The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-06-24
BANK Rs
ENTERTAINED
Paper by Engineer Swigcr Tells
OF die Reclamation service
Work.

Novel entertainment was provided
for the members and attendants at
the Washington State Bankers as
ISOLATION convention on its final day.
when tie local bankers had the tinan
cial men Of the state as their guests
at the Indian pow WOW and novelty
races AZ the Washington State Fair
Grounds Not only were there about
250 convention attendants Al the
race course. but r5o Yakima resi-
dents were part of IN enthusiastic
crowd
While the indian war dance and
races were the feature OF The day.
there was much interest shown in the
novelty races in which bankers and
local men participate. There We're
three. four and five minute races. in
which the drivers were required to
give up their watches and then to
make mile round the track, the one
coming in nearest the appointed time
winning the silver cups that were
hung up as trophies.
Charles E Heath, cashier of the
Yakima Valley bank won the five
minute race, coming in just three
seconds ahead Of the schedule. Ex-
aetly how he did it is NOT understood
by the bankers His watch was taken
from him, at least that is what DE
iectives Bolles and Arendt declare
One Of the amusing features of the
races was the work done by these
two special guardians of the races.
who were adorned as cowboys with
the usual chaps and shooting iron.
and appeared just as the races were
about to start They were instructed
TO search the men entered in the CON
tests and they did 50, much TO the
delight of the crowd
TAe three-minute race was won by
Charles Jones and the four-minute
cup was taken by Fred Schott
I.atimer As Walker.
y II Latimer. chairman of the
executive committee Of the associa-
tion aud manager of Dexter. Horton
x Company took away the money in
The walking race doing a stunt of a
quarter OF a mile. The bankers de-
clare that -atimer didn't walk, that
he ran. but he got the cash, anyway.
and claims the honor
Efforts to secure an accurate state
ment OF the number present at the
races as the gate receipts We're han
died BY four young bankers of the
city. Harry Irish Frank Sharkey.
sam MeGaw and Joe Bartholet.
These four Young men are planning
on an extended visit on the sound
this summer
From start to finish the afternoon
was IN interesting one and the fair
grounds gathering Will 90 down in
the memory Of the bankers of the
state as a pleasant occasion
The final features of the assoeia-
tons gathe ing we're a smoker last
evening a the Commercial club
rooms aud a party at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs Alex Miller.
Election of OFFICERS.
Officers OF the association were
elected at the meeting Saturday
morning, the following being chosen
10 head the association for the next
year
President W L. Adams. Hoquiam:
vice president A r. Albertson, Ia
coma secretary. P c. Kaufman.
Tacoma, treasurer. ]. X. Mccormick.
Palouse: executive council. f. W.
Purdy. Bellngham, chairman W r.
Stockridge. Everett; R. l.. Rutter.
Spokane; Geo. v Holt. Seattle: Geo.
Donald. North Yakima; Ralph S.
Stacy, Seattle r T. Conan. Spo-
kane; stephen Appleby. Tacoma. W
p. Connaway. Vancouver: T. X,
Loose, Ritzyille; alternates. Bert
Clark, Seattle. ] N Mcpherson. vii
bur, A. II. Soelberg, Seattle: ]. b
Brady. Pomeroy; Chas Mclean, Spo-
kane Miles c. Moorse of Walla
Walla representative from state t.