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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
MEETS HERE NEXT YEAR

At yesterday afternoons 5 session Of the
Providence Baptist association OF Woon-
socket, DIR. +. r. Hazelwood OF Boston
spoke on "Our Alien People" HE called
attention to the rapidly growing condi-
tion OF the population OF the country and
the increasing tides Of immigration and
the opportunity which the church had for
helping them.
Rev. r. r. Peede Of Central Falls spoke
ON The Critera of Church spirituality"
and a discussion Of state coportag &c
work was lcd by Rev Messrs. Tromherth
and Stewart, after which Rev. A. B.
Cristy spoke for the Rhode Island Tenn
perauce league. He referred TO present
effort Of the retail liquor dealers To- shut
off adverse legislation as sought by the
league and Boss Brayton was responsible
for legislation favoring the saloon ple-
ment at the last session Of the legisla-
ture
Rev. w. T. Green Of Natick spoke or
The Forward Movement in Young PeD-
pies Work" and gave a bref report Of
the Narraganset. assembly. lie stated
that a prominent layman i'm the state had
agreed TO give a copy of the book which
the Young peoples study classes are us
ing 10 everyone taking the course
Rev. Harry Lambert of East Providence
conducted the devotional exercises At the
evening session. and Rev. \. r. Belknap
OF the jefferson Street Baptist church OF
this city spoke on sticking 10 the Point.
The final address was by Rev. G. r..
Burr Of the Fourth Baptist church Of this
city. his topic being The Pre-eminent
Christ"
The meeting next year will be held At
the jefferson street church In this MY,
and the preacher will he Rev l.. l.. Hen
son, II. D.. of the Cranston street church
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
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DIED

5RAOY-in Milwaukee, wis. on the
18th inst. Rev James r. Brady. form
erly OF Providence.
Funeral Friday Sept 81 from his sis
ter's residence. $50 Atwells avenue,
Providence, at . a. m. Solemn high mass
at 81. Johns Roman Catholic church, At
wells avenue at 10 a. m Relatives and
friends are invited to attend.
FISkE-Near Hope. r. L. on the 18th
inst. Charles J.. Fiske, I'm his 10th year
Funeral Saturday. the 22d inst, At y
m from his late residence. Relatives
and friends are invited 10 attend without
further notice.
RYAN-In this city. on the 18th inst,
James Ryan Of 1876 Pomona avenue.
Nn4ica-af-f -fune+a4=3atrr7=
sMITH-In Pawtucket. on the 10Th inst,
Edward Smith
Funeral fiom his late residence, 1902
Summit street. Saturday. Sept -. s:l5
a. m. Relatives and friends are invited
TO attend.
sMITA-In this city. on the 2Oth inst
George II Smith Of I Maynard street
Notice OF funeral later.
TnoMPsoN-In this city. on the 18TH
inst Helen Mills. wlre of the late John
= Thompson. in her olst year
Funeral services from the Church Of
the Messiah. Friday. Sept 81. az > y. m.
Relatives and friends are invited TO at
tend
Fall River papers please copy.
WHITFIELD this city, on the 18th Inst,
Andrew J White. I'm his 18th year.
Funeral services at the residence VI
his son I'm law. Frederick Littleheld, 4l4
KiIlinglv street. Friday. Sept u. az y.
m. Relatives and friends are invited to
attend. Burial AZ convenience OF family.
t1fa a.
copy.
woop-fn swansea Mass, on the 18TH
inst Elizabeth, widow OF Nathan
wood. In her DIST year.
Funeral Friday, Sept. 81 At p. m,
from the residence Of her daughter, Mrs,
Samuel l.. Burlington. Relatives ana
friends are Invited 10 attend.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
REV. Mr.. MITCHELL TO SPEiK

Next Sunday afternoon at o'clock
at the Y. NJ. G. A. Rev. Alexander
Mitchell, who has recently come to the
city as pastor of the Broadway Presby-
terian church. will he the speaker at
the mems meeting. This will he Mr.
Mitchelrs Introductory service at tre
Y NJ G. A.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
DEATH OF CHAS. J. BEEKMAk
FORMERLY Of THIS CITY

