Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1909-05-12
BANKERS ENJOY MEETING.
Group Four, Iowa Bankers AssOcia-
ton, Delightfully."- Entertained
by Bankers of DEBORAH.

last thursday, went TO their homes
with the feeling that they had been
most Hospitality entertained, and that
of men than the bankers of DEBORAH.
They began to come in the night
before, and by the time for the meet
ing TO open Thursday afternoon there
was an unusually large attendance.
The business session was held in the
small court room, where topics of in
terest to the association were discuss
ed. A number of excellent addresses
were made by prominent bankers. The
election of officers resulted in the
selection of c. r. Carpenter of Fay
cite as president and ]. M. Howard
of Strawberry Point as secretary.
A resolution was passed endorsing
and supporting D. B. Allen of Airing
ton for election as treasurer of the
Iowa Bankers Association, which
meets at Waterloo June 18th.
At four o'clock the bankers were
taken in automobiles to the Luther
College base ball field, where they
witnessed the Luther-Nebraska game,
and at seven o'clock they sat down to
sumptuous banquet at the Winnie
shiek, which was served in a manner
rejecting great credit upon the hotel,
after which they enjoyed a program
of toasts which lasted until eleven
O'Clock. Mr.. E. j. Curtin officiated
most admirably as POSTMASTER, and
this part of the program was greatly
enjoyed by all. The meeting closed
with the general expression that it
was one of the best ever held.
Following is list of those in at
tendance:
NJ. L. barrow, President, New
Hampton Bank, New Hampton.
Grant M. Bigelow, President, First
National Bank, New Hampton.
j.. A. Schuetz, Cashier, State Saw
ings Bank, Lawler.
w. F. McLain, Asst. Cash, North
western National Bank, Minneapolis.
l.. oliNcI oCOuc, ASST. CdSU., IOWA
State Bank, Mason City.
H. r. Palmer, Director, First State
Bank, Hawkeye.
NJ. Despres, President, Farmers
Bank, Elma.
F. ]. Gressler, Cashier, First Nat.
Bank, Strawberry Point.
+. j. Curtin, President, Citizens
Savings Bank, DEBORAH.
Savings Bank, DEBORAH.
c. NJ. Larson, President, State
Bank of Earlville.
H: T. Blackburn, Cashier, Iowa
National Bank, Des Moines.
c. T. Cole, Jr., Vice Pres, Valley
National Bank, Des Moines.
C. r. Carpenter, Cashier, State
Bank, Fayette.
j. M. Pollard, Cashier, State Bank,
Strawberry Point.
K. v. Thompson, Cashier, First
State Bank, Houston, Mimi
M. V. Henderson, Jr., Cashier, First
State Bank, Hawkeye.
G. B. Imhoff, Auditor. Citizens
Saw. Bank, Waterloo.
d. B. Allen. Cashier, First State
Bank, Arlington.
Leo c. Stone, Cashier, Bank of
Waucoma.
c. 4. Barr. Cashier, Des Moines
National Bank.
A. j. Carpenter, Cashier, First Ma
tional Bank, Elkader.
VIM. F.. Reinecke. Cashier, Clayton
County Bank, Gutenberg.
A. T. Nierling, Cashier First Ma
tional Bank, Waukon.
L. w. Thompson, Cashier, Farm
ersburg Saw. Bank.
c. w. Ross, Asst. Cash.. CONNER
cial National Bank, Chicago.
R. c. Wilson, Asst. Cash., Bankers
Nat. Bank. Chicago.
o. p. Ode, Cashier, Winneshiek
County Bank. Calmar.
G. NJ. Kerndt, President, Kerndt
Bros. Saw. Bank, Lansing.
B. F. Thomas, President, State
Bank of Lansing.
Thomas e. Newcomer, Asst. Cash.,
Fl. Dearborn Nat. Bank, Chicago.
P. C. Yocom, Asst. Cash., Drovers
Dep. Nat. Bank, Chicago.
B. F. Blocklinger, Cashier, First
National Bank, Dubuque.
Herman Eschen, Cashier, Second
National Bank, Dubuque.
S. w. Ludeking, Cashier, Waukon
State Bank, Waukon.
Geo. C.. Jackson, Chief Clerk, Cont'l
National Bank, Chicago.
d. H. Thomas, Cashier, First Ma
tional Bank, Lime Springs.
NJ. j. Klein, Cashier, Citizens
Bank, Ossian.
Ira Rodamar, Cashier, Leavitt &
Johnson National Bank, Waterloo.
j. o. Trumbane, Vice Pres, Farm
ers Loan & Trust Co., Waterloo.
Homer Pitner, Cashier, CONNER
cial Savings Bank, Cedar Rapids.
E. w. Miller, Asst. Cash., CONNER
cial National Bank, Waterloo.
j. F. Becker, Cashier, Elkader
State Bank, Elkader.
d. C. Malloy, Cashier, Castalia
Savings Bank, Catstalia.
L. B. Whitney, President, National
Bank, DEBORAH.
Fred ]. Figge, Cashier, Ossian
State Bank, Ossian.
Lee A. King, Representing Nation
al Bank, Chicago.
Geo. A. Lyon, Asst. Cash, First
National Bank Minneapolis.
j. w. Loyer, Time Lock, Newton,