The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-04-02
FLORIDA BANKERS
EXPRESS PLEASURE
Over Palatka's Open Heart
ed Hospitality in Reso-
lutiOnS.

Before the Florida Bankers Asso-
citation adjourned its nnual conven-
ton in Palatka last "aturday, the fol-
lowing resolution was passed.
"Be 1t Resolved, That the Florida
Bankers Association appreciate the
generous hospitality of the bankers
citizens generally, and we hereby ex-
press our pleasure in acknowledge
ment of all efforts which have been
so successfully made for our enter
tainment and comfort"
/ hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true and correct copy of a reso-
luton adopted by the Florida Bankers
Association, in Convention assembled,
at Palatka, Florida, on Saturday,
March 9th, 1915.
GEO. R. DeSAUSSURE,
Secretary Treasurer
The bankers of Palatka have also
furnished The News with the follow
ing resolution of appreciation:
The Bankers of Palatka desire to
express their appreciation and to ac-
knowledge their Indebtedness to the
board of trade, Elks club, Beach &
Miller line, and to those loaning cars
and taking part in the musical and
reception, as well as to the citizens
generally, for the kindly interest and
effort which were put forth to enter
tain the Florida Bankers Associa-
tion and which contributed so much
to the success of that convention.
East Florida Savings & Trust Co.
Putnam National Bank,
State Bank of Palatka.
The convention of Florida Bankers
in this city last week was also pleas
ure to the people of Palatka, and The
News has heard universal expression
of this appreciation from business and
professional men as well as scores of
men in the ordinary walks of life.
| 1t was fine convention in its per-
sonnel-they were prosperous, we'll
fed and swagger looking BODY of men.
That ought to go without saying, and
does.
These money kings who spend their
lives behind Gagged vaults loaded to
the nozzel with gold and silver and
their equivalent in Uncle Sans cur
rency, and who toll hard even though
they don't spin, acted as if they were
so many bows on lark. They seemed
to enjoy the fresh air. On the anto-
mobile ride to San Mateo and the
canfphor farm, they took long. deep
intakes of air and occasionally let out
"whopee." Down at San Mateo
when Frank Fearnside invited them
into Bailey's ors ge grove and told
'em to help the yelves to fruit, they
did so. They : 4 the oranges tasted
good. They so enjoyed the r'ver
ride on the steamer Crescent Satur-
dav afternoon. The steamer took
them up into Dunn's Creek beyond the
bridge. Few of those New York
bankers ever saw nature unadorned;
in New York nature has gone into
perpetual mourning and its tears fall
from sky-scrapers into the streets.
The musicale followed by the recep-
ton and ball at the Putnam House
on Friday night was a beautiful af-
fair. In another column will be found
the musical program. Palatka So
ciety turned out in goodlv numbers
to welcome the bankers and our beau
tiful matrons and maids danced with
them.
The banquet at the Putnam House
on Saturday night was most enjoy
able. That of course was confined
mainly to the delegates. President
lincoln Hulley, without doubt Flori-
da's biggest man-biggest mentally
and solid physically was toast-master.
He performed the part to the ediflca-
ton of all; he let joy and mirth reign
unconfned. The responses were tai
ented.
One of the biggest compliments
raid to Palatka by this great gather
ing of brains and money-bags, was
the unanimous selection of our own
and only A. S. Willard to be president
of the association for the ensuing
wear. Dick Adams of the East Flor
ida Savings & Trust Co. and F. j.
Fearnside. president of the State
Bank of Palatka, with Charley Burt.
hopped about among the members and
helped make sentiment for Willard.
But they were not the only ones.
Bankers from all parts of Florida
were for Willard. The News is glad
this honor has come to Palatka, and
there is no man in local banking cir
cles who knows how to wear the hon
or more modestly and with more be-
coming grace. Palatka appreciates
the honor. So does Mr. Willard. He'd
be a chump if he didn't.
Col Fred E. Farnsworth, secretary
lof the National Association and an
authority on financial matters, was
perhaps the big cheese of the gather
ing, though there were dozens or more
big financiers from New York and
other cities representing the new re-
gional banks of the country present.
They liked Palatka. Farnsworth
spread financial information about
among our cracker bankers and i'm
bued them with ideas of their bust
ness which will he helpful in all the
coming years. The Florida bankers
liked Farnsworth; he has big place
in Wall street, but he also now has
big place in Palatka. He has been in
Florida manv times: has a brother
down at Eustis, and his father main
tanned winter home in Florida for
many years before he passed over the
river to crest in the shade of the
trees"