The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-19
THE ANNUAL
MEET TING OF
FLA. BANKERS
Fifteenth Annual Convention
to Be Held This Week at
St. Petersburg-The Pro-
gram Combines Business
and Banquet-Subiects of
Toats and Names of Those
Who Will Respond-Citi-
zens Provide Entertain
ment.

The fifteenth annual convention OF
the Florida Bankers association will
| be held in St. Petersburg Thursday
! and Friday, Feb. 20 and 81.
The st. Petersburg Independent. the
bright and newsy evening paper of
THAT progressive city, contains the
following relative to the convention
and the program:
-One hundred bankers of the state,
and wives, are expected to attend
this convention, representing some of
the strongest business interests and
brightest acumen of the state. These
people are expected to be with us two
days, and 1t is up to our citizens to
SHOW these representa- tive people of
other parts of the state the kind OF
stuff St Petersburg is made of
To this end well-organiZed corps
of committees have been working dill
gently TO set the house In order and be
ready to entertain the visiting bankers
and ladies as becomes their position
in business orioles and the social
world
The first session of the convention
will convene at 1870 O'Clock next
Thursday afternoon in Fraternity hall,
and will conduct the exercises accord
ing to the following program:
InyOcation-Rev. Addyman Smith, of
st. Petersburg, Fla.
Address of Welcome-Hon. E. H.
Myers
Response to Address of Welcome
Mr. c. E Garner.
AddreSS-Mr. I. T. Monroe preSi-
dent, Ocala, Fla.
Report of committees.
Address, Currency Famine of 1907
John T. DiSmukeS.. ST Augustine. Fla
Address, The Fish Industry of Flor
ida-W. H. Adams, Jacksonville, Fla.
Address, The Oyster Industry of
Florfda-John G. Ruge, Apalachicola,
Fla
Adjournment
Second Session, Friday, Feb. 2I. 1908.
/ 10 a. m.-InYocatiOn, Rev. j. P Hoyt-
Address, The Phosphate Industry
of Florida-C G. Menfminger, Lake
land. Fla.
Address, Warehouse Receipts and
Bills of ding-Ex-Governor w s.
Jennings, Ja-ksoRville, Fla.
Address, The Advantage in Adver-
Using TO Banks-Frank Harris, Ocala,
Fla.
Hearing reports of committees.
Adjournment
Entertainment.
Friday, Feb. 81, at 1870 p. m, eX-
cursion by trolley to the Gulf of Mex
At p. m, banquet at the fair au-
ditorium. Ladies especially invited to
attend the banquet.
Program Of Banquet.
Banquet held in the auditorium.
The Banker and HIS Responsible
ties, c. A. Hardee, vice-president of
the First National bank, Live Oak,
Fla
Supplied subject Hon. P o. Knight,
of Tampa.
Push and Smile-Advertise the
While, W. B. Powell, editor of st. Pc
tersburg Independent.
Progressive Conservatism: > the
Bankers Platform, ]. A Griffin, cash
Ter of the Exchange National bank,
of Tampa.
Supplied subject, Capt. c. E. Garner.
president of the Florida National
bank, Jacksonville
Reading NEGRO d:alecD, Mrs. j. G.
Foley of St. Petersburg.
Benefits of the ASsocia ton Mem ber-
ship, G. R. DeSaussure, cashier Of the
National Bank of Jacksonville, Jack
sonville.
The Ladies, E. r. Gunby. Tampa
Business Outlook for 1903, e. w.
Lane, president of the Atlantic Ma
tionaI bank, jacksonville.
Starting a Bank During a Panic, H.
Robinson, president OF the Commercial
bank, of Jacksonville.
Impressions of a Tourist Banker, L.
C. Schwerdtfeger. Lincoln, Ill
Our State, Hon. Duncan q. Fletch-
er. president of the Citizens. bank,
Jacksonville.
Toastmaster, F.. A. Wood. president
of the National bank of st. Petersburg.
Association headquarters. Hotel De.
troit: