The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1914-07-27
MEETING OF BUSINESS MEN
Convention of L. >.
League of Building and Loan
Associations

Associations
Washington, July PA business
conference, approximating in impor-
lance those recently held between
business men and President Wilson
at the White House, opened in Wash
ington today when the gavel fell at
the first session of the three day con-
vention of the United States League
of Local Building and Loan Associ-
ations. This is the twenty-second
annual meeting of the league
The vital business problems OF the
day, including the currency situa-
ton. the trust legislation status and
allied interests. are to be discussed
by the members of the league, who
form a representative gathering of
active real estate and financial and
business men throughout the country
Rural credits and farm loans are
among the salient topics of discuss
ion.
Following an address of welcome
by President Newman, of the Board
of Commissioners of the District of
Columbia at $3.50 O'Clock this morn
ing, w. j. Bayersdorfer, of Shreve-
port, La, president of the league, de-
livered his annual address. He was
followed by Secretary H. F. Cellar
| Jus of Cincinnati, o., and Treasurer
Joseph K. Gamble, of Philadelphia,
who made their reports to the league.
The report of the credentials commit
tee followed and committees on fl
nance and resolutions then were ap-
pointed
The Land Bank, of the state of
New York, will be the subject of an
address by Edwin F. Howell, of New
York City, at tomorrow morning.
session and X. " Haymaker, of Di-
fiance, o., as chairman of the league
committee on farm loans will open
an important discussion of rural cred
its and farm loans to be participated
in by many of the members of the or
ganization. Legislation covering this
phase of finance will be actively dis
Icussed.
Charles F. Benjamin, of Washing
ton, will deliver an address on joint
and Survivor Accounts, matter OF
technical interest to the members
and James NJ. Mckay, of youngstown
Ohio, will speak on the American
Building and Loan Association, its
birth, history and evolution.
At tomorrow afternoons session
; Oreb NJ. Tucker, chief of the coop
erative bank division of the govern
ment of Massachusetts, will speak OF
the commemorative method of audit
ling and general discussion of off1cia
I supervision of building and loan asso
Citations will follow. Building ant
Loan Clearing House. will be tn
subject treated by Leon Martin, o
: Berkeley, Cal. later and Mark d
Rider, of Chicago, will talk on tn
Education of the Public to tn
Building and Loan Plan of Thrift
Arcibal W. McEwan,N of New Yorl
City, will talk on Building and Loal
Associations in the United States.
A general floor discussion will fol
low each of these addresses.
Tomorrow evening the member
will hold a reception in the bal
room of the Raleigh hotel.
Henry S. Rosenthal of Cincinnati.
: o., will open Wednesdays sessio
y with an address on the Attitude O
the American Government and tn
! States Towards the Building an
: Loan Associations" and G. Guile
Sullivan, of Anderson, S. c., will fol
low with an address on "Sentimen
; in the Conduct of Building and Loa
q Associations
The reading of important commit
tee reports will be followed by tn
selection of a time and place for tn
next convention and the election O
officers.
Late Wednesday afternoon tn
members and their families expec
to be received by the President an
Mrs. Wilson at the White House. .
Immediately after the adjourn
] ment of the convention the member
plan to start on European tour t
: study building and loan association
in England, France, Germany an