The many frineds OF Mr.. Charles j.
Beekman. who was formerly i'm the jewel
ry novelty business in this city. will be
panied 10 learn or his death at his old
home i'm Wheeling, w. Va.
Mr. Beekman's death resulted from the
effects of an accident that occurred to
him I'm New York city. where ne was I'm
business. lie was removed to his south
CTn home. thinking the change would BEN
eft him, but he steadily grew weaker and
passed away about three weeks ago.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
CITY TO RECEIVE HIGHER
lkTEReST 0k l1S DEPOSITS

Tns ritN hss on deposit nst"@sp NH.r"r-
6,s, md e. y'0"" snnusUs with tne Y nlon
Trust COMPANY the Industrial Y. ust
company, the Rhode Island hospital
Trust company the Merchants Nation5
bank the Providence National bank and
the National Bank OF Commerce
The city ,sretOfore has been allowed !'a
per cent interest on account Of these de-
posts. The managements OF the financial
institutions have now agreed TO make tile
city's allowance per cent
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
$7S52. is FOR SILVER SenVICE >

Recent subscriptions received for the
purchase OF a silver service for the bat
tleship Rhode Island az the gift OF tae
citizens OF the commonwealth after
which the vessel is named have sWelled
the fund 10 S7S52l5.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
DRIVER MARSHAL DIES
FROM FRACTURED SKULL

John Marshall driver for the Thomp-
son Express company. who was thrown
from his wagon ON Westminster street.
near Turks Head ON Monday and re
Island hospital at | o'clock this morn
ing.
he was % years old. unmarried and
lived at Z Wade street with his parents.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
TYPHOID AT HOWARD

There are II cases OF typhoid at the
state institutions at Howard, four AZ the
State almshouse and seven al the Sock
anossct school. An are well advanced
and some date back FIVE weeks
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
NEW ENGLAND CONVENTION HERE

The invitation extended them by the
Rhode Island Field Nationalist club TO
the New England Association of Natural
History Societies. 10 hold it's fall con-
Nention i'm this city. has been accepted;
and oct II and - have been chosen as
the dates
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
5000 CHINESE PERISH
IN HONG KONG TYPH00N

Reports OF fresh disasters are arriving
every hour.
only few Europeans are missing.
No reports are on hand 20 show how
the fishing fleets and the ships outside the
harbor Jared.
Public opinion is incensed at the obser-
vatory for not reporting the approach Of
the typhoon. An inquiry has been de-
manded
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-20
PASTEUR= PATENTS RETURN

Mary Dwyer. Dona Lamorge and Daniel
Riley. who have been undergoing treat
ncnt at the New York Pasteur institute
arrived home last evening. Mrs. Dwyer
accompanied them.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-16
Special Election.

The city council met yesterday aft
ernoon and In response to a petition
signed by the required number Of
freeholders issued a call for special
election Monday, April o, for the pur.
pose Of voting upon proposition to
issue bonds Tor a lighting plant, to re.
place the bonds recently voted and
which Auditor Searle refused to regis.
ter owing to legal technicality.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-16
Bad Fire at Orleans.

A fire which broke out at Orleans
Monday morning destroyed five frame
buildings and caused property loss
of several thousand dollars. The losses
are: f. VI. Hull, building and stock;
August Mahn, building and stock;
Louis Cramer, building and fixtures;
j. M. Ambler's barber shop and G. w.
Willey's billiard and pool hall. j. o.
Wiles, formerly of Red Cloud, narrow
ly escaped losing his restaurant, the
fire having destroyed the adjoining
building.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-16

where fiam lack OF attention from the
clerks within. Mr.. Kpley's invention
is an electric alarm. Two posts have
been erected. one in front Of the store
at the curb line and another at the
alley in the rear of the building. To
these posts an electric wire is fastened
with push button, SO that all n far
m"r has To do Is To drive up, push II
button and the ring of bell in the
store indicates from which direction
the call is made and causes a cleIk To
respond to it"
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-16
FATAL ACCIDENT At BLADEN.
Ernest Reed Caught In Elevator Belt
and Receives Fatal Injuries.

