The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-11-17
BeIoit Wins Meeting of 1918

the nrSI time IN the history OF their
meetings The arena of Sheridan
Coliseum of the Fort Hays Normal
was used to serve 397 plates and
enough room was left over to have
been able to serve another 397 if
necessary. Group Four has had ban
quets before but never before had a
place been big enough to let them all
eat together.
There, are 327 banks in this group
and there are thirty-one counties.
The banks of twenty-eight of those
counties had Representatives present
today. This is the largest represen-
tation in the history of the group.
Beloit won the next meeting place.
w F. Hughes of the German-Nation-
al Bank at Blot was elected chair
man succeeding c. G. Cochran of the
Citizens State Bank of Hays G.. z.
Eresch of the First National Bank of
Beloit scceeds Victor Holms of the
First National Bank of Hays as Sec
retary.
The keynote of the meeting was
struck by J. T. Bradley, cashier of
the Southwest National Bank of Com
merce of Kansas City, when he said
that everyone must get behind the
government in the support of the war
program. The few must not be al
lowed to carry the burden or to fuse
the spirit of patriotism. The size of
amount given has counted too much
IN subscriptions of late. 1t should be
the number of subscribers and not
how much some few gave"
Other addresses were by: Kansas
Bank Commission, W. E. Wilson: J.
p. Burns, Farmers National Bark, Sa-
lima; C.: T. johnson, Falun State
Bank; Otis L. Benton, Oberlin Ma
tiOnal Bank; Roy NJ. Deever, Edmond
First National Bank; J. H. Sandell,
Bank of Scandia; ". F. Hughes, Be
lott German National Bank: nj. IT.
Mallot, Abilene Citizens Bank; G.. G..
Cochran, Hays Citizens State Bank;
and President W. A Lewis.
A luncheon for the ladies was
served at the home of A. F. Cochran
at one o'clock. Miss Elma Creighton,
soprano and Mr.. Perle Tilley, violin,
appeared on the afternoon program
A musical program under the direc-
ton of Henry Edward Malloy and
folk and interpretatiye dancing of the
Normal girls under the direction of
Miss Marian Flanders followed the
banquet which was served by Miss
Elizabeth J. Agnew, Miss LoRee Cave
and Miss Rena Fsubion. Among the
artists appearing were Henry Edward
Malloy, Walter Buchann Roberts,
Miss Helen Pestana, Rel Christopher,
Miss Jessica Willie, Mrs. Clara NAL
10y and Mrs. Mary D. Wooster.
The luncheon for the ladies at the
residence of A. F. Cochran was an
elaborate affair. Miss Elizabeth
Condit was in charge. About ninety
ladies were served. The home was
beautifully decorated.
Group Four of the. Kansas bank
ers association of Western Kansas
held their convention in this city
Tuesday.
The Topeka Journal says:
Forty bankers from New York, To-
peka, St. Louis and Kansas City, have
left Kansas City IN special cars for a
two weeks trip to attend county bank
conventions in Kansas.
The management of the trip this
year was handled by D. A. Mcdonald,
assistant treasurer of the Fidelity
Trust Company. The group will at
tend conventions at Hays, Lyons, FL
dorado, Chanute, Lawrence and Nor
tonville.
The following men compose the
party:
New York-James A. Jackson, Ma
tional City Bank; L. NJ TaImage,
American Exchange National Bank:
George R. Baker, Chatham-Phenix
National Bank.
st. Louis-T. E. Newcomer, Cen
tral National Bank; F. J. Paro, Ma
tional Bank of Commerce.
Topeka, Walter E. Wilson, bank
commissioner of Kansas; W. w.
Bowman, president Kansas Bankers
Association; John T. Morrisey, Bank
ers' Deposit Guaranty & Surety com
pany; W. L. Gardener, National Fire
insurance OF Hartford, Conn, J. R
Burrow, Central National bank; r. G.
Kaths, Reserve State bank.
Junction City-Thos. M. Kennedy,
First Natinoal Bank; A. D. JelIison,
Central National Bank.
Kansas City-Charles NJ. Sawyer,
chairman of the board, Federal Re
serve bank and federal reserve agent;
F. R. Hedrick, Kansas City Stock
Yards company; Jones P. Bradley,
Southwest National bank of Com
merce; H. l. Lemon, Southwest Ma
tional Bank of Commerce; J. II. Hell
lngs, Interstate National Bank; D.
T. Beals, Interstate National bank;
C. W. Allendoerfer, First National
bank; G. G. Moore, New England Ma
ClOnaI BANK; L. W. StllWeH, CONNER
cial National bank; Merritt Jeffries,
National Reserve bank; P. z. Laugh
lin, Midwest National Bank; George
Z. Tremble, Fidelity Trust Company;
D. A Mcdonald, Fidelity Trust Com
pany; R L Dominick, Traders Ma
tional bank; J. N. Kemper, Com
merce Trust company; George II.
Ruddy, Commerce Trust Company;
Charles Baird, Western Exchange
Bank, Guy Seaton, Stock Yards Ma
tiOnal Bank; W. G. Woods, Security
National Bank; 81. c. Coerver, Com
monwealth National bank; George
Young, Drover's National Bank; J. E.
Longmoor, Drover's National bank;
Harry Warren, Midwest National
bank; Charles H Moore, National
City bank; ]. D. Colyer, Liberty
Trust Company; T. Moonlight Muir
ply; T. A Wolcott, agent Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railway.
Mrs McNaab received sixty-seven