The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-05-18
RECEPTION RENDERED
VISITING BANKERS
Three Hundred Present a
Commercial Club.
PROGRAM OPENS TODAY
Names of Members in Attend
ance at Meeting

The Kansas Bankers association held
. royal reception last night at the Com
mercial club rooms, at which a large
number of visitors participated The
local bankers demonstrated to the visit
ing bankers that Wichita is BILE 10 show
them a respectfully good time, even
though it is way out in kansas
The evening was spent in becoming ac.
quafnted and genuine handshaking time
tooke place. The Wichita bankers and
their ladies We're in evidence and intro
duced their friends to everyone. Later
punch was served and a general good
time was had.
This morning at $50 the opening ses-
sion of the association will begin in the
council chamber and the program will be
opened. most elaborate program has
been prepared, which is full of interest
ing addresses and papers by prominent
men both in financial and political circles
OF the country.
Tonight the program will be continued
and tomorrow there will be more ad-
dresses and papers The entire affair
will be one of magnificence There will
be fully 800 bankers present.
Among the bankers from other states
Il w. o. Jones, assistant cashier of the
National Park bank of New York city
His bank is one Of the largest commercial
institutions in the city of New York. with
a capital and surplus in excess of s10,0 0o,-
600, and a deposit line in excess of $780,
100000. Mr.. Jones was engaged in banking
in eastern Kansas prior TO going\to New
York and is. therefore, greatly. interested
in this state and its progress. He threw
many very nice bouquets a Wichita. Mr..
Jones is pleasant gentleman and always
returns d good word for a hello" from
anyone.
G. CT. Everhardt, cashier of the st.
Joseph Stockyards bank, was in attend
ance at the reception last night Mr..
Everhardt speaks quite highly of the
treatment received at the hands of the
local bankers and says that Wichita is a
fine city
a. G.. Loomis vice president of the
National Bank of New York city, was
among the many visitors at the reception
last night. Mr.. LOOMS bank is the prin-
cipal depository of John d. Rockefeller.
c. G Hay, representative of the Amer
lean Banker a weekly paper for bank
ers, was on hand to enjoy the reception
Mr.. Hay is a typical newspaper man and
is jovial.
John w. Breidenthal, formerly bank
commissioner of Kansas. now of Kansas
City, was present at the reception. Mr..
Breidenthal does not speak of the Popu-
list party and is too deeply interested
to dabble in politics at all. He was con-
handshakings.
II. g. Vernon. assistant cashier of the
Commercial National bank of Chicago,
is another of the visitors who came a
long distance to be here for the Kansas
Bankers association. MIR. Vernon was
splendidly pleased with the reception.
r. P. Grant, cashier of the New York
National Exchange. attended the recep-
ton and will be here for the entire meet
ing.
James F. Allen, of the Oriental bank
of New York, was present at the recep-
ton. He said he was pleasantly enter
tanned and that Kansas people could
make things happy as well as anybody.
R. l.. Champion. cashier of the Nations.
Bank of the Republic. of Chicago. took
a leading part in the reception last night
MI Champion is a fine gentleman and
has the reputation of many becoming
smiles
]. A Berninghaus, assistant cashier of
the Mechanics National bank, of st.
Louis. was present at the reception and
said he was glad he came. He said that
Wichita certainly had some attractive
features. chief among which are its fine
set of bankers and their hospitahle ladies'
The following were present last night
1t the reception:
j. N Mcdonald. Chanute. Kan.
J. NJ. Harper, Conway Springs, Kan.
w. O. Jones New York city.
J. W. Marley. Oswego, Kan.
r Geo. S. Hovey. Kansas City, Kan.
c. A Gwinn. Freeport, Kan.
J. f. Missimer. Sylvan Grove. Kan.
c. l. Brokaw. Kansas City, Kan.
p. w. Goebel, Lousburg Kan.
C. o. Johnson, Bluff City. Kan.
]. NJ. Reed. Louishurg, Kan.
A. u. Crooks. Fredonia. Kan.
Fred w. Thorp, Haven. Kan.
Edward Dill. Wichita, Kan.
A. w. Levy. Dwight. Kan.
NJ w Baker White City. Kan.
J. A. Berninghaus. ST. Louis. Mo.
p. CT. Walton. Anthony. Kan.
Y. II Bradbury paola Kan