Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-17

gu Y T.. BOWERMAN,
General Secretary, A. b. A.
The American Bankers Association
begins its forty-sixth annual conven-
ton in Washington tomorrow, with
representative bankers here from
every part of the United States. The
convention, with some 5000 delegates
in attendance, is to discuss questions
of vital importance not alone to the
banking fraternity, but to the entire
country. Transportation, credits, the
financing of big business, blue sky
legislation, the federal reserve sys-
tenn, are among the subjects which
will be. discussed.
Besides prominent financiers and
business men, members of the cabi-
net and other leaders in the life of
the country are to deliver addresses
at various sessions of the conven-
tion.
Three Series Of Meetings.
The work of the convention will be
carried on in three series of NEE: ingS,
hrst the convention sessions proper,
which will be held in Keiths Thea
ter; second, committee meetings, and
third, sessions of the sections of the
American Bankers Association, v hich
All the arrangements have been
perfected for the convention by the
local committees in charge, headed
by Robert N. Harper. who is presf-
dent of the District of Columbia
section OF the city is decorated with
hundreds of dags in welcome TO tile
thousands OF visitors whom the con-
Vention is bringing to Washington.
TOMORROW will be given over to
OF various. sections of the American
Bankers Association. The general
sessions of the convention open Tues
Gay at $3.50 am. in Keith's Theater.
The convention will be called to or
der by Richard H. Halves of St
program for the first general ses-
sion OF the convention will be an ad-
dress OF welcome by Robert N. Har-
per and response by Thomas B. Nc
ADAMS ADAMS; second vice president of the
the president. Mr.. Halves; an address
by Secretary Meredith of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, on Banker and
agriculture; an address by John ],
Puiieyn Of New York, on 'Transpor-
t taion ana Its Eject on Credit" and
the reports Of the constitutional COM
mittee and the public relations com
1n1ttee. An invocation will be made
by Rt. Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rec
tor OF the Catholic University.
Visit Agricultural Department.
Tomorrow the agricultural comu;s-
sion OF the association is to make a
TOUR OF the Department. Of Agriculture.
Startlng at am. The executive conn
CT is to meet in the small ballroom Of
the New Willard Hotel at $40 am.
out the day.
The clearing house section is sched-
uIed to meet at pm tomorrow in the
ballroom of the New Willard the state
pank section is to meet also at pm,
IN the ballroom at the Raleigh Hotel
ana the state secretaries section is tn
meet at 1870 pm. in the Fairfax room
of the New Willard
inere Will be an important agricul-
turab conference at pm tomorrow
night, when farm tenancy good roads
rural education and better marketine
discussion. -
Registration Of delegates from Can
ada, Hawaii, Alaska, Porto Rico and
Cuoa has reached sufficient number
TO JUSTIFY arrangements for special con.
ferences Of men from those sections
bank organization
Many conferences on important sub.
3ects are to be held in addition to the
regular sessions of the convention and
OF the sections and committees. The
nrst OF these will be the banker-farmer
conferences, which is to meet at am
tomorrow morning, in the sun room OF
the Hotel Washington.
Advertising Experts to Meet.
One Of the most important confer.
ences OF the week will be that of tn,
bank advertising experts of the coun
try. to be held Tuesday night in tn.
ballroom of the Hotel Washington. The
purpose of this conference is to de-
termine in just what way bank ad
present industrial and commercia
markets. Herbert F.. Houston. for,ne,
president OF the Advertising Clubs O.
the World, will speak on THE Banl
and Americas New Place in tn,
ference include William Ganson Rose
formerly with the First National BAN
of Cleveland, Ohio: Herbert Morgan
advertising manager of the st. Loui
Union G,; Trust Company; F. p. conno
Omaha. E Fl. Kittredge OF Boston
Fred H Gehle of New York, Carol
Ragan of New York, M. z. Holdernes
of st. Louis. and Fred Z. Ellsworth
of New Orleans.
The education committee, of which
r. o. Kaufman of Helena, Mont, i
chairman, will hold an educationa
conference tomorrow morning at
o'clock in the New Willard Mr. Kauf
man is authority for the statemen
that most state associations have ere
ated additional committees to help tn
American Bankers Association com
mittee, and that each of these bodie
have been asked to send representa-
tives to this conference.
Clearing House Section.
The clearing house section will hol,
general conference on clearin
MAJ la-r w
nesday at 3 pm. in the Hotel Wash
inEton. Several representative lead
ers in clearing house circles will lea
the discussion.
The most recent commission to b
established by the association is tn
economic policy commission. of whic
Waldo Newcomer of Baltimore
chairman. This commission. whic
will meet In room 1903. the New viii
lard. at 3 pm. tomorrow, was create