The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-17
BANKERS PREPARE
FOR CONVENTION
Elaborate Preparations Made to
Welcome Visiting Financial
Men at Del Monte
"The New Bank Act to be
Theme for Extensive Discus
sion at Meeting

The New Bank Act will be the
theme of extensive discussion at the
fifteenth annual convention of tbs
California bankers association, which
will convene at Del Monte Thursday
and Friday, May 81 and %. While al
the Monterey resort the bankers will
not have to devote all their energies
to the intricate problems of finance, as
the bankers of Monterey and Pacific
Grove have arranged an elaborate pro-
gram of entertainment for the days
during which the bankers and their
friends are at the convention.
The present officers of the associa-
ton are:
Joseph D. Radford. president. German A mer-
lean savings bank. Los Angeles; Fl. s. Fletcher,
vice president Bank of Watsonville. Watson
bank, San Francisco; r. NJ. Welch, secretary
San Francisco savings union. San Francisco:
frederlck H. Colburn. assistant secretary, ou2
California street, San Francisco.
BIG ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
MoreEhan 500 of the principal bank
ing institutions of the state are affili-
ated with the bankers association.
The convention will be largely attend
ed, as there is an unusual interest in
eAtS SoehCi ms lOI -NiilS St3eNA s1iA tiS
railroad companies have made encour-
aging rates.
The program will include short ad-
dresses by Governor Gillett Alden An
derson, the newly appointed superin-
tendent of banks. and George NJ. Reyn-
Odds of Chicago, president of the
American bankers association.
The following papers on special
topics will be read:
Clearing House Examinations of Banks" by
A. kains, examiner for San Francisco clearing
house association; Preventive legislation by
Newman Essick, cashier Commercial national
bank, Los Angeles; Foreign Exchange" by Fl.
ae salnt seine. manager foreign department
American national bank of San Francisco: Bills
OF Lading, by Rollin p. Grant, vice president.
Irving national exchange bank. New York city !,
Postal Savings Banks" by Lowell White. pres
ident San Francisco savings union Bank Adj
vertsing. by f. W. Ellsworth. manager depart
menf of new business, First national bank Chi
cago.
BANKING ACT DISCUSSION
The symposium on The New Bank
Act will be conducted by a national
banker, commercial banker, saw
ings banker, trust company man. a
country banker. city banker and an
attorney. In addition to the presidents
address there will be reports of the
executive council by William H. High;
committee on bills of lading, by Stod-
dard Jess; committee on organization
of California State clearing house as
ISOLATION by j. ]. Morey; delegates to
American bankers association at Den
yer, by L. p. Behrens: committee on
legislation, by J. NJ. Henderson; reports
of treasurer, secretary and protective
and relief committees
The Associated Banks of Monterey
and Pacific Grove organized an enter
tainment committee consisting of A. G..
Metz, cashier First national bank of
Monterey; Charles D. Henry, cashier
Bank of Monterey; E. c. Smith, presi-
dent Bank of f. Cooke Smith, Pacific
Grove; George W. Eckhardt cashier
Bank of Pacific Grove. That their
plans for entertaining the visitors are
most complete is clearly shown by the
outline of some of the good times
projected.
May %. p m.-Gsrden fete for the visiting
women the residence of T. T. Field
May II. p. Reception to the visiting
bankers and women in the psrIors Of Hotel del
Monte.
May 2s, $50 to $50 p. m.-Tea for visiting
women at residence of Charles D. Henry.
May 2S, . p. m.-Ball at Hotel del Monte
May 60 $3.50 a. m.-Drive TO the Preside Of
Monterey TO witness dress parade OF United
States troops: thence around the IL mile drive.
stopping en- route to partake of a Spanish lunch
returning TO hotel in afternoon.
MAY 20. p. m.-Informsl hop at Hotel del
Monte.