Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-05-28
BANKERS TO Be
HERE ON JAUNT
THROUGH STATE
Illinois Association to Held Meet.
ing in Rock Island on We'd
nesday Of Next Week.
LEADING FNANCIERs COME
Special Train VIII Bring Promi.
nent Men to Cfty-Arsenal and
Tower to Be Visited.

The Illinois Bankers associa-
ton will hold group meeting in
Rock Island next week.
A number of leading financiers
will be here, this city being one
of the few to be visited in the tou-
of the state to be made by the as
sociation. In announcing the tour.
the association calls attention to
the fact that at Rock Island the
visitors will be entertained by an
SEfomobile trip to Rock Island ar
Eenal and Black Hawks Watch
Tower, "a beautiful spot overlook
ing tho Rock river valley and rich
in historic associations"
Appended is the announcement
Of the state tour:
'The Illinois Bankers associa-
ton has arranged for special cars
which will tour the state, covering
its first five group meetings, which
will be held June 2-6. The start
will be made from Chicago Mon
day morning, June 2, via the Bur-
lington, and the first stop will be
at Aurora, where the meeting of
group four will be held.
THE other meetings are as fol-
lows: Group three at Dixon, June
3; group one at Rock Island, June
4; group eight at Jacksonville,
June 5. and group five at Pom
tiac, June 6.
"The cars will be designated as
the L. B. A Special and there will
be between .35 and 40 aboard
THE party wilR include George
NJ. Reynolds, president of the Con-
tinental & Commercial National
bank. Chicago. who will address all
the meetings; the association Off
GERS consisting of c. H. Ireland of
Washburn, president; l.. A. God
dard. president of the State Bank
of Chicago, vice president; E. A.
Hirtz, assistant cashier Peoples
Trust & Savings bank, Chicago,
treasurer, and NJ. A Graettinger,
Chicago, secretary; in addition to
bank representatives from Chica-
go, New York and St. Louis.
Luncheon at Tower.
"Out of the group system have
come to banks and bankers meal
culable educational and social ben
efits and the annual group meet
ing is considered an important fac
tor in association work. 1t also
affords an opportunity fer the dis
cussion of local problems. to which
a large part of the sessions is
devoted. The arrangements are in
the hands of the group officers, in
cooperation with the local bank
ers of the entertaining cities, and
the latter have provided some
novel entertainment features At
Aurora there will be farm contests
in blowing, manure spreading, corn
cultivating, milking, etc, to give
the bankers an opportunity to
demonstrate their skill along ag-
ricultural lines. At Rock Island
the visitors will be entertained by
an automobile trip to Rock Island
arsenal and Black Hawks Watch
Tower. a beautiful spot overlook
ing the Rock river valley and rich
in historic associations. where
luncheon will be served. The
courtesies of the country clubs at
the various points will be extend
ed to the visiting bankers and it
is supposed that some will find
time to indulge in a few rounds
of golf
1.-THE I. B. A. Special will make
a second trip during the week of
June 8, taking in the remaining
five meetings covering the central
and southern part of the state.