Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-05
Plans Under Way for the
Washington Meeting.
COMMITTEES N AIMED
ELABORATE PROGRAM FOR EN-
TERTAINING DELEGATES.
Address by President Roosevelt Elk
pected-Souvenir Book With Inter
esting Table of Contents.

can Bankers Association OF the District OF
Columbia. will within few days send out
letters to the chairmen of the different COM
mittees which he has appointed with In
structions to complete the arrangements Tor
the holding of the annual meeting or the
American Bankers Association, to be held
In this city October II. II. IL and IA, and
which. 1t Is believed will be attended by
from 25GO to 1900 bankers and financiers
of the country The committee on excur-
sons. of which Mt Albion K. Paris Is
chairman. has arranged numerous features
of entertainment and during their stay in
the city the guests will be entertained to
the limit
Some of the program features are: re-
ception at the White House by President
Roosevelt; reception at the Corcoran Gal
lery of Art. with music by the Marine
Band: exhibition by United States cavalry
at Fort Myer. Va; arrangements for all
day visits to Mount Vernon; theatrical per-
formances in the evening and four excur-
slons down the river.
The council will also be entertained at the
country residence of Mr.. Charles c. Glover,
president of the Riggs National Bank The
visitors Will be driven over many of the
beautiful drives of the city, and many
tertainments of private nature are in
store for them. The expected address OF
President Roosevelt adds interest to the oc-
cason
One of the souvenirs OF the meeting will
be the handsome booklet which will be dis
tributed 10 the delegates. and which will
contain many treatses on national finances:
illustrate of old Washington, which have
been unearthed especially for this book and
treatises on local finances. Many corpora
lions OF the city which be of service
to the local committees, such as the street
car companies and telephone and telegraph
companies have made generous offers of
assistance.
Business Program Not Ready.
The business program Of the meetings will
not be known for some time, as the local
bankers have nothing to Go with the prep
arations but they will probably consist of
talks by men of national reputation In the
financial world. The headquarters of the
bankers will be at the New Willard Hotel
and the sessions of the association will be
held In the new National Theater. The Sec
rotary OF the Navy has assured those in
charge that II there any ships of war
available when the association is in ses-
sion, two or three types Of the present
ships of the navy which can be brought up
the Potomac to this city will be ordered
here to be inspected by the visitors
The souvenir book will contain the treat
lses: The Nations Finances of the Public
1 . by Leslie NJ: Shaw. Secretary of
the Treasury; The National Banking Sys-
tenn and Its Supervision W. B. Ridgeley
controller of the currency: THE Unification
OF the the Currency" {, III. Treat. treasurer
Roberts director of the mint Designing
and Engraving and Printing Securities and
Currency. w. M. Meredith, director of the
bureau of engraving and printing: Issue
OF United States Currency James /, sam
pie chief OF the division of issue treas
urers office; Loans and Currency" A. T.
a,u d ,,l chief OF the division of loans
ana currency; The Customs Revenues T
D. reynolds assistant secretary of the
treasury; THE Internal Revenues" John
w, ierhes, commissioner of internal reve-
tTOVernmant
inents. g. H. Keep assistant SECRETARY or
the treasury: Redemption of National
bank Notes, T. E. Rogers. superintendent
or the national bank redemption agencv.
redemption of United States Currencv i,
W: Lantz, chief of the redemption bureau:
United States Deposits in National
banks. T. b. Daskam, chief of the diyi-
sion of public moneys; 1.-The Secret Ser,,,na :.
john T. Wilkie. chief of the secret service
me next meeting of the local branch Of
1ne association will be held August 1s
when the reports of the chairmen of the
various committees will be handed In
showing the work which has been done
D D each In preparation for the convention
Inc meetings have heretofore aIwa,s
Deen held In larger cities than WashinS
ton: but the local financiers will Leave
Eothins undone to insure success Of the
washington session.
Committees Announced.
Inc Following committees are announc-
Executive committee-John Joy Edison
chairman. and Messrs Milton E. Allies
George w. Brown, s. Thomas Rrown
Walter v. Cox, p A. Drurv a1hort r.
FOX. Charles c. Glover Robert N Harnar
George +. Henning John F. HerriIl W %
,na,,t Eapt. J; II Moore. Clarence F. Nor
Inent' James L. Norris. Albion X Paris
r Southard Parker. E. j. Stellwaeen r
r Saul, Frederick C. Stevens r 0uincw
smith. >. Selwin TAFT and Jesse B. Wilson
Excursion committee-AlbionK parrt.
chairman, and Messrs. T P Kane Fred
erick w. Pratt Lieut. c. w. Gailowav
Geni Al aif col F L Denny. L. s. NJ G: Col
George Truesdell Francis e Iennn % vs.
DeGraW j. c, EckloT. George O. Watson
capt; John IL Moore. Brice ]. Moses DR.
DuIanv ' VI piisv y F Hood. H, Rozier
IhoInas L. Hume. William A Gordon. Col
George Alfred Townsend, Capt s w
9 p John II; Edwards Ralph W. Lee,
A chester. William Corcoran Hin r.
n, Stier. O. w. Pearson. r. E. Pairo. Cor
Toran Thorn, James NJ. Green Myron M
farker; Sanford n Whitwel. l.. s. Brown
Me- C. IL Davidge. NJ. j. Adler. r r
wilson. G f. White, John l.. Edwards
thomas Marshall. jr., w. D. Hoover +. q
Gordon WI III
Finance committee-A F.. Fox, chairman
ana Messrs, Albert b. Ruff. j. Gales Moore.
fA 1or. crane jr.. John C. Athey, r.
Smith and Frederick A Stier, -0'
Programs, souvenirs and printing-w "
coN' chairman. and Messrs Milton +
Allies. Dr. Marcus Benjamin. w. c. Gle
phane, James +. Hood Thomas HYDE W
r Van Wickle. John B. L.arner. Theodore
w Moves. Edgar d. Shaw. J. Selwin Tai
and John f. Wilkins ~
The subcommittee.
Literature mationaD-Walter V. Coy
Theodore w. Noyes and Walter C. Gle
phane.
Literature QocaD-Walter V. Cox, Walter
c. Clephane and John B. Larner
Editorial committee-Dr. Marcus Renta-
min. Edgar ID. Shaw, Thomas HYDE and
John F. wilkins
Program printing and contracts-James f.
Hood. w p. Van Wickle and J. Selwin
TAFT
lHustrations-Dr. Marcus Benjamin Wal
ter V. Cox and James +. Hood
Auditing-Thomas S. Brown chairman.
Charles f. Williams George w Brown
William j. Fletcher and Edward Nice.
jones.
Badges-Robert n. Harper. chairman and
Messrs- ]. II. Crawford Charles A Doug
lass. L. c. Dulin. p. A Drury. Stephen b.