The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-19
Flow Two Banks Taught a
City Good Manners
Ky ADA PATTERSON.

Two banks consolidated in New York
recently. and on their moving day
taught the big, ,brusquc., hurrying city
u lesson in politcncSs.
The banks knew human nature. and
IruVidcd against II. They had sent cut
notices of tbe consolidation. and had
,n good black ink. iutcrliucI with red
fo7 emphasis notified their dcpositors
b1 the new home OF the united banks
Il WAS done with MI the dccorum and
palnsmkips correctness OF the at-honie
CARDS" at Welded humans. But the
banks knew This WAS not enough. They
Knew WhaI would happens and II did
Iho notices. Absent minded persons
forgot it, OF only vaguely remembered
81 crochctty persons knew well
enough the new location. but wanted 10
say what they thought about IL, to en-
lcr ther usual protest against things
a. they ARE. sentimental persons want
cl u have :: last look at the disman-
tied scene of their Chcck-writinE. y
large number were clear as 10 the To-
weHdod banks but didn't know quite
syhen the honeymoon began As the
banks expected. they All called, they
paid visits OF curiosity of looking
backward scutilncptallN. some called to
complain Others to ask questions; some
70 &Cold.
The married banks. of one. mind in
the matter, agreed that they must be
prepared for these visits, and they were.
.rhry chose the most polite man in their
service as a reception committee. They
stationed him. gray Of hair kindly of
-. immacuiate in his smoke-colored
'ufsiuess salt. and his Nlus tie That
patched his eyes, aud abuN" All with
his smile az the door. Tie grim. angry.
determined woman.s'with face rs
Sharp rs her words. arrived in man
,nisi suit and felt haI with an aS-
1yressive Quiu The indefinite woman.
Stll curves melting into each other. ana
& lazy manner OF speech. who didnt
( iruCted; the clustering man With tn"
jaw; the tussy man With
.hc pepper, temper the deaf man, who
tuadc an ear trumpet of his hand and
uttered that eNasperatue monosylla bic,
How. all Game, all talked. They
INTO Sh - ,Eloom Of ths empty PIX
r,uan stood at the door and listened.
cLons ago. when the then president OF
y ice bank had thoScli him ior an Office
,ou. no. smiles" lie heard what each had
20 say Ht never interrupted The
tstrcalu OF talk. although some of the
Sonc. lie bowed TO each in greeting.
I urned ON them his smile, and said:
: The banks moved yesterday 10 the
sSky Piercor building You Will find
Chem wen settled. All the old officers
Sand attendants are there they VIII
Sle glad to see YOU. Mr.. GranTer-mcn-
Nioaine the most popular man in the
flrsanization-wiil he at the door TO
ine.t YOU.
alish hat hesitntcd. nodded. and with
Semismile started. across the park TO
dIle- rev bank. Tho round featured. m
detN.ite woman followed. The prog.
7'}:tlic,ts; jiwed man departed with but
slight grumhliuGs. and the deaf man
.ifoppcd his hand trumpet and joined
hhe procession. Ar the door of the new
habitat Of their deposited millions The
anosi popular man of the assimlaied
banks met and uossiped with them.
sAnd every dcpositor entered and re-
iylewed his account Human nature is
1ikc quicksilver Had tile inquirinS
airiny met at the old bank closed door.
against a nurky BACKGROUND of cmpty
Aooms: had they encountered in the
new one silence and the rigid features
OF indifferent strangers, the old de
positorS would not have merged as
Steadily as thcroticial- did With the new
bank Sulky persons. wary folk. OIL
Nous men and women. would have
Swarmcd upon and robbed the money
Dive of most Of its honey.
o Again II had been proven that po-
5itcncss pays, that consideration oils
thc crcakiuG wheels of life.