The Pensacola journal., 1920-04-19
BANKERS MEET
HERE THURSDAY
Three Separate Organizations
Will Spend the Last Half of
the Week in Pensacola.
IMPORTANT BUSINESS ON
Heads of Leading Southern
Banks Will Speak on Finan-
cial Issues of Present Day i

Three separate and distinct orran4-
cations of bankers will meet in Pen-
sacola this week The first erorn u,,,
be the State Bankers who will conven.
on Thursday at the San Carlos tn.
Florida Bankers Association will.
gather Friday and hold sessions
through Saturday morning. Immedi-
ately after the F. B. A. convention the
American Bankers Association in Flor
ida will meet. These bodies will hold
their meeting at City Hall
Numerous entertainment features
have been arranged and the visiting
bankers are assured of a please rfI
visit to Pensacola. An oyster roast
will be held at Santa Rosa island Fri-
day afternoon and a dance win be held
! az the Country Club that night. The
State Bankers will hold their banouetU
thursday night, with w. A. BlountN
as toastmaster.
Among the speakers at the State
Bankers session will be George e.
Nolan of Orlando. president; State
comptroller Amos, r. y. Sims. vice.
president of the Hibernia Bank a
Trust Co. of New Orleans; j. A. Or
mand OF MGrianna; Mark Monroe of
Tampa. ard Forrest Lake of Sanford.
Mayor Sanders will give the ad-
dress of welcome and Rev. |. w.
Chalker the invocation
Rev. Minor j. Ross will make the
invocation at the opening of the Flor
lGa Bankers Association at o'clock
Thursday morning. The address of
4 a ~ mill
Pensacola and the response by DR.. L.
| A. Bize of Tampa. This will be fol-
lowed by the annual address of the
president, Forrest Lake of Sanford
! Reports ssyff be made by Secretary
Treasurer c.. r. DeSaussure of Jack
sonville and John T. Dismukes Ad-
dresses Will be made by Fred w Ellis
worth, vice president of the Hibernia
Bank & Trust Co. of New Orleans on
the Bankers Relation to the Com
immunity" l.. c. Addison, deputy gov
ernor of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Atlanta, on Developments of the Fed
eral Reserve System"
The afternoon will he devoted to
pleasure.
Clement S Ucker, vice president of
the Southern Settlement & Develop
ment Organization will speak on
Southern Development" at the open
ing on Fridays session.
Among the questions to be disclosed
during the sessions are: Howl best
to have our vast uncultivated Areas
populated?", Should the Assoc3ition
have an educational committe5@tvith
a paid secretary?'', Should tfeN As
sociation has a secretary who csflA de-
ivote all his time to the wSfk ?"
Should the Associa ton employ an at
fn riria
bers on legal questions?"
Officers will be elected and ron-
mittees report at the Saturday MOI IN
ing session.
The American Bankers Associatton
in Florida will meet Immediately affer
adjournment of the Florida Bank@rs1
Association. The meeting will be called
to order by State President pr
L. A. Bize of Tampa. Officers Tor
the year 1920-21 will be elected.
On Saturday afternoon, commencing
at 2 o'clock, a gold tournament will
be held at the Country Club and for
those who do not care to golf. sight
seeing trips have been arranged. A
banquet will be served at the San
Carlos al o'clock. admission by card
Committees.
Oyster roast: j. $. Reese, L h
Aiken, j. II. Cross. J. F. Taylor.
Auto trip: ]. c. Watson. J. ID. An-
derson, ]. ID. Baars.
Dance: c. w. Larmar, ID. B. Mac
MILAN, w NJ. Mcclellan.
Banquet: Hunter Brown, c. B. Her
vey, C. E. Hutchinson.
Committee on Arrangements: j. W
Malone Max L. Bear. K. NJ. Cary.
Golf Tournament: Ellis Knowles. r
E. welles, c. A. Faircloth, Witmet
Hayward.
After Dinner Talks: +. r. Malone
J W. Dorr, Sam Pasco, Mallory Ken
nedy.
Music: J. s. Leonard. ]. A Jones
j. A Merritt
Ladies Committee: Mesdames,
H Aiken, Max L. Bear. Morris Bear
Thomas w. Brent, r NJ. Cary, III. IL
Christy. Marie T. Covington, NJ. j
Elkan, c. q. uervey, c. w. Larmar
E. r Malone, J. w. Malone, M. G
Mauldin. s. McGaughy, j. S. Reese
Paul r. Stewart. George Turner. J. q
Watson.