Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-21
HELLPENSTELL IS
HEAD OF BANKERS
Rock Islander Chosen Chairman
of Group One of State
Association.
ANNUAL MEETING HERE
Visitors Taken for Ride ON River This
Afternoon-Banquet at New
Harper Tonight.

Group one of the Bankers Associa-
ton of Illinois, in annual meeting this
morning at the Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium,
elected officers for the ensuing term as
follows:
Chairman Carl HelIpenstell, vice
president Peoples National bank, Rock
Island.
Secretary. A. Bradley, assistant
cashier Farmers National bank, Gen
eseo.
Executive committee-Bureau coun-
ty. G. w. Boyden, cashier Farmers Ma
tional bank, Sheffield; Henderson, c.
c. Taylor, cashier First National bank,
Stronghurst; Henry, o. E. Yocum,
president Yocum bank, Galva; Mercer,
8. H. Campbell. cashier Joy Banking
company, JOY; Rock Island, Carl He'll
penstell, Rock Island; Warren, r. L.
Wray, cashier Monmouth Trust & Say
ings bank, Monmouth. Whiteside, n.
G.. Van SAINT, president State bank,
Sterling.
Morning Devoted to Business.
The meeting was called to order at
10 o'clock by Chairman ]. A. Jackson
Of Morrison. Phil Mitchell of Rock IS
land extended welcome to the Wis
itors in behalf of the local bankers. j.
X. Blish of Kewanee responded to the
welcome. r. L. Champion of Chicago,
secretary of the state association, ad-
dressed the meeting briefly. Mr.. Cramp-
ton is former Rock Islander and is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Champion
of this city.
While the bankers were holding their
business meeting the visiting ladies
were enjoying an automobile ride over
the tri-cities, concluding with asrecep-
ton at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 1. S.
White. This afternoon the bankers and
their wives were taken for a ride on
the river on the steamer Columbia
This evening the meeting will close
with banquet at the New Harper.
Those in Attendance.
The following are registered for
the convention: c. G. Rutledge, Chi
cago; P. w. Axtell, Chicago; E. l..
Wauson, Hillsdale; a. c. Berkstres-
ser, Peoria; o. ]. Mcmillan, Strong
hurst; P. Greenawalt, Rock Island;
A. L. Westerlund, CISCO; A. L. Ar
them, Cambridge; 1. S. White, Phil
Mitchell, H. B. Simmon, X. T. An
derson, Rock Island; Grant NJ. Wolfe,
Keithsburg; Frank Ferry, Viola; NJ.
O'Connor, Rock Island; NJ. Schoon-
maker, Reynolds; F. a. CrandaIl,
Chicago; N. H. Greene, Moline; R.
L. Champion, Chicago; Sol Hirsch,
Moline; c. w. Lundahl, Moline; R.
P. Wait, Reynolds; L. c. Blanding,
Moline; o. J. Anderson, Moline; H.
P. Hull, Rock Island; C. Hellpen-
stell, Rock Island; ]. L. Vernon, Ale
do; Thomas E. Neuromer, Chicago;
w. G. Edens, Chicago; James K.
Barry, Raritan; H. S. Cable, Rock Is
land; s. B. Dimond, Albany; A. ].
Jackson, Morrison; c. a. Olds, AL
bany; P. Herdier, Galva; r. N. Bal
lou, Chicago; George r. Baker, st.
Louis; R. L. Wray, Monmouth; c. E.
Hoyt, Keithsburg; G. R. Pendarvis,
Media; P. H. Shelton, Cameron; B.
Hanley, Cambridge; Robert d. Boice,
Geneseo; Dyer Ford, Galva; H. A.
Smith, Galva; c. E. Carlson, Chi
cago; H. o. Bauer, New Boston; C.
Ohio; James K. Blish, Kewanee; C.
NJ Boyden, Sheffield; r. c. Burchell,
Erie; L. N. De Vausney, New York
city; Thomas F. Movers, Atkinson;
J. A. Bradley, Geneseo; J. S. Peter
sen, Orion; H. C. Roberts, Prince
ton; L. P. McMillen, Rock Falls; E.
E Emerich, Aledo; c. w. Detwiler,
Aledo; N. G. Van SAINT, Sterling; NJ.
H. Potter, Morrison; D. S. Spafford,
Morrison; L. H. Stocking, Morrison;
Charles George, Albany; j. R.
knight, Walnut; V. r. Pomeroy,
Ohio; William G. White, Peoria; V.
A. Wigren, Galva; Thomas D. Catlin,
Ottawa; James P. Catlin, Grand
Ridge; H. E. Sudlow, Sherrard;
J. W. Simonson, Port Byron; A. G.
Smith, Clinton, Iowa; B. B. Huntley,
Port Byron; NJ. w. Ingwerson, Fulton;
C. E. Pick, Albany; Jennie V. McCon-
nell, Taylor Ridge; A. G. Bridgeford.
Aledo; o. E. Yocum, Galva; G. A. Nor
row, JOY; C. H. Anderson. CISCO; H.
V. Conover, Orion; c. E. Johnson,
Alexis; E. L. Bedl, Alexis; w. w. Cal
houn, Kewanee; w c. Stickney, Wood
hull; H. E. Stickney, Woodruff.