The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-21
M ADAMS SLATED
FOR PRESIDENCY
Bankers Association Probably
MTill Choose Richmond Man
tax by Acclamation.
OFFICERS MAKE REPORTS
Special Target Practice and Drill
at Old Point Arranged
as, for Visitors.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch.)
Hampton. Va, June 2o.-In order
that The zoo delegates attending the
bankers convention might have the
opportunity of witnessing target prac-
t!ce from one OF tho immense twelve
inch rapid firing guns al Fort Monroe.
the Virginia Bankers Association.
which convened in It's nineteenth
annual session in the Hotel Chamber
lin at Old Point to-day. did away
with the afternoon session and ac-
complished the work set out for the
initial day IN one sitting this morning
The instructors and officers of the
United State War College In Wash
ington are on visit to Fort Monroe
and it had been arranged to fire tho
big guns, both instructions to the
students" in the War College. and
ns a novelty to tho financial mon OF
the Old Dominion. Tho bankers
caught tho idea almost with their ar
rival and tho manner in which the
business was dispatched at the open
Ing session showed conclusively that
the visiting bankers and their friends
were anxious to witness the exhibi-
ton of firing from the largest guns
in the artillery branch of the United
States Army.
The big guns were shot at o'clock.
ed along the ramparts near Battery
PARROT to witness the sight. Short
ly after the firing ceased. the officers
and arttllerymen at Fort Monroe gave
special drill and dress parade in
compliment to the bankers, the
Parade and other interesting features
having been arranged by Colonel
frederick S. Strong. the command 'ng
officer OF tho Old Point Army Post.
CnlI,
Tho nineteenth annual convention
OF the Bankers was called to order at
$50 O'clock this morning, by Presi,
cent r. ?. Miller, of Lynchburg, who
Introduced Rev. Sparks Melton, pastor
Of the Freemason Street Baptist
Church, OF Norfolk, to make the open-
Ing prayer
President Miller then read his
annual address in which he spoke
conditions in Virginia The address
OF the president was enthusiastically
received by the delegates and will be
printed In pamphlet form by the as
ISOLATION for distribution among the
members.
In his report Secretary walker
Scott, Of Farmviilc. said that the as
ISOLATION had = total OF thirty new
members during the past year. and
'''H' 80 "I'NHpSISHlp to-day Is 3ic, the
largest since the association was
organized
Attorney George Bryan. of Rich
lnond. presented his report for the
year. and also tho report of the Com
mittee on Banking and Jurisprudence.
Oliver j. Sands, of richmond. read the
report OF the Committee on Exchange
snd Collection Charges. and w. 4.
Goodwin. of Norfolk. gave the report
az the Committee on Executive Coun-
ell Reports were then received from
the chairman of the various groups.
Two sugGestions-not popular. but
APPROPRIATENESS the theme OF an ad-
m!rable address by H. y. Philiips
cashier OF the Peninsula Bank. of
Williamsburg. and y. VI. Gannawav.
Of Buckingham county gave n splendid
talk on Agricultural Finance and
Farmers Viewpoint" Both of the
addresses ELECTED favorable comment
from the delegates
Julian HNl, of Richmond. was elect
rf virginia vice president of the
american Bankers Association. and
Carroll Picrcc. Of Alexandria. was
made the Virginia member of the
nominating committee o; the Ar?eri-
can Association. President Miller