The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-16
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ATTEND ANNUAL
GRlgF! meeting !.
sEvENTY-FlvE. BANKS WERE REP.
RESENTED FROM THE ELEVEN
COUNTIES THAT MAKEUP THE.
ORGANIZATION.
GOOD llLks NgGH IEI1YEl
SPLENDID BANQUET FOLLOWS
BUSINESS SESSION M. A.
FLETCHER SECRETARY AND
TREASURER.

The annual meeting Of Group No. 6,
Bankers OF West Virginia, made up
Of the following counties, Marion, Mo-
nongalia, Preston, Taylor, Harrison,
Lewis, Doddridge, Upshur, Braxton,
Webster and Barbour was held yes
terday afternoon at Paradise" the
beautiful summer home OF ex-Goyer-
nor A. B. Fleming.
The business session opened at 3
O'clock and was well attended. From
the eleven counties seyenty.hve banks
were represented. Although the bust
ness session only disposed OF routine
matters yet this was done with a vim
that showed the strength and earnest
ness OF the men that had met to do
the work that was before them. Chair
man Glenn F. Barnes, cashier Of the
National Bank of Fairmont, presided.
The principal matter that came up
was the adoption Of a constitution and
a set OF bylaws by which the Group
shall be governed, and the election Of
officers to carry out the government
as outlined in the constitution and by
laws adopted.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows: Chairman, R. p. Talbot,
cashier Of the Citizens National Bank
Of Philippt; secretary and treasurer,;
M. A. Fletcher, cashier Of the Fair
mont Trust Company; executive com!
mittee, Harry w. Chadduck cashier OF
the Grafton Banking e Trust Com
pany Walton MI Her, vice president OF.
the National Bank Of Fairmont and o.
@. Wilt cashier Of the First Nationaf
Bank 81 Salem. sl.i
The time placl 5 ie iitEt .llIs
nual meeting Is IA mat ter that the
executive committee will determine.
later.
Following the business. meeting a
fine dinner was served in the banquet
hall. Hon. o. s. Mckinney was the
toastmaster. Mr.. Mckinney was in
a happy vein and presided in a way
that was pleasing to all. In. opening
the feast Of wit, mirth and of the more
serious DISCOURSE the toastmaster
read the following poem by DR.. Lapin-
ski, dedicated to Paradise" the place
where the meeting was held:
PARADISE.
Oh! eat and drink and laugh and
sing .
And REST a while" meath the shady
trees
And wander down to the cooling
spring,
Hear the song of the birds, feel the
soothing breeze;
Draw deep in your lungs the woodsy
air
From the earth and ferns and wild
flowers there;
And look away to the winding stream
And the sweet green hills which seem
To speak.In a quiet compelling way
REST the while you are here today;"
Stroll down the path that leads to the
glen,
Where the Blue Mouse nests obscure
and when
You've drunk llbatlons cold from the
Ice
You'll begin to feel it is Paradise.
It's Paradise Bungalow, Rah! Ra!
Here's health to its host and q hope
that the day
May come when again we can taste
and know
The sweetness, of Paradise Bungalow.
DIR. Laplnski.
Hon. W. B. irvine, Of Wheeling,
president of the West Virginia State
Bankers Association, was the first
speaker introduced. The speaker
stated that there are three cardinal
guiding stars that brings success to
the banker. The first is integrity. He
said that It is not enough to Judge a
man as successful who has accumulat-
cd wealth unless his wealth has been
brought together by legitimate means
1t is the honorable and upright deal.
ing that counts in the end, One man