Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-02-22
MANY LOCAL BANKERS GOING
Convention of State Association
in Montpelier To-day.
Unusual Program PrepareA-l:ight OF.
ncers TO BE tSIeoied-Evcnts-
City ana Wlnooski Men IN
Attend.

Burlington and Winoosk will be well
represented at the eighth annual con-
ventiop of the Vermont State Bankers
association. which will DC held to-day at
the Kellogg Hubbard Library hall in
Montpelier Among those who intend
going from here are: Merchants National
bank. w. G. Isham and w. A. Towne;
Burlington Savings bank Il. s.. Isham
and Levi p Smith; Burlington Trust
company, Judge L. c. Mower, d. A.
Loomis. G. l.. Smith, II. l.. Ward and
F. l.. Roberts: Chittenden County Trust
company, T.. d. Worthen and probably
Judge J. H. Macomber: Home Savings
bank. G. w. Brownell; Howard National
bank. H. r. Rutter and Fl. 8. weed;
Winooski Savings bank. H. F.. Gray.
r. j. White and probably Guy W. Bailey:
Winooski Trust company NJ. d.
McMahon
| This Is the program: 3:R, meeting
called to order by the president; invoca-
ton. the Rev. F. Barnby Leach; roll call:
appointment of the nominating commit
tee: address of welcome. the Hon. Har-
Ian w. Kemp Of Montpelier; response.
Joseph Fairbanks Of ST. Johnsbury: re-
port OF the secretary and of the execu-
tive council. Clarence S. Webster: report
of the treasurer. d. l.. Wells; report Of
the agricultural committee. z. w.
Brownell. chairman: annual address Of
the president. II. G.. Woodruff: address.
THE Relation Of the Bank to Agricul-
tural Interests" Charles p. Holland.
president Plymouth County Trust COM
pany Of Brockton. Mass: informal dis
cussion; report of nominating committee
and election OF officers.
The officers to be elected are: A MEM
Der Of the executive council. vice-presi-
dent for Vermont, member to serve on
the nominating committee. an alternate
member Of the nominating committee. a
vice-presidcnt for the Trust company Sec
ton for Vermont. a vice-president for
the savings bank section for Vermont, a
, vice-presdent for the national bank sec
ton for Vermont and vicc-president
for the State bank section for Vermont.
The program for the evening session at
Sis will be: Annual dinner at the
Pavilion Hotel with an address on
: Economic Preparedness" by NJ. w.
;. Harrison Of New York. secretary of the
savings bank section of the American
!, Bankers association. and an address on
d You and Your TOWN. by J. Franklin
Babb Of Haverhil. Mass. The executive
council will meet Mt 3:i5 in the after
noon in the trustees room of the library
building.
Those going will be the guests of the
bankers of Montpelier. The Apollo club
:, will be open to visitors during the day
Charles p. Holland. the speaker in the
l. afternoon. was ''thc most effective
: speaker" says Secretary C. S. Webster
lat the conference on 'Vermont's Rural
;; Problems conducted by the University OF
q Vermont at Burlington last July. He has
message for the bankers of Vermont
based on the actual experience of thu
9 Plymouth County Trust company OF
y Brockton, Mass..-a message of absorbing
q interest which. If needed. will help ma
:. terially to build that Greater Vermont
. in which we are all interested.
u M w. Harrison of New York will in
). cidentally tell us some things about thu
IL great thrift campaign now being con
g Quoted by the American Bankers asso
III citation.
l. ~. Franklin Babb OF Haverhill, Mass.
l. is a lecturer whose wit and humor ant
'. sound philosophy have delighted thou
IN sands of people in various parts Of New
nc England and the East. The program thi
~ year has a distinct educational value