Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03


/ details of the work of the banquet commit
| tee have about been finsned. ard the clerks
charged with the duty of preparing the in
| vltatons, tickets, etc. to the various func-
tons to be given during the week were fin
tShing up their laEorS this morning. For
every event on the program of entertain
ment there is either ticket of a1m.ssio
or an invitation. AS the program is quite
lengthy there are hunters of these tickets
ana CARDS. Each one Is placed in sep
arate envelope. and one each. inclosed in
its proper envelope, is placed in a large en-
Veiope, so that each delegate who registers
| can be given one package that will con-
| tain all his souvenirs and tickets Tins
avoiding the necessity of announcing events
and requiring registration for each event
There will be enough sets of tickets to give
each delegate as many he requires for
his party.
Banquet Program.
The final details of the banquet program
were decided upon yesterday afternoon
The banquet is to be given by the members
of the local bankers association to the of
ficers of the American Bankers Associa-
ton, and will take place Tuesday evening
next in the red parlor of the New willard
The work of arranging for the details of
the dinner has ben looked after by COM
mittee, Of which Mr. William A Mearns is
the chairman. Mr.. Mearns is one of the
young men who have made their way to
the forefront of local financial instftu-
tions. He is one OF the important officers
of the firm of Lewis Johnson & Co. bank
ers, and is a member of the Washington
Stock Exchange The members of the
committee associated with Mr.. Mearns in
clude Gen: George H. Harries, F. c. Ste
vens, ]. W. Henry, NJ. E. Allies, c. F. Nor
ment and w. B. Hibbs. The banquet will
be unique in many features The tables
will be set to form a dollar mark. The
menu will be IN the form of bond, with
each course attached in the form of a
coupon. The committee searched the coun-
try for a form of bond that could be used
without infringing on the legal rights oe
various corporations, and finally secured
what it wanted The dinner souvenirs
win be handsomely engraved coupon clip
pers. There will be no set speeches at the
dinner. In fact, it is possible that there
will be but one speech during the evening.
Secretary Shaw will probably make
short address at the close of the dinner
This particular arrangement is said by the
committee to emphasize the unusual <1ar-
acter of the feast.
A Conference of Clearing Houses.
In connection with the convention of
bankers there will be a conference of rep
resentatives of clearing houses Tuesday at
ternoon in the council room at the New
Willard. The object of this conference is 10
discuss collections and exchange charges,
the New York and Boston plan, as adopt
ed and in force. and all other matters
which shall appertain to the establishment
of such rates. rules and regulations as
will best promote the interests and legiti-
mate profits of all banks and bankers in
the country. Through the efforts of the
Michigan Bankers Association this move
ment was Inaugural ted and the first confer
ence held in Cleveland, Ohio, on September
6. 1899 This followed by a meeting
OF the executive committee or conference
in Chicago, November, 1899; In Detroit,
February 10, 1900; Richmond, Va, October
q 1907 Milwaukee, October 16, 1901; New
Orleans, November, 1902; New York, Sep
TENDER. 1904
While this movement has not realized
or accomplished great results, there has
gradually been a betterment of conditions
as applies to clearing house organizations,
and the vicious custom of par points. 1t
has been deemed advisable to keep up the
organization for the purpose of pushing
along this work, and as there has been con-
siderable activity during the past year in
the right direction, this present meeting
seems desirable W. T. Fenton of Chicago
is chairman of the conference and Fred E.
Farnsworth of Detroit IS secretary.
Bank Association Secretaries.
The annual meeting of the Association of
Bank Association Secretaries will be held
Tuesday morning in connection with the
American Bankers Association meetings.
The object of this association is for the
purpose of getting together annually ana
discussing all subjects relative to the wei
fare of state associations, and the exchans-
ing of ideas appertaining to methods en-
ployed.
Owing to the fact that the Washington
bankers have arranged an elaborate pro-
gram for business and entertainment,
which will occupy all of the time during
the three days OF the convention, it SEEM
ed desirable TO hold the secretaries meet
ing on Tuesday s. B. Rankin. secretary
of the Ohio Bankers Association, Is presi-
dent and Fred E. Farnsworth of the Michi-
gan bankers, secretary.