St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1908-06-13
RECEPTION AND BANQUET AT
Vaudeville.


Vaudeville.
The reception given by the Vaudeville Branch
of the St. Tammany Banking Company and
Savings Bank in Vaudeville, last Thursday
evening. on the occasion of the opening of their
new banking building, from to p. M, was
packed with people from the opening Of the
doors until it's close the visitors being enter
tanned with music by the Vaudeville Brass Band. |
AS President Harvey E. Ellis entered the new
building he was Immediately surrounded by the
directors of the branch bank, who presented
him with beautiful horseshoe Of eyergreens
and flowers with blue and white pendant rib
bons, on one Of which was printed To Our
President and on the other, From Vaudeville
Directors" Mr.. Ellis gracefully accepted theI
lucky token in a few words appropriate to the
occasion. Luncheon was served during the re-
ception bours, which was enjoyed while sweet
strains of music fioated through the building.
The building is a tWo-story brick structure,
with 35 feet front and GA feet depth, the front
being of A No. 1 pressed brick, and contains on
the first floor the banking room, two stores and
avatory, the second floor containing seven office
rooms. Water is obtained from one of the fin
est flowing wells in Vaudeville.
The walls of the banking room are of bronzed
iron, with paneling of mahogany finished birch,
based with eighteen inches of white marble, the
counters at the paying and receiving tellers'
windows being also of white marble The work
manship is first class, and the favorable COM
/ ments of the visitors must have been especially
gratifying to the architect, Mr.. J. c. Beck. and
the builder Mr.. Thos. L. Young, both residents
Of this parish.
The banquet at Mugnier's Hotel in the even
ing was attended by the Board Of Directors and
several newspaper men, there being seventeen
guests in all. After the supper the guests were
entertained in the parlor of the hotel, where
champagne was served and toasts and addresses
/
piano were given by Messrs. Diendorf and
Mugnier. Addresses were made by Mayor H.
Borey, DR.. R. B. Pane and President Harvey
E. Ellis Mr.. Ellis in reviewing the his
tory of the bank gave the following state
ment of the condition of the bank at the close OF
business on June Il, remarking that it was the
only bank in the Florida parishes that could show
deposits equaling over three times its capital:
: Assets Liabilities
Loans and scons $2s5 CAPITAL stock $50 900 %
! Cash on hand 14,646 OIL Unvid pr'fts 1850 &c
tare ss aad 1tuTes So B BIS payable
!, $261 SAT 81 s261, SAT 81
| Mr. E. D. Kentzel, of the Farmer read the
following from the editor, who could not accept
the invitation to be present. It is published at
the request of President Ellis and the Directors:
Il THE COUNTRY PAPER AND THE BANK.
To the President and Board of Directors of the ST. Tam
: many Banking Company and Savings Bank:
? The Farmer is appreciative of the fact that
banking institutions have been put to a crucial
: test during the very close times that have fol
lowed the furries in Wall Street, hence it is
: with pride that it notes the prosperous con-
dition Of the ST. Tammanny Banking Company
! and Savings Bank: Pride in the shreWdness OF
it's business management, pride in the confidence
, of home people in home institution, and pride
in the possibilities of these conditions for the
future business Of the bank.
S The country paper and the bank
S Are tied by social ties,
A pocketbook both lean and lank
h And interest otherwise.
This interest to the bank is paid,
= But social ties remain
: To create debts that I'm afraid
I Will render me insane
It The pocketbook is also left
s Remaining lean and lank
t There's no way to increase its heft
Save credit at the bank.
So hand in hand we'll stride along,
d Declare that times are good,
And sing the boarded money! song
v And eat elastic" food.
y Well shout expansive money"
That business was too big,
d That bees made too much honey
And the fig tree too much fig.
~ But with you really We'll be frank,
- For figures do not lie,
The new St. Tammany Savings Bank
"a Is climbing up quite high.
5. In spite of Wall Street fiurries
It And the speculative pits
Your institution hurries
st To give hard times the fits.
!. And the Editor of the Farmer
l Although not with you tonight,
!, Like the weather, is growing warmer
u Wen be with you in the fight.
l. Very truly yours,
lie D. H. MASON, JR,