The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-25
BIG CONVENTION
 CONFINES TO-DAY
ARKANSAS BANKERS ASSocIA TON CORDIALLY INVITES PUB.
 LlC TO HEAR ITS SPEAKERS.
Hon. John M. Parker of Louisiana Will Deliver Keynote Address at East. man Hotel This Morning.

The annual convention of the Ar kansas Bankers Association will con. vene this morning at 10 o'clock in the 1 Eastman hotel. This convention, judging by the interest that is being manifested in 1t, promises to be one of the biggest in the history of the organization. and. because of the pres. ent crisis the nation finds itself n, one of the m st important the bank CTS of the state have ever held.
 President Moorehead Wright of Lit. tie Rock, president of the Union Trust l Company, will preside al the meeting Mayor J. w McClendon will welcome
 the bankers to Hot Springs on behalf of the city and C N. Rix, president | cf the Arkansas Nat.Onal bank. will l deliver the address of welcome on be. half of the associated banks of this city. The response to these ad. dresses will be made by $. C. Alex. ander, president of the Merchants X ] Planters bank Pine Bluff. This will
 be followed by the annual address of
 President Moorehead Wright of the bankers association. after which Hon.
 John M. Parker of New Orleans will
 deliver the main speech of the morn ing SC sion.
 To the meeting this morning and
 the session of Thursday morning | most pprdfal iuvitatio,, ;- o..o.1a4
 the visitors and residents If this city. The bankers feel that their session
 here will be of a marked educational l nature; that the messages the vari. ons speakers have are not for bankers
 exclusively, but those which the pub lie generally will benefit by hearing 1 and it is hoped that the big dining
 room of the Eastman, where the con
 vention will be held, will be crowded
 when the meeting is called to order in
 the m rning
 The large lobby of the Eastman is
 beautifully decorated for this meet
 ing "Old Glory" predominates. as 1t
 will in the convention hall and also
 during the banquet wlicn will be
 served this evening. one section of
 the Eastman lobby has been reserved
 for the registration bureau. There is a
 large sign of welcome for the bank.
 CTS and last night C; SC to one hun. | dred delegates to the convention had
 already arrived.
 Hon. John M Parker arrived at the
 Eastman yesterday afternoon. Some | of the Little Rock bankers. learning l the time he would arrive in Memphis
 wired him 10 stop off in Little Rock
 and make the trip 10 this city from
 that point in an automobile with them | He kindly consented to do so. and
 had the pleasure of coming over tha
 Little Rock14ot Springs highway. He | enjoyed the ride immensely. He was
 met on his arrival in this city by his | brother Dr. w F. Parker. and last night was entertained by Dr and Mrs J. ( Minor Mr Parker and Dr.
 Minor are friends of many years, and
 the distinguished I.ouisianan was de.
 lighted to renew id acquamtauces.
 Immediately after the morning ses. sion has been concluded. member, of
 the agricultural group will tender a | luncheon To Prof P. C. Holden CT Chicago, agricultural commissioner of the International Harvester Company. The subject of Professor Holdcn's ad. dress al the luncheon will be "War
 Year Agricultural"
 This afternoon at 1 o'clock the dele. gates and their ladies will be taken
 from the Eastman hotel for a ride over he city and West mountain The
 league this morning Is making its final appeal to local automobile own CTS for the use tf their ears 10 assist | m this feature. Yesterday the iolI w ing had eraciously volunteered their cars Mrs. J C Minor. sam Davis. M. C. Tombler Dr " H. Hallman, | Albert Mcndel, j. A. Stallcup Rev. Hlckok, sam Watt, Tom Garen. Mer. ritt Biegs, Dave Bursauer. Henry | Covington, Gus Strauss. Claude Marsh. i C. N RiN, Robert Neil E L. Hewlett. 'N tA \ 't4sA ti'4 IT, tA. w. A'il tlifii -9tl
 Sidney Mutt, Phelps Garage. Ernest Woodcock, Frank Stearns. Allen Httchkiss. W F. Massey. Stanley Lee | W. <. Sorrells Judge Leslie. C. C.. Disherlon. Joe Klyman W. G Mau ! rice. C. C. Sparks. A. C. Jennings, S E Eillon and w. Q. Creasou.
 It is quite likely there will be
 needed some i5 or 70 more ears to
 care for all who desire to take this
 ride and the leaeue requests that any
 who are not cluded in the foregoing
 telephone their names to the league
 this morning and have their cars al 1 the Eastman hotel this afternoon at
 4 o'clCck
 Gov Charles II Brough who will
 be one of the chief speakers at the 1 banquet this evening. will arrive in 1 Hot Springs this afternoon He will be met at the station by a committee
 of local and visiting bankers and escorted 10 the Eastman hotel Gov ernor Brough will speak tonight on ' "The Purposes of the Arkansas Ma