A telephone message was received
from Bladen Tuesday morning stating
that Ernest Reed; an employe at
Koehler's elevator, had received injur.
les which would undoubtedly prove
fatal. No one saw the accident, and
up to the time of writing this arti-
Gle Mr.. Reed had not sufficiently re.
vived to tell how the accident occur.
red. 1t is supposed, however, that he
became entangled in the betting and
his head struck some object with such
force as to cause severe fracture of
the skull near the temple and another
at the base of the brain.
Mr.. Reed is cousin of Mrs. George
Newhonse of this city and brother
of Wayne Reed of the Chevalier I'm
plement company of Bladen.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-16
BUSINESS COLLEGE NOTES.

A vocal class has been organized.
The debate last Friday evening was
decided in favor Of the negative.
The question for debate this evening
is: Resolved, That labor is justified
in organizing against capital"
The next spelling match is to be
held March 20. Everyone wishing to
be enrolled must come before 7:45.
One of our boys challenged seat
mate to duel, and he accepted. When
everything had been made ready for
the affair the challenged party got
"cold feet"
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-16
WALK IN!

This absolutely definite way of ex-
tending an invitation is especially
pleasing to stranger, in whose home
town 1t is the custom to slide in, or 90
in by series of bandsprings, or by
way of a bucking broncho. How much
misery might be saved IL this exact.
ness as to language were generally OBJ.
served! WALT MASON.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-16

graphic writer's in N"ma,ka and WI,
for man, years u contributor Of special
articles to the Nebraska State Journal.
Postmaster Hark,r conducted an ex.
animation for rurnl carriers Saturday.
at which time h. following applicants
took the examination: Claude e.. Com
ley, Frederick Stoner and william
7. Weaver ~ Ioavalr; Ms Laura Il
Buzz ard ard Henry Arends, B Ne Hiu;
Albert i Smith, O.car " Emick,
James +. Dickson and Henry w. Wig
gins.
The JUNIOR department of the NJ +
Sunday School will give social in the
Cnurch parloi on t,e morning of April
9. One If the features of the entertain.
ment.will be "A War of Roses" A good
program will he gwen and every thing
be done to make the occasion one of
enjoyment aud entertainment All are
invited t. come and have a good time.
An admission of 10 cents will he charg-
ed R"fre. hments extra.
Burlington trains Nos. II and had
a disastrous head-Dn collision in deep
cut two mites west of Akron. G dorado.
SUNDAY evening in which fireman Bud
King of NJ Ia and George S erwoud
of Oxford, n mail weigher, we,e kille !
and the engineer ot M. ID probably fa.
tally scalded, besides injuring mum
ber of passengers The accident was
caused by the operator Mt Akron fail.
ing tn deliver a passing" order to the
engineer of M. 1.
For SALE-lo's and 2 block 4 city
Red Cloud, situated on main street
and known as the Overing block. Two
story brick builii " occupies the en-
tire frontage, has three stores below
and thirteen living and ,ilice rooms
above and well rented. This property
mustsbe sold at ance and any reason
aole offer will be considered. Bids
and terms of payments will be re.
ceived bv the und, rsigned. +. J.
Overing, 72S Frank in ave. San Diego
Cal
A few weeks ago the wife of one Of
our subscribers came into the "ffice
and ordered the paper discontinued,
because there twas nothing IN 1t but Il
lot of items from Red Cloud and sur
rounding towns" or words TO the same
effect. This week the man himself
came into the Office and, laying n cou-
pie of papers upon our desk, remarked
"My wife sent these down; she said
you might be able to find something
interesting in them" One Of the pa.
pers WAS the Appeal to Reason, that
rabid socialist sheet published at
Girard, Kan, than which there is no
more lying nor misleading publication
anywhere. The other paper was the
Chicago Socialist, an almost equally
perniclous publication. Queer what
peculiar tastes and ideas some people
have, isn';i,?
According to an Elk Creek dispatch
in the State journal, Elmer Haley has
branched out as an inventor. The dis
patch says: "E. w. Haley of the Haley
Mercantile company of this place, has
solved problem that has caused coun.
try merchants no end of worry over
the loss of trade from rural patrons
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-16
Chas. s.L.COtting
Ole Druggist
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
LOCALITIES

