The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-14
BANKERS MEETING.
financial Association Elects Officers
for Ensuing Year.

for
,,or Orleans. Nov. 13.-The Ameri-
IAN Bankers Association to-day con-
oIrded its three-days' session. Indi-
lions point to San Francisco as the
next place of meeting. The selection
m he made at the meeting of the
EIacutive Council next April in New
EorL The new officers were elected
"a installed. In addition to those pre-
anted in the convention, the EXecu-
i've Council, at a meeting of the con-
'-ar,,or elected E. F. Swinney of Kan
cas- CITY, chairman of the Executive
council: George F. Orde of Chicago,
treasurer, and Joseph G. Brown of
Raleigh, n. C., TO membership on the
F;xecutive Council in place of F. C.
Bigelow.
The only address on the programme
+o-dav was Aat of Congressman The
odore E. Burton of Ohio, who discuss
cd Financial Crises.
Under the resolution of Mr.. Sulli-
van. which was adopted, the President
will appoint seven men to investigate
the currency question and submit
solution at the next session. The COM
noittee will be announced by President
Hardy at a later date.
To-night all the special trains left,
though many of the bankers and their
wives stayed over for a few days.
The American Bankers Associa-
tion was slow in assembling to-
dav. After prayer by Rev. McF.
Alexander, the call OF states
for f1ve-minute talks was re-
sumed. California invited the conven-
zion to meet in San Francisco, and
washington invited the convention to
meet in Seattle.
The Nominating Committees, COM
nosed of the delegates from different
states, submitted the following nomi-
nations:
For President-Caldwell Hardy, pres
ident of the Norfolk National Bank OF
Norfolk Va.
For First Vice President-Frank G.
Rigelow. president of the First Ma
tional Bank of milwaukee,.
For the Executive Council-John
SHELTON Williams. president of the
Richmond Trust and Safe Deposit
company. Richmond, Va; W. T. Fen
ton cashier of the First National Bank
of the Republic, Chicago; D. Sloan,
president of the Homecoming Savings
Bank, Homecoming, Md; Arthur Rey-
nolds, president of the Des Moines Ma
tional Bank, Des Moines, Ia, and
James T. Hayden, president of the
Whitney National Bank of New Or
leans.
Vice presidents, representing each
state in the convention, were also NOM
mated.
A committee composed of delegates
representing the various state associa-
tions also presented nominees for the
Executive Council, as follows:
A. H. Virgins, vice president of the
National Park Bank, New York;
Charles L. Farrell, assistant cashier
of the Capitol National Bank, Indian
Cf he
tional Exchange Bank, Dallas, Tex;
Luther Drake, cashier of the Mer-
chants National Bank, Omaha: A. A.
Crane, cashier of the National Bank
of Commerce, Minneapolis.
The following telegram was read
from Secretary of the Treasury Shaw:
please convey my greetings and
best wishes to your association and my
regrets at not being able to be pres
ent. 1 certainly hope that which states
manship has failed to accomplish may
be consummated through commerce
and that portion of our common coun-
try most favored by nature may be-
come at least equal sharer in the ma
tons prosperity"
Congressman T. E. Burton of Cleve-
land delivered an address on "Finan-
cial Crises"
The new officers were installed and
pCotSC II. 1NuSSC1l VI lICIIOltt Oli bSIldlI
of, the association, presented President
Herrick retiring, with a beautiful sill
yer punch bowl.
The convention at p. M, adjourned
sine die.
The new Executive Council met after
the adjournment of the convention and
elected the following officers: Chair
man, f. F. Swinney of Kansas City:
treasurer, George F. Orde, Chicago
a ~ To- T. EQy-lY, h. eko,1 .
secretary, w. G. Fitzwilson.
Joseph G. Brown of Raleigh, N. c.,
was elected to fiji the vacancy on the
council caused by the promotion Of Mr..
Bigelow to first vice-president.
This afternoon the visitors enjoyed a
ride on the river and a visit to the
Kenilworth sugar estate.