The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-22
MEETING HELD EARLY TODAY
Men Prominent in Financial
Affairs VIII Address
the Convention.
LOO NAMES ON REGISTER
Many Receptions and Theatcr
Parties for Visiting Women
First Day of Session.

Win the FIRST days activities now
passed into history htnkurs aAli,ud.
ing tho annual convention of lh"
oklahoma liankcrs' association here
conferred their interest Wednesday
afternoon on the election Of officers
Tor IA" ensuing year to ho held at
the Empress ihcGtcr this morning
ana inter. organization politics was
he main topic for discussion in llu
tcl Tulsa lobby, general headquarters
" the delegates and their ladies'
. According to the best sources ~
Information, the election is all set
To- 20 ana action or tho COmmittv"
on nominations ia 10 be uricly a
matter Of form. II In generally con
ced"d among delegates thnt A. l..
thurChin Of NlniA. present vice
president Of the organization, Will
be selected nN pilot for tho next
year. when questioned ~ t4 other
possible candidates, MI Churthlr re
ferrcd to -. n Fink Of Muskogcc
ana stated. that the eastern state
banker was the best authority on the
subject and would probably succeed
to the office OF vice PRESIDENT
Fink stated he believed Churchill
was sure to receive the greatest
number ~ votes FOR tho high honor
ana that In fact hc had heard or no
other possible aspirnnt. "Tho chair
man Of the executive committee iu
be- viii fall hrir 10 the vice pr"si-
dency," said Fink. hut don't care
to mako any statement as To who II
likely TO be elected"
loo Are Registered.
Guy &. Robertson OF Iawton will
call tho meeting at tho Empress TO
order today and soon after Will pass
out OF office. There are but two Of
flCcrs TO be- elected president and
vice president The secretary. Eu-
gene +. Gum, and Bernie liersictn.
ireHsuror. viii remain in office un
lcgs the convention takes unpreced-
cuied action So
by tabulation at tho registration
booth In Hotel Tulsa Wednesday
afternoon II was found that there |
we're 500 out of town bankers regis |
tered. 600 Tulsa bankers and 100 la !
dies bringing the total up to lloo !
Many bankers who arrived hate had |
not yot registered. many registered !
'atur In the afternoon and It wHs |
by officials of the nsSocia-
iiUn that At least 100 more would |
be on hand for today.
The convention proper began when
the first meeting was called ia order
at the Empress thentcr wednesday
morning NJ 10 o'clock by President
Following u short but
musical program, in
cluding the singing OF 'America1I
n which the assem- blhRe Joined,
President Robertson introduced
Harry r. Rogers. president of tho
ham bcr OF commerce. who delivered
the address Of welcome on behalf OF
Tulsa Mr. Rogers cited the CON
ycntion as "A meeting OF the strong
eat minds tr the state In Oklahoma's
greatest city.
Robertson Spcnks
In the presidents annual speech,
Guy & Robertson. chief executive OF
he association, dwclt upon the
patriotic Hervices rendered hy tho
lGnks during the war and reviewed
general financial conditions through
lut the state Some extracts from
no presidents addrets are copied
herewith.
"One OF the creates epocm In
he history Of the world is tho meet
ny now being held and participated
% by all ~ the leading nations ~
ne world for the purpose of formu-
H'lug not only N" peace treaty. bN'
plans 10 tecurc the future peace Of
mo world. our nation and our
president have assumed ono of the
eading. II not tho leading role In
hc enactment ~ tho greatest duCu-
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