Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-05-24
ANNUAL MEETING OF SECTION
OF IOWA HANKERs' AssocIA-
TON IS HELD.
NEXT MEETING OF GROUP
TO BE At INDIANoLA
I. o. Hasbrouck, of Ames, and Will A.
Lane, Of Indianola, Reelected Chair
man and Secretary Treasurer-A. E.
BaIch Heads Executive Committee
Adopt Patriotic Resolutions.

meeting of Group No. Of the Iowa
Bankers Association, which was held
in this city today. The bankers met
in short business session at the Y.
M. C. A. late this forenoon, then adj
journed for luncheon and entertain
ment during the rest of the day. About
$50, including bankers from the larger
cities outside the group and the state,
and the local bankers were present
when the business meeting was called
to order.
1ndianola was chosen for the next
meeting place in 1918, at a date to be
selected later, and I. o. Hasbrouck, Of
Ames, chairman, and Will A. Lane, Of
Indianola, secretary and treasurer,
were re-elected.
BaIeh Heads Committee.
President A. F. Balch, Of the Mar
shalltown State Bank, city, was chos-
en- to head the executive committee.
The other members elected were
Charles Cockerill, Farlin; r. R. Watts,
Grand Junction; A. B. Talbot Brook
Ign; and Charles Rurdick, Baxter.
Story City invited the group to meet
there in 1918, but withdrew it's invita-
| tlon, which probably would otherwise
have been accepted. because recent
meetings of the group have all been
held in the northern half Of the group
territory.
Thoughts Of War Uppermost.
The business meeting was permeated
with the thoughts of war and the sup
port that should be given the govern
| ment to wage it successfully.
Foremost among these utterances
| was resolution Of the resolutions
committee that was adopted, which
pledged the loyalty and support Of the
group to the government in the fol-
lowing patriotic language:
"Be it resolved by the bankers of
group No. that we pledge to the gov
eminent of the United States our loyal
support, not only in the flotation of
| the Liberty Loan, but in all other Of
| it's financial undertakings and we de-
clare our readiness to make whatever
! this war to a successful termination"
The resolution was loudly applauded.
The extent to which Iowa is expect
ed to contribute Of its money was ex-
pressed by Homer A. Miller, president
Of the Iowa National Bank, Of Des
Moines, when he said that the states
apportionment Of the Loberty Loan
was s45,oo0.0oo.,
Endorse Iowa Mon.
| Men Of the group were endorsed for
offices in the Iowa Bankers Associa-.
tion., and men Of the Of the state asl
ISOLATION were endorsed in their can
didacy for offices In the American
| Bankers Association.
These endorsements were contained
In resolutions adopted. The name Of
s. NJ. Leach, Of Abel, was presented as
a candidate for president Of the iowa
Bankers Association. Farley Sheldon,
Of Ames, was endorsed for vice presi-
dent, and F. D. Ball, Of Creston, for
treasurer. ~!
The candidacy of Homer A. Miller,
of Des Moines, and A. c. Smith, Of
Clinton, was likewise endorsed for
membership on the executive commit
tee of the American Bankers Associa-
| ton.
Group SoIidIy Organized.
The statement of Farley Sheldon
that every bank in the group had be-
come member Of the Iowa Bankers
Association was greeted with applause
| when The moved vote of appreciation
for Chairman Hasbrouck and Secre-
tary Treasurer Lane. who had brought
about this result.
H., L. Shutz, of Waterloo, vice presi-
| dent for Iowa Of the American Bank
ers' Association, spoke briefly.
Mayor s. H. Reilly warmly welcomed
the bankers to the city, and Samuel
l.. Moore president OF the First Ma
tienal Bank, Of Boone, responded The
meeting was opened by invocation de-
livercd by Rev. r. r. Martin.
Afternoon Program.
At 1890 the bankers were taken in