, 1921-11-28

gwen Dy the Dank preSl-
tory TO the stockholders and directors.
Mr.. Lees own address following Mr..
Ellison began with n special reference
to parts OF Mr.. EIison's remarks re
garding foreign money conditions He
said hat since one could take one
hundred dollars to Germany and ex-
change u for more than $4,000 marks
Il was quite plain that this country
was Intimately better off than those
across the ocean Mr.. Lee said that
the dozen or more employees Of the
bank with their families were an i'd
ditton to this community. n that the
bank had Increased their force rather
than decrease It as had happened with
so many business institutions during
the past year. The National Bank OF
Commerce has always stood ready and
been willing TO assist with money and
with Tho time of its offlcers toward
any practical proect that had fer its
aim tho making OF a bigger and a bet
ter Casper. said Mr.. Lee, and he
,thanked the stockholders and direc-
tors for the very practical hammer
that they gave their time n thought
TO the helping Of the management
OF the bank In its business life. He said
that the very material Increase In saw
inEs accounts during the past year
pointed strongly to the fact that peo-
pie were taking on a new realization
OF production and saving rs being the
determining factors in deciding the
length OF time necessary 70 the bring
ing back to tho country OF normal
times. Mr.. Lee closed his remarks by
reading n poem written to the bank in
answer TO n of the dinner invita-
tons
To decide which Of the ladies was to
Gu the big birthday cake. number
were placed in a hat. and drawn out
SO that the corresponding number to
tho lady whose place was hat number
from the end OF the table was called
upon to perform the cutting. Mrs.
William Holland drew tho number.
and her assistant was Mr.. Fred Mes
siner. Mrs. Holland did herself proud'
in that she cut the cake into the ex
act number of pieces without makins
n mistake, using the entire cake with
out n piece over. and everyone receiv
cd q piece. Instead OF passing the cake
to the guests after the cutting. Mrs
Holland and Mr.. Messiner then took
their Individual pieces OF cake an
proceeded to their chairs forcing the
other guests to come forward and
each get his or her piece Of cake for
themselves.
Tho National Bank OF Commerce
was organized two years ago. and the
fact that the stockholders and directors
and the management that was in
charge when h bank was organized
is today unchanged is remarkable
proof OF the success and the conf
dence reposted in the bank by the
people Of Casper and Wyoming.
The directors are some Of the big
gcst and ablest men in Wyoming. T.
L. Algeo. general superintendent OF
the Sinclair Oil company Earl C
Boyle. Casper Ford agency; Joe f
Denham. former cashier of the Tner
mopofis State bank and now vice
president of the National Bank o.
Commerce; Thomas Kenney. superia
tendent OF the Illinois Pipeline com
pany; John McFayden. general super
intendent of the Ohio OIL company
Hugh Patton. stockgrower and cap
f~talist: George Nelson. real estate anC
insurance; L. A. Reed. superintendent
of Midwest Refining company; Ira @
Wetherill. manager National Supply
company. and L. G. Murphy.
The National Bank of Commerce
was built upon definite lines of serv
ice and its vice present Joe Z. Den
ham who is in full charge of the mar
|agement Of the bank has followed that
policy Of definite service coupled wit
intimate and friendly contact with its
customers No small part OF the
banks success is Tue to the untirinE