Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-07-30

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new and handsome home was thrown
open to the public Thursday after
noon and night when officers and
employees were. hosts at reception
| and inspection. For the first time
in the city the public was entertain
ed in an exclusive bank building and
from until 9 o'clock a steady
stream OF people. that totaled 4,5s7
including many visiting bankers
passed thru the building examining
all its departments and admiring the
! finished beauty of the interior in
which the bank will move it's BUSH
ness next Sunday.
Built at cost of 5000 900 the
building in it's structural features,
arrangement, furnishings and equip
ment is complete to the most minute
"details. The many VINO stopped in
to inspect it Thursday admired it as
the most handsome business quarters
| in the city. Under both natural and
artificial light the interior showed
4 equally well. The splendid appear
ance OF the big room was added to
by brilliant splotches of color of the
numerous large bouquets and
sheaves of roses, sweetpeas. gladi-
. oius and other flowers that other
city and outside banks and business
friends had sent for the opening.
Officers Receive Guests.
President A. +. Balch, Vice Presi-
dent George A. Turner Cashier C. C.
Urine, and Assistant Cashier Harry
w. Jennings and directors and en-
4 ployes received the public. Visitors
were taken thru the lower floor,
work rooms. vaults, directors Soffice,
Especial rooms for women and ad-
! mired the equipment. furnishings and
appliances for aiding employees in
their work. Women especially adj
\ mired the two rooms set aside for
their exclusive use. the private room
! being very prettily decorated and
furnished In wicker.
/ The new office equipment, Of desks
and chairs Of the officers and direc-
tors is of mahogany and the furni-
| ture of the cages and other work
| III.
/, During the afternoon and evening
an orchestra played and favors of
roses for the women and cigars for
the men were given. Booklets, show
ing views Of the bank, were distrib-
| uted.
Visiting Bankers Here.
The opening of the bank attracted
a large number of Bankers from out
side the city. A group OF these were
entertained at dinner at the Stod-
dart Cafe by the Marshalltown State.
included among the visiting bankers
We're: II. w. Wente and L. w. Miller,
Commercial National. Waterloo;
George L. howe, Mechanics Savings,
Gould, State Savings, Liscornb; Park
! Grier, Vancleve Savings: John M.
! McDougal and G. w. Oxborrow, Ger
trail State, Des Moines; William
Shipton. Producers Savings, Green
Mountain; w. N. Gilbert, Central
States, State Center; Edwin Beery,
Garwin state; G.. e. Allbee and e. Il.
Cooper, st. Anthony Savings; Merle
c. Patton, Peoples Savings, Laurel;
G. f. Stansberry, Citizens Savings,
Gilman; Martin Newcomer, Cedar
Rapids National; II. M. st. John,
| Farmers Savings, Haverhill; II. L.
Horton, Des Monies National; r. w.
Stevens, Albion Savings; w. C. Berg
man and o. r. Ecklund, First Ma
tional, Newton; James Nuckolls,
Eastman Nuckolls, Theodore P. Guen-
Their, D. M. Moser and Fl. H. Turner,
| Hardin County National, Eldora;
Harry NJ. Harris, Continental and
I Commercial, Chicago, and A. A. Ar
ney, H. TT. Arnlbrecht and w. IS.
Arney, Bank of Clemens. Some Of the
bankers We're accompanied by their
wives and members of their families.
| - Handsome Interior.
In keeping with the exterior and
especially the Main street facade
with which the public has become fa-
miliar during the year in which the
| building has'been built, the interior is
equally handsome and amply COM
modious. The interior arrangement,
equipment, furnishing and decorat-
ing We're planned to provide ample
space. for the public, large working
quarters and an abundance of good
! light, heat and ventilation.
] The entrance vestibule opens d.
rectly. into the public space that oc-
cupies two thirds of the length Of the
building. Surrounding it. and separat-
ing the various departments and Of
fees, is light colored marble wains-
cot, supporting the counter screens.
At the farther end of the public
space, the vaults are protected by a
heavy iron grill work, which breaks
the floor space at that end of the
room.
Officers on Left Side.
Immediately to the left of the en-
trance are the offices and desk room
Of President A. F. Balch, Vice Presi-
dent George A. Turner, Cashier &. c
Urine, and Assistant Cashier Harry
,, w. Jennings. A private office fol
consultation opens from the space
provided for these officers. Fartlicl
along on the same side are window:
for four tellers, each entirely separat
ed from the other by metal grill
! work, On the opposite side are ue,