Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-13
BANKERS CLOSE
MEETING WITT L
|ETERT AINMENT
Smoker at Hotel Fontenelle
Has Nothing to Do With
Sight Drafts and Over
drawn Accounts.

the 22d annual convention that ad-
journed last night after two days
session, and there were 9o4 OF reg
istered, assert that the meeting was
the most successful and beneficial
of any that has been held within the
history of the organization.
7 The bankers had a full card from
start to. finish arb while the athletic
entertainment and smoker in the
ballroom of the Hotel Fontenelle,
where the balcony was reserved for
the women, did not deal with
interest rates, discounts and bank
reserves, or deposits, it was unan-
irlousfy pronounced one of the
feature events of the program. It
was a battle royal in which an even
dozen gentlemen of color partici-
pated. They went into the mill with
regulation gloves and oh an elevated
stage. 1t was slap, bang, pull and
haul until the last man was left
standing. And this all occurred with
everybody. men and women, cheer
ing the boxers and encouraging
them to go in for finish..
Reception at o. A. c.
The business end of the program
was finished during the afternoon
and following that ~here was the
public reception at the Athletic
club, where the entire building was
turned over to the visiting bankers,
their wives and their daughters. At
4 o'clock the women were shut out
Of the bathing section and there
after the bankers donned bathing
suits and plunged into the pool,
where for half an hour they forgot
sight drafts, cashiers checks and
overdraw accounts, frisking and
frolicking, about in the water Nlike a
lot of school boys out on vacation.
The closing number on the pro-
gram was an informal dancing party
at the Logan inn, most of the out
of-town bankers remaining over for
the event. This was attended by
more than 100 couples, who partici-
pated in the dance, with hundreds OF
the staid and substantial custodians
Of funds standing along the side
lines and wishing that they were
young again.
AT the afternoon business session.
H. K. Frantz of Eagle was elected
president, succeeding w. S. Weston,
whose term had expired. Mr.. Wes-
ton, however, was honored, for
upon his breast was pinned by w
S. Hughes, the secretary, the gold
badge of the Order of Hasbeens.
This is distinctive honor bestowed
only upon retiring presidents who
have '"given a good account of them
selves"
Elect Executive Members.
On the executive committee, E.
H. Mullowaney was elected to rep
resent the Lincoln section of the
association; r. w. Thomas, Omaha,
and George c. Gage, Group s.
H. n. Ostenberg, Scottsbluff, and
Elmer Williams, Grand Island, were
elected delegates at large to the
CONVENTION OF tHc AiHetlCdu Ddhn
ers' association.
The committee on resolutions,
through its chairman, T., L. Mat
thews, Fremont, protested the ap-
pointment of John Shelton Will
1iams as comptroller of the United
States treasury, for the reason that
"he lacks the banking experience
required and. that in his views he is
not broad enough. u
Resolutions were adopted de-
nouncing the /. w. w. and all other
organizations that seek to stir dis
cord, or foment trouble and dissen-
sion at any point in the United
States.
High tribute was paid the Ne
'braska boys "who carried the Stars
and Stripes through France and