The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-04
BANKERS ARE TO MEET.
ANNUAL CoNvENTIoN TAKES PLACE IN MONTGOMERY.
They Will Gather Here May 11th and Local Bankers Have Arranged Most Interesting
 Program.

One hundred bankers from all section of the State will gather in Montgomery on May 11th to participate in the an nual convention of the Aiaparna Bankers Birmingham is president Louis B. Far ley of Montgomery Is vice-president ana E. J. Buck of Mobile is secretary and treasurer.
 aays ne Tav SSH fith and iSth. The first days session will be held in the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Association. On the second day the bankers will meet at Jackson's Lake where they VIII nave enjoy an old fashioned Southern bar becue.
 Montgomery bankers have completed Arrangements whereby the visitors are to be entertained in a manner behtuns the fame of Montgomery for hospitality. The program of entertainment provided includes trolley ride, a theatre party at Pickett Springs, luncheon and a barbecue.
 The committees of Montgomery bankers who are to serve are as follows:
 Committee on Arrangements-L. B. Farley. chairman, Michael Cody and
 Committee on Barbecue-s. L. Tyson, chairman; M. F. LeGrand and A. S.. wooifolk.
 Theatrical and Excursion Committee W. H. Hubbard, chairman; A. s. Wool folk and S. B. Marks.
 The Reception Committee is composed of the bank presidents of Montgomery as follows Thomas !. Reynolds, chair man; Joseph L. Hall. Michael Cody. A. M. Baldwin and William Berney.
 It is expected that number of dele gates to the convention win reach Mont- gomery on the night of May 10th and on morning trains the following day The convention will be called to order at the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Association at 12 o'clock on the 10th for registration and organization and ad- ,journment will be taken until o'clock at which hour the first business session will begin with prayer by. Rev: Edward Church. Mayor Thomas H. Carr will welcome the bankers to Montgomery and Michael Cody will welcome them In be- helf of local bankers. The response Will will follow the annual address of Presi- dent Smith, the reports of officers and committees and the appointment of com mittees. Bankers SpeciaI' a train of cars of the Traction Company, will leave Court Square bearing the bankers in a body to the Casino Theatre at Pickett Springs where performance will be given by professional players in their honor. On their return to the city about Il o'clock a smoker" will be given at the rooms of the Commercial and Industrial Associa- tlon WHICH VIII lnclu0e an eiaDorate luncheon.
 The second days session will be held at Jacksons Lake. The Montgomery bankers have chartered special train which will leave the Union railway sta ton for the Lake at 9:30 a. m The business session will be called to order in the pavilion at the Lake at 10 o'clock.
 An interesting feature of the morning session will be report by Louis B. Far ley of Montgomery who represented the Alabama Association at the meeting of the American Bankers Association h San Francisco in October 1903. Each State Association is allowed one vlce-president of the American Association during each year. MT. Farley was honored with this position in 1905. The Alabama vice president for this year is w. H. Manly of Birmingham. ..--
 At the morning session addresses will be delievered by A. F. Armstrong of Marion, w. P. c. Harding of Birming- ham and G.. H. Malone of Dothan The vice-presidents of the various 'groups'' of the State will also report on condi- hons in their respective sections. Those. yice-presidents are as follows: Group i. c. c. Harris. Decatur; group 2, J. R. McMillan, Talladega; group 3, W. F. Fitts. Tuscaloosa; group 4, J. M F. Otis. Greensboro; group 5. A. II. Mer- Till, Eufaula.
 After this business the convention will recess until 3 D. m. and a barbecue will be served under the shade of the trees for 150 persons. -s-.--,.i s .+a-7s-
 The business session will be resumed