The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-12
B. ankle 4 S MEET
At HOT SPRINGS.
Plans for Great Convention at
Homestead Hotel This
Week.
RICHMOND MEN TO TAKE PART
Congressman Vreeland to Speak
on Proposed Currency
Legislation.

Legislation.
| Representatives of all CT the Rich
/ mond banks Will leave this week for
| nc eighteenth annual convention Of
me virginia Bankers Association.
Whlch Will be held at the Homestead
| Hotel. Virginia Hot springs, on Thurs
| DAY, Friday and Saturday. oliver T..
'fanhs' president OF the American Ma
.ional Bank; Thomas Branch McAdams,
cashier OF the Merchants National, and
=. 7. Barksdale, chief examiner of the
1epartment of Banking. State Corpo-
ra'lon commission, are among those
who Will deliver addresses
The association has rend .red o. VAL
liable service to the banking business
In virginia by its annual gatherings
10 discuss problems affecting business
from every viewpoint. Ii has been thn
source from which has come much leg
! isiation for the betterment OF banking
conditions. and the elimination from
me banking world of wildcat schemes
last year was held at the Chamberlin
iiotel, Old Point. and was attended by
many Richmond bankers.
BESIDES humber of formal address,
es on matters of Importance II The
money world, there was gene al de
nate on thu working of thn new State
nanking examination law. whicn had
then been only recently adopted and
Nas yet to be put Into cffect Many
pr; otical suggestions were mada us
&c meeting the requir OF the
new law. The organization aims to
promote the general welfnr. and ,-se-
."ineSs OF banks and 5aukin;, insti-
thtions. state AID nationc.: to secure
uhiiermity OF action AMI the practical
t,ennhts of personal acquaintance and
TIE discussion of subjects of i;1oor-
tance to commercial interests of the
State mi
Officers md Committees
The present officers are J. w. Miller.
cashier of the Peoples Bank OF Pu-
laskt, PRESIDENT; Il. p. Miller, presi-
dent First National Bank, Lynchburg,
president; r. F. TTghman. cash
Ter Citizens Bank. Norfolk, vicc-presi-
dent; r. G. Vance, cashier First Ma
tional Bank, Waynesboro. vice-presi-
dent; J. w. Bell, president First Ma
tional Bank, Abingdon, vice preside nt:
w NJ. Addison, cashier National Bank
of virginia, Richmond. Vice president:
y p. Calling. Lynchburg. secretary:
Julian II. Hill, cashier National State
ana City Bank. Richmond, treasurer.
members or the executive council are:
ri, y. Philips, chairman, cashier PENN
sular Bank. Williamsburg: e. p. Miller.
president First National Bank, Lynch
burg; I. f. TilGhman. cashier Citizens
SANK Norfolk: r. G. Vince, cashier
W. Bell, president First National Sank.
abingdon; w. NJ. Addison, cashier Ma
lonal Bank of Virginia. Richmond; b.
Is Jones. cashier National Bank Of
Petersburg: Walker Scott. cashier
Planters Bank Of Farmvlle; Normln
n. Williams. president First National
Bank Chase City.
reports are to be presented at this
meeting by the following committees
Banking and jurisprudence. George
lsryan' chairman, attorney of Virginia
3ankers' association; Finance. J. ".
Sinton, chairman. vice president Ma
lional State and City Bark. Richmond.
Taxation. Q. J. Sands. chairman, oresi
dent American National Bank, Rich
inond The Representative Of the Vir
ginia Bankers Association on the ex-
ecutive council Of the American Ranis-
ers Association is John NJ. Miller. Jr.,
iirst vice=president OF the First Ma
tional Bank
The convention opens THURSDAY
morning at $50 o'clock in the hail
room OF the Homestead Hotel the
opening prayer to be delivered by Rev
| lohn Garlick Scott rector IF ST Lulee's
Episcopal Church Hot Springs The
annual address OF President Miller will
follow. after which come the renort !.
OF Secretary Calling, Treasurer Hill.
attorney Bryan and from the stand
| ing committees. Among the speakers
on thursday afternoon will be Colonel
F! rhomas Branch McAdams. cashier of
the Merchants National Bank, Rich
mona, VINO announces his topic as "If.''
| lie VIII. be followed by C. c. Banks
dale. chief bank examiner, Department
OF Banking, State Corporation Commits
| sion. IL
The chief address on Friday morning
| Mn ne by Congressman Edward B.
! Hreeiand OF New York. vice charm n
OF the National Monetary Commission.
| whose topic will be Proposed Banking
and Currency Legislation" He viii
be followed by Frank o. Watts of
nashville, Tenn, president OF the
| merlcan Bankers Associa ton, who
! VIII speak on The American Bankers
| association" The afternoon program
| on Friday opens with an address on
Matters of Interest to Virginia Bank
ers' by Oliver j. Sands, president Of
In american National Bank. Rich
mona. after which all members and
visitors are invited to participate in
geherai discussion of matters per-
lainins to the banking business in Viz
sinia. ! business session will be held
on SATURDAY morning to hear commit
+, tee reports and for the election and
installation OF officers.
The annual banquet 81 the associa
ton will be held at the Homestead
Z, Hotel on Friday evening at $40 o'clock,
wnen there Will be several speeches
by invited guests
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