Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-10-28
SATURDAY., OCTOBER 90, 1916.
OPENING OF THE NEW BANK OF
COMMERCE & SAVINGS.

From The Chicago Banker. October
T. 1916:
Enthusiastic crowds welcomed the
suspicious opening of Chicago's new
loop bank. Bank of Commerce & Saw
ings. Monday. October I'd. Beautiful
floral offerings from thousands of
friends Of officers. directors and stock.
holders transformed the luxuriously
furnished and ideally equipped bank
into veritable Fairyland of Flowers.
This new state bank being located in
Chicagos newest high class skyscrap-
er-the Michigan Boulevard building,
opposite the Public Library, on Mich
igan avenue at Washington street, Is
in the very center of the central shop.
ping district and thus early has
earned the sobriquet of the Shopping
Bank" Bank OF Commerce e. Saw.
ings has an attractive and convenient
exclusive department for business
women and shoppers, II was opened
with this fitting title, "The Special
Service Bank of the Central Shopping
District" The entire opening week
was devoted to series OF receptions;
Monday. Formal Opening Day; Tues
day. Neighborhood Day; Wednesday
Ladies' Day; Thursday. stockholders
Day: Friday, Business Women's Day.
Saturday was Teachers and Chill
dren's Day.
over $50 Of Chicago's leading bust
ness and professional men are stock
holders in the bank, making II q
strong cooperative organization
Rarely, II ever, was there associat
ed such large enthusiastic number
OF boosters In any Illinois bank as the
Bank of Commerce & Savings, or
Thursday, Stockholders Day.
This bank is under state govern
ment supervision, has a capital OF
s5OO.OOOOO and surplus of $1OO,OOO.OO
w. +. Van Buskirk. Is president ant
VIM. NJ. Grissom Is cashier,
Mr.. William +. Van Buskirk, pres
ident OF the Bank OF Commerce 4
Savings has been continuously ell
gagged in banking since 1883, when h,
became cashier OF the Bank o.
Odell," Odell, Illinois, owned by one
OF the very large land owners of Cen
trail Illinois. In 1899 he associated
in the organization of the Pontiac
State Bank, Pontiac, Illinois and oper
ated il with marked success unit
1907 when he sold out his interest
and removed TO Chicago, where HI
has since resided, in the meantime
serving as vice president of two lool
D,,g al
a member OF the Union League Club
member and eN-treasurer OF the Ham
ilton Club. president OF Mems Club o
Hyde Park and a member Of tn,
Board OF Management Of Y. NJ, c. A
Hyde Park Division,
Concerning the president of thi
new enterprise, Geo VI. Reynolds
president Continental & Commercial
National Bank of Chicago, says
Have known Mr., Van Buskirk 70
many years, He Is an honest, honor
able gentleman, of highest character
who Is entitled 10 the confidence an
esteem Of all good people" Mr.. Va
Buskirk stands high in financial Gel
tiers and mas the firm friendship {
leading fnanCiers and merchants,
William w. GrissOm was reared !
Southern Illinois, and has been prom
inently connected with the educS
tional. agricultural and banking int
ests Of that section. He was for
number OF years one Of the trustee
Of the Southern Illinois state Norm;
University az Carbonate, H., and wa
instrumental. in establishing an agT
cultural course and an experiment.
farm In that school. His banking e
perience began al Vienna, Illinois, q
ylcepTcsidenr OF the First Nationt
Bank for several years, until electe
by the board OF directors of the Me
chants State Bank Of Centralia, III
as president Of that institution. VI
GrlssOm remained as president OF thu
bank until recently, resigning 10 tab
the cashiership Of Bank Of Commerc
& Savings.
That this bank offers many attra
lions and special service for bani
and bankers Is evidenced by the lare
number OF bankers accounts opene
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