The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-05-12
BANKERS CONVENTION
SPLENDID SUCCESS.
Greenwood Does tisrself Proud This
Week.

Mayor Of our city, who assured thel
that all this big town was theirs.
To this Hon. ]. B. Stirling re
sponded, assuring the good peopl
of Greenwood that they enjoyed
rep far and wide as TO their hosp
tality, and thanked them for tb
suspicious ovation they had bee,
given.
Minor business was dispatche,
until the afternoon when Hon. Thos
b. Patton, General Counsel of tn
American Bankers Association
addressed the Convention with
timely argument as 10 Needed Leg
islation,' stressing the importancep
this association to endorse the Uni
form Warehouse Receipts Act, tn,
Uniform Bill Of Lading Act, and thu
Uniform Negotiable instruments
Act.
Following this a game was ten.
dered the Bankers at Athletic Park
Greenwood enjoying a walkovei
with Meridian.
Wednesday the palatial home oil
DR.. and Mrs. T. r. Henderson was q
scene of festive brilliance. Never
did this lovely hostess entertain
more royalty, and the immaculate
appointments, the lovely gowned
women and the handsomely groom
ed men, proved a fitting assemblage
for this pretty environment. Fully
three hundred guests were preset
to participate and thoroughly enjoy
the cordial hospitality of this beau
@
tiful home, and it was pronounced
by all the most elaborate and unique
reception ever rendered in til 8 city.
Thursday morning exercises was
opened by an address Of Hon, Frank
10 Watts, President Of the Ameri-
can Bankers Association, who
stressed upon our state bankers the
necessity of cooperation TO bring
about bank and currency reform,
asking support to the National
Reserve Association, and aid 10
flayiDg the present National None
tary Commission. lie was followed
by Hon. j. w. McGrath, Of Brook
haven, who discussed the relation
OF The Farmer and the Banker"
wildly portraying what the bank
ers and business men had accom-
plished in their handling Of preva-
lent conditions in his county, and
urging cooperation and reciprocity.
Following this came the reports
of outstanding committees, among
which the most important vas that
Of the Legislative, touching cn what
consideration must be given the
betterment Of laws in our state.
Then the election of officers was
held after the nominating commit
tee had filed its reports, end Hon.
G. II. Williams was elected presi
dent, Hon. 0. B. @ linn, of Nc
Comb City vice-president. and
Robt. Griffith Of V~icksburg as
secretary ard treasurer. The exc
committee and other vice
presidents we're also named and
elected. When Pres. Griffith hand
cd over the Favel 10 the elected
president, he was presented with a
handsome silver service in testi
.ony Of the associations spprecia-
lion OF the faithful work he bad
done for the State Bankers.
Gulfport was UNANIMOUSLY select
ID as the next placeof meeting. II
was regretted that the water con
made the proposed auto
rip and barbecue at Summer fall
under, but the splendid barbecue
,endered at Congress Heights park
'olId not have been improved upon
And as q fitting climax to the
delightful entertainment accorded
delegates, a smoker was the
being given at the Elks
last night at nine o'clock.
where the most immaculate Of
held sway, convincing
BUR guest further Of our unexcelled
hospitality.
Every soul in Greenwood enjoyed
The Bankers, and il did Greenwood
70 much good that we should united
determined effort to land at
least two conventions a year.