The Washington times., 1910-04-16
Surprises Promised Guests
at Dinner of ASSocia-
ton Tonight.
FINANCIERS COMING
FROM OTHER CITIES
Notable Speakers Invited and
Stroke of II Only Limit
to Pleasure.

The District Bankers Association and
guests Of the organization and its mem
beTshiD. 10 the number of shout so, VIII
banquet II the New Willard tonight
The President Of The United States.
the Vice President. the Secretary Of
the Treasury. the Secretary Of War,
and the Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor VIII be present, IS well as the di-
TsctOrs OF local banks anu trust cum
psnies and a large delegation OF dnan-
ciers from New York, Chicago, Pitts
burg, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Rich
uond, Atlanta, and nearby Virginia
cities
The committee having charge Of the.
arrangements, George " White. VIII
liam D. Hoover, b r. saul, and A. r.
Paris, with the assistance OF William
A NeaTns. president Of the association,
has left nothing undOne that would
add TO the comfort and enjoyment or the
banqueters- Novelties viii be in order
and a number of surprises viii be IN
troduced before the dinner ends
Surprises Promised
There viii be neither toasts nor toast
master. Some Of the speakers Of the
evening do not know that they viii be
called upon. hence they can not have
selected their subjects Others have
been siven the right TO choose their own
topics.
President Taft vyiu deliver an address
but not even President 8Iearus, VINO VIII
preside. knows Tire <-hJcet chosen -
Mr.. Taft
There viii be but ore set address. this
by Secretary Na.-=l, mo has chosen
as his subject Tribe Expansion Sen
ator Bob -Tay Tor. OF Tennessee, hds
promised 10 talk As ~ projects and
II is Just possible LlaL ne MI bring
his beloved violin win hin 10 Illustrate
his talk
Secretary NECV.l-l. Inc head CT the
department with v-Etch the banking fra
ternity does business, IS also scheduled
20 talk and il is probable that Comp
Troiier Of the Currency NElay, who
bosses the bs mixer anG makes tnem
show their hands i've times a year, viii
have something pIeaza l.. sag about
the great improvement - ranking Sen
Rtor Aldrich. head Of the Monetary Com
mission VIII be present and maj be
asked TO say something on monetary
matters abroad His associate on the
commission and and also In putting over
TIE emergency currency measure, Rep
Tesentatiye NreeIand. may also be called
upon
Sow sriTs Attractive
There are numerous other possibilities
II the way Of speakers. Uncle Joe
and Walter H Wilson. comptroller OF
the city Of Chicago. viii be at the
guests table
There viii be but one Limitation to
the pleasures Of the evening The bank
ers. being Isv-abiding. have set a limit
Of the hour. Of midnight for Aud Larg
Syne." and as the clock strikes the hour,
the DalQueterS VIII adjourn
An attractive souvenir has been pro-
vtded and the menu card itself will be
worth preserving, while the solids and
liquids VIII leave nothing 10 be desired
save a good appetite
The Rev Wallace Radcliffe viii mo-
uOuGCe the Invocation
The list of the guests OF the associa-
ton follows
William H Taft &c H Rudolph.
Vim. A Means, MAJ w Y. Judson,
J. :. Sherman, l. .. Murray
T. MaCEeagh- y P eating,
Charles Mage. lee NcCIunE.
Nelson ". Aldrich, c. D. Norton,
J. " HALEY, Gen c r Ed
Robert L TaylCT,t wards.
7. Il Dickinson Scott c. Bone,
James Mckinney, Edgar D. Shaw,
". 3. Mckinley, Thomas HYDE,
J. SIoat Fassett, TO- T. Reeves, IT,
L & VreeIand. IT. P Kane,
Joseph G Cannon u. J. Fowler,
Samuel ". Smith, r O. Bailey
a v. Butt, E 8 Wolfe,
Rev ". Radcliffe a. L Baker
7. E. Fa-nsworth,I c NJ. Cam,
". H Wilson Dr. a P Andrew,