The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-13
CONVENTION AMER
ICAN BANKERS
WILL BE ADDRESSED By PRESI-
DENT TAFT.
Most Noteworthy Convention of As
ISOLATION Ever Held Opened in
Chicago Today-Program Conn
prises Many Addresses.
Special to The Herald.

= Special to The Herald.
Chicago. Sept. 13.-The thirty
fifth annual convention of the Amer
lean Bankers Association, which
commences today with a meeting of
the executive council and a banquet
will be rendered the most import
ant ever held by the presence of
President Taft, Speaker Cannon.
James j. Hill and Lawrence o. Muir
ray, comptroller of the currency.
Never before has a national session
of the financiers has been dfgnifed
presence of such distinguished mem
and the bankers who are swarming
into Chicago today from all over
the land are jubilant in the certain
ty Of recOrd-breaking meeting.
President Taft Will be here Thurs
day, when he is expected to deliver
an address on financial topics, and
in the evening will be the guest of :
honor at the grand ball in the Au-
ditorium Theater Speaker Cannon
and Comptroller Murray are expect
ed to speak tomorrow. Governor De
neen viii deliver the address of vel
come tomorrow morning.
The deliberations will be the most
noteworthy in many years Not only
the problems of banking, but re-
forms in the national currency sys-
TEN, will be among the subjects dis
cussed.
The program for the succeeding
days of the convention is as fol- 4
lows:
Tuesday
10 a m. at Auditorium theatre
Address of welcome, Gov Deneen,
Joseph T Talbert, president Chica-
go Clearing House Association.
Presidents annual address, |
George NJ Reynolds, Chicago.
Response to address of welcome.
Col. Robert J. Lowry, Atlanta, Ga,
ex-president Of the association.
Informal address by Speaker Can
non
Address by Lawrence 0. Murray,
controller of the currency.
Address by James J. Hill.
Wednesday.
Annual meeting trust company
section.
Annual meeting clearing house
section.
Evening. first annual dinner OF
the Council club"
Thursday.
Annual meeting savings bank SEE
ton.
Address by President Taft
Evening, reception and ball at the 3
Auditorium theater,
Friday.
Reports Of committees Currency
commission, federal legislative,
American Institute OF Banking, .
standing uniform laws. special :
Address by James B. Forgan, pres
ident First National bank Of Chica-
&C
Address by Dr. John C. Kiigo, :
president Trinity college Durham,
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The entertainment feature viii be
gin this evening, when % dinner will
be given the members OF theexecu-
tive council Of the association This
will be q notable event and viii be
in charge Of George NJ. Reynolds.
president of the Continental Nation =
al bank, as chairman of the commit
tee. distinguished financiers from /
all parts of the country viii attend. {
The delegates will be entertained
tomorrow evening at the Coliseum,
tn entire house having been en-
gagged. During the performance re- L
Will be served. I
Wednesday will be devoted large
Iy to boat ride to Gary, Ind, and -
a view of that city and its indus
.ries. Two or more large steamers =
will carry the bankers to the steel
.ity. A luncheon vii be served g
lnder a mammoth tent, seating , y
800 persons. =
The principal social event OF the
week will be a grand ball to be Civ
IN at the Auditorium Thursday ev-
ming when President Taft will be
present. Then entire Auditorium
heatre has been engaged for the oc-
aston and the floor will be laid, S
extending the stage over the par
luet. as in the case with charity
)alls and other great social affairs. "
hundreds of invitations have been al
ssued. John Jay ADDott is chair II
nan of the committee in charge of If
his affair p.