The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-25
BANKERS OF COUNTY AND CITY
JOIN THE NEW ORGANIZATION
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ldent and that he was anxious that
all employees OF the Ardmore and Car.
ter county banks take advantage OF
The opportunity afforded them. He
called upon Fred Carr, president of
the Exchange National Bank. who
heartily endorsed the plan and pledged
that he himself would become 4 stud
snt IN the course OF study
Following Mr.. Carr, Mr.. Harvey
was introduced. Mr. Harvey deliver
ed moSt inspiring talk. He related
many humorous Incidents in opening
has talk, but soon got down to the
real seriousness ana importance OF
the work outlined in the chapter pro-
gram. The American Institute of
Banking" Mr.. Harvey said, "is the
greatest thing that has ever been
conceived for the banking fraternity.
ignorance is eating at our Vitals to-
day and there the saddest thing IN
the world to see today is the young
man or woman who has smattering
or this, i smattering OF that and
and who knows nothing OF the real
value or concrete knowledge Of any
fact.
There is no profession in the world
in such need Of educa ted men and
women as the banking business There
are several questions you might ASK
yourself. are YOU interested i'm the
banking business? Is your work a
joy and pleasure or drudgery. are
you watching the clock do you care,
If you do not care, if you are not
interested, get out Of the bank"
Referring 10 Mr. Litteer's talk he
said that no one holding a certifi-
cate from the American Banking In
stitute is looking for jobs"
Il like the spirit and sentiment
here tonight" Mr.. Gum, the next
speaker, stated. II am wonderfully
impressed with the enthusiasm you
manifest and ] am sure that every
success will attend you.
"'he American Institute Of Banking
started with far less than the num-
Der Of this meeting in fact it was
a small group OF bankers who met
one day and they realized that they
got so much from exchanging Of ideas
that they decided to extend their con-
ferences, accordingly the idea grew
and grew, until now there are $4,000
members Of the American Institute
Of Banking, 1900 more than mem
bers Of the American Bankers Asso-
citation.
THE Importance Of this work can .
better be understood when many OF
the leading bankers Of the United .
States state that all that they have /
ever made in the way Of success
was the result Of the constant pur-
suance of the American Institute OF
Banking. The testimony Of thous'
ands, giving it credit for their sue
cess should prove an incentive 10
Mr.. Gum referred to the meeting
held at Denver last summer When
all Of the addresses We're made by
members OF the institution. Tine
finest addresses I ever heard was
right there" He also recalled the
fact that it was following the address
Of Mrs Evelyn Aldrich that women
were admitted to membership In the
institution. He remarked the signll-
canoe Of the fact that many women
were present at the meeting ana
stated that the young women in many
NJ the classes are actually develop
ing a line of work superior TO the
men" Sixteen young women OF Ard
more were present mt last nights
meeting.
Senior officers Of banks were urged
10 cooperate by attending and en-
courasing the young empNyes ana
iunior officers in the work. The
bank is the great commercial PAM
In your communicative officers ana /
-mploves are the wonderful mechah- s
.sm-vou may be just "a cog IN lhe
big machinery but II YOU are JuS'
. cog. be a good one. YOU are neces-
gary 10 the machinery. no matter !
what YOU are. cog q wheel, INK !
be- a good one, FOR without the per
feet parts. the whole machinery VIII
BE- handicapped
other talks We're made by Eu
sandiin. ". W. Jeter, olin H. Wo'- q
gerton.
In pertecung the organization II. /
ID NcColom of the First National &
Bank was elected president b. : &
frost OF the City state first vice pres !
asn. /. ;. sale OF Wilson, second 5
ice president. NJ. W. Franklin, EN- !
.hanse National. third vice president
.acretary treasurer. Ralph Wisner' /
state National publicity agent MISS
,lvrue Moore. Exchange National 7
The various committees Included s
arrangement committee, oscar Deveny'
Guaranty state. chairman, Miss Lucie y
ZONES. CITY state. Cecil Dillingham; !
ms. national: Miss Lamb Exchange =
National: Miss Nerna Wright state q
\ lthnal Membership committee; J'
a. Snodgra. Miss F'reda Grunert !
7irst National. Coley Wallace j. H. q
williams. State National. r. G. wy T
more. Miss NJ b. Doobs. Guaranty J
'..te. James Graham Miss MyrVt I
Moore. Exchange Nauonal A. T.. d
'.they. Florence Wheelan city state. ]
Committee TO secure INSTRUCTORS Fred s
arr Frank sherwood and I'd sand g
.n. Committee ON bylaws and con- ,
utuuon. Arthur Kyle, First National a
NJ. Lanford Guaranty state,
'tafles Brown state National d
Ia the final discussion it was de- {
lded that meetings would be held @
very Tuesday night at the Cham @
.sI OF Commerce. the lesson hour being I
rom to = O'Clock The course viii j
ten weeks
An interesting feature of the chap I
sr course Is that Nj sherwood has
ffered prize Of SIS to the employee
ihc receives the hirrost grade In tae
Among out oi town-guests to the
ieetlng last night were l.. h. Sewel
/. C Coffman. T.. lrby. }. l.. Walker. /,
!. H. Bennett. !. "A. Carpish. and l..