The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-21
BANKERS OF THE STATE
FIRST SESSIONS OF THE STATE AS
ISOLATION OCCUR TODAY.
Business and Pleasure Will BE Com
bined in the Programme of the
Two Days Meeting.

Prominent fnanciers from this and other
States began arriving yesterday to attend
the annual meeting of the Indiana Bank
ers' Association, which will take place in
this city to-day and tomorrow. The ses-
sions will be held at the Commercial Club.
The first session will be called to order at
1920 o'clock this morning by ID. A Coulter.
of Frankfort president of the association.
Prayer will be offered by Rev. w. A.
Ouayle of Meridian-street NJ. Z. Church,
and c. E. Coffin. president of the CONNER
cial Club. will deliver the address of well
come. The presidents address, secretary
and treasurers reports and vice president S
reports will be heard next. There will be
two more addresses to-day-one by F. w.
Hayes, president of Preston National
Bank. of Detroit, Mich. on Express Com
pany Competition and Taxation and an
other by c. N Thompson. of this city. who
will discuss THE New Financial Law.
One Of the last items of business for to-
days session will be the appointment of
committees.
Alvah Trowbridge. Of New York, pres
ident of the American Bankers Associa-
ton, will deliver the first address to-mor-
row. There will be two others during the
day, one by Ellis II. Roberts, treasurer of
the United States, on 1.-THE Parity OF Our
Currency" Percival Kuhne, OF New York,
will discuss '"rhe ACCESSIBILITY of Pension
ing Bank Clerks" To-morrow's pro-
gramme also provides for miscellaneous
discussion, reports of committees, election
and installation of officers. The Indian
apolis banks and trust companies have ar
ranged for smoker" at the Commercial
Club at $3.50 o'clock tonight. The COM
mittee in charge of this event is Charles
T. Coffin, James r. Henry, IL. e. Coughlin
and Robert Martindale. Tomorrow even
ing there will be reception at the Propy-
laeum at $50 o'clock for the delegates. WIS.,
itors and invited guests. The re-
ception committee is composed OF
General and Mrs. Harrison. Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh H. Hanna, Mr. and
Mrs. yolney II. Malott. Mr.. Stoughton j.
Fletcher, Admiral and Mrs. Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. New, Mr.. and Mrs. Medford
b. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. John p. Frenzel.
Major and Mrs. Shaler, Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
NJ. Coulter and Mr.. and Mrs hugh
Dougherty.
The officers of the association are: ID. A.
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president; o. M. Packard, secretary; Jas.
f. Evans. treasurer; Walter VAN. OK Mich
igan City, and S. W. Gaar, OF Richmond.
vice presidents at large. Following are
the vice presidents for congressional dis
tricts: First district. Sam T. Heston, of
Princeton; Second district. j. r. Voris, of
Bedford; Third district, George w. Apple
gate, of Corydon; Fourth district. +. L.
Powell, of Madison: Fifth district, r. l..
O'Hair, of Greencastle; Sixth district, JOS
/. Little, of Connersville; Seventh district,
George b. Caldwell, Of Indianapolis;
Eighth district, /. NJ. Branson, OF Farm
land; Ninth district, W. Z. Dunn. OF No
blesville; Tenth district, w. l.. Altman, OF
Nance, Of Wabash; Twelfth district. A.
NJ Jacobs, Of Kendallville; Thirteenth dis
trict, l.. c. Tong of South Bend.
The executive council of the association
held a meeting last night at the University
Club. There were present u. A Coulter.
president Of the association: John p
Frenzel. chairman; Nj. b. Wilson, or this
city: j. O. Perrin, OF Lafayette: M0rd Car
ter of Danville; c. T. Lindsey, OF South
Bend; s. A. Morrison. OF indianapolis, and
Thomas 3. Milikan, OF New Castle. The
of Messrs Wilson. Mnlikan and Lindsey TO
prepare a resolution indorsing the last
financial bill passed by Congress This
resolution Will be submitted TO the associa-
ton with the recommendation that IL be
adopted. Other matters OF routine CHAR
acter were taken up by the council
Among the men of prominence from out
side the State who are already here TO at
tend the meeting are Ellis III. Roberts.
United States treasurer; A. III. Virgins.
vice president OF the National Park Bank.
OF New York Cashier Blum. of the Ma
tional Bank OF the Republic. of Chicago.
and Allen M. Fletcher, OF New York. Geo.
NJ Arnold of Chicago. treasurer OF the
American Bankers Association, VIII be
here to-day. w. Y. Barnett. manager OF
the Banking and Mercantile World. OF
Chicago. Is among those already arrived.
Informal Ifflo fxaflnrin1 Of