New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05
BANKERS AT LAKE MOHONh.
MIDSUMMER MEETING OF GROUP W.
STATE BANKERS ASSOCIATION.


Lake Mohonk June (specia) .-Group VI of the
New-York State Bankers Association, whch IS
now in session at this place is comprised OF forty
six National banks I'm Westchester. Putnam.
Duchess Ulster Orange. Rockand. Sullivan and
Delaware counties There only two or three
banks in all this territory which have not iden-
tilted themselves with tho association
A special train started from Weehawken yes'er-
day and brought the party to Kingston, where
thov were transferred TO the WAIKIKI Valley Rail-
road and carried TO New Paliz There forty car
rlages filed with the party and ire sX-mle
ride TO the Mountain House b gan. The picturesque
trip through the Waikiki Valley and over the mis-
through OF the most charming parts or 'he
Empire State occupied an hour and half 1t was
the first visit OF many Of the bankers ana ther
friends to this place. The first feature OF the mid
summer meeting was the dinner, served at
O'Clock last evening 10 two hundred and hfty per-
AFTER-DINNER SPEECHES.
At 10 O'Clock David Cromwell. chairman OF the
Group called the assomblage to order, ana after an
address OF welcome introduced \. Is. Hepburn eN-
Controller OF the Currency and president OF the
State Bankers Association. Mr. Hepburn MADE
some timely references 10 the present war lie salu
that when the Duke Of Marlborough was here some
years ago he said he delighted with the seen
cry and the hotel But It WAS so difteremt ,a con-
you know from England. There they did , tner
Here the con1tiouls seemed 10 be reversed $780,.
The other speaers were james WOO OK MSrr
OF Ranking. and Edward Ellsworth. -..,,,,,
The bankers were zap with the sun TINS morning.
and many o. them attended morning prayers .A,u
The business session or the Group NhS h'it t"'
informing the large assembly pafor OF ne ho'tI;
seemed rather odd. and Mr.. Ellsworth referred TO II
end Of the hotel tho Peace Confcrence in ses-
sion while the other end OF the hOtel the Dunn
" this mornnss session Mr. cromwell delivered
a short address. and the secretary. T. hiwood Gar
penter. read the minutes
PRESIDENTS POLICY APPROVED.
c. A. Pugsley. OF Peekskill introduced the follow
Ing resolutions, which were unanimously "uop'eu
A. chief magistrates next 10 the CONSCIOUSNESS OF
duty performed derive their highest reward rom
fhe APPROVING voices OF those ioi whom t'el ZINC
the President of this Nation by MS serenity;
his self-command his devotion 20 me county, NM
nent fitness tn these times of trial for me hkh po-
siiion to which he mas been called Oy MS county
men, -, 49,.
he II resolved That this association gladly ten
ders to him this expression OF our homage 20 rs
worth OF our confidence In his anllty 10 tulue Wy
STATE and OF our wish and promise 10 uph9ld ana
sustain him IN ne serious emsIsSngy var low
being waged against Spain In the interests oil hu-
man freedom ana the ushis OF man, .,,,a,ions q,
Resolved. That the thanks ana cohsral oi
mis- ns-sciation De rendered to Kear-Admiral
Dewey and the gallant oilers ana marines T mn ec
amplcd victory Caylte one OF the most signal IN
Tho history % naval warfare ana Whl'H plH''s W
M once foremost among the great naV"l powers "a
the earth.
Bradford Rhodes er-chalrnan Of this Group IN
rroduced the following resolution. which was unan-
inously adopted.
Resolved That tho Ncw-York state BANKERS
Assoclailon Group VI hereby cord'ully trrV'I i,
mnv lending and requests the senators and Rep
reseutatiVes OF the state OF Newt oTk 10 CIV "
their united support
Mr. Van Iniren. OF tho Executive Committee. re-
portcd That the Executive Committee had pro-
cured n handsome loving-cup TO present 10 Johh
H. butcher Of Paving. who last october enter
ta.ncd the association at he butcher h2us', az
ton here to-day but owing 10 nl-health MI.
butcher unable 20 be present ""lr'Ht'
Pnrsicv and Bradford Rhodes to 10 TO Paving
aud present 20 NJ butcher the token .....
ton now agltarng Congress ana The country OF
nHinr State banks ior Mar reVs"Dr ;.pt.,
Easlc." wer. the principal speaker. The majority
o.. the bankers are 20 remain here over Sunday.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Among those In attendance A. this midsummer
meeting were Charles VI Preston. ~ Kingston.
es-Stsfe Superintendent ~ Banking Bradford
Rhodes president OF the Mamaroneek National
Bank. 4 q Hepburn "N-Coniroier Of the Cur.
r@nc, of The United states ana yee-presia.e,ni OF
. s N ,rrent ~ he WRi,e Plains Xaonai Bank;
ENood Carpenter president ot ~. Noun Ni s,e
County and ylcc-pr,sident ~ the Mount hiSco
Bank Henry =. Scoop ~ Kingston, 'oihe.lus a.
pu..i.v nrrsid.nt ~ the Wcatchcster County Ma
ii.nal Bank Of Pcekskli. Judge Thomas Nelson. OF
S.w-Yort who e. director OF The W. semester
Comfy National Bank Thomas y. stewart OF
peeksini. John Hltncr. vlce-presidcnt OF the Shoe
and Leather National Bank. ~ New- YORK AgsA-,
~. Drnnison president 81 the Highland Bank -
Nevhufg Peter j. Eung. nc9,prrsisnt o. -,
1'lfiz.ra Bank % Nonkcrs W II. Infy. prr1lltn'
80 IN. Firs, National Bank - Nonkers. Andrew
Doyo. director ~ he Citizens National ianE of
yorkers. Robert 4 TiftlsOn. pres dent ~ the Tar
rvtowr National Bank. Edward ELLSWORTH. presi-
dent OF the Falkili National Bank. ~ Polghkeepse;
To- f4
and AssemD yman Jared Sanford. OF Mount Vernon.