The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-27
BANKERS ELECTED
 VIRGIL [. PETITE
JoNESsORO MAN Is CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF ARKANSAS
 BANKERS ASSOCIATION.
Convention in This City Was the Bio. gest in Point of Attendance in His. tory of This Organization.

gest in Point of Attendance in His
 tory of This Organization. The greatest convention the Arkan. sas Bankers Association has ever held came to a close yesterday. The registrations were greater by thirty. two than at any previous convention. Ihere were more delegates in attend. ahce at the convention m this city rom all over the state than at any other meeting. There were also more bankers from other states at this con Vention than have been present at any previous annual meeting of the Arkan- sas Bankers Association. In other words, Hot Springs proved by it's facili- ties for entertaining conventions and the cordial welcome and hospitality shown the bankers that it has a claim above a other cities in the state of being the ideal convention city of Ar. kansas
 Virgil (. Petite of Jonesboro. one of the m st efficient popular and promi nent members Of the association. was elected pre- tident for the ensuing year and the other officers elected included the follow!ng
 Vice president George IT. Bell. Nashville, and treasurer. Bruce Hol. comb. Fayetteville.
 Executive Council. Group 8. Rex. w. Peel, nentonyi le; Group 4. LL. Cen. ter, Waldron, and Group 5. Gus Strauss, Hot Springs.
 Delegates 10 American Bankers convention: A Bertg, Paragould; C. F. Thompson, Huttig; J. w. Hawkins Lamar, W. l.. Hemmingway. Little Rock; Jesse N Riley. Hope. James C. Clark, Philadelphia
 Alternates !, F. Boyce Pine Bluff. B. S. Clark, Marianna: r. C. McRae Prescott: Conley Harriugton. Silcam Springs; A. P Beasley Stamps. and E Carter Fort Smith.
 Resolutions were also adopted urg- ing the Executive Council to arrange for a permanent secretary and re, m mend.ne Roher, F. Waite If Lit e Rock for this position: contmuaticn of the Thrift campaign. giving en- dorsement 10 the state banking depart ment and urging he reappontment of Commissioner John M. Davs and ' fIa.nlsfr, ne-s Mems League and citizens gen. erally for the h sp'ality shown the delegates at th.s invention, which recorded &2 a greater number ip at- tendance than at any convention this organization has ever held Another important resolution that was adopted during the closing hour of he convention was one aga.n pledg- ing fidelity t' President Wilson and instructing the officers f the Arkan. sas Banker Asso iation to wire the states coneressional representatives 70 support to a man Paesideni Wilson's selectiye draft legislation. The Arkansas Banker, convention that oscd yesterday was one of the largest attended of any in the history of the rganization This fact is plain 1 ly indicated in the report of r.. D. Scott Jr. chairman of the committee on roeisra.ion. which was yesterday submitted to the convention, and which contains the following facts re- latiye to inc attendance:
 Group No -FoNy-three dclegates. representing h'r.y-tour banks Cir up N Thirty-.No dclegatcs. representing twenty-five banks. Group No 3--Twenty delelates, rep. "cSenting sixteen baLts.
 Group No i-Twenty delegates. represeutm- seventeen banks
 Group No 5--One hundred and one delegates. representing thrtynlne banks.
 Group No G-Ffty deleeates. repre- sentna thrtyfour banks
 Group No. For'yseven delo~ates.
 representing thirtyelght hanks. mak.
 ing a total of three hundred and tour
 teen delegates. representing two hun 1 dred and three banks in tho state
 We have in addition visiting bank
 CTS: St .ujs, 2o; New York. G.:
 Memphis : Kansas City. {. Chioas
 I. New Orleans 1, Tal adeea. Ala, ! {;
 Cincinnati Benton Farbor. Nj Mch. i I. Ncwberg w.. !. Humboldt Tenna 1 I. Dyersburg Tenn, 1: Ipswich. s. | D. r. latrobe Pa. l Chattanooea. Tenn, Galina Kan, State Bank. ing z; ladies and other visitors. 90,
 making a total registration of 420 The committee is under obligation 10 the Business College of Hot Springs.
 the L. C. Smith Typewriter co. and
 the local banks, who furn shed t,pe-
 writers and stenosarphers, whicA
 greatly facilitated the making mp Of
 the records.
 1 Robert Neill cashier of the Arkan-
 sas National bank, and one of the loca'
 committee that worked unceasngly
 for the success of the present c -nven.