust Co.,
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Co.,
Wilmington Savings Fund Society,
Artisans Savings Bank, all OF Whining.
ton; Fruit Growers National Bank,
Smyrna; First National Bank, Milford
First National Bank, Seaford; National
Bank of Newark; Newport National
BANK, aud the New Custle County
National Bank, Odessa.
The Delaware Bankers Association
was organized on December 18th, 1893,
With the following financial institutions
as members: First National Bank,
Union National Bank, National Banl
of Delaware, National Bank of Viii
: mingtun and Brandywine, FarmerI
I Bank, Central National Bank, Equit
able Guarantee and Trust Co., vii
mington Savings Fund Society, all o
Wilmington National Bank Of Smyrna
, Fruit Growers National Bank, Smyrna
{ First National Bank, Milford; FRS
. National Bank, Seaford National Banl
of Newark; Farmers Bank at New
Caste Citizens National Bank, People
National Bank, both OF Middletown
g Delaware City National Bank and New
port National Bank. Organization wa
! effected by electing the foliowin
v officers: President. John Pilling, presi
4 dent National Bank Of Newark; Vice
l. President, David j. Cummins, presi
: dent National Bank Of Symrna; chair
J. man of executive committee, JOSEF
: W. II. Watson, cashier Newport Nationa
n Bank; Secretary and Treasurer, job
y II. Dandy, cashier Of Union Nations
Q Bank, Wilmington; executive commit
l. tee, one year, Joseph W. II. Watson
two years, Philip l.. Cannon; ther
j. years, Preston Lea.
n The object OF the association was Sc
i, forth in the following declaration: . |
It order to promote the general welfar
J. and usefulness OF banks and banBin
}, institutions, and to secuis uniformit
J. OF action, together with tine practici
!. benefits derived from personal acquain
is ance and from the discussion of subjec
" of Importance to the banking and con
mercial interests of the Sthte OF Deli
ware; and especially in order to secul
the proper consideration of question
IA regarding the financial and commerce
usages, customs and laws which affel
u the banking interests of the emit
ia State"