The Washington times., 1920-10-18
BANKERS OPEN
SESSIONS HERE
Financiers From All Sections
Gather Here to Study Mo-
mentous Questions.
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that Is being waged on the constitu-
tionality OF the Federal Farm Loan
Board aud the bitter feeling Of the
farmers of the country AT being
forced to pay such high rates or In
terest the session this evening 10 at
tracing q great deal OF attention.
Comptroller OF the Currency VIII
iisms broadside against Wall Street
was the chief topic OF excited COM
ment this morning as the delegates
gathered In the red room OF the VIII
lard. and the Hobbies OF the other hos
telries, and as tho executive council
OF the association went into session
IL was whispered that the convention
would issue an important statemest
with regard to II.
The Washington reception commit
tee: headed by Robert N. Harper.
held out a typical Washington well
delegates, and the work OF the con
ventfon today was chiefly one OF or
ganizing for the strenuous three days
that are TO follow.
The public sessions of the conven-
ton open tomorrow morning at IL.
r. Keith's Theater at $3.50 o'clock
The sessions will be held there every
morning. Up TO noon today about
2,s00 members had registered at the
headquarters OF the convention at
the Willard Hotel.
A number OF important committee
meetings are being held today. In
GLIDING those on commerce and ma
rine. on State legislation and on edu-
cation, etc. The Clearinghouse sec
ton, and also the State Bank section
are meeting this afternoon and later
there will be conference of the
economic policy commission, the COM
mittee on insurance, and on Federal
legislation.
The Agricultural Conference. under
the leadership of Joseph Hirsch, of
Corpus Christi. Tex, meets tonight,
as does also the committee on public
relations, and the savings bank sec
ton. Tomorrow the business OF the
conventions gets under way with
general sssxipa at Keith's Theater
converting at S.SS o'clock.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS TODAY.
The committee meetings today were
the following: On acceptances, Jerome
rhralls, chairman: on constitutions,
NJ. A. Taylor. chairman; on the cur
rency commission. A. Barton Hepburn.
chairman; on commerce and marine.
JOnn the
tee of seven, William George, chair
man; on education, r. o. Kaufman.
chairman; on economic policy, Waldo
Newcomer, chairman: on finance, John
S. Deum, chairman: on Federal legis-
lation and Federal legislative coun-
ell, Fred Collins, chairman; on FEEDER
al Reserve membership. J. II. Pue-
licher, chairman; on gold, George NJ.
Reynolds. chairman; on Insurance,
George A. Holderness, chairman: an
library. Julien H. HILL, hairman: or
membership. II. w. Chadduck, chair
man; on the public relation. William
p. Sharer. chairman: public and pri-
vate thrift, s. Fred Strong, chair nan;
State legislation and State legislative
council, M. A. Traylor, cha1ruln; spe-
cial protective committee 81 investi-
CATION, Benjamin T.. SIN ne, chair
man; special journal 90 lmittee on
Investigation, r. LAM re Russell,
chairman.
One OF the most important matters
proposed amendment of the constitu-
ton and bylaws OF the American
Bankers Association, virtually max
ing a reorganization of the body. The
committee on revision comprises NJ A.
Traylor, of Chicago; c. II. McNider,
OF Mason City. Iowa; Charles r. Mil
Ter, of Wilmington, Del; Rome.
Stephenson. of South Bend, Ind, and
a NJ. Graves, OF Clarksville, Tex
Their draft of a new constitution prob
ably will be placed before the con
yeption tomorrow,