The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-10-18

Inc nlth annual convention or the
Pennsylvania Bankers association,
will be held in the Board of Trade
assembly room on Thursday and Fri
day of this week. Between one hun
dred and one hundred and fifty dele-
gates are expected from all over the
state.
The delegates will probably arrive
this afternoon and evening and will
make their headquarters at the Hotel
Jermyn. Hon. Ellis II. Roberts, treas
urer of the United States, will arrive
about $50 p. m. on the Delaware and
Hudson.
This evening the council Of adminis-
tration Will meet in the Hotel Jermyn
and discuss questions of importance.
The convention will be called to order
at 10 O'Clock Thursday morning by the
president, Charles A. Kunkcl of TIar-
risburg. The regular programme will
be gone through and in the afternoon
the delegates will be treated TO a car
riage ride from the Hotel Jermyn, at
o'clock over the Elmhurst boulevard
and around Lake Scranton. In the
evening the Scranton club will give
them a reception.
PROMINENT MEN.
Among the men prominent in this
country in banking matters. who will
be present, are the treasurer Of the
United States, Hon. Ellis II. Roberts
Hon. Charles S. Fairchild. president of
the New York Security and Trust COM
pany and Hon. Thomas J. Powers, COM
missioner of Banking in Pennsylvania.
The convention will be concluded Fri
day morning During this latter sessiun
hVe minute speeches will be given by
various members on important bank-
ing questions. The following commit
tees are in charge of the convention:
Committee on Arrangements-F. l..
Phillips, chairman, cashier Traders Ma
tlonal Bank Scranton; William II. Peck
cashier Third National Bank, Scranton:
Shepherd Ayars, vice president Lacka>
wanna Trust and Safe Deposit company;
William Hackett, cashier Easton National
Bank, Easton; S. Il. Shumaker, cashier
First National Bank, Huntingdon; d. 5.
klosS, cashier First National Bank, Ty-
rome.
Reception Committee-Isaac Post, chair
man, cashier First National Bank; H.
G. Shafer, cashier Scranton Savings
Bank; William II. Peck. cashier Third
National Bank: c. w. Gunster, cashier
Merchants and Mechanics Bank; A, b.
Eynon, cashier West Side Bank, A. II.
Chrsty, cashier County Savings Bank and
Trust company; Shepherd Ayars, vice
president Iackawanna Trust and Safe
Deposit company; +. T. Phillips, cashier
Traders National Bank II. G. Durham,
cashier Dime Deposit and Discount Bank.
The programme of the convention
follows:
PROGRAMME OF CONVENTION.
Thursday, oct. 19.-Convention called to
order at 10 o'clock a. m, by president;
prayer by Rev. Charles f. Robinson, d,
D., of Second Presbyterian church; roll
call, reading Of minutes, address Of well
come to Scranton, by the mayor Hon.
James Moir; address of welcome, on be-
half of the Scranton banks, by William
II. Peck, cashier of the Third National
Bank; annual address by the president
of the association, Charles A. Kunkel of
Harrisburg annual report of the secre-
taTy and report of council of administra-
tion, D. s. Kloss, Tyrone; annual report
of the treasurer, John j. FoulkrOd, Of
Philadelphia; report of auditing commit
tee; address, THE Treasury and the
Currency" Hon. Ellis II. Roberts, treas
urer of the United States; reports of
special committees; unfinished business;
new business; adjourn meht.
Friday, oct. 2U-Conventon called to
order by president at 10 a. M; prayer, by
the Rev. c. NJ. Giftin, d. D., of Elm Park
church, call of groups, brief statements
by Chairmen, giving general condition of
business in the several groups; "Practi-
cal Banking Questions" open to all dele
gates under the five n mute rule; address
by Hon. Charles S. Fairchild. president
Of the New York Security and Trust COM
pany; address, 1.-The Banking Depart
ment of Pennsylvania" Hon. Thomas ].
Powers, ,ccmmis sioner of banking of Penn
sylvana; election of officers of associa-
tion and of delegates to American Bank
ers' association: selecting time and
place for next annual convention; install
lation Of president-elect; adjournment.