The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-09
EAT And 60 HOME
Bankers Meeting Closes With
Brilliant Banquet.
Several Hundred Guests Gather
at the Tables.
MANY SPEECHES MADE.
Ellis Roberts Turns a Pretty
Compliment to Ladies.
Tom M'Neal, j. 6. Waters and
David O1ermyer Speak.

Bright spots here and there in the pro-
gramme at the bankers banquet at the
Throop hotel last evening were hailed
with delight by those attending.
The banquet. as a social feature. was
a distinct success as a browning feature
to a successful and thoroughly enjoyed
business convention of the men who
have in trust the savings of the people
of the great commonwealth Of Kansas.
Nearly four hundred persons were
served at the spread, and half of the
number We're ladies. The extremely
large number to be served made it diff
cult to handle the affair without delays
in the crowded dining room and it tool5
nearly twice as long to ser|e the ban
quet as it should have taken. Seven
courses were served.
! Tom NcNeal made the star address OF
the evening. He responded to the toast
The Press"
There was a time'' said Mr.. NIcNeal,
when the banks did not fully appreci-
ate the press The cruel banker sent the
| editor letter calling his attention to
| an Overdraft of $3.50 and demanded an
| immediate settlement. Instead Of act
Ing in this manner you ought to extend
his note for thirty days without consult
ing him, and make him your friend.
THE press is a great factor in estab
! fishing confidence and confidence is Of
| vast benefit to bankers as well as all
other interests, both agricultural and
/ business In season and out of season
/ the Kansas press has tried to make it
appear that the state was prosperous
/ whether it was or not The press has
sung a song of cheerfulness through
good report and evil and when the hot
south winds blew and it was SO dry
that when a man took a chew of fine
cut tobacco in the morning, chewed it
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dry the dust blew away on the wings
of the breezes the editor would go to
his shop and print a story that there
were indications of rain"
Mr.. Roberts Talks.
P.L Bonebrake was POSTMASTER at the
banquet and he introduced A. A. Cod
ard to respond to the toast Our Guests"
at the opening Of the program. Mr.
GODDARD said pretty things about the
bankers telling them they were leading
citizens in their respective localities to
whom all went for advice and so forth,
and so forth, and in this manner traced
their responsibility in the guidance of
the affairs of state. He promised, If
the bankers came to Topeka again and
would arrange their programmes so that
the local citizens could have an 0ppOr-
tunity to entertain them in a more eX-
tensive manner, they would be shown Il
good time.
Ellis H. Roberts, treasurer Of the
which he outlined the characteristics
of the American people and drew some
logical conclusions in regard to the
traits of the American race as related to
the character of their ancestry He de-
clared there was no AnglO-SaXon race
He closed by declaring he now saw
why it was so easy to enforce the pro
hibitory law in Kansas.
There is no need for stimulants of
any Sort he said, so long as you can
have baTQTPtS 2 which the ladies' are
present
James A. Troutnan responded to the
toast 1.-THE Ladies'" He turned several
pretty compliments. J. 3. Adams, the
retiring president of the association,
made a few remarks in response to the
valedictory toast "a Has Been" His
talk was in the nature of a review of
his administration of the associa-
tons affairs
c. I. Brokaw, the newly elected
president of the association, responded
to the toast I'm the Saddle" John O.
Royce responded to the toast state
Banks, and J. F. Downing, president
of the New England National bank of
Kansas City, gave a bright response to
the toast Missouri Banks" in which
he revealed the types of Missouri
David Overmyer responded to the
toast Service and brought out some
trite observations in regard to every
persons moral duty to render some
service to their country.
Waters Talks of Kansas.
John G. Waters responded to the
toast kansas" "a subject that has
never been talked about" Mr.. Waters,
in the outset promised to set maxi
mum time of ten minutes for his talk,
but he consumed a solid hour telling
about the joys and beauties of Kan
sas and the good things Kansas peo-
pie had. He closed by saying he had
tried to emulate the Japanese in
I 1f
Kansas.
Election of Onicers.
At the afternoon session of the
bankers convention Thursday the fol
lowing officers were elected for the
coming years:
c. L. Brokaw of Kansas City, Kan,
J. G. Marley Of oswego. vice presi-
W. ". Bowman of Concordia. re
2 6. F. Henson of Paola. treasurer
i The following are the new vice
| presidents for the different groups OF
5 the association:
t Ffrst-E. r. Fulton. MarysvilIe.
Second-P. I. Bonebrake, Topeka.
Third. NJ. Beck, Yates Center.
FOURTH. c. Cochran, Plainville.
Fifth--Willis WestbroOk. Peabody.
z Sixth-C. z. Denton, Attica.
One of the features of the conven-
s ton was the adoption OF the report OF
the committee on resolutions, which
was presented Yesterday afternoon
The following is the report in full:
s Resolutions Adopted.
Resolved, That the Kansas Bankers
L association views the present bank
u ruptcy law as an incentive to dishon-
l. esty in business affairs, and a reward
to those who engage in unsafe and
y disreputable undertakings. and there
- fore favors its repeal; and Furthermore
- requests our senators and members Of
e congress to use every honorable effor
!; to secure such repeal at the next ses
: sion OF congress.
S Resolved, That the secretary of tn,
n association be instructed to forward
: copy of the foregoing resolution Il
q each of o1xrs -erafcre ard r77or,F7o|-- q