Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-21
"That you may respond to this ap-

"That you may respond to this ap-
| peal now, and happily take this view,
and have the experience to your
| credit, and our credit, when you meet
] in annual convention g. year hence,
| is the faith Of the State of Maine
! Associates in themselves and the
| people they serve"
Frank L. Palmer of Portland was
! elected president of the Maine Bank
ers' Association at the morning bus
| mess session of the organization held
| this morning. He succeeds Carl "A.
! Weber of Portland.
E. z. Parker of Lewiston was elect
ed first vice president; Hiram L.
Pishon of Augusta, second vice
president: Edward S. Kennard OF
Rumford, secretary and George A.
Stafford of Hallowell, treasurer,
| were reelected.
Retiring president Weber called
the meeting, held in the Poland
Spring House ball room, to order at
l o'clock this morning. Governor
Alvan Fuller of Massachusetts, who,
was to have addressed the bankers,
was unable to attend the session be-
cause today he is playing host to
Gustavus Adolphus, Crown Prince of
Sweden.
Brewster on Military Training
Gov. Ralph o. Brewster was the
speaker of the morning session, and,
speaking on Preparedness, said IN
part:
Either our youth will voluntarily
prepare themselves for military SER
vice in numbers adequate to furnish
the skeleton for the armies we may
at any time be obliged to raise or
compulsory military training seems
60 ~ Those citl-
zens who are earnestly opposing the
provision of military instruction IN
connection with our schools will con-
slider whether they may not wisely
encourage the voluntary training
provided in the Citizens Military
Training Camp. one of which is to be
held in Maine in August of tins year.
ENROLMENT Of the desired num-
Der from the State of Maine will be
most easy if the atmosphere of the
community and particularly of the
business men shall indicate approval
of this step.
E. NJ. Hewitt of Sanford was elect
e5 zee president of the National
banks section; George A. Stafford of
Halloweli, wee president of the State
SaHks Section; II. n. McDougan.
vice president of the Trust Company
, SOULFUL. IIGSluSl-k SilCI l0S -. lin
born of Augusta was reelected for
the 18th consecutive year as head of
the Maine National Bankers ASso-
citation. Other officers reelected
are: Eugene NJ. Hewett of Sanford:
first vice president; L. H. Goldsmith
of Skowhegan. second vice president;
Z. S. kennard, Rumford, secretary
treasurer.
These officers form the executive
committee of the association.
II. n. McDougall of Portland was
elected president of the Maine Trust
Company Association; O. W. Tap
ley of Ellsworth reelected vice-pres-
ident, and George A. Stafford of
Hallowell was reelected secretary
treasurer.
The executive committee of the
association elected are Guy p GAN
nett of Portland. Albert p. Cushman
of Banor. w. A. Knauff of Water
Vile. Charles G, Allen of Portland
was elected by representatives Of
Maine Banks in the Federal Reserve
system to serve for one year as a
member of the advisory committee
of the Federal Reserve System.
Luncheon was served at | o'clock,
Standard time, and the afternoon
was given over to the annual golf
tournament for the Hichborn cup.
The competition was played In two
somes under the L. S. G. A. rules
instead of under local rules.
j. w. Mcintosh, comptroller of the
currency, was to have made an adj
dress at tonight's dinner but was
unable to be present because of
pressing business in Washington.