The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-17
BANKERS ARRIVE
BY SPECIAL TRAIN
FOR CONVENTION
CONTINUED From First Page.)


have risen from mere cIerkships to po-
sitions OF trust and responsibility in
large banking institutions
Social Features.
The social features of the conven-
ton. while not allowed to interfere
with the daily business program. will
be made prominent, not only because
to return to other chapters courtesies
shown IL in other conventions, but also
because ii is the belief of the leaders
that much OF the benefit from such
meetings is in the personal contact
and exchange Of experiences between
man and man that come in social gath
erings rather than In formal meetings.
cisco. from Boston and New England
points, from Dallas and the far South
west; from Chicago and from the bus
Ting cities of the Middle West.
Visit Country Club.
trolley ride over the city and to
the Country Club of Virginia will take
place this afternoon at 3 o'clock. I'm
mediately after the addresses OF vel
come. women accompanying members
OF the association will be rendered an
informal reception by local commit
tee in the Franklin Street parlors OF
members will leave the Main Street
entrance of the hotel this afternoon at
o'clock. Stops Will be made at the
Larus & Bros. tobacco factory, and at
st. Johns Church, and the trip Will
end at the Country Club, where n buff
fet supper will be served. and dancing
will follow. Clinton l.. Williams is in
charge of this feature OF the entertain
ment program.
Tomorrow night. following busy
day in the convention, there will be Il
Richmond jollification in the jefferson
ballroom in charge of r. Latimer Cor
don, Alvin NJ Smith and w. 7. Dabney.
Polk Miller will have his banjo, and
there will be refreshments and dane
ing.
The chief entertainment feature pro-
vided for the convention is an all-day
trip on James River Saturday, follow
ing formal adjournment. The boat
Will leave Richmond at S y. NJ. and
stop at jamestown Island. continuing
TO Newport News Many delegates cX-
pect to return from that point by boat
to Washington. Baltimore, New York
or Boston. Others will come back to
Richmond that afternoon by train.
last night that the privileges of the
Business Mems Club were extended to
all members of the American Institute
of Banking during the convention.
TO-Dny's Program.
The business program for to-day's
session follows:
First Session 0;3O A. NJ.
Convention called to order by Presi-
dent Moser
Invocation. Rev. II. ID. c. Maclachlan.
pastor of Seventh Street Christian
Church.
Greetings, William Hodges Mann.
Governor of Virginia.: George Ainslie,
Mayor Of Richmond; T. NJ. Darlington,
president Chamber of Commerce.
Greetings acknowledged. Fred. A.
Crandall. chairman of tho executive
committee.
Greeting on behalf of American
Bankers Association, Colonel Fred. T..
Farnsworth, general secretary of the
american Bankers Association.
Annual address. Byron w. Moser,
president.
Report Of executive council. Fred A.
Crandall. chairman of tho executive
council.
Report Of the secretary. Harry S.
Smale, secretary.
Report of the treasurer, I. L. Bour-
Ceois, treasurer.
Report of standing committees.
Appointment of special committees
Adjournment.