Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-31
DIXIE To
ATTEND BIC MEET.
Leading FinanCiers of Atlanta
Will Go to National Conven-
ton in Detroit, Mich.

Southern bankers. representing hun
dreds of millions of dollars, will testify
to the financial soundness of Dixie, its
progress and prosperity, at the thirty
eighth annual convention of the Amer
lean Bankers association in Detroit
September Z.
More than 40 of the biggest bankers
in Florida and Georgia alone including
the leading flnanciers of Atlanta will
attend the convention.
At Cincinnati the bankers who as
semble in Atlanta will be Joined by
about 100 others from various portions
of the South, and the entire party will
be the guests of the Cincinnati banks
for breakfast, with a complimentary
sightseeing tour over the city In au-
tomobiles afterward.
The party willie travel on a special
train from Cincinnati to Detroit ar
irving in the convention city on Sun
day night for a weeks consideration of
numerous questions of interest to the
banking fraternity.
Special Edition of Magazine.
publication, has issued handsomely
Illustrated special edition in honor of
the occasion.
Here are some of the Southern bank
ers who have already made reserva-
tons:
B. w. Hunt, president of Georgia
Bankers association and of Middle
| Georgia bank, Eatonton; L. P. Hill
yer, vice president of the American Ma
tional bank, Macon, vice president of
Georgia Bankers association executive
council, A. B. A.. Robert r. Maddox,
vice president American National bank
Atlanta, past president Georgia Bank
ers association, former mayor Of Allan
ia; John X. Ottley, vice president Of
Fourth National bank of Atlanta, chair
man executive committee of clearing
house section, A. B. A, and member
executive council; Joseph A. McCord,
vice president of Third National bank
of Atlanta, member elect of executive
council, A. B. A., member Federal leg
islative committee, A. B. A.; Colonel
Robert ]. Lowry, president Lowry Ma
tional bank OF Atlanta, past president
A. B. A, vice president Council club
A. B. A; Joseph w. Heffernan, cashier
of Hibernia bank of Savannah, mem
Der executive council, A. B. A; William
Hurd Hillyer, vice president Atlanta
Trust Company; Eugene W. Stetson,
president of Citizens National bank Of
Macon and president of Macon Cham
Der OF Commerce; Thomas B. Mead
ans, president of Virginia Bankers as
ISOLATION Of Richmond, reports a dele
cation Of probably two Pullmans from
Virginia; H. B. Erminger, Jr.. director
of Citizens National bank of Macon
| Charles B. Lewis vice president Of
Fourth National bank Of Macon; Al
bert S. Hatch, president Of Merchants
bank of Augusta; Rufus H. Brown,
cashier of Georgia Railroad bank of
Augusta; c. H. Sheldon, cashier Of Ma
tional Bank of Brunswick, Brunswick;
J. e. Lummus, president OF Bank Of
Bay Biscayne, Miami, Fla; Haynes Nc
Fadden, secretary of Georgia Bankers
| ass collation., secretary Of Southern
Banker Publishing Company of Allan
ia; DR.. William j. Blalock, president Of
Fulton National bank Of Atlanta; #. T.
Hardwick, Of G. L. Hardwick & Co.,
bankers, Dalton, past president of the
Georgia Bankers association; S. ]. Har-
vey, cashier Of First National bank Of
Milton, Fla; r. ]. Sanders, vice presi
dent Of State Banking Company Of
Gainesville, and John w. Simpson, vice
president of Central National bank of
| Spartanburg, S. c.