Farm for rent. j. r. Hale.
Go to Fred Piumb's for -four or feed
Sheriff Hedge went to B laden yester.
day.
DR.. f.. A. Thomas, dentist, Damerell
block
w. & Black of Alma is in town on
business.
Di,hwasher wanted at the Burling.
ton hotel.
A. Cock is laid up With an attack of
pneumonia.
DR., Asher was in Hastings the first
of the week
Seventy.five kinds of candies at the
Soderberg Inn.
Charley Ludlow is in the city visit
ing his parents.
Rev. G. Firz OF Boulder, COL, is in
the city this week
Mrs. Lulu Matthews was down from
ootu'Vuy'
A L. Walker returned from M Cook
Saturday morning.
Take your poultry and hides to
Plumb. Top prices paid.
Art Soderberg expects to go on the
road next week as cigar salesman.
Tomorrow is St Patrick's day. Get
out your shamrocks and green bunt-
ing.
Mrs. Homer Morgan is very i'll at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. s. l.. Ander-
son.
Sam Dyer of Denver was shaking
hands with Red Cloud friends th 8
week.
DR.. A. Townsend and brother Harry
were over from Beatrice the first of the
week.
Plumb the feed man will pay you the
highest price for poultry, eggs and
hides.
N. S. Rants is very i'll with pleurisy,
which threatens to develop into pneu.
monia.
The Republican city convention is
being held at the court house this aft.
ernOOn.
The transfers of real estate in Web
sl39,OOO.
Have you any claims against estates
or notes to sell? A. H. Keeney, Atty,
Damerell Block.
Will Kent's team took a little spin in
the north end of town Monday, but no
damage resulted
am now prepared to supply my
customers with MI grades Of new wall
paper, II +. Grice
Mrs. S. Fox returned to Table Rock
SUNDAY after visit with her mother,
Mrs, Will PnIkes, Jr.
Mrs Hannah CARRIER and grand
daughter, Miss Ethel, arrived from
Boulder, Col Tuesday.
Bert Dickey is slowly recovering
from serve illness resulting from a
complication of diseases.
Yesterday afternoon and evening
the Royal Arch Masons initiated a team
of out,ot town candidates.
Adair G ,lusha came down from the
state capital Wednesday for a visit
with relatives and friends
George Reed has moved to the Mrs.
Cox farm, north Of Amboy, and will
try raising onions this season.
M. and Mrs. John Marsh Of Guide
Rock visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Frank Cowden this week.
Mrs. James Mitchell of Glenwood
Iowa, is in Red Cloud visiting her par.
ents, Mr., and Mrs. G, l.. Getting
Mrs. M. Finch Of Wray, Colo, ar.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-03-16
Contributed.

Over the doorway Of prominent
publishing house in Red Cloud there
is the following sign:
The Washington times., 1906-11-11
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

