The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-20
BANK men HERE.
Kansas Association VIII Meet
This Evening.
ReceptiOn at the Y. vi. Z. A.
for Visitors.
LARGEST ON RECORD.
Feature Is Address of Charles
p. Treat, L. S. Treasurer.
This Will Be Given at Audi
tOrium Tuesday Evening.

The advance guard of those VINO are
e., for,,, tho twentieth annual meeting of
the Kansas Bankers association arrlNeu
in the city today and preparations are
being made for the largest gathering OIL
this kind ever held in the state. NOT
only will Kansas bankers be present out
the profession will be represented oy
delegates from nearly every state in the
union.
A reception will be held at the Y NJ. e.
A building this evening for the visiting
bankers and their ladies for which IN
vitations have been issued This recep-
tion will make the formal opening of the
convention and will be followed by an
address to the bank clerks of Topeka by
George E. Allen. secretary of the Amer
lean Institute of Bank Clerks the same
evening in Gemmel Hall
Following the opening session TINS
evening morning, afternoon and even
ing meetings will be held Tuesday and
closing Wednesday evening with a pan
duet give by the Topeka bankers IN the
auditorium. The directors OF the Y M
c. A have thrown open the building TO
the visitors this evening and will pro-
vide amusements of different KINDS
while the mandolin club of the assoc1a-
ton will furnish the music for the oc-
caSion.
The second meeting of the session Will
be held Tuesday morning commencing
at $3.50 in representative hall when the
address of welcome will be delivered by
Charles K. Holiday, president OF the
Commercial club. w. r. Stubbs, pres1-
dent of the Lawrence National bank,
will make the response which Will be
followed by the address of President j..
W. Marley of the Oswego National
bank. John r. Lindburg, president oil
the First National bank of Pittsburg
and treasurer of the association, will in
tcoduce the treasurer's printed report
with observations on the "Honors and
Emoluments of the Treasurer's Office y
w w Bowman will read the secre-
tary's report with remarks along the
line of the work of the office. and
general talk on the condition or the
association. Bank Commiss1oner Jonn
Q. Royce will deliver an address on
"a Model Bank from the Viewpoint OF
the Department ]. c. Nicholson OF
Newton under the title of Acts of the
Legislature of 1907 of Interest to the
Banks" will discuss the laws made last
winter effecting the banks of the state.
The programme will be fntersperSed
with music and as a concluding num-
Der every visiting member viii be ex-
pected to make speech, sing a song
or tell story and no exceptions are TO
be made to the rule. After The con-
clusion of the programme the presl-
dent will announce the appointment or
his committees.
of the week is as follows:
Tuesday afternoon. Representative
hall. . o. m. Voices from the groups.
Groupe l, J. H. Cohen, Seneca; 2, w.
f. Hazen, Lawrence; 3, L. L; Nortn-
run, lola; 4, G. H. Bernard, Glasco; D,
Thomas Atkinson, Sterling; 6, P. G.
Walton, Anthony. BY secretary of
committee. J. NJ. Harper, Conway
Springs, Progress in Currency Dis
cussion" w. A. Calderhead, member
of congress Fifth Kansas district;
Bank Audits," Myron A. Waterman,
Bankers Trust company, Kansas CITY
Mo; Excess Loans" ]. L. Bradley.
national bank examiner; Panama, -
Charles F. Scott. member of congress
Second Kansas district.
Tuesday evening, Auditorium, p.
m. Music Pipe organ, Prof. w. F:
Roehr; Marshall's band; "Glimpses OF
H. Treat, treasurer of the United
states music, Marshall's band.
Wednesday morning, representative
hall, $50 a. m. Invocation, Rev. F.
N Lynch. D. D., pastor First NJ. E.
church, Topeka Bank Housekeep-
ing" Mrs NJ. c. Bennett. president
National bank of Ness City; Sym
postum: "Kansas-Her Educational
Progress" H. Hill, Emporia, president
state Normal school; "Kansas-Her
Constitution and Her Laws" Hon.
Siias Porter, Topeka, justice supreme
court: "Plutocratic Kansas" Hon. E.
sas; "A Bunch of Legal Questions,
discussion led by G. c. K. Scoville,
president Citizens State bank. Seneca;
address-''The Institute and Its
Work. George E. Allen, secretary
American Institute Bank Clerks, New
Wednesday afternoon. representa-
tive hail, . p. m: Laws Which
Kansas Banks and Kansas Peo-
pie Need" Hon. T. A: Noftzger,
state senator, Anthony; THE Com
mercial Value of Good Penmanship,
Prof. L. H. Hausam. Hutchinson;
1.-The New Assessment and Taxation
Law Hon. B. P. Waggener. Atch-
ison. Glass meeting, conducted by c.
L. Brokaw, cashier Commercial Ma
tional bank. Kansas City.
Wednesday evening, banquet by To-
peka bankers.
The big feature of the session will be
the address "Glimpses of the
United States Treasury" by Chas
H. Treat. treasurer of the United
the auditorium on Tuesday evening
which Will be thrown open and a cor
dial invitation is extended to everybody
TO be present. Marshall's entire band
will be present and furnish an hours
program interspersed by music on the
pipe organ by Professor Roehr
There are 92S banks in the state and
most Of them Will be represented al
the meeting and 1t is estimated thai
there VIII be between six and sever
hundred bankers in the city, many OF
them accompanied by their wives anc
families.
I'VE expect this to be the Iarges-
meeting of the kind ever held in the
state" said Secretary w. w. Bowman
land have had advice indicating thai
nearly every state In the union will bt
represented. There are a number o,
renresentafives of Neu vorlr bonlrs ;v