The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-06-17
BANK ANNIVERSARY
SUITABLY OBSERVED
Pleasant Social Affair at the
Home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Dudley FouIke.
F0RTY-FOUR YEARS OLD.
FIRST NATIONAL STOCKHOLM
ERs, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES GUESTS AT DINNER
HAPPY SPEECHES.

On Saturday evening the stockhold-
srs. directors, officers and employees of
the First National bank, together with
their wives, were entertained by Mrs.
Mark e. Reeves and Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Dudley Foulke at the home of
Mr.. Foulke on South Eighteenth
street, the sion being the forty
fourth anniversary of the founding
OF the bank. A dinner was served in
the library to about fifty guests, in
acluding several from out of town,
among them being DIR. ]. NJ. Crawford,
an eX-president of the bank and now
president of the American National
bank of Cincinnati and ID. Fl. GAYLE.
president of the Cincinnati Tobacco
Warehouse Company and a director of
the Fifth National bank of Cincinnati
The following guests from Richmond
and vicinity were present: DR.. and
Mrs. c. S. Bond, Reuben Bertsch, DR.
T. NJ. Crawford. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
f. Druiey. Sarah C. Evans, Mary NJ
Evans, Mr. and Mrs. A. ID. Gayle Mr.
and Mrs. ID. Fl. Gayle, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alton Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. George A.
Hart, John r.. Howard, Dr. and Mrs
s. C. Markley, Mr.. and Mrs. George
". Miller. Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Moss,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. w. Morrison. Mr.
and Mrs. M. ID. L. Reynolds, Mr. and
Mrs. w. C. Reynolds, John l.. Rupe.
Isabel VI. Rupe, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Sedgwick, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Shive
ley. r. K. Shiveley, Mr. and Mrs. f.
NJ. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Will
son, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. j. Woodland.
After the dinner short talks We're
given by several which were much
enjoyed. Mr.. Foulke related incidents
connected with the founding of the
bank and told the story, of how James
e. Reeves, the first president, went
to Washington with the necessary
government bonds in his grip and
while enroute his train was held up
by Mosby's guerillas and the passen-
gers robbed and their baggage ran
sacked. Mr.. Reeves succeeded in
saving his grip by ordering the grip
to be handed to him and CARRYING it |
Of.
Mr. Foulke then called upon Mr. I
Gayle. who responded by giving some /
further details of the early history of /
the bank, which he had cleaned from /
old records. He also made reference /
TO the fact that the present prosperity /
of the bank is due in no small degree |
to the fact that he had received such |
consistent and hearty support from
the stockholders and especially from I
Mrs. Reeves, who was always ready I
with sound and conservative advice /
and suggestions and unvarying sup
port in the carrying out of all plans |
adopted.
DIR. Crawford spoke as the expires /
ident of the bank and paid an eloquent /
tribute to the services rendered by /
Walter S. Gayle, the former manager, /
who died in 1904.
John l.. Rupe spoke of the high /
character and satisfactory service of /
the employees of the bank and refer
red fealingiy to his close friendship /
for and admiration of the character
of Walter S. Gayle.
Chas. Z. Shiveley spoke In his u.s.
ual happy manner and poked 4 lot I
of good-natured fun at the president
and at the other directors. He was
followed by DIR. Chas. S. Bond. who
spoke as representative of the
stockholders and who evened matters
up with Mr.. Shiveley by his well-turn-
cd jokes upon him and upon the other
directors. DIR. Bond also paid a very L
affectionate tribute TO the late James +
E. Reeves. the banks first president
The evening Closed with enthusiasm
and great good feeling.