- B-FoIlouytnR schedule figures published
only As Information. and are not guaranteed
7E \ M-DAILH-L0cal for Harr .souhurg,
Vvarreutou, DanVl.le. and Nay stations
ta.l1 4 GshingtOn and Florida
I8-uitsd Firsy-class COACHES and sleeper 10
Columbia, savannah, and jacksonville Din
Ing Car Service
NJ n DAILY-Un.ted States Fast Mali
F-irst-t.isss coaches and sleeper 70 Nsw
Orleaus Dining Car Service.
a-l1 = n WEEK DAGS-Local for Harrison
b--rR and way stations on Manassas Branch
- : 81 DAILY-LoCal for Warrsuton and
"a M DAIL.Y-Sew York and Atlanta
f,x1ress First-class Coach 70 Atlanta
sIeeu.r 70 Columbus. ca. via Atlanta
st5nset Route Tourist Sleeper Washington
10 san Francisco Mondays. Wednesda -
81 p III DALY-New York and Florida
Fx1ress Through Coaches and Sleepers 40
Toiurabia Savannah. and Jacksonville
ssI.egers 10 Augusta and Port Tampa Din
M Car Service a la Carte.
10 al T. n DAILE-New York and Menpht-
limited via LyEchburg)- First-class Coach
aad Sleeping Cars 10 Roanoke, KuoxvfTfa
,Tbattan1oga and Memphis. Sleepers 10
<ev- Orleans. Dining Car Service.
I1.4t + NJ DAILY-Washingron and south.
western Limited. AL Pullman train on
servation Car 10 Atlanta and Macon Club
car 20 Atlanta. Sleepers TO Nashville
Atlanta. Macon. BiTm. CHAM. New Orleans
Dining Car Service.
Ii D. Spencer. c. NJ: S II. HardWick p 7 n .
". II. TaYlos. G. p. ~. L. :. Brown. G. 4
ocl2-tf
The Washington times., 1906-11-11
MARIAN DRAUGHN,
MnonqMP0HCe
Have to Pay Custo

With the heading Lost Boy; 500 Re
ward" the following communication
was received At Police headquarters
last week:
''Wili be paid in coon skins and possum
hides. about the next camp meeting.
for young man missing from your
place in the next few days Some have
said that he Is red-headed, cross-eyed.
hump backed. knock-kneed. Wrapper
jawed and pigeon-toed, and that he has
tin car and a gutta-percha nose. This
Is not correct.
He is tall complexion. about FIVE
inches four feet OF age. square coun-
tenance. and pleasant shoulders. His
height is twenty-three years. Had on.
when last seen. a pair Of swallow-talled,
seaIskin trousers. with sausage stripes
and cylinder escapement seat. double
barreled frock coat. slightly run down
at the heel. Usually wore a smile on
the back OF his face. and had a slight
impediment in his looks If met in the
dark. He wears a Greclan bend on his
upper lip. and long whiskers cut OF
short. He was carrying an empty car
pet bag filed with post holes. hen'a
teeth. and terrapln stools in one hand.
and in the other nothing but wooden
bag containing two batJleships, one rail-
road tunnel. and the Mammoth Cave.
He usually wore a high-heeled, square
toed plug hat. and two crowned, broad
brimmed, double-action, stem-winding,
cabln-screwed boots lie was born be-
fore his elder brother and was always
singing:
I'm my daddys only son,
Cav ard lively, full Of fun,
R~nt-or is twice a. old as me.
Sow aIe twins you can plainly seS.'
''-ALy ne caught furnishing lntorma-
ton will he hanged to a tree.
The last paragraph of the look out"
SAYS that he was last seen ia GER
tain store in a town IN West Virginia.
The Washington times., 1906-11-11
CHESAPEAKE AND CHIC RY.

(scheduIe IN etIe~t July /. 1867
900 p Mold DOMINION EXPRESS
Dafiy-Stups at principal points in VIZ
Einia ana Vest Virginia NesJibuIs train:
standard coaches, paTlOr cars 70 Virginia
Hot Springs and RoncevsTte- Pullman
EIeepers Hinton 70 Louisville, Ciucinua Il
Indiaua polls, 81 Louis. and Chicago: dln-
ing cars a "a carte service.
40 T. M-NEW q, 4 o. LIMITED, Daily.
Fast new yest!buIe tram stops only al
CordonsvlIle Charlottesville. sta IntOu-
Clifton Forge, and COvingt5u, Va; White
Sulphur RouceveTte, ana Hinton. w Va
Pullman s'-epers 90 Lexington. Louisville
Cincinnati Indianapolis. ST. Louis sa6
Chicago. Dining cars. a IA carte service.
one night out
mo p M-F. r. V LIMITED Daily.
solid Vesubule train Pullman EisepsTs
10 Cincinnati. Lexington. and Louisville.
Compartment sleeping car 10 Virginia
Hot Springs week dayE. Dining cars. a
IA carte service. Slespers Cincinnati L.
Chicago and 81. Louis and Es0uisviIle "a
Memphis Nashville, and Southwest
Reservations and tickets al Chesa peaks and
Ohio Offices. 5I5 Peonsy lyanis ave- e0s I4th
at near J.; and alEth Street Station. Tele-
phone, Mail $3.50. for Pennsylvania L. r.
Cab Service and Main 1906 for c. & o.
Ticket CHice- seII-tf
The Washington times., 1906-11-11
BUSINESS CLUB
TO ELECT OFFICERS
President Oysters Success
Sor and Thirteen Others to
Be Chosen Thursday.

