The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-05-21
THE BANKERS CONVENTION.

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the Bankers Convention and tho on
tertainment OF our distinguished guests
has been for Greenville the most inter
esting concern OF the past week As
originally planned, the programme
was to have opened on Tuesday fore
noon with the usual forms, including
prayer by DR.. j, W, Primrose, of the
Presbyterian church, an address of
welcome by Hon. j, NJ, Jayne, and a
response by Hon, Geo, A, Wilson, Of
Greenwood, Owing to the detention
in transit of large number OF the Wis
itors on the Steamer Belle of the
Bends, including the secretary, the
meeting was formally opened, and
almost Immediately adjourned to await
the arrival OF the delayed visitors, who
reached GreenVille at about p. IN.
At in the afternoon the convention
was again called TO order, aud after
the usual preliminary business and
reading OF reports, an eminently prac-
teal and valuable paper on Bank Pro-
lection in Cotton Credits was read by
Mr.. Edwin MEMORIES, cashier of the
First National Bank of Meridian.
After its discussion learned and
scholarly essay on The Signs of the
Times was read by Mr., S, c. Bull, Jr.,
cashier of the Citizens Bank, of Green
vile. The paper, which was marked
by profound thought, extensive literA-
nv research and deep erudition, was
written by Mr., James Robertshaw,
President of the Citizens Bank, = gen
tlemsn who has made name for him
self, not only as a practical and sue
sessful business man, but as q scholar,
writer, and deyotee of bellies lettres.
After the adjournment of the meeting,
the visitors were escorted to carriages,
and the remainder of the beautiful
afternoon was spent in driving,
On Tuesday evening the principal
feature Of tho entertainment took
place in royal banquet at which COW
ers were laid and glasses placed for
one hundred and fifty guests, including
the visitors and the bankers, profess
sinnsl men, and many merchants and
business men of Greenville. The long
tables were decorated with roses at
short intervals, interspersed with pot
ted palms and exotic blooming plants,
the pots being draped with the nation
al colors, which were everywhere =
festooned along the walls with vines
and flowers, and draped in messy hang.
inss from the ceilings and even the
souvenirs we're tiny flags which lay
beside every plate, Another souvenir
was a graceful little poem Of welcome,
artistically printed, in which it was set
forth that all Greenville united with
Messrs. Negus, Robertshaw, Walker,
Rose, Nance and Bull in Offering a
greeting to the guests, The poem was
modestly left unsigned, but a shrewd
guess gives Mr., John W. Ward, the
veteran editor of the Spirit, the credit
Of it's authorship. From $3.50 until II
the banquet lasted, the various cogrses
and services of wine bsing interspersed
with bright appropriate speeches by
Messrs, B, W Griffith, OF Vicksburg,
Geo, A Wilson, Of Greenwood, Jos.
Nswburger, of Grenada Leroy Percy,
of GreSnyille, Nathan Goldstein, of
Greenyille, and J. A. Conway, of
Vicksburg, In the intervals music
enlivened the feast from band con-
cealed by screen of tall palms and
draperies Of bunting Mr. VIM. G.
Yerger acted as POSTMASTER, and the
blessing was asked by Father P. J.
Korstenbroek In spite of the appar-
emily inexhaustible flow of wit and
champagne, the guests rose promptly
at midnight, and the memorable enter
tainment was one Of the things that
we're 1t will live long, however, in
the recollection of all who were pres
emit.
On Wednesday the programme con-
sisted of the usual business meeting,
with reading Of reports and two most
able and interesting addresses the
first on Bankers in Peace and War, by
J, A. Conway, Esq, Cashier of the
Peoples Saving Bank, Vicksburg, and
the second on Practical Bank Book
keeping, by VIM. Thos. Rose, ESQ.,,
cashier of the Merchants and Planters
Bank Of Greenville. In the afternoon
a river trip, including a visit of inspec-
tion TO the government works, the re-
and the United States River
Commission Fleet was arranged for the
recreation OF the visitors.
Following is list of officers elected
10 serve for the ensuing year:
President, j. A, Conway, of the
National Bank, Vicksburg: |
Phil A. Rush Tate
County Bank, Senatobia: secretary and |
treasurer, B. W. Griffith, president
First National bank Vicksburg. Dis
riot Vice-Presidents First district.
=. 2. Jenkins, Starkville; Second dis
riot, II, c, Fort, Holly Springs; Third
district, George A. Wilson, Green
rood; Fourth district, Isham Evans,
Vest Point; Fifth district, J. H.
Wright, Meridian; Sixth district, w.
/. Gill, Magnolia; Seventh district,
. w. Person, Port Gibson. Grenada
as chosen as the place and the third
tuesday, in May, 1899, as the time of
ext meeting.
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