Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-16
VIRGINIA BANKERS.
State Association Will Meet At
Richmond Tomorrow.


Attendance And Deliver Addresses
Officers VIII BE Elected And Important
Matters VIII BE Discussed.
The seventh annual convention of the
NirginiaState Bankers Association will
De held Tomorrow in the assembly
rooms of the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce. The first session will open
at 10 a. IN. and continue until 1870 D. m.
The afternoon session will open at 5
lp. M.
MORNING SESSION.
The program for the morning session
is as follows:
Thursday. May II. 19Oo-Morning ses-
sion:
Convention called to order at 10 n. m.
by the president.
Prayer by Rev. DR.. s. a. Steel.
Roll call.
Address of welcome to the city by
the Hon. Samuel L. Kelley.
reply to the address of welcome by
Col. Richard C. Marshall, of Ports
mouth Va.
Reading minutes of previous meeting
| 80 ANVIL ersS ny hon. Ellis ii. Roberts
treasurer OF the United States. Theme.
Two Months Under the New Financial
Law
tee.
| Report of the president.
report OF the secretary and treasurer
Report of the Executive COMMITTEES
George j. Seay, chairman.
Report of Committee on Banking and
jurisprudence, Judge L. r. Watts,
chairman.
Report of Finance Committee, Rich
ara II. Smith, chairman.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Report of Nominating Committee and
| election of officers.
Address by members of the associa-
ZION on practical banking questions.
New business.
Appointment of delegates to the
American Bankers Association.
Installation of officers elected
Adjournment will then be taken.
| tne association will then be enter
tanned at luncheon by the Board of
| directors and officers OF the American
national Bank of Richmond. The
luncheon will be served In the bank
at l o'clock.
In the evening at $3.50 o'clock the
members and guests are invited to meet
at the Westmoreland Club. where n
banquet will be given by the associa-
| ton.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers OF the association are:
President-AIann S. Quarles, Rich
mond.
e-Presidents-G. W. Moore. Jr..
I,ynchburg; w. NJ. Habliston, Rich
mond; j. b. Fishburne. Roanoke: j. r..
Jopling. Danville: c. ID. Fishburne
charlottesville: ]. a. Willets. Newport
News; Henry l.. Schmelz Hampton
Colonel Walter II. Taylor. Norfolk. and
Rufus a. Aver. Big Stone Gap.
Secretary and Treasurer-Henry A.
| Williams. Richmond.
Executive Committee-G. ]. Seay.
Petersburg; j. II. Patteson. .NIanches-
ter; j. II. Scheduled. Danville. for one
year; j. l.. Bilisoly. Portsmouth, j. NJ.
Robertson: Charlottesville; James N.
BOYD. Richmond. for two years; John
x. Branch, Richmond; l.. S. Reid. Chat
ham; w. =. Venable. Farmville. for
| three years.
Committee on Banking and Jurispru-
dence-L. r. Watts. Portsmouth,: J. Nj.
White. Charlottesville; Alexander Ham
| ilton. Petersburg: \. A. Phlegar, Chris
tiansburg; G. A Schmez. Newpor,
News: j. S. Elicit. Richmond c.. NJ
Blackford, Lynchburg; r.. w. Burke
stanton. and Vlrginius Newton. Rich
| mond.
Committee on tlnance--R. Ii. Smith
John r. Purcell and r. Lancaster Will
! liamS. of Richmond.
/ 1NFLUENTIAL1 ORGANIZATION
This organization has become one OF
| great influence. and its sessions will at
tract many of the leading financiers OF
the South.
IT'S OBJECTS.
The objects of the association may
be cleaned from the following:
lin order to promote the general well
fare and usefulness of banks and bank.
ing institutions; to cultivate more in
innate social and business relations be-
tween members: to collect and dissem-
| mate valuable financial and economical
information affecting our common in
| terests; to secure unity and co-opera-
| ton in the furtherance of legitimate
and conservative banking. and for the
| purpose OF correct Information as to the
| functions of banks and their relat ton
to the commercial. industrial and agri-
cultural interests of the State. we sub
| nit the following Constitution for the
| Virginia Bankers Association" Dec
laration Of the Constitution of the Vir-
| GINA Bankers Association.