Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-02-04
STATE BANKERS WANT
COMMISSIONER RETAINED
Association Protests, by Reso-
ution, Against Bill to Aboi-
ish the Office.

Special Correspondence of Every Evening.
Dover, Feb. 4.-The meeting of the
Delaware Bankers Association, held In
Dover yesterday, was one OF the most
interesting yet held by the association.
Representatives. were present from nearly
all of the banks in the State and the dis
oussion of the various topics brought
before the meeting WAS thorough and
animated.
The president, George Massey Jones,
presided. The committee on legislation
made report calling attention to the
proposed act which the General Assembly
will be asked to pass at It's present session,
remodeling and amplifying the banking
laws of the State. The tentative bills were
read and explained by State Bank Com
missioner George l.. Medill, and were
later referred to Henry Ridgely, attorney,
for revision.
The meeting resented by unanimous
vote the action of unknown persons III
having bill introduced in the Legislature
repealing the act creating the office OF
State bank commissioner. The following
resolution condemning this bill was intro
duced by John S. Rossell, president OF the
Security Trust and Safe Deposit Go:
Resolved, That it NJ the sense OF this
House Of Representatives, to repeal the
act creating the office of State bank COM
missioner, should be ignored by the
General Assembly, AS q reactionary
measure designed TO destroy one of the
most useful agencies of the State, now
thoroughly organized, and actively at
work supervising the State financial IN
stitutions, and thereby protecting and
promo ing the best interests alike OF the
people and the bankers; and further
RESOLVED, That n copy of these Reso-
lutions be forwarded by the Secretary, to
the Speaker of the House and the preel
dent proltem Of the Senate, ss protest
against the aforesaid bill,
President George Massey Jones, APP
pointed several sub-comittees on special
topics, as follows:
State Finances-F Deb. Janvier New
Castle; f. Z. DAILY, Hartley; Curtis Il.
Davis, Laurel; Charles X. Miller, VIII
mington; Charles b Wilson, Camden,
and Thomas n Carpenter, Lewes.
Taxation-John w. Herring Milford;
DR.. r. C. Paynter, Georgetown; A. W.
Porter, Middletown; John S Rossell,
Wilmington; James p. Winchcste., VIII
nington, and George r. Reed, Milford
riculture-Alexande p Corbit, Odes-
sa; James b. Rice, Dover Everett Kick
man, FrankfOrd; John Heyd, FELTON,;
Jesse L. Shepherd Middletown; David c,
Rose, Newark; Philip l.. Cannon, Bridge
vile and James j. Ross, Seaford.
Education-Evan B. Frazer, Newark
J. VIII Powell, Harrington; John c.
Townsend Jr., Sclbyvillo; John Carrow,
Dover; Frank c. Bancroft, Wyoming;
John Richardson, Jr., Wilmington; Geo
II. Hall, Milford; DR.. Hiram r. Burton,
Lewes.
Federal Reserve Bank-Dr. William p
On, Lewes; Charles Z. Wetzel Wyoming;
Levi L. Maloney, Wilmington; James II
Hughes, Dover; Lewis NJ. Price, Smyrna; /;
Oliver W Newton, Bridgeville; Charles
Z. Dickens, Wilmington; John +, Taylor
New Castle
Trade Acceptance-Levi L. MaIonev,
James b. Bice, John G. Townsend, Jr. /.
Henry Ridgely, Dover Richard Reese.
Wilmington; Harry w Biven, Bridge
vile; Ezekiel Cooper, Wilmington.
The committee of arrangements has
completed plans for the semi-annual
meeting Of the association to be held in
Hotel du Pont on March 3, which, il is
said, viii be especially interesting. Mayor
William G.. Taylor, will address the BAN
>.
Rev Philip Cook, d D Judge Gray DR.
Walter Hullihen, president Of Delaware
College; Walter B. Grosscup, manager of
the Department Of Bank Examination of
the Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia: Albert
n. Hogg, vioe-president OF the Corn Ex-
change Bank Of PhiladelphiA and Walter
". Hynson, Of the Fruit Growers National
Bank Of Smyrna There will also be q
speaker present representing the commit
tee on organization Of the Foreign Trade
Corporation, a very large organization
recently formed under the provisions Of the
Edge Act, and capitalised at 500 600, 600
The members of the association have
received an ninvitationf from the Wilmington
Clearing House Association 20 be it's
guest at luncheon. John II. Dandy,
president Of the association, win preside.
Luncheon was served the bankers ia
the Hotel Richardson. The meeting ad-
iourned until February II, when the
bankers VIII again meet IN Dover for the
purpose Of taking final action on these
proposed laws