Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-18

dent of the Kentucky Bankers Asso-
citation, fifty-one tired baLA,ers from
the Bourbon" state pulled into Union
station at $50 this morning.. The
delegation was due to arrive in the
city at O'Clock last night, and while
somewhat put out over it's unex-
pected delay. soon entered lntN the
spirit of the occasion and forgoA all
it's troubles. Harry G. Smith is
secretary of the association InclLA1ed
in the party are John r. Downing.
Ralph Griffith. l.. L. Garvin. Ben Mat
calf and Earl S. Given of Louisville.
Mr.. Ellis is president of the Bank oAf
Sturgis, Sturgis, ny.
George E. Allen. secretary of the
American Bankers Association of
New York. and educational director,
is stopping at the Raleigh.
The Kansas delegation arrived in
the city nearly on time, and accord
ing to Sennett Kirk. cashier of the
Kan, the trip was very enjoyable.
''On our way across the country. our
train picked up delegations from
Arkansas, Missouri. Indiana and
Tennessee" said Mr.. Kirk John
T. Morrisey, secretary of the Bankers
Deposit NIudEduSy anu security <>OHu-
pany of Topeka, and Fred F. Fockele,
vice president of the Peoples National
Bank of Ottowa, Kan, are stopping
with Mr.. Kirk at the New Willard
/ Hotel.
tary of the American Bankers Asso-
cia. ion. told Robert n. Harper today
that the convention was by far the
most pretentious ever attempted by
the association. and he had seen al
most all of them.
Mrs. Richard S. Halves, wife of the
president of the American Bankers
Association, who will be one of the
principal figures in the entertain
iments provided for woman guests of
the convention, will have with her
on these occasions Mrs. Guy E. Bow
erman. wife of General Secretary
Bowerman.
During the week Mrs. HAYES will
entertain many old friends, the wives
of prominent bankers from all sec
tons Of the country:
A luncheon to the visiting bankers
was given today by the state bank
section at its headquarters in the
Raleigh Hotel
Many Of the visitors are ardent
devotees of golf and are awaiting
themselves of the cordial invitations
extended to all delegates to make
themselves at home on the courses of
the Chevy Chase. Columbia Country.
Bannockburn, Kirkside. Town and
Country Clubs.
At the ball to be given at the New
Willard Hotel Wednesday night a
committee of ladies using hostess
badges and men wearing committee
badges will provide dancing partners
for the guests.
B. F. Saul, vice president Of the
American Security and Trust Com
pany. will entertain the delegates at
His home this afternoon from until
s, O'clock.
A.dinner to the reserve bank section
win be held tonight at the Raleigh
Hotel
Mayor Frank Dorsey of Perth Am
Boy, Ma J., and vice president OF the
City National Bank Of that place, is
stopping, at the Congress Hall Hotel
NGeorge o. Watson, president of the
Liberty National Bank Of this city.
viii repsesent the District Of Columbia
executiveA committee during the cur
rent fiscal year. succeeding Charles J.
Bell.
| NJ. D. Rosenberg, president of the
Bank of Commerce and Savings, is
vice president OF the District OF CO.
lumbia for the American Bankers As
Isociation.
/ w. J. Waller of the American Ex-
change Bank is vice president OF the
national bank section, and Maurice
Otterback Of the state bank section!
while Frank G. Addison, jr.. is- vice
president Of the savings bank section.
and E. Percfval Wilson of the National
Savings and Trust Co, vice president
Eof the trust company section.
Percy s. Foster will lead the sing
ling at the opening of the sessions of
the national bank section.
The, District National Bank ia with
out the services of it's president today,
r. n. Harper being too busy to attend
Ito business.
T The Continental Trust CoShpany is
short. of the valuable services Of its
Miss Mary j. Winifree. who
AS devoting her entire time to aiding
the chairman of the entertainment
COMMITTEES in looking after visiting
bladies.
Harry v. Haynes. president of the
Farmers and Mechanics Bank. has not
been at the bank today. He is the
! oh ipynan NJ the entepfa inmept com