The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1919-06-17
THE BUILDING
AND LOAN MEN
In Convention. Address We'll
come by MIR. Swindell. Re-
sponse by MIR. Brenizer.
PRES. WOOTEN'S REPORT

The building and loan men of
North Carolina convened this after
noon at 2:3O and the meeting was
called to order by President Geo.
Wooten, a native Wilsonian, who is
now a prominent citizen of Hickory.
Divine invocation on the delibera-
tions of the body were offered by
Rev. Mr.. Stanbury. Address of Wei
come was made by Mr. Fred Swim
dell who as usual was eloquent and
especially felicitous in his tribute to
the value of building and loan asso-
Citations and especially their secre-
taries. He drew fine picture of the
building and Is 4 counters Satur-
day afternoon when the folks come
in to pay their dues. He closed by
saying there was no organization in
the country more helpful or con-
structive and he took great pleasure
in welcoming the delegates to our
city
The response to the address of
Welcome was delivered by Mr.. Chase
BreniZer of Charlotte. He left a fine
impression and his witticisms kept
the assemblage in fine spirits. TAX
ing his cue from Mr.. Swindell re-
garding speech making, he said that
he did not want to talk so long as
to tire his audience. He paid a COM
pliment to the politicians of East
ern North Carolina. He attributed
their i'll luck to the fact that every
man in the West was individual in
his tastes and inclinations. He
talked of the thrift of the east but
claimed that the West was long on
building and loans. We Scotch-Irish
are good traders and the folks in
Charlotte knew the game.
The Scotch-Irish believed in
building and loan associations and
that was a sign of the west and he
wanted to see building and loan as
sociations multiplied everywhere
There is no stronger tie for our
country and our people, and this is
the very antipathy of Bclshevism for
one teaches that we rise by worthy
effort while the other tries to rise
on the thrift of others. He opposed
taxing building and loan associa-
tions. He closed by thanking the
people of Wilson and Mr.. Swindell
for their splendid welcome.
President Wooten then delivered
an admirable address as President in
which he reviewed the trying condi-
tions of the war. He stated that the
government urged the building and
loan associations to build houses. He
said he wished he had the record of
the number of Liberty bonds
taken through the war and the great
work the building and loan associa-
tions had accomplished in support of
their country. He stated the num-
Der of National banks in the country
slightly exceeded the building loan
associations. The capital stock of
the building and loan associations is
At per cent more than National
banks.
Then followed the report of the
secretary and treasurer, Mr.. A. G.
Craig, and addresses by Messrs. J. B..
Sparrow, E. L. Keslar and W. E.
Webb. These were followed by an
auto ride and lunchreon at the
| country club, when the delegates
were guests of the Wilson Rotary
Club.
The following visiting secretaries
are present at the convention:
| Messrs. E. L. Kes1ar, Charlotte, N.
c.; A. G. Craig, Charlotte, N. c.;
Geo. r. Wooten, Hickory, N. c.; z.
F. Allen, Lenoir, N. c.; Ernest
Deans, Wilson; George Stronach,
Wilson; v. A. J. Idol, High Point; E.
J. Caffey, Charlotte; L. W. Moon,
Wilmington; John R. Starr, Char
1otte; H. T. Wilder, Wilmington; E.
G. Mcleod, Gastonia; E. K. Bishop,
New Bern; A. T. McKenar, Rowland !;
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