Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-10-12


arc EnthusinStic-Grcat Speeches
Thcrc-IdlcwiId Hotel and Its
acknowledgement Club and
It's Excellent Northumberland
Reception There, With No Liquors.
Women as Train Hands.
The Auditorium Theatre, in which
tho American Bankers Association
met IS 4 fine place with mammoth
seating capacity. The ceiling is high
and with its many golden arches en-
blaZoncd with incandescent light,
presented scene OF beauty not soon
to be forgotten. The tiers Of gal
lerics and boxes were filled with
bankers wives and guests. The
whole place was decorated with flags
OF the allied nations and with ma
tional colorS.
President C. A.. Hinsch, OF Cincin-
natl, was Of course, the Antral fig
urc. He Is an admirable presiding
officer. Fred T.. Farnsworth, one Of
the most popular officials III tho
country, who is really the driving
power OF tho Association in most
unoDtrucivc manner had charge or
the machinery and advised tho Chief
Executive officer as to the routine OF
business.
GOVERNOR LOWDEN SPEAKS.
Tho opening prayer by Bishop
Thomas Nicholson. OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church was impressive.
When Governor Frank 0. Lowdon,
Governor OF illinois arose to speak,
Il there was on ovation rendered him,
He was faptnrously nppiauaed ut tho
conclusion Of his address. He had
warned the bankers against too much
. optimism, declaring that tho Ger
man main Entertainments had not ut
that time boon reached by tho Allies.
Then camc the reports. The of
fetal registration records showed
that more than four thousand dele
gates had registered. 1t was one OF
the largest attcndanccs in the history
OF the American Bankers ASSocin-
ton. After luncheon hour, address
es were delivered. Hon. Harry A.
Wheeler, President Chamber OF Com
merce OF the United States spoke.
THOSE RUSHING CROWDS
When the adjournment hour came,
IT was nearly six o'clock. l hurried
uptown The street cars were crowd
cd. For half an hour, at times. one
must wait for a car as those that are
packed rush by the stopping points.
I had swung on one OF these and
with the mass Of humanity went up
State Street.
Some one urged a tall, dark
skinned colorcd man to hurry. lie
became furiously angry. He reached
the ground and threatening told the
man, who had spoken to him, Get
off that car and I'll cut your throat.
The man invited did not seem willing
to have the operation performed at
that time and with his associates
smiling, the car moved off.
A DANGEROUS PASSENGER.
The angry passenger with his
transfer walked along some distance
from me towards the Thirty-first
Street transfer point. He had
dangerous looking pocket knife In
his hand and he was feeling the keen
edge OF the longest blade. 1t was
then that I realized fully that he had
meant all that he said and that had
the other man alighted there might
have been a tragedy. I felt dis
gust for him and / did not like the
look Of his shifty eye.
We boarded the Thirty-frst Street
car together and he took a seat OPP
posite me. He still had tho knife.
When he later walked up noar tho
motorman and stood by him, l cast
q long look Of disgust at him as /
got off at South Park Street, pre-
paratory to walking ono block, where
I entered tho residence OF Mrs. Hon
rietta Lee for dinner.
MIR. HARRISON OFFICIATES.
had an engagement that night
nj the AppomattoX Club, tho ariato-
cratic Chicago place OF the congre-
CATION of tho upper lights" OF the
windy city. I was soon out again to
the Congress Hotel, where q moving
picture display Of war scenes was
there to interest the bankers. Mr..
M. w. Harrison, the very able Sec
rotary of tho American Bankers
Association was in charge and with
him were Englishmen, Frenchmen
and Americans from the other side.
He was later relieved by that tireless
official, Colonel Fred TO. Farnsworth
I had promised to meet President
s. A. IT. Watkins In the lobby OF the
Congress- Hotel at nine P. M. that
night. hurried out of the Eliza
bethan Room at about three minutes
Of. that hour. Mr.. Watkins was al
ready there. We passed down the
long aisle or arcade In which were
seated beautifully gowned ladiee. I
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