The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-22
BANKER MEETING
UNDER WAY HERE
BIC ATTENDANCE
Registration Runs over 800 Mark at
Noon: state and Group Officers
Address Session at Morn
Ing Meet.
COLLEGE GIRLS SERVE
LUNCHEON TO VISITORS
Aid for Agriculture as Means to
Prosperity Stressed by Financial
Men; Eastern Bankers Here
for Meeting.

EtUtiui Aoit WI NHtfAhfHht WV
predictions for brighter NOR
prosperous year and with the steadl
return OF good times" was evlden
among the bankers OF the state an,
nation who are here today TO atten,
the meeting OF Group /, Oklahomi
Bankers association.
The first arrivals appeared In tds
city yesterday afternoon since
which time they have been coming
on every train. At 0 o'clock thit
morning. the lobby OF the McFar
land hotel, headquarters OF the meet
ing, was literally "alive" with bank.
ers. The registration department
reported at that hour that more
than 200 we're registered and as
there seemed TO be no let up In
the registration, predictions were
that the total would run to 800.
Bankers Bring Rain.
The first session OF the Group
meeting was held this morning at
the Oklahoma College for Women
with J. ID. Cusenbary Of Hydio,
chairman of the Group, presiding.
The session was scheduled to start
at Q o'clock. 4,
As the committee was hustling
around to provide necessary trans
portation, ]. Pluvius took a hand In
the proceedings and before little
mole than half the visitors had been
landed at the college, the first rain
in months started falling. On the
streets for the remainder of the
day. every time a bankers badge
was seen, the wearer was hailed
with the query, why didn't you
come sooner?"
The morning session at the col
lege was participated in by students
of the o. C. W. who gave musical
numbers and readings. The visitors
were warmly welcomed to Chicka-
sha and to the college by G. W.
Austin president of the Oklahoma
College for Women, which address
followed the invocation by Rev. II.
e. Toothaker. The response to the
address Of welcome was given by
i. ID. Cusenbary and following
reading by Miss Anabel Rucker, DE-
Chas. Evans talked to the bankers
on "Your Business and Nine deal
ing with present-day problems as
faceC in the everyday walks OF
business life.
Aid for agriculture, as a means
toward prosperity in every line OF
business, including the banking
business, was the general trend OF
thought running through every busi-
'nesc speaker at the morning session.
Guests at Luncheon.
The program was concluded Win
a violin solo by Miss Jessie Morton
ana the appointment of committees
bv officers of the Group ended the
morning seBion. The bankers anu
their wives we're the guests OF the
college girls at a luncheon serVea
in Nellie Sparks hall.
The afternoon session was to pc
eiven over entirely to the business
Of the Group and was to close at .
o'clock. A dance at the Country
club was to be given tonight at 0
O'Clock.
Drring the afternoon, the wives
of the local bankers were TO give
n reception and tea for the visiting
ladies' at the Country club.
During the afternoon session, y.
s Wolfinger, president OF the Okla
boma Bankers association was "
.ive an address, and was expecteu
deal with the activities OF the as
sociat:on during the past year anu
discuss points of interest with rel
orence to present-day problems. r
Janeway, chairman of the war
Finance committee Of the state was
n talk to the bankers concerning
the war finance loans.
# was expected that some OF tne
northern and eastern bankers woulo
talk at the session this afternoon
The special car, bearing the visltors .s
f. the state, arrived early this NOR
ming from Enid where the eastern
financial men attended bankers
meeting. The fasteners will attend .'
4he meeting at Durant tomorrow
:. Claremore Friday and Cushing
on Saturday. :.
Some Of the members OF the east
ern and northern party are: A. M
Young, Mechanics and >Metals Bani
of New York former bank commis
rioner Of Oklahoma; Myron s'ur''
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