White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1926-06-18
WHAT They DO AT
BANKERS CONVENTIONS

0ANhEk , UUNvENIlUNS
Most of us have heard of bankers
! conventions hut not many of us know
much about them and we wlonder what
these bankers do when they get to-
gether. w. ]. Kincaid of the First
Bank of White Bluffs attended the
! state bankers convention in Whlla
4 Walla last week and we have asked
him to tell us just what kind of show
they put on and this is what he says:
"The meeting at Walla Walla last
week was the annual convention of the
Washington Bankers Association, a
Voluntary association formed by the
banks of the State of Washington and
to which amy state or national bank in
the state is eligible to membership on
payment of dues. The annual meet
ings are held at such place each year,
usually in June, as the executive COM
nittee selects. At the annual meetings
speakers are selected who give ad-
dresses on topics of live interest to
bankers; matters lof interest for asso-
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acted upon; officers are elected for the
ensuing year; delegates discuss per-
sonally matters of mutual interest and
considerable time is given to enter
tainment features for the delegates and
Their families.
There is also national bankers
organization, known as the American
Bankers Association, to which all
national or state banks of the United
States may belong. The State asso-
citation works in conjunction with the
national organization in protection of
member banks against the operations
of criminals, through employment of
an international detective agency who
through its agents, follows and endea-
vors to cause the arrest of any person
who causes loss to member
bank through check raising, forgery,
burglary or hold-up. The State associa-
ton also engages itself in any matter
of mutual interest to members such
as encouraging uniform banking prac-
tees, adopting uniform euretV and bur-
glary bonds giving the greatest pro-
tec.ion to members, securing laws
giving better protection 10 banks and
depositors and encouraging such ac-
t.vitiea as will enhance the prosperity
of the state and make for the best
interests of the banks and their de-
positors.
"The meeting just passed was well
attended and several very able adj
dresses were given. The outstanding
one as expressed by the bankers
attending was one by Mr.. Cameron
Beck, Pcrsonel Director 'of the New
York Stock Exchange who spoke on
The Human Relationship in Business
He stressed the need of giving the
very best in us to proper development
and encouragement of the rising gen.
Grafton to the end that the future will
have the proper leaders ard. men and
women equipped to cope with the in
creasingl.1 difficult problems continu
ally arising. He said among other
things, I don't know anything out
Of which to make man except boy;
don't know anything out of which
to make woman except girl. Do
you? Following this out he made a
strong plea to see that the boy and
girl of today is given every chance
to make the best man and the best
woman for to morrow. Another able
address was given by Dr. Stephen B.
L. Penrose, President of Whitman
College, using three topics in his ad-
dress, namely the homeless child. the
hopeless man and the helpless nation.
His plea for the homeless child was a
greater support jof the Washington
Childrens' Home Finding Society to
the end that every child would have
home with father and mother. His
hopeless man was the inmate of the
pcnitentiary at Walla Walla. He made
strong plea that the operation of the
institution should be so changed that
the entire man r),wer there should be
used and not permitted t. remain par
tally idle as at present. He advocated
ruch changes as would employ the
men at occupations. the product of
which would be for the benifit of the |
State. and from which the prisoner
would receive some compensation for |
himself to fortify against the time |
when he should again be thrown out
into the world. Tho helpless nation
wsr vision of the future if we should
fail in our duty towards the rising
generation and l\,H give them every |
advantage to develc-, leadership. He
advanced the idea III T. mankind has
always followed leader with vision
and courage and would probably do
so in the future. Therefore it is neces-
sary to give special attention to the
boys and Girls 'of today who are will
ing to assume the responsibilities and
endure the sacrifices and work neces-
sary to become real leaders lin indus
trial and political activities OF the
future
"Thc meeting was an interesting
and instructive one and members were
loud in their praise Of the hospitality
and interest shown by the citizens Of
V}illa Walla in making the meeting a
SUCCESS and the stay of the delegates