The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-08
STATE BANKERS TO
MEET At IONKA
UNUSUAL FEATURES WILL MAKE
PROGRAM INTERESTING,
Special Provision Made by Manager Of
Hotel to Entertain Wives and Other
Women Visitors-Trolley Ride to
'Haha and Smelling Takes Place Of
Boat Trip. ,ss,

Several unusual features Of interest
are contained in the program Of the |
seventeenth annual convention of the |
Minnesota bankers convention, which |
was issued today. The convention will |
be held June 20-21 at Lake Minneton-
ka,, and, as in the last two seasons, it
will mark the summer opening of the
Tonka Bay hotel. |==:s
= Colonel c. H: IGodfree, manager, has
arranged to hold the business, sessions
Of the convention in the skating pavil-
ion. Son the lake shore, which will be
great Improvement on the Sold con-
vention hall. Speakers of note will /
appear, and special forms of entertain
ment are provided, with particular ref
and women friends of the bankers who
will attend the convention.
- Speak ofhand.
Beside. the change in the place of
meeting, another reform, introduced by
Secretary Joseph. Chapman, .Jr., will
please the delegates. It is the iron
his address. "...-
The program itself is a. fine souve-
mir. On the front cover is pasted a
photograph Of Lake Minnetonka re-
gatta, and all thru the pages are scat
tered views of Minnetonka. In place
| Of the usual lake tour the program an
nounces a trolley rides Thursday after
to Fort Smelling, where the Twenty
eighth infantry band will give con
cert. After the music, there will be
! dress parade of the Twenty eighth in
| fantry, Tenth cavalry and Twelfth ar
tillery. An informal Dutch luncheon is
to be served after the popular lecture
by Lafayette Young, editor Of the Des
Moines Capital, Wednesday, night:
| The executive council Of the associa-
the Tonka Bay hotel. The convention
! will open at 10, am. Wednesday. It
will be called to order by President
| Cliff W. Gress of Cannon Falls. A fea-
ture Of the morning will be the debate
between the St. Paul and Minneapolis
chapters of bank clerks for a silver
cup. The St. Paul team won the tro-
I. ply last year, and another victory will
give St. Paul perpetual possession of
the prize. :
Contest for Secretary.
For the first time in years it is ex.
pected that the annual election will de.
Long Prairie, vice president, will have
no competition for the presidency. The
fight will come over election of a secre
tarry. Joseph Chapman, yr., has helc
this position since 1899. For two sue
4 cessive years he has declined the posi-
4 ton, but was reelected on his record IL
4 that office. This year he has positive
d ly withdrawn as he has sufficient out
q side work as member Of the executive
4 council of the American Bankers '-asso
citation, and of the. board of trustees o:
4 the American Institute of Bank Clerks
Altho the choice of his successor wa
a left to Mr.. Chapman he has decided t.
n throw the~selection into the convention
II The three, men mentioned for the posi-
II ton are all satisfactory to Mr.. Chap
b man: Ernest w. Brown, assistant cash
q ier Of the First National bank Of Mir
# neapolis; F. E. Holton, assistant cashie
4 of the Northwestern National, and OFT
|a Nelson, assistant cashier Of the Firs
# National of St. Paul.
& In Secretary Chapman IS incumbenc
& the membership Of the association il
III uous organization work Mr.. Chapma
M has promoted the bank money order sy
E tenn, work among the bank: clerks, agit;
@ tion for the association against privat
~ banks, and the reform in delivery {
E convention programs. %$
n Program in Full. ,*$
The program is as follows: 80. - -. -
ia JUNE 90 s,&
M 10 am. ~
~ Convention called to order by president Cl
81 w. Gress. -.
IL Prayer. Rev. Donald Mckenzie. Excelsior
Presidents address.
Report of executive council and secretary.
Report Of treasurer. G.. H., Prince. t~
Second annual debate between the Minneapo
and st. Paul chapters of the American Institu
OF Bank Clerks. Question, Resolved That t
2 national bank act be SO amended as to perm
y national banks to loan on zeal estate security
a | affirmative. J. G. Macean, Security bank, Nj
4 neapolis, Lyman E. Wakefield, Northweste
National. Minneapolis; negative, G. M. p. Pr
4 ham, Second National, st. Paul. G.. A. ,Pearsc