The morning news., 1897-08-17
MEETING OF THE BANKERS.
Gov. Pingree VIII welcome Them
to Detroit To-day.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 1.-THE twenty-sec-
ond annual meeting of the American Bank
ers' Association, which opens in this city
tomorrow, promises to be the largest at
tended in the history of that body. More
than 100 delegates have already arrived,
and Secretary Branch estimates that 900
or more will be present at the opening
session. The association now has men,
bership Of 2,192. it having increased near
ly 100 per cent. in the last year.
There will be several important papers
read. John p. Branch, president Of the
Merchants National Bank, Richmond,
Va, win read a paper on What Change
Is Needed With Respect to the Currency"
Interesting discussions will follow as the
time is most important. Hon. James H
Eckels, controller of the currency, win
deliver an address on a practical bank
ing topic. Myron 7. Herrick of Cleve-
land viii open the discussion on savings
banks.
At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, the
bankers viii assemble at the Detroit opera
house. Gov. Pingree will welcome them
on the part of the state, and George II.
Russell will present the welcome of the
Gearing house commission of Detroit.
President Lowry will respond to all these
welcomes collectively. The remaining
program for the day is as follows:
Annual report by J. r. Branch, and Treas
urer William Horter; report Of auditing
and protective commissioner; report of
executive council; report of executive CON-
mittee on uniform laws and the common
bureau Of education; meeting of the dele
gates from the states and territories to
choose a list of names from which the
to-, ts..- -
the president
At $50 o'clock D. m. a reception will be
rendered the visiting bankers and their
wives at the Detroit Club.
The executive council OF the association
was dined at the Detroit Club tonight by
George H. Russell president of the State
Savings Bank of this city Those pres
ent included Robert j. Lowrey, president
of the association, Atlanta, Ga; Joseph
c. Hendry of New York, Alva H. Trow-
bridge, chairman of the executive COM
mittee, of New York; William H Porter
vice president, of New York; James r.
Branch, secretary, Richmond, and about
fifteen or twenty others.
At a late hour tonight the meeting
which followed the banquet was still ia
session, and no information was availa-
BILE. 1t is understood that two amend
ments to the constitution submitted 10y
Hon. Bradford Rhodes, publisher of the
Bankers Magazine, New York, were under
discussion. one of them provides for g
larger representation of the state bank
ers' association in the executive counci
Of the national association. There is now
provision for the election of such mem
bers each year, while the proposed amend
ment is for five.
The other proposed amendment is t
provide for the hominat ton of the officers
of the association in the manner usually
observed in representative bodies. AT pres
ent the president appoints a nominating
committee of five or seven delegates to Sc
lect a candidate for president, one for vic,
president and members of the executiv,
council
The presentation outlined in the propos
ed amendments provides that the roll o
states and territories be called In alphabet
icai order for nominations after which al
Informal ballot shall be taken, the two can
didates receiving the highest number o
votes to be the choice of the convention fo
the offices of president and vice president
Resolutions approving the amendment.
were recently adopted by the New Yorl
| Bankers Association.