Fourteen new officers VIII be elected
by the Business Mems Association at
It's meeting at the Riggs House next
Thursday evening.
A president, To- succeed James +. Oys-
ter. viii be selected, and two vice pres
idents viii be chosen, To succeed r. p
Andrews and b, f. Saul These three
officials will be chosen for term of one
year. Eleven members OF the board Of
directors viii be chosen 10 serve two
years.
The nominations, among which are
the names Of the eleven retiring direc-
tors. are as follows for the board OF
directors: James +. oyster, r. p. An
drews. Is. +. Saul. Orren q. Staples.
Conrad H Syme P J. Brennan. p. b
Chase. William Hahn, W. S. Hoge. "
S Knox. David Moore. +. X. Ray
mond. Hugh Reilly, Emil g. Schafer.
Louis 2. Shoemaker, Charles d. Sem
mes, DR.. r. a. Pyles. Allen =. Albert,
IT., Louis J. Jackson, Joseph Strasbur-
ger. +. o. Whitford, William Fl. Michael,
w q. Carter. &. W Claggett. r. A
Chester \. =. Clark. jT.. and Albert
Schulteis,
BY the new board Successors will be
selected for the following officers; Con-
rad II. Syme, general counsel; Wilton
J. Lambert, associate counsel. o. q.
Staples. treasurer. and William +. GUIDE.
secretary.
The election OF dlI ectors by the board
or trade will take place tomorrow night
The Washington times., 1906-11-11
RELIEF CORPS
NEW OFFICERS

With the idea Of nominating a full
ticket for election at the coming con-
Nention OF the Woman's Relief Corps,
the Department Of the Potomac of the
corps Will hold its hrst meeting OF the
campaign on Saturday evening, NoveNn-
Der "A. at Schmidts Hall. Gf Ninth
street northwest. Mrs. Ida A Old
royd Will be chairman, and Mrs Mamie
q. Davis secretary.
Some sentiment has already been Gre
ated in favor of the election Of either
Mrs. Julia Roberts, OF Farragut Corps,
or Mrs. Emma Newton. OF Burnside
Corps, for department president. both
candidates having a host OF adheTents
who viii probably make their claims
known at the coming meeting.
In making the assignments for the
various important working positions
in connection with the relief corps. it
has been announced from headquarters
that the special national press corre-
spondent viii be Isabel Ball. while one
OF her assistants named is Miss Annie
Hamilton. Miss Ida J. Hart has
been named d member OF the commit
tee 10 secure. through Congress, a suit
able home or resting place for veterans
passing through Washington, while
Ida 4. Oldroyd Is made a member Of
the committee appointed to provide a
suitable celebration at the jubilee year
or the national organization.
All the ladies named are prominent
IN the Women's Relief Corps in this
city.
The Washington times., 1906-11-11
CURRENCY REFORM
TO BE DISCUSSED
Meeting Here Tomorrow of
Men Prominent in
Banking Circles.

One Of the most important meetings
with which Washington has been favor
ed for some time viii take place at the
New Willard tomorrow noon. The cur
rency commission OF the American
Bankers Association in conjunction with
the currency committee OF the New
York Chamber OF Commerce will hold
its first meeting and endeavor to formu-
late a plan for improving the currency
condition, which II is hoped Will be
adopted by Congress this winter.
The deliberations of this committee
are likely TO be continued for several
days as the questions presented are
of vital Importance. and the gentlemen
selected are among the most prominent
banking officials OF the country.