The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-17
TAFT TO MAKE TALK
PRESIDENT WILL ADDRESS THE
BANKERS IN CHICAGO.
The Thirty-Fifth Annual Convention OF
the American Association; Joseph
Cannon, James J. Hill and Other
Notables Are on the Program for
Speeches; Great Gathering of Men
Who Handle Coin of Realm.
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Chicago, Sept. l3.-The thirty fifth
annual convention of the American
Bankers association, which common
ces today with a meeting of the ex-
ecutive council and banquet, will be
rendered the most important ever held
by the presence of President Taft,
Speaker Cannon, James j. Hill and
Lawrence Q. Murray, comptroller of
the currency. Never before has ma
dignified by the presence of such dis
tinguished men, and the bankers who
are swarming into Chicago today from
all over the land are jubilant in the
certainty of record breaking meet
ing.
Taft Will Talk Thursday.
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 Auditorium
Theatre. Speaker Cannon and Comp
troller Murray are expected to speak
tomorrow. Governor Deneen will de
liver the address of welcome tomorrow
morning.
The deliberations will be the most
noteworthy in many years. Not only
the problems of banking but reforms
in the national currency system, will
be among the subjects discussed.
Program for Each Day.
The program for the succeeding days
of the convention is as follows
Observation-Disclosures theatre. Adj
dress of welcome, Governor Deneen,
Joseph T. Talbert, president Chicago
Clearing house association Presidents
annual address, George NJ Reynolds,
Chicago. Response to address of well
come, Colonel Robert J. Lowrey, At
lanta, Ga, cX-president of the associa-
ton. Informal address by Speaker
Cannon. Address by Lawrence O. Muir
ray, comptroller of the currency. Ad-
dress by James J. HILL
Wednesday.-Annual meeting trust
company section. Annual meeting clear
ing house section. Evening, first an
nual dinner of the Council club"
Talk By Taft.
Thursday.-Annual meeting savings
bank section. Address by President
Taft. Evening reception and ball at the
Auditorium theatre.
Friday.-Reports of committees Cur
rency commission, federal legislative
American Institute of Banking, stand
ing law, uniform laws. special
Address by James B. Forgan, presi-
dent First National bank of Chicago.
Address by DR.. John C. Kilgo, presi-
dent Trinity college, Durham, n. C.
The Entertainment Features.
The entertainment features will be-
| gin this evening, when dinner will
be given the members of the execu-
tive council of the association. This
will be notable event and will be in
charge of George NJ. Reynolds, presi-
dent of the Continental National bank.
as chairman of the committee. Dis
tinguished financiers from all parts
lof the country will attend
The delegates will be entertained
tomorrow evening at the Coliseum, the
entire house having been engaged.
During the performance refreshments
will be served.
Boat Ride to Gary.
Wednesday will be devoted largely
to boat ride to Gary, Ind, and view
/ of that city and its industries. Two
or more large steamers will carry the
bankers to the steel city. A luncheon
will be served under a mammoth tent.
seating $500 persons.
The principal social event of the
week Will be a grand ball to be given
at the Auditorium Thursday evening,
when President Taft will be present.
The entire Auditorium theatre has
been engaged for the occasion and the
floor will be laid, extending the stage
over the parquet, as in the case with
charity balls and other great social
affairs. Hundreds of invitations nave
been issued. John Jay Abbott is
chairman of the committee in charge
of this affair.