The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-02
AMERICAN BANKERS !
HERE IN OCTOBER
LARGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT
CONVENTION OF THE
YEAR.
l. O c A l. COMMITTEE
BEING MADE FOR
ELABORATE ENTERTAIN
MENTs BY CITY AND
ORGANIZATIONS.
l. OC AL COMMITTEE

The date of one of the largest and
most important conventions to be held
here this year, that of the American
Bankers association, has been fixed by
the local committee for he week If
October 18th, following the State fair
There will probably be more than 81
600 delegates in attendance. besides
wives and daughters.
The local committee has begun
making arrangements for the conven-
ton An elaborate program will be
perfected. Besides the local bank
ers. there will be committees from the
city council, the chamber of COM
merce, the Business Mems club and
other organizations. Ladies' commit
tees will be named to look out for the
pleasure and comfort of the visiting
ladies.
Before Richmond was settled upon
by the last convention, the question of
hotel accommodations was raised
Those who agitated this were serious
in that the attendance being so large,
there must of necessity be ample hotel
room. 1t was shown by the Richmond
delegates that this city could take care
of any convention that any other city
could handle, and with this assurance,
the selection was made. The local del
egates pointed out that Richmond had
made wonderful strides along the hotel
line within the past few yeaFs-they
named the Jefferson, the Richmond,
Murphys. Rueger's. Sturnpfs, the Lex
ington Gilbert's, several smaller hotels
and a large number of apartment
/ houses.
The executive committee of the To-
cal arrangements committee is COM
posed of John b. Purcell. chairman
IL ". Rountree. James y. Boyd. w.
H. Adams, W. 7. Reed. r. l.. Peters
T.. G. Laird and ". r. Dabney, seere-
tary.
In this connection this article from
the American Banker is worth read
ing:
Ample Accommodations.
We understand il has been rumored
in certain quarters that the hotel ac-
commodations of Richmond. Va.
would prove inadequate this fail TO
! take care OF such a convention or the
American Bankers association as it
was intended to hold in that city.
We think the information that has
come to us on this point is sufficient
~ authoritative to warrant our pub
( fishing contradiction of the rumors
that have. been given voice to.
1t is unfortunate, whether Intention
al or unintentional. that any impress
sion should have arisen to campen
the original spirit of enthusiasm over
| the selection of the capital of the
"Old Dominion" expressed in the eff
forts of those who worked so hard
| for its selection. and in the sincere
congratulations that came from all
| sides upon the success of these efforts.
| and 1t would be grossly negligent on
/ the part of those informed not to
correct an impression, which. If al
/ lowed to spread, would doubtless
{ initiate against a full and successful
! convention.
We think the selection of Rich
mond was a happy one. for one rea-
| son because Ii has been more than d
| decade since that city had the honor
and pleasure of entertaining the
! National Convention or Bankers.
another because II will prove educa-
| tional to the other sections of this
great country for the financial repre-
sentatiyes to have in a body ocular
| demonstration of the tremendous
progress which the South has made
| an the last ten years as typified by
! one of its representative larger cities;
| and again, because from social
standpoint. there is hardly another
! section that offers the entertainment
that Richmond and vicinity do in re-
spect of historical associations
Richmond's hotel accommodations
| have been so greatly improved in the
I last few years that we may safely
venture the statement that the con-
vention in its entirety and the mem
bers individually will upon the ad-
| journmeut OF the convention depart
with reluctance and carry with them
| to their respective homes happy
memories Of a successful convention
and week of the best fellowship.
/ We are sure that the committees
| conducting the arrangements for the
convention and entertainment during
| the convention will acquit themselves
/ in a manner to satisfy the most ex-
acting taste and opinion, and they
have our hearty good wishes through
| out their work.