The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-22
STATE BANKERS
/ COME TO BARRE
Annual Mid-Winter Con-
vention Is Being Held
To-day
BANQUET TONIGHT
ENDS SESSIONS
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Reservations Have Been
Made For About 80
Persons

! Bank people from various parts Of
Vermont assembled in Barre this aft
ernoon for bic twelfth annual mid
winter convention of the Vermont
/ State Bankers association. The bust
ness sessions Of the convention are to
be held in the Quarry bank hall, fol
lowed by an entertaining program in
the same hall and luncheon. Head
quarters of the association members
during their stay in the city are at
Hotel Barre, where the banquet win be
this evening. The main speaker Of The
banquet will be Dr/William T. Foster,
director Of the PolIak Foundation of
Economic Research, and formerly pres
ident of Reed college.
Delegates to the convention began
arriving in Barre late yesterday ard
continued to arrive during to-day. The
number to participate in the conven-
tion and banquet was rather uncertain
early this afternoon because Of the
stormy weather conditions. which
might prevent some from coming.
However, reservations for the banquet
had been made for so people prior to
last night, 50 that there is likely to
be good attendance.
Among the early arrivals was
Charles 6. Staples Of Brattleboro, the
president of the association. and Hollis
i. Gray of Winooski, the vice -presi-
dent, and the man who is looked upon
by some as the likely candidate for
president Of the association. The Gee
tion Of officers comes late to-day.
The convention opens at 3 o'clock
this afternoon at Quarry band hall,
with invocation by Rev. b. G. Lipsky.
pastor of the Hedding Methodist
church III Barre. Then will follow the
appointment OF a nominating commit
Tee and welcome TO Barre BY Mayor
Frank +. Langley. Roll call is TO be
made and then come reports of the
officers; treasnrer's report BY Harold
P. Perkins of Bethel: secretary's re-
port by G. s. Webster of Barton; re-
port Of the executive council; report |
II the committee on agriculture nv
+. L. ingalls, Of Burlington, secretary
II the committee.
Archie NJ Peisch. certified account
INT Of the Amos Tuck School of Busi-
,ess Administration at Hanover, n.
r.. and r. w, Hill, secretary Of tie
educational committee Of the Amer
can Bankers association, win give
alks and after they have conclu led
he nominating committee win report
he choice for the official board Tor
he coming year. Election completes
he business of the afternoon, unless
new develops.
After the adjournment OF the state
ssociation there viii be meeting of
members Of the American Bankers
ssociation and then business will give
5ay 10 pleasure when program will
c given and a buffet lunch will be
ervcd. George Mackay is expected to
ender solo; DR. L. NJ. Lynde win
i've a French dialect reading; the sax.
phone quartet Of Barre will play and
he Naughton sisters of Barre will
i've some fancy steps.
As already stated, the outstanding
,ature Of the. banquet at Hotel Barre
i'll be the addsss by DIR. William I.
oster. His subject win be: "Priccs, {
rofiteers and Production" The toast
aster viii be President Staples Of the
ate association and there win be in 9
'rmal speeches from various persons. G
n orchestra is to furnish zest to the {
Tening's pleasure. The banquet win r
'rm the closing event of the conven- 5
on.