The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-15
BANK FOLK COME
FROM MANY CITIES
President Moser, of American
Institute of Banking, Arrives
for Convention.
BRYAN HERE ON THURSDAY
Secretary of State to Deliver
Address on Subject, Not
Yet Announced.

Richmond. the foremost banking CITY
between Baltimore and New Orleans,
becomes this week appropriately the
Mecca OF the nations young bankers.
who Will rally TO this city the last half
G. the week to attend the twelfth an
nual convention OF the American In
stitute of Banking. The congress
opens at the Jefferson Hitel 1T 9:30
o'clock Wednesday morning, to remain
in session until Saturday. President
Eyron w. Moser arrived in the city
last night.
n local committee. composed OF Geo.
III. keesee, Il. Latiner Gordon. c. l..
Williams. Fl. c. Proctor and D. f..
Mountcnstle. assisted by members from
the Richmond chapter OF the institute.
Las completed arrangements for the
entertainment OF 500 or more delegates
that are expected to attend. The COM
pleted program provides for business
sessions twice daily except one after
noon. which will be given up to diver
sion, and for entertainments every
evening of the meeting.
Appoint Womcn's Committee.
The convention, it is expected. will
bring to the city between 100 and $50
women. wives and relatives of the dele
gates. The daily program makes am
pie provision for their entertainment.
and special committee with Mrs
been named to look after their wants
Mrs. Clarke has appointed as assist
ants on tho Womcns committee
Mesdames John NJ. Miller. Fred Pleas
ants. H. w. Jackson. Stafford Parker
{. V. Black burn. John Il. Swartwout
y. Is. HILL William Hodges Manu. Geo
Ainslie, ID. c. Richardson, w. L. Shell
ton q. Jeter Jones and II. Stewart
Jones. and Misses Mabel Walker Nina
Randolph. Virginia Whiteley. Virginia
Watkins. Nancy Patton. NJ. Martin. c.
Neal and NJ. Shelton.
The committee will meet at noon to-
day at the Jefferson Hotel to receive
Identification badges and to go over
plans for the reception OF visitors a
similar reception committee will be
appointed from the members OF the in
stitute. The mons committee will be
headed by George III. kcesee president
OF tho Richmond Chapter. American In
stitute of Banking, and member of the
national program committee.
Bryan Big Attraction.
Among the speakers who will ad-
dress the convention is William Jen-
rings Bryan. who. from the laymans
point of view. at least, will be the most
Interesting figure OF the meeting. The
Secretary of State will speak Mt
o'clock Thursday afternoon in the JEFF
ferson Hotel auditorium on Il subject
which has not yet been announced
The secrctary's stay in Richmond
will be short. He is booked for an
address Thursday night Mt the Univer-
sity OF Virginia. and will leave Rich
mond for Charlottesville early in the
afternoon. Mr.. Bryan lectured hero
last winter and drew i good crowd at
the City Auditorium.
G.. Jeter Jones, n member OF the ma
tlonal publicity committee, said yester-
day that he expected tho attendance
upon the Richmond convention to go
500 and over. Tor moro thar q month
tho Jefferson Hotel has been turning
down applications for reservation. The
Richmond Hotel, 1t ia stated, has signed
up about 200 delegates.
Chairman George IL. Kecsee, OF tho
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