The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-05-07

From the moment the seventeenth
annual convention of the State Bank
ers' Association was called to order
until adjournment was declared yes
terday, there was not a duh moment,
and the second days session. which
will begin today at 8 O'Clock In the
auditorium Of the San Carlos hotel,
promises to be even better than was
the opening session. The conven-
tion was called to order at s:15
o'clock Friday morning at the meet
ing place noted, and there was good
attendance. In addition TO the local
men who We're there. the following
were present: J. n. Hooker, Of Bar.
tow; Charles L. Hops, of Biounts-
town: A. Sessums, of Bonifay; G. P.
Royston and w. o. Butler, of Chip
ley; w. L. Cawthon. Of DeFuniak:
Carl WarfeId, of Fernandina; A.
Campbell, of Graeeville; G. A. Fair
cloth, of Gainesville; e. w. Lane, e.
D. Waters, w. a. Redding, G.. r. De-
Saussare, c. r. McQuiod, Henry Rob
inson and J. M. Stevens, Of Jackson
vile; F. r. Bardin, Of Lake City; G.
A. Hardee and ]. B. Barton, of Live
Oak; A. Livinston and T. G. Smith, of
Madison; S. J. Harvey and Murray
Cawthon, of Milton; T. T. Munroe, of
Ocala; Z. S. Grill, of Palatka; W. X.
Hyer, Jr., w. A. Blount, Jr., ]. S.
Reese, c. wv. Lamar and l.. H. Green,
of Pensacola; w. l.. Weaver, Of Per
~; NJ. V. Monroe and S. T.. Key, of
Quincy: F. Bullock, Of st. Andrews;
J. T. Dismukes. of st. Augustine; G.
w. Saxon, d. NJ. Lowery and G. e.
Lewis, of Tallahassee.
AT NEW HOTEL.
fbn fObbV of f1a new hotel the
bankers crowded early and began ar
ranging for the busy session on the
seventh floor Friendships were re-
newed and good feeling prevailed on
al1-sides. Many Pensacola men mix
ed with the Drucn;-a>d Hon. A. G.
| Groom met many persons from tnfs
| city whom he had not seen in years
| Mayor Reilly and local bankers were
in evidence as early as $50 o'clock,
| and they did all possible to make the
| stay of the gentlemen as pleasant as
possible. Each of the local banks
| had representative ON the floor and
! were all mindful of the fact that the
| majority of the bankers were strang-
| ers to Pensacola at least, and they
| exerted themselves to show just what
the city boasted of so proudly.
GETTING TOGETHER.
I From the lobby the members of the
| association were taken in elevators
| to the seventh floor, the convention
| having been arranged to take place
| in the new auditorium. The latter
| place is fittingly christened in the
| line of conventions, and the fact that
| the state and national bankers assem-
bled there. occupying the place for
| the initial convention was an event
| of much note at the hotel. The mem
| bershiD of the association from 9TH
| er parts of the state were quite
| charmed with the location of conven-
| tion headquarters, and, as Senator
| Grill said later in the course of his
address, they were all of the opinion
| that Pensacola had a hotel which
would vie with any on the famed east
| coast"
! It was 9:15, o'clock when President
! Cary L. Hardee called the body to or
! der. This was followed by Rev. G..
! Monroe Royce, OF Christ church, who
| delivered a short but nicely-worded
| invocation. during the recital Of
which every person in the house
stood up and listened with close at
! tentioG.
President Hardee, introducing the
mayor said:
AS We are all aware, you have al
ready experienced the fact that you
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