The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-08
MANY DELEGATES HERE
ADDRESS OF. WELCOME By MIR.
BUSBEE.
THE RESPONSE MADE BY COL. J. S. CARR
Visitors Invited 10 Attend The Meetings. a
Number of Ladies Present Last Night.
An luteres Ing Program
for To Day.

The North Carolina Bankers Associa-
ton convened last night i'll third annual
session.
The meeting was called to order at
President w. A. Blair. Mr.. john NJ.
Miller, .Ir., was at the secretary's desk.
Over thirty members of the Assocla-
ton were present representing nearly
as many banks. There are Y of the lOl
banks in the State members of the As
sociation.
Among the members present last night
We're;
J. z. Sawyer, president Battery Park
Bank. Asheville.
John NJ. Miller. Jr. cashier Merchants
and Farmers Bank, Charlotte.
j. $. Carr, president First National
Bank, Durham.
Leo ID. Heartt cashier First National
Bank, Durham.
J. l.. Little, cashier Bank of Green
vile.
w. A. Hunt, cashier Citizens Bank
OF Henderson.
J. Eiwood Cox. president Commercial
National Bank of High Point.
". j. Gill, cashier Bank of Laurin-
burg.
G. w. Montcastle, president Bank of
Lexington.
J. W. Bailey. cashier Farmers and
Merchants Bank of Louisburs.
DR.. III. W. Lilly, cashier Bank OF
Fayetteville.
j. A. Stone, cashier Pilot Bank and
Pilot Mount n
Joseph G.. Brown. president Citizens
National Bank of Raleigh.
III. f. Itchford. cashier Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Raleigh.
G.. H. Kelvin president National Bank
of Raleigh.
+. Fl. Briggs. cashier National Bank
of Raleigh
j. j. Thomas, president Commercial
and Farmers Bank of Raleigh.
r. s. Herman, cashier Commercial
and Farmers Bank of Raleigh
Walters Durham. cashier Mechanics
Dime Savings Bank.
John T. Pulleu, cashier Raleigh Say
ings Bank.
r. II. Battle. president Bank of Rocky
Mount
J. G. Braswell. president of Planters
Bank of Rocky Mount.
A. K. Smith, president Bank of
SnHithfield.
L. H. Battle. cashier of the Atlantic
National Bank Of Wilmington.
J. +. Burton. president First Ma
tonal Bank of Wilson.
Il. Gillian. of Gillian & Lyon, bank
ers. Windsor.
w. a. Blair. president Peoples Ma
tional Bank of Winston.
.nlA a,1-
officals-tellers. ok-keepers. colec-
tors and directors. especially of the To-
cal banks. Among the visitors were:
Caldwell Hardy, president of Norfolk
National Bank
Col w. Ii. S. Burgwyn, National
Bank Examiner
Hon. Kemp +. Battle, of the State
University.
State Treasurer w. III. Worth.
In addition to these there were many
lvsiitors ami several ladies present.
The session of the convention was
opened with prayer by Rev. DIR. w. G..
Noman, of Edenton Street Methodist
church.
Then came the address of welcome.
which was delivered by Mr. Charles NJ
Busbec, of the Raleigh Bar. 1t was
splendid address in every respect, and
was frequently arplauded.
Introducing Mr.. Busbee, President
Blair said:
BANKERS, being law-a hiding people.
do not need am intimate acquaintance
with lawyers, but there is one here this
evening that You all know well and
whom 1t now gives me pleasure to pre-
sent to YOU"
Mr.. Busbee said:
nf fl,n
bankers Association:
Il am here this evening on behalf of
the local members of your Association
and our citizens generally to give YOU
hearty welcome to our city. 1t is to me
gracious and pleasant duty. 1t is al
ways source of qualification to well
come ones friends. hut when they come
as You do, gathered from all quarters of
tins goodly State, i'll the discharge of Il
= high duty to the public. they are doubly
welcome. Our city is accustomed to
conventions, religions, political, fraternal
commercial, but it has never opened
IT'S doors TO a more intelligent and intlu-
entail body of men than those who con
stitute this Association
on are here to deliberate upon mat
ters that vitality affect the public veal
Tins Association exists. as understand
10 foster and cultivate the soundest
methods of finance and banking and
matters of kindred moment, which I'M
derIie all healthy commercial and bust
ness life and upon which so largely de-
pend the welfare and propriety of the
people. In that work every citizen
should feel a keen and continuing in
terest and the citizens of Raleigh apprc-
clate the honor YOU have done them in
holding Your third annual session in
their midst and they give you their
most cordial salutation.
And remember that YOU are not
strangers here. but brothers. You are
North taroinlans-an every loyal son
and citizen of this great Commonwealth