Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-06-03
OPTIMISM AIDS
ATTEDANNCE AT
BANKERS MEET
More Than 100 Will Be Present
at Group Five Con-
yentiOn Here. .

Bankers for the principal cities of
Montana, as well as from the group it
self. and many representing the larger
institutions of the banking centers of
the country, poured into Great Falls
Friday night in anticipation of the SEES
Sims of group five of the Montana
Bankers association which opens in
the Palm room of Hotel Rainbow at .
O'Clock this morning.
Indications were Friday night that
the attendance will be more than 100
bankers, excellent crop conditions in
the state and the spirit of optimism
ruling banking and business circles be-
ing given as the reason for the excel
lent attendance. The members of the
Great Falls committee in charge of en-
tertainment, headed by P. H. Jones of
the Stanton Trust & Savings bank.
had made arrangements for the visit
ing bankers and for their entertainment
today. the occasion promising to have
distinct social as well as business fea-
lures.
Active Day Promised
Officers of the group, including \. j.
Gould of the American National bank
of Helena, president, and n. B. Math-
ews of the Basin State bank of Stan
ford, secretary and treasurer, had ar
rived in the city Friday night.
The morning and afternoon will be
given over to the business sessions OF
the convention. The noon recess will
be for committee meetings and get to-
gether sessions of bankers. The social
events will be at the Meadow Lark
Country club in the evening. Several
foursomes are being arranged for the
country club course following the bust
ness session in the afternoon and the
links are expected to be popular with
the visitors.
For the evening entertainment. there
will be a dance and buffet dinner at
the Country club. For those visitors
who do not care to dance. tickets to all
shows in the city. including the Pan
tages program will be available and
several theater parties are being made
up.
Mrs. A. f. Schwingle is chairman of
the committee preparing entertainment
for the women accompanying the visit
ors to the convention. A luncheon for
the ladies will be given this noon at the
Park hotel when thew will meet with
Great Falls women informally. In the
afternoon there will be tickets provided
for those who desife to attend theaters
and here viii be several parties at the
country club.
Among the Arrivals
Among the bankers who had arrived
in Great Falls Friday night we're: Clar-
ence r. Nesbit, special representative
of the National Bank of Commerce Of
New York City; Vern Cornell of the
Lavina State bank, G.. II. Kirk of the
Benchland State bank: l.. NJ. Lerberg
of Cut Bank; Ed Schulenberg. 81 ecial
representative of the FRS. National
bank of st. Paul: l.. @. SHELTON of Hell
ena. superintendent of banks: T.. II.
Morrow of Moore: Edwin f. johnson
and I. l.. Knudson of Harlowton: J. P
Kearns of Townsend; Frank Bogare
of the Union Bank & Trust of Helena:
c. s. Mcdonald of Choteau; II. L..
Hart of Helena: NJ. NJ. HAYDEN of st.
Paul, Mimi; William J. Johnson of
Minneapolis; Fl. A. Norman of Cut
Bank; J: NJ. Robertson of Cut Bank;
C.. c. Sill of Cut Bank; L. A.. MUIR
rills of the First State bank of shelby
w. II. Bell of Conrad; J. l.. Stein
berger and W. j. Johnson Of the First
National bank of Lewistown: Charles
Wiper of the Empire Bank & Trust
of Lewistown; John Uuickendon of
Lewistown: T. F. Taylor of Lewistown:
F. r. Cunningham of Lewistown: o. W
Belden of Lewistown; Stone of the
Judith Gap First National. and Knut
Hustad of the Security State bank of
Judith Gap.
The program this morning will in
clude reports by each of the county
representatives from Broadwater. Cas-
cade, Judith Basin. Fergus, Mussel-
shell, Meagher. Teton. Pondera. Lewis
and Clark, Wheatland, Golden Valley
and Glacier counties: talks bv Charles
f. Potter of Montana State College or
boys work: Matt Staff of the National
Wool Warehouse & Storage on wool
markets: welcome by S. s. Ford. and
the presidents and secretary's reports
In the afternoon win be a talk on the
oil industry by Dorsey Hager; ~legisla-
ton by l.. Q. SHELTON: farm problems
by John Quickendon of Lewistown. and
the report of committees and tie cleo
ton of officers.