Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-02
BANKERS COMING
HERE IN THRONGS
White, Blue, Green and Other
Specials Due to Arrive
Here Today
RECEPTION PLEASES VISITORS
California Hospitality Makes Fine
Impression on Delegates
Already Here
RECEPTION PLEAsES VISITORS

Although no more bankers specials
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday,
quite a number of eastern delegates,
as we'll as many from up and down
the Pacific coast, cs.me in on the reg
ular trains yesterday for the opening
of the American Bankers association
convention Monday morning.
Registration began yesterday after
noon, local bankers only being regis
tered, however The registration of
the visitors will begin this afternoon
as soon as they arrive, and will con-
tinue on into the night as long as they
continue to arrive. Each delegate is
given a little gold in of neat design,
which is good for. -~dmittance to the
sessions of the convention, and the
guests who are not delegates are also
given a distinguishing insignia which
entities them to the social courtesies
which will be extended the financiers
while here.
The registration room is located on
the second floor of the Alexandra
hotel, in the private banquet room,
and every arrangement has been made
for rapidly registering the delegates.
A corps of twelve stenographers,
ranged along behind a high desk, write
out the registrations for the different
delegates and guests as the latter die
tate, and this registration is taken to
distributed.
There are also sections arranged for
the separate registration of members
belonging to the savings bank and
clearing house sections of the A. B. A.
READY FOR NEWCOMERS
Late last evening everything was
reported in readiness for the reception
of a great number of delegates who
will arrive today. Hotel accommoda-
modate 5000 people, and Fred e.
Farnsworth, general secretary of the
organization, stated last night that.
provided the present rate of arrivals
keeps up there will undoubtedly be
as great a number as that in attend
ance.
The White, Blue and Green specials,
bearing the remainder of the New
York and New England delegates, will
arrive in Los Angeles at $3.50 this even
ing over the Santa F'e. The Pennsyl-
vania special will also arrive about
that time over the same road. Two
carloads of delegates from Indiana are
due at 2:35 over the Southern Pacific,
and the Chicago specials over the Salt
Lake route are scheduled to arrive at
4:30 The Missouri and Kansas spe-
cals are due about $50 Monday morn
ing over the Salt Lake, but their eX-
act time of arrival cannot be stated
positively owing to the railroad rule
of all trains running ten minutes
apart.
Registration will be commenced at
o'clock, with the arrival of the first
train. and continue until all who ar
rive tomorrow are accounted for.
committee from the Los Angeles
Clearing House association will take
stations at each of the three depots
tomorrow afternoon to receive and
take care of the delegates as they ar
rive.
VISITORS ARE PLEASED
In regard to this, Secretary Farms
worth paid a high compliment to the
local bankers last evening. He said:
"Never in the history of the organ
ization have local committees provided
for the comfort and convenience of the
members as they have here. They
meet us in automobiles, whisk us to
our hotels and see to 1t that every
wish and desire of ours are granted.
Never before have we had a women's
committee to look after the comforts
of the ladies of the party as in Los
Angeles. I knew such would be the
case before ! came-I have been shown
Los Angeles hospitality before-but to
the newcomers here these attentions
come as a most enjoyable surprise"
The Women's committee has its
headquarters located in the private
dining room on the mezzanine floor of
the Alexandria, from where the wants
of the visiting women are attended.
Yesterday the visitors were honored
with a basket of California fruit and
a vase of red carnations being sent
to each Of their rooms in the big ho-
tel. with the compliments Of the
women's committee. 1t IS these atten-
tions which are filing the hearts of
the visitors with an everlasting re-
o,r1 FCr hnpnIn0 and IFS nR0nle
according to Secretary FarnsWorth.