Evening journal., 1916-01-07


DOVER, Del, Jan. Following
the one-hundredth annual business
meeting yesterday at the Hotel Rich
ardson Of the State Bankers Associa-
ton, delightful dinner was served
The dinner was attended by ninety
one persons. including bankers and
business men from all over the State
The large dining hall OF the Hotel
Richardson. which has recently un-
dergone remodelng and renovating.
was most attractive The menu in
cludo1: Grape fruit cocktail, Blue
Point oysters on shell, bOuillon en-
tasse. salted almonds, celery, queen
olives, lobster a Ia Newburg, rice
croquettes. roast young turkey, glib
1T sauce cranberry jellV, candied
sweet potatoes. asparagus tips, drawn
butter: diamond back terrapin Ia
Maryland: Richardson frozen punch
fruic salad Neapolitil ice cream,
French pastry, assorted cakes, peach
tar'let with whirDyd cream. fruu,
nuts and raisins. cheese and crackers
coffee. cigars.
MISS Frances Dewitt delighted the
guests with several fine vocal solos
Turing the dinner.
Henry Ridgely OF Dover, acting as
postmaster. spoke of the great
changes that had taken place in the
banking business in Il hundred years
and referred to the reading Of the
minutes OF the first meeting Of the
Sa;c Bankers Association in 1916, in
which was shown the carefulness and
caution Of the bankers of those days
d. loaning money and giving credit
Tie referred 10 the carly history OF
The Farmers Bank of Dover in 1907,
whcn hank notes we're IN some jeopardy
in that here we're but few banks where
nuic- could rc had and received. These
ihrludcd the Farmers Bank. banks in
philadelphia. Lane istor. Easton. Pa;
Baltimore. Md. and the old Bank OF
Delaware.
Dr. Samuel Chilc- Mitchell. president
OF Delaware College. delighted every one
present with his enthusiastic aud patri-
0fic remarks touching the various
phases of banking. college and cry-day
ifo. lie spoke OF "lluman Capital'
d. Mitchell referred to the older resi-
,ut4 of Del ware who held responsible
positions in the banks. the ancestors of
some heing present at the one hundredth
)anquci be- referred 10 the grandfather
of Henry hidgcly. VINO was the first
pres idclit # the armcrs' Bank of Della
ware. lie recalled That the people Of
to,'ay arc facing problems different from
ihesc of the .en OF one hundred wears
tgu. Tic an who thinks Of America
A. sordid Is mistaken. Dr. Mitchell re-
erred to the liheraliiy of employer TO
he employed and referred TO character
as he basis Of credit
in referring particularly to the bank
ers hc urged that they hc publicists,
leaders oi their communities in the pro-
gr..ssivc mcthud and spirit OF the day,
and contcldod that if Delaware ever
hopes TO retain place in the national
lifN She mus he sound to thc core and
embrace every opportunity to upliit hui
maniiv. ne referred TO Delawarc's dis
tinguismd sons. who have been true
contributions 90 the life of nation.
sccnnso the guests desired TO make
the afternoon train. the next speaker,
former Congressman G.. B. Landis. OF
Wilmington. srokc but a short time Civ
ing several Illustrations of banking life
anil the benefits derived from invest
mcnts
Among those the banquet were:
George s. Ca9elle John Richardson.
Robert II. Richards. Robert d. Kemp
Alfred ID. Poole ~ c. Lakeland, c. B..
Lands. Thomas f. Bayard. George w.
Chambers. Hugh NJ. Morris. Robert p.
Morrison. John S. ROssell. ". c. Tay-
Tor. Ezekiel Cooper, v c. Walker.
Charles E. Dubell. David Snellenburg.
all of Wilmington: Hiram r. Burton.
J. NJ. Vessels. L. W. Mustard. Thomas
r. Ingram. DR.. W. p. Orr. all Of
Lewes: Alvan B. Conner FELTON,; Dan
sel B. Murray. Viola; p. L. Cannon,
Briegeville; John Hum. NJ. r. Jenk-
ins, Wyoming; W. T. Records, Daniel
Short. G. H. Otwell. Harry X. Greene,
Laurel: F. f. Lynch, ]. G. w. Pardee
5. y. Culver, Delmar; L. L. Layton,
w. J. Thoroughbred, Georgetown;
John W. Todd. Greenwood; A. W.
Powell, G. T. Reed. r. II. Williams,
Secretary OF State G. H. Hall. Milford;
George L. Townsend. Daniel w. Cor
bit. A. P. Corbit. odessa; Walter O..
Hoffecker. Hervey p Hall, Charles J.
Sudler. James H. Roberts, Smyrna; J.
n Reeves. Henry Gleason, Delaware