Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-10-05
TO MEET
L. e. STEVENS OF oTTUMwA TO
REPRESENT STATE Assocl.
ALTON AT WASHINGTON.

American Bankers Association to
Meet October 1o-1a-J. r. Hack.
worth to Attend-Much Interest in
Coming Convention.
! OttumWa will be we'll represented at
the thlrty-first annual convention of
the American Bankers association to
| be held In Washington, D. c., October
10, IL, IL and 10. L. E. Stevens. cash.
Ter OF the Ottumwa National bank, &C.
companied by Mrs. Stevens will go as
one OF the delegates of the state asso-
clatlon having been appointed to this
honor by the president of the state as
ISOLATION, Ackleye Hubbard of Spencer.
The Ottumwa National bank, which is
a member OF the national association,
will be represented by j. T. Hack
worth.
AS far as is known, the other banks
OF the city will not be directly repre-.
sented but all of the local bankers are
taking lively interest in the coming
convention, which promises to be one
of the most suspicious ever held by
these men of finance.
The sessions will be held in the Ma
tional theater in Washington and a
program which bears the names of
several OF the most prominent CAPT.
talists in the country has been pre-.
pared. While in Washington the 200
bankers who are expected at the
meeting will be entertained royalty by
the capital city bankers. On Tues
day, Oct 10, they will be rendered
a banquet at the New Willard hotel
and on Wednesday afternoon Presi-
dent Roosevelt will hold a reception
for them at the White House.
In addition Secretary of the Treas
ury Shaw will entertain the visitors on
| Wednesday evening and there will be
number OF other receptions during
the session. Excursions on the Po-
tomac river and trips to the military
quarters and Notifications about
Washington will be included in the
entertainment scheme
Program.
The complete program for the
meeting has been given out and is as
| follows:
WEDNESDAY, OCT. IT.
Convention called to order at 10
a. m. by the president, e. F. Swim
ney.
Prayer, by Bishop Henry Y. Sat
terlee.
Roll call.
Address of welcome by Hon. Henry
B. F. Mcfarland, president of the
board Of commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Address of welcome to the Ameri-
can Bankers : association by John Joy
Edison, president Bankers association,
District of Columbia, in behalf of the
bankers of the District of Columbia.
Address of welcome to the Ameri-
can Bankers association and foreign
visitors by a representative of the
United States government.
Reply to address of welcome and
annual address by the president, E.
F. Swinney.
Annual report of the secretary,
James R. Branch.
Annual report of the treasurer,
Ralph Van Vechten.
Report Of the auditing committee.
Report Of the executive council by
the chairman, G.. S. Whitson.
Report of the protective committee
by secretary.
Report Of committee on currency.
by the chairman, James M. Donald.
Report of the committee on uniform
laws by the chairman, F E. Tracey.
Report of committee on bureau of
education by the chairman, ]. B.
Finley.
Report of committee on cipher code
by the chairman, F. f. Blossom.
Report of committee on interna-
tional form of money order by the
chairman, R. L. Champion.
Practical banking questions.
Address, Frank A. Vanderlip, vice.
president National City bank, New
York.
1.-THE Examination of Banks" Hon.
William B. Ridgely, comptroller Of
the currency, Washington, D. c.
Thursday, Oct. IL.
Convention called to order at 10
a. m. by the president, E. F. Swim
ney.
Prayer by Rev. Teunis S. Hamlin,
l.. d.
Announcements.
Practical Banking Questions"
discussion limited to thirty minutes
for each topic; open to all delegates
under the five-minute rule; time to be
extended by unanimous consent.)
Commercial Education" Prof.
Joseph French Johnson, dean New
York University School of Commerce,
Accounts and Finance, New York
"The Scotch System of Banking"
Robert Blyth, general manager Union
Bank of Scotland, Limited, Glasgow,
Scotland
Practical Benefits of Membership
in the American Bankers Associa-
ton" Walker Hill, president Me-
chanics-American National bank, St.
Louis, Mo-.
Call of Sections, North, South,
East and West" Statements limited
to five minutes by bankers on the
general conditions of business in the