The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-02-19
Kansas Institution To Meet Re-
construction Problems.
Sentiment of Delegates to Con-
ventiOn in Topeka Today.
DISCUSS STATE BANK BILL
President Says Majority of
Membership FavOrs 1t.
Banquet in Masonic Temple
Tonight a Feature.

IOnlgnb o:oU "
Complimentary banquet, rendered by the
banks of the city of Topeka, in Masonic
Temple, 619-623 Jackson street, given in
honor of the members of the banking COM
mittees of both the senate and house Of
representatives and the members of the
association and their ladies.
Reserve Bank of Kansas, by {. C. X:
Scoville, president Citizens State Bank. of
Seneca, Kansas.
Thursday Morning.
Address-Gov. Henry J. Alien.
Address, New Ideas on Savings From a
Boys Viewpoint'-Master Geo. d. Hanna,
Clay Center
Discussion.
New business.
Thursday Afternoon.
Reports of committees on auditing, on
resolutions, OF legislation.
Election If officers.
Introduction of new officers.
Miscellaneous. Adjournment.
Kansas state bankers are ready to
meet the reconstruction problems of
| the state and nation as efficiently as
they met war obligations, it was as
serted today before the convention
here of state bankers by E. L. Wick
izer. president of the Quinter State
bank and president of the association.
| endorsed the bank of Kansas, or state
reserve system bill, now before the
] legislature. He asserted that the senti-
ment among bankers against the
measure is due to a misunderstanding
| of it's provisions
s.I regard it," he said, '.as the great
est piece of legislation proposed in
Kansas banking history" In making
this statement WickiZer said he voiced
| the sentiments of the legislative com
4 mittee of the state association and of
a large percentage {of the officers and
members during the milling in the
lobby of the Memorial hall and hotels
today.
Friends of the bill among the bank
ers who are here declare that it will
offer these four great advantages:
Mobilize Kansas resources.
Create a bank of discount
Provide a place to clear items a!
Keep Kansas money in Kansas.
| Wickizer. after reviewing the pro-
posed reserve system, which is being
given more attention at the conven-
ton than any other one thing told OF
4 the benefits being derived from the
national council of state banks. He
also told of the important part Kansas
took in organizing it. He also said
that so per cent of Kansas state banks
guaranty
law.
Hanna for President.
Wickizer recommended George w
Hanna, cashier of the Farmers State
bank at Clay Center and first vice
president of the association this year
for the presidency of the organization
for the ensuing year.
4 The convention this morning was
opened by music furnished by violin
quartet from the Washburn school Oh
music. About $50 bankers were pres
ent. Invocation was pronounced by
Rev: p. H. Hobbs In welcoming the
bankers to the city G.. B. Merria m
president of the Chamber of Com
merce, declared that bankers. next to
the men who wore the uniform, played
the most important part in winning
the war. He reviewed the part the
bankers took in raising liberty loans
and war savings funds and mentioned
the fact that they came thru the vari-
Gus campaigns always with colors fly
ing. In replying to Merriam Senator
j. r. Anspaugh. cashier of the Grid.
ley State bank and second vice presi.
dent of the association, paid a glowing
tribute to Topeka, and declared thai
there is something about the city that
makes one hate to leave it.
Membership Grows.
r. p. Grover, secretary of the as
sociation, Arkansas City. in his annua
report said that the membership oi
the association has increased 140 il
the last year, making a total enroll.
ment of 742, the largest membership
in the history of the organization.
Walter E. Wilson. state bank com
missioner, commended the state bank
ers on their war work, saying that il
! many communities state banks led ma
tiona1 institutions.
THE state banks of Kansas" ht
said. 'were never in as good shape a.
they are today"
Thirty New Banks.
Wilson pointed out the fact tha
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