The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-19
REPORT ADOPTED
IkA DYER N III,I.AIlN AIARIEA

Several motions offered from the
floor modifying the committee report
in important respects were put and
defeated. with all substitute motions
defeated, Chairman Rhctt put the com
mittcc report before the house. and II
was adopted by an overwhelming ma
juritY.
Upon motion tho convention took q
| recess OF an hour 10 permit the state
/ delegations 10 hold separate meetings
for the purpose of nominating candi j.
dates for the board of directors in
accordance with tho provisions OF the
report OF the program committee. BY
E o'clock the States had completed
their nominations and turned them
over TO the steering committee.
As was expected. each State sub
mittcd the names Of only two candi-
dates-onc for Glass y and one for
Class IS Tho following were nomi-
mated and submitted To tho program
or steering committee:
MarYland--ClasS y. Waldo New
conner, Baltimore; Class Il, Norman L.
Gibbs, Baltimore.
North Carolina-Class y, Colonel J..
T.. Bruton. Wilson; Glass r., II. NJ MIL
Ter. Jr.. Charlotte.
south caroiina-Class y. j. Pope
Matthews. Columbia; Glass i. n. IL.
Cocker, iiartsNillc
Nirginia-C!ass y. Nathaniel Bea-
man, Norfolk; Glass Il. George j. Seay.
! Richmond.
West virginia-class y. Edwin
Mann, Rlucheld: Class Is. @. S AIcIiin-
ncy, Paramount.
District Of Columb!a-Class a, Kuno
II. Rudolph, Washington; Glass b.
James T.. oyster, Washington.
STATE Is ADOPTED
WITHOUT DISSENTING VOTE
: The nominations were submitted 10
Z the program committee, which. after
+ "a consideration of more than an hour,
returned It's slate OF SIX candidates
I The rsport OF the committee was sub :
mittcd to the convention. and was
adopted without u dissenting vote
Upon the motion OF Oliver J. sands
/ president OF the American National
Bank. Richmond the local reserve
bank committee was directed 10y the
{ convention 10 certify TO all the banks
! OF the Fifth Reserve District. the six
nominees determined upon, together
/ with a report of Yesterdays proceed =
ines.
The convention passed resolutions
[ extending thanks 20 the Richmond
I bankers for their Initiative in ca,,inl,
the conference ANA for the entertain
mcut extended the visitors. The body
adjourned al 6.4b o'clock. At . O'Clock
last might the delegates sat down 10 a
dinner given IN their honor by the
richmond banking colony /, marked
the end OK the convention
OFFICIAL. STEPS TAKEN
For ORGANIZATION
The first Official steps towards the
! organization OF the Richmond Federal
/ Reserve Bank were taken at 10 o'clock
Yesterday morning 10y officers Of the
. I've banks appointed last week by the
b organization committee to apnlY FOR
It certificate of organization. The or
-puiza:lOu papcrS were drawn up and
sistart cashier OF the First National
Bank. acting IL his capacity as no.
turl- public.
II! g. Mcqueen. president OF the
! Murchison National Bank. Whining
ton, y. g. presided over the iucorpnra
! tors meeting, which was held In the
4 directors room az the First Notionat
Sank. The following signatures were
appended to tho certificate or organi.
/ 2aticn:
Merchants Mechanics Nationa,
/ Bank. Baltimore. william Ingle, vice
/ president. ana John Il. II. Dunn, cash
/ i"r: Murchison National Bank, VIII
mington, y. c., II. c. Mcqueen. rres-
dent. and Charles S. Granger. cashier;
/ Palmetto National Bank. Columbia. s.
/ c.. John j. Seibeis. vice president and
/ j. Pope Matthews. cashier; Citizens
National Bank. Charleston. w. Va, W.
\ MacCork!e. president. and J. y.
Carnes. cashier, and First National
sank. Roanoke. II. <. Trout president.
and }. Tyler Meadows. cashier.
The meeting of the Incorporating
banks was independent or the conven-
| tior at the Jefferson Hotel Similar
meetings were or viii shortly he held
In the other eleven reserve cities. The
certificate OF incorporation was for
warded 10 the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency. with the receipt Of the ceriih-
cate IN the Comptroller's ofllcc. the