Evening journal., 1913-09-30
FORM STATE
ASSOCIATION
OF BANKERS
John H. Dandy Chosen PreSi-
dent at Reorganization
Meeting Of FinanCierS
ADOPT RESOLUTION
AGAINST CURRENCY BILL


met in the DUPONT Hotel today at noon |
and organized the Delaware State Bank |
ers' Association About 100 bankers
were present.
The association was formed in 1898, |
but for the last sixteen years has been I
inactive and this mornings meeting
was in fact an organization OF new
association.
One of the first things after the or
ganization was completed was for the
association to put itself squarely on rec
ord as being against the Glass-Owens
Currency bill as it is now in the House
of Representatives. A set OF resolutions
condemning the currency measure as il
now stands was adopted and ordered
sent TO the United states Senators and
Representatives from this State. The
resolutions are as follows;
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
the meeting that it is of vital import
ance to the banks Of this State as well
as to the banks of the country gem
lerally, that the Glass-Owens Cur
lrency Bill now before our National
Congress, should be modified to con-
form to the suggestions embodied in
the report and recommendations ot
the State Bankers and Clearing House
Association, which met in Chicago.
August 22. and that the secretary he
INSTRUCTED to send a copy of this
resolution to our Senators in Wash
ington."
John II. Dandy. president Of the
Union National Bank. Of Wilmington,
was elected president of the new as
sociation. The other officers chosen
John B. Smith, of Milford. vice
president: Caleb NJ. Steward. Of
Wilmington, secretary and treas
urer; executive committee, Gov
ernor Charles r. Miller. DR.. W. P.
Orr, Of Lewes. and Colonel A. B.
Conner. of FELTON,.
Wilmer Palmer, Of Wilmington,
was elected Delaware representative
to the Executive Council Of the
American Bankers Association.
Governor Miller was elected vice
president Of the General Assembly
of the American Bankers Associd-
tion Charles H. Maull of Lewes.
was elected ~sce-president Of the
trust company section OF the Ma
tional Association and also a dele
gate to general nominating meeting
of the association.
The resolution against the Glass
lOwens Currency bill we're presented
by Daniel W. Corbit of Odessa
Del.
The objects of the association will
be to promote the general welfare
and usefulness of banks and bank
ing institutions and TO secure uni
L j Nr.aan g. II.
The members of the association hal
an elaborate luncheon in Parlors
and p of the Hotel DUPONT al 13
O'Clock and this afternoon they will gC
on a sight seeing tour of the city IN
automobiles and will be taken 70 thu
country estate of Pierre S. DUPONT
where they will be entertained Thos,
attending the meeting and the bank.
they represented were:
Daniel w. Corbit. New Castle COUNTY
National Bank of Odessa, Del; A. B
Conner. First National Bank. Dover
Del; William G. Taylor, Delawar,
{. Trust Company; John S. Rossell Sc
curity Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany; Wilmer Palmer, Wilmington
Savings Fund Society; John B. Bird
Security Trust Co.. James p Win
chester. Whining gton Trust Co.; J. G
W. Perdue. cashier, Bank of Delmar
J. B. Smith. First National Bank oi
Milford; J. Otho Nowland. Equitable
, Guarantee and Trust Co.. Henry
Cleaver. Delaware City; ]. Frank
Biggs. Middletown; Daniel c. Rose
Newark Trust Co.; Henry G.. NJ. Kol.
, lock- Newark Trust Co.; Preston Lea
John ]. Satterthwaite. H. H. Ward
Wilmington: Chas p Dickey. John R
Lyman, j. Perkins Groome. Newport
Everett Hickman. First National
Bank. Frankford; Thos. r. Ingram
William o. Orr. Sussex Trust Co.
Lewes: ]. wilkins Cooch. Farmer.
Trust Co.; Chas. H. Maull SUISSE,
! Trust Co.; II. w. Viven, Baltimore
Trust Co.; W. G. Ferris. New Castl,
. Trust Co.; John T. Eliason. New Gas
tie Trust Co.. E. f. Woottep. Peoples
National Bank. LAUREL Lewis w
!. Finn, Frederick Pyle. National Banl
= of Delaware: Jas. d. Davis. IT., Peo
pies National Bank. Middletown; w
v s. Lord, Greenwood Trust Co.: Eu
gene NJ. Sayers. Wilmington: Josepl
I. Biggs. Jesse l.. Shepherd, Citizens Ma
T. tional Bank. Middletown; John Rich
! ardson, Jr.. National Bank Of Della
- ware at Wilmington: w. 7. Lyman
b; Wilmington Trust Co.: S. K. Smith
Y, Equitable Guarantee & Trust Co.
Ezekiel Cooper. Farmers Bank; Henr
10 T. Greene, Sussex Trust Compan,
p Laurel; II. c. Tschudy National Ban
of SMYRNA: Vincent c. Walker, Charlie
Z. Dubell. Farmers Bank; A. \
Powell. Milford Trust Company; r. I
g Fooks. Farmers Bank. Georgetown
~ Richard Reese, Equitable Guarantee an
:, Trust Company; Alfred d. Warner. JI
y National Bank of Delaware; H. p. Run
: ford Central National Rank: Z. V. b
n ker, Selbyville National Bank: C. We
: lev Weldin, Wilmington Trust Con
= pany: George W. Chambers, Willard !
" Speakman. Central National Bank;
n NJ. Steward Thomas f. Bayard, Wi
d lmington Trust Company J. T.. Smit
Delaware Trust Company; Nillai
Springer, BENJAMIN f. Shaw, Securit
Trust and Safe Deposit Company; wi
G liam c. Murgatroyd. National Bank
m Delaware: Robert d. Kemp. Artisan
N Savings Bank: Charles r. Miller Fa
I'M mers' Bank John II. DANNY, Union \
he tional Bank; Philip :. Cannon, Fir
N National Bank. Seaford
RUSHING INDEPENDENCE DAY.
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