The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-21

Observation-Disclosures
Refreshed by their trip yesterday to
Lake Minnetonka, the bank clerks be-
gan the second session of their conven-
ton at 1890 am, at the Hotel Nicollet,
with Alfred M. Barrel tot New York in
the chair. 49,.
The invocation was made by Rev.
Irving P. Johnson Of Gethsemane Epis-
copal church. Addresses we're presented
by Professor F. L.. McVey of the Uni
versity Of Minnesota on "A Danger in
the BUSINESS of Banking'; Clay Hell
bish of Brooklyn, on "New York Trust
Companies and Their Problems -; F. NJ.
Pollard of Pittsburg, on "steel";
Freas Brown Snyder of Philadelphia, on
Thompson Of Little Rock, on e'Cotton
cisco, on Commercial Invasion of
Asia, Trade with the Orient.' This
paper was read by G.. L. Woolrich.
The address Of Professor McVey was
one delivered at the June convention of
the Minnesota Bankers association.
Defends Trust Companies.
Clay Helbish's address was a de-
tense Of the trust company, which has
received much attention at the hands
of the clerks this week. F. M. Pol
lard g talk on "Steel' was an inter-
esting discussion of the growth of the
industry. +. B. Snyder described in
novations in chapter work which had
proved serviceable to the Philadelphia
clerks. The addresses by R. H.
Thompson Of Little Rock, on "Cotton
Loans" and Of W. B. Compton of San
Europe Trade with the Orient,'' were
received with marked attention.
me session was enlivened by the
whistling Of 1Mr Dooley,0 when 2.
r. Dooley Of Washington was called to
the secretary's chair for the morning,
and by round salvo of hand clappings
when Charles G. Konrad, secretary Of
the baby chapter at Oshkosh, Wis,
The committee on EN- blems reported
in favor: of combination of two de-
signs offered for an institute emblem.
1t will be spread eagle and stream
ers with a shield for inscriptions.
+ Perfecting Organization.
The committee on rules and order
reported in favor of officers for the
organization as follows: Chairman,
first vice chairman, secretary, treas
urer and vice chairmen for each groun.
The Encouragement of groups is as fol.
lows:
Group No. I, Atlanta, New Orleans, Norfolk,
phia PifisbgEs No.
3 s RTfoky1 No. New
catur, Milwaukee, minneapolis, st. Paul, os6-
f kansas e1 sEn gae p H. PITTS No
Francisco; sroup No. s. sherbrooEe and pr Sa1
The resolutions committee was appointed as
follows: George x. Wadsworth Of Chicago,
New Sof p a. o.
q. E. Kehoe Of Pittsburg. - - -
Looking at Industries.
At pm. the delegates started from
the Hotel Nicollet =, in trolley cars to
Washburn Flour Mills company. the big
Of o t6s Nf he Pes
sion began with B. G.. Downey Of In.
dianapolis in the chair. Discussions
were led by G. A. Imboden of Decatur
H., II. H. Peace Of Hartford, Conn.
James B: Dey, Jr., Of Norfolk, Va;
John H. Hart of Detroit, Mich; e.. D
J st. Louis.
The annual banquet will be held at
I 80 pm. at the West hotel with Joseph
! Chapman, Jr., founder of the first bank
clerks chapter, as stoastmaster. Dele
gates will be guests of the st. Paul
chapter from 4 80 pm. Saturday until
midnight. The entertainment will be q
trolley trip to Indian mounds and Como
park and dinner at the Commercial
club.
J. A. Latta, vice president Of the
wedish-American bank, will give q
4 tallyho ride at 2 pm Saturday for the
Detroit delegation and members Of the
Swedish bank force Of clerk.
The ladies attending the convention
will be entertained tonight at the Com
mercial club and with a trip to Lake
Harriet for the band concert.