Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-06-16
STATE.BANKERS
HOLD|kC. FORTH
IN BISMARCK
Large Attendance Assured and
an Exceedingly Interesting
Program.
GOVERNOR HANNA TO
WELCOME THE BANKERS
Hon. John M. Rich, Federal Re-
serve Agent, Will Be a
Speaker Today.

With several hundred delegates
and convention visitors already reg.
isterc1, the thirteenth annual conven
ton OF the North Dakota Bankers
Association opens in Bismarck this
=, morning for a two days session. Sec.
retary W. c. Macfadden of Fargo ar
rived in the city yesterday and in CO.
operation with the LEGAL bankers i'm.
mediately proceeded to get every.
thing in readiness for what promises
to be the biggest and best convention
in the history of the association.
Among the early arrivals were a
number of the leading financiers in
the middle west, including Mr.. Dan
Norman of the Continental CONNER.
cial Bank and J. NJ. Hearst of the Ma
tional Bank of the Republic, both Chi
cago institutions. One of the first
and best known bankers of this state
to make his. appearance was Mr.. j.
T.. Phelan, president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Bowman.
Several of the speakers, including
Hon. John N. Rich, reserve agent of
the Ninth District Federal Reserve
Bank Of Minneapolis, and William j.
Burns, chief Of the Burns Information.
al Detective agency, arrived in the
city last night. All incoming trains
today will bring their full quota of
convention visitors, and by noon time
every part of the state will be we'll
represented. Because Of the splendid
arrangements and hotel accomoda-
tions provided for, the guests are en-
joying the best Of attention and hos.
pitality.
Today's Program.
The convention will be called to
order by President y. ]. Nierling OF
Jamestown at Grand theater head
quarters promptly at 10 o'clock this
morning.
Invocation by Rev. Charles W. Har.
ris, pastor of the Presbyterian
church, will follow, and all will then
unite in singing America" The ad.
dress Of welcome by Governor L. B.
Hanna will be next III order with a
response by w. D. McClintock of Rug
by, vice-president of the association.
Immediately thereafter will be the
annual address, and annual reports
by the treasurer, secretary, executive
council, and standing committees.
The discussion of legislation, taxa
ton, burglary insurance and bonds.
thrift, immigration and other SUBJ
jects of interests to the bankers will
be Of liberal interest. The appoint
meat of committees by President
Nhrling precedes adjournment. fol.
low ing which members of the Ameri'
can Bankers Association present at
the convention will meet to nominate
a vice.president Of the A. B. A. from
North Dakota, and elect a delegate as
member of the nominating commit
tee of the next A. B. A. convention.
In the Afternoon.
Tho afternoon session at the Grand
theater will open with discussion Of
reports Of the standing committees.
The first speaker Of the program,
Hon. John M. Rich of Minneapolis,
will then address the gathering on
the subject Of ""The Federal Reserve
Bank" OF which he Is an authority.
]. ]. Arnold, ,yice-president and
manager of the foreign exchange de-
partment Of the First National Bank
OF Chicago. will then be heard on SIN
ternational Relationship and Trade
Development" while the closing ad'
dress of the afternoon will be made
by Prof. H. r. Smith, livestock expert
with the First National Bank of St.
Paul, on the subject of Livestock
aad Livestock Feeding" ;.
E Entertainment Features.
The days entertainment features
will begin in the afternoon when tea
will be served the visiting ladies at
the Country club between the hours
of 4 and 6 o'clock. The five hole
course will afford excellent pastime
for many of the fair sex who are en-,
thusiastic golfers.
At 7:15 o'clock in the evening there
will be a special moving picture show
for the bankers at the Grand theater.
"The Sea Wolf" a powerful photo
play from the book by Jack London,
has been secured for the occasion by
special arrangement with Manager
Wingreene OF the Bismarck theater.
Beginning at 9 o'clock, the annual
ball will be held in Patterson's hall.
Extensive arrangements have been
made for this dance, which is always
one Of the principal features of the
North Dakota's Bankers Association.
Macfadden On the Job.
Secretary Macfadden, who has held
that office since the organization was
founded, and who is also editor of
the North Dakota Banker, official or
gan Of the association, is a "live
wire and immediately made the fol-
lowing assertion on his arrival in
Bismarck: "This is going to be the
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