The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-10
Association Will Convene at Tutwiler This Afternoon
 At ? O'Clock
MANY DELEGATES
 ALREADY IN CITY
McLane Hilton. Secretary, Will Open Offices Today-Tracy Hollings- worth Arriyes--Delegates In-
 yited to Press Club

J. S. heHh or Ann1ston. Vice prcSt- dent of the City National bank. and one of the best known members of the Alabama Bankers association, will probably he elected president of the ssociation at the meeting which con- Venes in Birmingham this morning. ln- formation to this effect was general at the Tutwiler yesterday where many of the delegates had already arrived The policy of the association is to elect he vice president to the position of president, Aside from this influence Mir. Keith has been a member of the association for a number of wears and Is extremely popular with the vsri-
 ous members of the organization. It is believed that his election as presi-
 dent of the association will be with cut opposition.
 The convention will convene this att
 crnoon at o'clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler The first sessions will
 be occupied principally with the ro-
 ports of committees and the transac- ton of routine business. Tonight there will be theatre party at the Lyric
 in honor of the visitors. The sess,oi. tomorrow morfng will be devoted
 largely to agricultural problems.
 Hilton Opens Office Today McLane Triton. president of the First National bank of Pell City agent for
 the Jefferson County Savings bank and secretary of the bankers assoclation, will open his offices on the second flcor of the Tutwiler this morning. Membe IFS upor arrival are requested to register at the desk and receive official badges Mr. Triton said yesterday that the opin- ion was that at least 500 members and delegates would be here for the meet ing He added that delegates were coming from practically every city in l the state and that a number of the most prominent financiers in this stat.
 would be among those attending dur l ing the week. MT Triton, 1t is stated
 will be reelected secretary and treas urer of the bank CTS association.
 Schumacher With Bankers l c. Schumacher of Anniston arrived In 1 Birmingham yesterday with party of 1 she bankers vanguard. He is hen 2 1 70 confer with some friends but VIII | return to his home this morning in
 ( rder to meet an inspector for the gov I crnnent who will be in Anniston to- l day. Mir. Shumacher, who is remenl- | bered here as the man who supplied | Birmingham with her white way posts aas sold the government four cars oi | snubbing posts for use on the Panaus canal The first car will be shipped 1 today MT Shumacher said yesterday
 that the government inspector would pass upon the posts today and thal 1 the shipments would follow along l without delay.
 Tracey Hollingsworth Here l Tracey Hollingsworth of Gadsden l che of the best known bankers in this state, arrived in Birmingham last night | to attend the meeting of the staie 1 bankers association. MT. Hollingsworth | has one of the strongest banks in 1 northeast Alabama at Gadsden and is widely known in banking circles. He l will be here until the banquet Wednes- l day night.
 Edmondson Arrives Today Henry Edmondson of Anniston, q l delegate from two Anniston banks io | the bankers convention, will arrive in l Birmingham this morning to attend the annual meeting. MT. Edmondson Is one l of the best known citizens of Anfiis- 1 ton and is widely known In Birming- 1 ham. He has suite at the Tutwiler. l Mr. Edmondson is one of the best | known business men of Anniston ant | A director in two banking institutions l there.
 l The Birmingham Newspaper club,
 which numbers among its members ;tll | of the prominent bankers of this ctty and many from various points Of t;.e l state, has extended cordial invita- l tion to the members of the associa- | tjon to make the club their headquas . | ters while in Birmingham. The mem | hers will not be issued formal cards :, nut 1t was announced yesterday that arrangements had been made whereby | the official badge of the association l would admit any member to the club : | rooms. The cafe will be open at all times to the members and the clup
 will be pleased, it is announced |"
 ronder any accommodation in its pow CT | to inc delegates. Information may be rrocured there about trains theatre re resorvations and the club officials an
 nounce that other forms of service will he arranged for the convenience of the | bo nh