The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-16
National Committee Is
After Secretary for
Big Convention.
SENATOR BURTON
ALREADY BOOKED
Will Address Twelfth Annual
Convention of American Insti-
tute of Banking September
1920, Which Will Bring
1000 Delegates to
Richmond.

William Jennings Bryan. Secretary
OF State, will come to Richmond next
month TO make an address, II success
crowns the plans Of the American In
stitute OF Banking. which meets In
twelfth annual convention in this city
on September l720. The announce
ment was made yesterday by President
George II. kecsee. OF the Richmond
chapter OF the institute. who said that
the secretary now has the matter under
consideration and viii shortly an
nounce his decision.
The national program committee OF
the American Institute of Banking has
had indirect assurances that Mr Bryan
Will accept the invitation to ADDRESS
the Richmond convention. Nothing
but important business OF state. IL is
believed. Will prevent his coming. The
program committee is composed OF
Harry V Haynes. Of Washington.
chairman, r. II Bean. OF Boston and
George II. Keesce. of Richmond.
Senator nurton Booked.
Most prominent OF the imposing list
OF speakers already booked for the
convention is Senator Burton. OF Ohio
who has definitely agreed 10 come. The
other speakers will comprise bankers
Of national r.pute and members OF the
American Institute Of banking The
latter will handle specialized subjects
designed TO further the educational
idea which is the cornerstone OF the
organization.
The magnitude OF the coming con-
N"ntion may be s;augcd from the fact
that the jefferson Hotel which viii
he headquarters. has booked evcry
available room for the period OF the
meeting. The Richmond Hotel has
made 200 reservations. while other
hotels report similar activity. Last
years convention was held in Salt
Lake CITY. and attracted more than
BOO delegates. Richmond's greater ac-
feasibility. az well aa its location near
the large citicH OF the North and Mid :
die West II is confidently predicted
viii bring the attendance upon the
1913 meeting nearer 10 500 or 900
The difference between Salt Lake
city and Richmond AS a convention
point is made apparent from the fact
that New York city. which sent five
delegates 10 the Utah capital. has no
tilted the local entertainment commit
tee that IL Will this year send dele
cation OF seventy. Boston has asked
for reservations for forty-fvc. and Chi
cago has engaged seventy -fve rooms
rrcspondingly large reservations
hay" heeh made by Philadelphia, Bal
t!norc. Washington and other cities
Launched In Richmond.
Tho convention de-ivca additional in
terest from the fact that the American
Institute of banking was founded in
this city in 1900, when the American
''hilNclS .tsSctIHtIcu IdENcncu IL as
oduca tional organization Tor the train
ing Of young bankers The urgauiza-
ton has enjoyed steady growth and
numbers now more than 1900 mem
hers residing in every State OF the
Union and In the insular possessions
a chapter in Cuba has written that
IT Will send delegate.
Al the head OF the American Insti-
tute OF Banking is President Byron
w. Mosher. OF 81. Louis The other
major national officers are: Harry v.
Haynes, Washington. vice president
a 9. Smale. Chicago, secretary; / l..
Bourgeois, New Orleans treasurer: T..
A Crandall. Chicago chairman Of the
executive committee, and George l1
Allen. New York. educational dl-
rector
Working Program.
The local committee in charge OF all
arrangemen for the convention is
composed OF George H. Keesec. Mer-
chants National Bank. chairman; r.
Latimer Gordon. Planters National
Bank; c. l. Williams. Richmond Bank
and Trust Company: Ii. O. Proctor,
Commonwealth Bank. and d r. Mount
castle. First National Bank 1t viii
be ready within the next week or two
to release the complete program
BUSINESS sessions Will be held twice
daily. The evenings and part of the
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