The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1925-06-10
Second District
Bankers Enjoy
Visit at FairlnOnt
J. ADAM BEBE, RAY P. CHASE,
CONGRESSMAN CLAGUE AND
OTHERS ADDRESS FINANCIERS.
VIM. JACOBSEN NEW PRES.

The twenty-third annual meeting
of the Second District Bankers was
held at Fairmont under most aus
picious conditions last Thursday and
Friday, H. A. Baldwin, president of
the group presiding. Fairmont bank
ers and other members of the COM
munity proved ideal hosts and the en-
tire occasion was extremely pleasant
the beautiful golf course and the
splendid bathing facilities of Fairmont
adding much to the pleasure of the
leisure hours of the guests.
At the afternoon session held at the
golf club Mayor Wade very graciously
welcomed the guests and H. A. Bald
win responded, giving most excel
lent short talk, taking moral courage
as his theme. Other speakers at that
session were Charles H. Preston who
spoke as an accountant interested in
the analysis of banking costs, Ray P.
Chase, the state auditor who spoke
on "Minnesota's Greatest Problem" /"
Congressman Frank Clague who spoke
briefly on the expense of operating
State and National governments and
Charles Collision of the Minneapolis
Tribune who gave an address on the
value of diversified and dairy farming.
While all the talks were technical and
educational they were all intensely
interesting and in spite Of the heat,
held the close attention of the large
group present.
At six o'clock a splendid banquet
was served by the Legion Auxiliary
in the recently completed Legion hall
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lowing the meal Judge j. E. Haycraft
was introduced by the clever toast
master R. H. McCune and gave a
splendid talk on The Law and the
Banker. Mrs. Bess M. Wilson of
Redwood Falls spoke on The Womans
Department Congressman J. Adam
Bede, taking Banking as Seen by an
Outsider as his subject gave an ex-
tremely interesting and amusing
talk. Those who had heard j. Adam
before insisted that he had lost none
of his humOr nor brilliancy, while
those hearing him for the first time
were exceedingly pleased with his
address. The banquet was followed
by a dance at the Interlaken Club
with music by the Catos Vagabonds.
The Friday morning session was
devoted chiefly to the business of
the association and to a general dis
cussion of banking problems, the ses-
Slons being closed at noon instead of
IN the afternoon because of the heat,
Among the speakers who led the dis
cussion were Attorney Allen of Fair
mont. E. Ray Winter of the Mu-
tual Casualty Company and F. F..
Fellows, secretary of the State AS
sociation.
VIM. Jacobsen Jr., of the Luverne
National Bank, was elected president
for the coming year, T. A. Perkins of
the National Bank of Window was
made Vice President and M. H.
Nicholson of the First National Bank
of Mankato was elected Secretary
treasurer. The other members of
the Executive Committee are F. H.
Krook of the Citizens State Bank of
New Ulm and R. E. Porter of Fair
mont. The next annual meeting will
be held at Luverne- with Mr.. Jacob
sen and his fellow bankers as hosts.
Redwood County was represented
at this meeting by Mr.. and Mrs. W.
>. Mcdonald of Walnut Grove. Mr..
and Mrs. William Duncan and Miss
Gretchen Duncan of Milroy, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Gold, Mrs. Bess M. Will
son, u. w. Gold, H. A. Baldwin, Frank
Glague and r. A. Cooper of Redwood
Falls. Superintendent Richard Ander-
son OF Comfrey also attended as
the guest of MI. Baldwin.