The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-05-17
FIRST ORGANIZATION
WAS PERFECTED IN 1897
Since That Time The Member.
ship Has Been Increased
Annually

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When tho thirteenth annual eonveu
tion Of the Oklahoma Bankers' asso
citation c0nyenes at Enid tomorrow
for q three days session, q pretty bat
tle for control 20 The organization q
expected between me national and
Tho stule bankers taHt fall the state
bankers met at Muskoeee Tor lhe pur
p0ae of forming a state bankers agsp
clalion hut they decided to say with
the nationals. believing They could
capture the organization as they
greatly oulnumber the national bank
ers
THE Oklahoma Bankers association
was organized Va 1897 with u q
Gusa. Of The Guthrie National bank. az
lts president
The Indian Territory 8ankers' o.
snciation was organized IN 1901 Nd
ward McKeuna. president of the Ma
llonal Bank of poteau was rs first
president. and y w. Dabhs president
Of the First National Banh Of MuHko
gee IT'S second president
ID was thon merged into .he state
association. which vs. now since state
hood hnown as The Oklahoma Bank
efs aHeorati0n
fmaH. l.. Buele. raahlef az the CT
izen'a National bank III Reno, wa
elected secretary IN 1906 and STR
hoids That office
The association has kept In ilm
with the rest 0i enc business enter
nrises og me stale 0f Oklahoma
wherein II has gradually increased n
membership and interest each Honr
rive gpara agO lhc mcmhef#hiH waH
one hundred and has Increased encf
wear until 40 lbe nrosoni time iis a'
roilment IS something over SIS hun
drfd
If rs 10 he regretted however Chat
ait OF the state docs not see che MANY
benefits that are derived by being y
this association ana thore are atll
'nauy nankers who have mol seen ~ e
iaih Ii This work oi uphulldlng lhf
banking business n The state of 0k
lahoma,
The secretary or The indlan Terri
tory Bankers association during ~
separate organization was p. y, Minis
at that time OF Rolf The present
list OF officers are ns follows.
President. q. ID Kennedy 0kmul
gee. first yice-presldent L. A Wilson
El Reno; second yiceprosldeni, i, N
spaldlne. Norih Enid, treasurer w
S. Patton Edmond, secretary ahas
+. Engle ri Reno
Delegates % American association
1T. l.. Iarboe. chlckasha W A
Brooks. Oklahoma CITY; w 2. Ffak
er. Broken Arrow; g ~. Davis, Glare
more. 6. j. Webster. Sulphur; j W
sullens, Henryeiia. Charles l. Engle
El Reno: D. w. Hogan, Oklahoma
City, ]. y. Ferguson Enidi 7 ]
Hartman. sulphur. ~ B C0ckfeii p
Reno. T. +. Martin. NARROW ] N
browning, MIN Creek; r. 4 Dear
mon, Maugum
Executive committed: p J iart
man. sulphur. a, O. Trumho. Mnako
gee. Ira A. Hil, Cherokee p 4
Thurmnud. Soyro James ehennwetil
Oklahoma City, Frank Craig Meal
ester J. ". Orr Vlnlta. f O bort
Modtord. II !. jarhoc calekaaha
3. NJ. Browning MIN crock
Among the speakers a the eonFeu
ion Al Enid WIN bo q. K Hrarkln
rldae Of Ft Smith AIR., who Will ad
dress the convention up0n che Huhier
If paatal savings. " ~ lIaaheli gns
ernaf 81 ihe state 0f 0tlahuHa A
NJ. Young. bank commissioner and 4
/ o Wilson, vlccpreaideu Of the stat
/ National bank OF S. Louis N
Holeamb. vt the oklahoma City Na
| tlnnal hank viii rrspond to The af
dresa 81 welcome. There will alg
b. an address hy q 81 DaAsmnn q
lhe FIRST National bank nl NanRun
These ARE only few Of The apaal
ers vim will pddrogs the convention
THE convention win be honared y
mHsleaI uumhera given bY Mfn r
Richards. ~ stroud, Okla. Mrs 4
smnek. Of Oklahoma City aud Nf
a 6. Barrett of Blackwell
on Mar is me dag Of the meeiir
II The slaio bankerg' seetluu lhei
viii be given reception fpf the 81
Hlng iadlea bg ihc Enid ladies a z
rIEs hail and Az auto ride ihfuug
The town Al night there Will BE-
smaher II ihe Tlkr club rooms faf I
/ gentlemen
on The flrt DAVIS session Of u
general convention MuY ~ ihel
viii BE- Jack rabbit shoot e u
gpaldlng stock farm Everybody
invited. bui no bankers west Of z
Nlsalaglppl river win BE allowed
shoot as Mf spaldlng does noi wal