The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
BANKERS IN
 CONVENTION Alabama Association Meets in City. ELABORATE PROGRAM PLANNED Arrangements Announced by the
 Local Committee. William RidgeIy, Formerly comptrol- Ter of Currency. wn speak Two Days Devoted to Bust
 ness onered for Trans-
 actions.

nual convention of the Alabama Bank CTS Association which meets in Mont gomery May 15-16, was announced yes- terday by Louis B. Farley, chairman of the Entertainment Committee. It Is pronounced by bankers who have seen 1t to be the best program ever offered by a convention of bankers fin any Southern State.
 leading speaker will be William B. Ridgely. one of the most prominent financiers in the country.
 The sessions of the first day will be held in rooms of the New Exchange Hotel at 10 o'clock and at 3:30 o'clock, but the evening sessions will be held in the rooms of the Commercial Club. The evening session of the first day will be followed by a smoker in the rooms of the Commercial Club.
 The second days sessions will be held at Jackson's Lake, Immediately after the adjournment of the morning session the members present will en- joy a barbecue Delegates wishing to take northbound trains will not have to return to Montgomery as the commit tee have arranged for the evening train to make a stop at the lake.
 On the first days session offices for the secretary, executive council and To- cal committees will be opened on the ground floor of the Exchange. that all delegates may have no difflculty in reg istering and securing souvenirs and any information wanted,
 The Committee on Entertainment have been negotiating with the vari- ous railroads for a special rate for the bankers of the State. but up to this time no special rate has been secured. It is probable that some definite agree ment with the railroads will be an- nounced before the day set for the con- vention in time for the delegates to take advantage of a special rate.
 The committees which have the mat ter of arranging for the convention in hand are as follows:
 Entertainment-Louis B. Farley. Chairman; A. M. Baldwin and A. J. Jones.
 Prosram-The President. E. J. Buck, the Secretary, McLane Triton, Jr., and Louis B. Farley.
 Legislaticn-Chappel Cory, Michael Cody and A. F. Armstrong.
 General counsel for the Association -S. D. and J. B. Weakley.
 Delegates to American Bankers As sociation-J. Fl. Cranford, Henry Hall and s. S. Rroadus.
 other committees on auditing. reso- lutions and nominations to be appoint ed by the president.
 The detailed program follows: First day, May 15, Friday Morning, 10
 O'Clock. Convention called to order by the
 Prayer. the Rev. Edward E. Cobbs. St. Johns Episcopal Church.
 Address of welcome, Hon. Charles F. Moritz. Chairman of Finance commit tee. City Council of Montgomery.
 On behalf of the Montgomery Clear ing House, Hon. R. F. Ligon, Direc- tor of the First National Bank of Montgomery.
 Response for the Association, MT. Iohn H. Frye, President Traders Ma tional Bank, Birmin gham, Ala.
 Roll call.
 Annual address of the President
 RAnort of the Secretary-Treas
 Address by Hon. William B. Ridge 1v President National Bank of Com merce, Kansas City. Mo. ex-Comptrol- Ter of the Currency. Subject Legis- iatton and Revival of Business.
 Renorts from the Group vice-Presi- dents.
 Appointments by the President:
 Committees on Resolutions, Auditins' Nominations and Delegates to the Ma tional Convention. tee. MT. Chappell Cory. Birmingham Ala.
 Afternoon session. first day. Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, May Is, Aud'- torium, New Exchange Hotel.
 Address. Alfred J. McGrath, Vice President, Western National Bank Philadelphia; subject, Cooperation es- sentIal between Banks"
 Address. George E. Allen Secretary of American Institute of Banking subject, "our Opinion and others.
 Address, J. H. Cranford. President First National Bank of Jasper. Ala. subject, Banking From Both Sides of the Counter"
 Address. S. D. scudder. Assistant to the President, International Banking New York, subject Inter national Banking"
 First day, night session, Friday ever- inK, 8 o'clock. May IS. Commercial Cluo rooms. Court Square.
 Address, Sol Wexler, Vice-President' whitney Central National Bank, New Orleans, subject, Lessons of the Panic
 Address, Col. Tom O. Smith, Vice. President Birmingham Trust and Saw ings Company. "SideliEhts on Bank ing"
 Second day, May 1s at 10 a. m, at Jackson's Lake, take special train at foot of Commerce Street. leaving at s:3O o'clock.
 Address, S. S. Broadus. President Ten nessee Valley Bank, Decatur, Ala.' Our State Banks"
 Address. Marion H. Jackson, Atlanta.