The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-19
MANY PRESENT At
BANKERS MEETING
Morgantown Is Chosen For
Next SessiOn-Satterfeld
Made Chairman.

The fifth annual meeting Of Group
Six OF the West Virginia Bankers AS
ISOLATION was held yesterday after
noon and evening at the Clarksburg
Country Club and was largely attended,
by members Of the association from
the various counties contained in
Group Six.
Local bankers left this city yester-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock and arriving
at Clarksburg took a car at $3.50 for
the Country Club house and the bust
ness session began at four o'clock and
continued late into the afternoon.
n. A. Fletcher. Of this city. treasure.
OF the Fairmont Trust Company and
chairman Of Group Six. presided at the
session. Following prayer by Rev.
Charles Baird Mitchell. rector OF
Christ Episcopal Church Of Clarks-
burg. the address Of welcome was de'
livered by Hon. E. G. Smith, OF Clarks'
burg, and the response was made by
Hon. c. L. Keener. OF Morgantown.
Mr.. Fletcher then delivered the an
nual address 10 the bankers. in which
he touched on the workings OF the
banking system Of the state and the
nation and discussed legislation pend
ing for the improvement and protec-
ton OF the banking system of the state.
The address was a splendid n ana
was enjoyed by the bankers present.
The group committees were then ap-
pointed. Following this Secretary and
Treasurer Lee n. Satterfield read his
report.
The nominating committee, compos-
ed OF R. E. Talbot. Of Philip2i. E. B.
Deison, Of Clarksburg, Glenn F. Barns,
| of Fairmont. made its report, which
was accepted. The officers named
were: Chairman. Lee \. Satterield, Oh
Monogah; secretary-treasurer. +. A.
Rinehart. Of BeIington; executive com
mittee. W. B. Holden. Salem; +. NJ.
DAWSON, Jane Lew; D. R. Richards,
Morgantown.
The following was named as a com
mittee on resolutions: Sam V. Woods,
of Philippi; J. L. Keener, of Morgan
town, and J.. G. Jackson, OF Jane Lew.
The ~advisability Of an enabling act
was discussed by o. J. Fleming. OF
Grafton. W. B. Irvine. Of Wheeling
and ]. L. Keener, Of Morgantown. A
paper was read at this iuncture by the
Hon. O. S. Mckinney. OF Fairmont.
A motion was passed in which the
group instructed the committee on res
olutions to incorporate in its resolu'
tons a recommendation TO urge the
legislative committee TO seek compre'
hensive legislation affecting banking
institutions.
Following a recess after the bust
mes session a sumptuouS banquet was
served on the veranda OF the Country
Club house. Owing to illness, Con
gress NJ. NJ. Nelly was unable to
be present and take his place as toast
master and Hon. Sam Y. Woods, OF
! Philippi, was appointed to take his
I place. Mr.. Woods presided gracefully
as POSTMASTER an boasts were given
by the following:
George P. Early. manager OF the Amer
lean Tin Plate Company of Pittsburgh
who spoke on Banking and Othei
Business" Hon. 0. S. Mckinney, Hon
L. G. Smith and Hon. W. B. Irvine, OF
Wheeling.
Those present were: c. W. Rinehars,
Weston; w. Lee Williams. Clarks'
burg; G. ". Dudderar. Clarksburg; J.
E. Law, Clarksburg; A. X. Thorn
Clarksburg: E. B. Deison. C~larksburg
]. C. Hall, Fairmont; c. R. Hall. Fair
mont; Donald Chadduck. Grafton; H.
W. Chaddock. Grafton; R. E. Talbot
Philippi: Glenn F. Barns. Fairmont
E. ]. Stout, Clarksburg: Lloyd Rine'
hart. Weston; Charles B. Alexander,
Clarksburg; W. E. Maple, Pennington
James McAnderson, C~larksburg: Guy
S. Furbee, Warrington: o. S. Mckin'
ney, Fairmont; Sam V. Woods. Phil
ippi; George P. Early. Pittsburgh; W
B. Urine, Wheeling; NJ. A. Fletcher,
Fairmont; Lee N. satterfield. Monon'
gah; Lynn c. Horror, C~larksburg; Os,
car C. Wilt, Clarksburg; c. o. Wilt.
Fairview; Howard W. Showalter. Fair,
mont; H. E. Engle, Fairmont; Charles