The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1913-04-18
MEETING OF BANKERS
PROVES BIG SUCCESS
Luncheon Served by Methodist
Church Ladies Was Big
Event OF Day.

The Marietta Trust and Banking
Company, The Merchants and Far
mers Bank and the Sessions Loan
and Trust Company will be long re-
membered by the members of Group
Three of Georgia Bankers for their
hospitality and elaborate entertain
ment at their eigth annual conven-
ton held here last Friday.
The meeting was called to order
by Chairman A. H. Gilbert of the
Marietta Trust and Banking Com
pany and was opened with prayer
by Rev. G. w. Duva1 The address
of welcome on behalf of the local
bankers was delivered by Hon
John P. Cheney, Vice president OF
the Merchants and Farmers Bank
and was responded to by Jos. S. Cal
houn, President of the First Nation
al Bank of CartersvilIe.
Shortly after the noon hour the
bankers and specially invited guests
gathered in the Berry Tavern ban
quet hall where an elaborate lun-
cheon was served. 1t consisted Of
five courses and concluded with
coffee, cigars and speeches. About
one hundred and seventy five gen.
tlemen were gathered at the table.
Judge N. A. Morris acted as toast
master and called on several of the
visiting bankers for speeches. DR..
]. II. Patton responded for the la
dies who prepared and served the
luncheon.
Each guest at the luncheon was
presented with souvenir in the
form of a fancy box of ''Radium"
Hose in which was card inscribed:
"Radium Half Hose, made in Mar
ietta. Compliments of the Marietta
Trust and Banking Company. The
Merchants and. Farmers Bank. Ses-
sions Loan and Trust Company and
Marietta Knitting Company Mar
ietta, Ga. April II, 1913"
The bad weather partly inter
fered with the program but quite
number of the visitors went for au-
tomobile rides to interesting parts
of the city and vicinity during the
The program was as follows: Ad-
dress: should National Banks Be
Permitted to Accept Real Estate Sc
curity for Loans - II. II. North,
President Manufacturers National
Bank, Newman.
Address The Proposed Blue
Sky Law" William Hurd Hillyer,
vice president Atlanta Trust Com
pany. Atlanta.
Address, The New Bank Bill.
F, T. Hardwick, c, L, Hardwick and
Co.. bankers, Dalton.
Address: Boys Corn Club and
Girls Canning Club Work" j. Phil
United States Department
of Agriculture.
The first two speakers were una
absent, and A. p. Coles, of
Atlanta, addressed the group on
Loans and Discounts" in their
stead.
Chairman Gilbert appointed a
Committee on Nominations, com
posed of Hiram Warner Martin, r.
l.. McLain and A. c. Blalock, and on
Resolutions, composed of j. ID. Lett
ner, T. J. Simpson and f. c. Gurley.
The Resolutions Committee re-
ported in favor of endorsing the
work of the State College of Agricul-
ture, and supporting it, the same as
in other groups: also returning
thanks to the Marietta banks.
The Committe placed Carl II.
Lewis, of Atlanta, in nomination for
chairman; r. J. Simpson, of Rome.
for vice chairman, and f. l.. Hender-
son, of Cedartown, for secretary.
They were unanimously elected.
Mr.. Simpson succeeds S. 0. Fielder,
of Villa Rica, and Mr.. Henderson
succeeds b, F. Hale, of Rome. JOS.
5. Calhoun, of Gainesville, was e.
lected orator.
JAS. F. Alexander invited the
group to Atlanta for 1914.