Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-14
CREDIT MEN OF
STATE CONFER
HERE SATURDAY


theme emphasized by the credit mea
from all sections of Arizona who at
tended the convention in Douglas
Saturday Of the Arizona State Credit
association.
Although there are credit associa-
tions in many localities of the state,
there has never been a state organ
izaticn with designated headquarters
so that the various credit men might
have a clearing house for credit data.
The recent formation of the state
credit association fills a long feit
need and business mon throughout
the state have already pledged them
selves to its support.
The meeting IN Douglas Saturday
was held for the purpose. of perfect
ing the organization and forming q
definite program for the coming
year. The following officers have
been elected for the year: d. S.
Hibben, Of Jerome, president; H. G..
Stillman, Douglas, vice president; d.
NJ. Gillian, of Phoenix, secretary and
treasurer. Directors of tn. state or
ganization will be the secretaries Of
lilC NdIAOuS CE0QIl dSSOCldlLOIlS VI llc
state. Credit associations are now in
operation in Douglas, Bisbee, Supe-
rior, Globe, Yuma, Jerome, Phoenix
and Tucson.
The meeting of the credit men was
continued until Saturday evening,
when the merchants of Douglas gath
cred with them at a banquet at
the Douglas Country club.
W. S. Meischer presided as toast
master, and after conveying to the
visiting men the citys greeting, in
troduced Hibben, who told of the OBJ
jects for which the state organiza-
tions was formed Hibben explained
the many advantages of maintaining
a Statewide organization, and emu.
merated many ways in which the
MERCHANTS of every locality will be
benefited.
w. G. iScotty) Blair, of Bisbee,
who had been called upon to enter
tain, them at the banquet, appeared in
highland costume and at intervals
throughout the evening offered many
favorite Scotch selections which werc
enthusiastically received by the guests.
The guests so entered into the spirit
of the his;hlander's songs that they
were soon joining IN the choruses.
d.. NJ. Gillian, secretary and treas
urer of the state association, secre-
tary. CT the Phoenix credit associa-
tioE. and also secretary of the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers Protect
ive# association, told of the work the
Phoenix credit association is doing
z -. :. a1:. e
check artists" He emphasized the
necessity of every merchant coop
Grating with the 'various credit asso-
ciations IS a means of curbing the
bad CHECK evil. y
W. w. Orr, secretary Of the Globe
credit association, in his remarks
went NOR ezsFfeesb1y into the :Haateea of
cooperation between merchant ana
association. Robert Hamilton. of the
Bisbee association, dwelt upon an
other phase of the cooperation prob
lem. stressing the necessity of mer-
chants notifying the associations Of
newly opened accounts.
The final speaker of the evening
was H. G. Stfllman. secretary of the.
Douglas Business Mems Protective
association. and newly elected vice
president of the state association.
Stillman, in an interesting manner,
outlined many angles of the work
which it is hoped that the state as
sociation may be able to accomplish.
Re told of the popular misconcep-
tions regarding the true nature of
credit associations and urged the
credit men to bear in mind the ad-
vantages Of maintaining friendly re-
lations with credit users as we'll as
the merchants.
Nearly every member of the local
association was present, and it was
generally felt that considerable good
had been accomplished, inasmuch as
the merchants and their credit rep
rescntativess had been brought into
closer toucht The visiting credit men
enthusiastically expressed their ap-
preciation Of the manner in which
thew had been received in the city,
and extended to the local business
men cordial invitations to attend the
functions of the state organization
in other parts of the state.
Among those who attended the
banquet We're:
Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Dieckman, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Dieckman. Mr..
and Mrs. r. T.. Hoyal, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. S. Palmer. .A1r. and Mrs. H. A.
Wimherley, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom g..
Davies, C. w. Allen, Ben Franken-
berg, S. G. Davies, c. A. Nichols,
Russell Meadows, Lea Burnett, Z. L.
Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Blair,
Ralph Seeley, Z. H Richardson, H. c..
Schwantes, NJ. Lange, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Bates, c. V. Harris, F, f. Dun
can, j. r. Sehwarz, S. H. Butler, Mrs.
Hazel B. Thompson, w. H. Meischer,
J. A. Laudenslager, Mr.. and Mrs. e.
E. Gibson, g. C. Gutterman, D. s.
Hibben, Robert Hamilton, Miss Kath-
ryn Williamson, w. w. Orr, Miss
Capitcla Nirindley, Dan R. William
son, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. J. Shrop
shire. Alrs and Mrs. G. .. Bohannon,
Albert Sfaeey, Mr.. and Mrs. J. ].
Wright and! Wilbur c. Riley.
mo Breakfast Complete Witnour
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