The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-11
Official Staff and Members Of
Executive Council Ready for
Coming Of Hundreds Of Del
egatcs
A. B. A. Meeting to
Run Through Week
Scores of-Entertainments For
the Nations Financiers Will
Make Their Work Lighter.
Many knotty Problems to
Be Solved

More thAn q hundred delegates.
among them general officers and mem
bora OF the executive council. arrived
IN Richmond yesterday for the ses-
stons OF the fortieth annua. conven-
ton OF tho American Bankers Aseo-
citation. which will begin tomorrow
and continue to Friday. Several hun
dred more will arrive today. coming in
on every train reaching the city. Four
special trains from the North and
Middle West are scheduled to reach
Richmond ahis afternoon. By tomor-
row morning there will be two thou
sand bankers In Richmond, and when
the sessions Of the association conven-
ton pro per begin On Wednesday tbern
will be seine thfce thousand 5anxars
) from all parts of the United States IN
Richmond.
A busy week Is ahead for visiting
bankers, and for the Richmond hank
eYs and business and civic Interests
which unite In entertaining the CON
vent.on.
The bankers will. In their business
ssssions. both OF the several sections
ana in tire association meetings, nave
sayernt weiThty problems before them
and after addresses are made by ex-
r@r.s discussions will be rad IN the
effort to reach their solution.
Sessions will he had by the COM
ntttees tomorrow. section meetings
win take UP abe greater part OF Tues
Day and part OF Wsanesaay az r., VI !, i.
aeif will be on "wednesday ana Thurs
day. On Friday. all will turn away
from business. except, possibly tne
txeru.lve council. and a pleasure trip
WIN he taken on the historic James
HeeAsuart~r~ onicsals Here.
The fsrs: arrivals came from the ex-
ecutive ofrcss OF the association IN
New York and from the States OF
Nv York. New Jersey ana Pennsy,vahla
ana the New England group These
arrival yesterday morning. Some six
~ had been registered by noon Among
thxm are General Secretary Fred E.
rarnewcrth, Assistant Secretary VIII
Nafn g. Pitxwilson, General Connsei
THOMAS B. Patton and L. w. Gam
mon. manager OF the protective depart
ment. all OF New York city.
Executive council members who ar
vIyed during the day are: Joseph
wayne, Jr.. president OF the Girard
e;aticnal bank, Philadelphia: william
Mankie. cashier First National hank.
New Bedford, Mass.: McI-Ane Tflton.
II. president First National hank.
pe,i CITY. Ala: Martin H. Grifiing.
cashier City National bank. panoury.
Conn; walter NJ. Van Densen. cnznieT
National Newark bank. Newark. N
s.: John n. Mason. vicc-president Com
r.rcial Trust company, Philadelphia.
First vice-Preaident OF Trust Company
section Ralph w. Cutler. president
Hartford Trust company. Hartford
Conn: Secretary OF Trust Company
lection Philip s. Babcock. OF New
York: Secretary Of Savings Bank Sec
zion 4. q. Mcwiliiam. of New York
secretary of Clearing House Section
/ %. Howard wolfe. OF New YORK Ecu
eational Director Of American insh-
tute OF Banking George E. Allen. of
New York.
On special Trains Today.
large delegation coming from Chi-
caxo and points nearby In Indiana
wisconsin and Tllinois. viii arrive al
Byrd street station by special train
at noon today. Other special trains
Will arrive IT S:30 and II o'clock At
| the e. d o. depot. and ut o'clock
over the Norfolk and Western at Byrd
street
Tho lobby Of the Jefferson has
been converted into two great bus.-
Ines houses. One. on the left OF the
main street entrance is the reEistra-
eion bureau. in charge OF Colonel
Farnsworth and Assistant Secretary
|Fitswilson. The other. to the right,
10 me information buerau. In charge
oz q local commlttee, neadeu Ny
George w Rogers.
Al the information bureau there
nav be found not only the answer 10
pyery question the visitor may wish
but the paper form his own home
Town.
Publishers of daily newspapers in
IT'S cities have put the American
Bankers association convention ut
Richmond on their mailing list for
wo TO a dozen copies OF theirpape.s
aAily. The delegate. wanting to see
ne paper from his home may receive
L without cost by applying At the In
Formation booth
Two New Features.
This ID something new 10 conyen-
ions OF the American Bankers as
ocIation. Another new feature Is the
Establishment OF a branch OF the post-
Alce In the hotel This postofncc
branch ID located also in the informa-
Hon department. 1t II to be undar.
tie supervision Of Superintendent Of
calls Harry M. Lauder. Of the Rich
nond postofice. Its CHER cIerk win
Be Elmore Redwood and the assistant
Jerk. George Daley. both OF tho
Richmond postoflce stan. Collections
nd deliveries will be every hour.
Many Of the nrst Moor rooms have
zen secured ~ ofY1ces and head
uArters for the several sections OF
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