Smyrna times., 1935-09-12
|HERVEY p. HALL
AGAIN HONORED
Elected President of the Del
aware State Bankers
Association
w. X. AYRES SECRETARY

HerVey T.. Hail, president OF Ine
Fruit Growers National Bank and
: Trust Company, of Smyrna, was
elected president of the Delaware
Bankers Association Thursday at
the annual meeting in the Hotel
Henlopen, Rehoboth. John B. Jes-
sup, vice-president and treasurer
of the Equitable Trust Company,
Wilmington, was elected vice-presi-
dent, and Warren K. Ayres, Will
mington Trust Company, was re-
elected secretary and treasurer.
Prominent speakers were K. Park
er Willis, of Columbia University,
who spoke on the future of Amer
lean banking; Leslie G. McDougall,
of Newark, N. j., president of the
New Jersey Bankers Association
and Strickland Gillian, of Wash
ington, D. c., journalist and hum
orist. Harvey d. Williams, of the
Sussex Trust Company, Laurel, re-
tiring president, presided. Elwyn
Evans, executive vice-president of
the Wilmington Trust Company.
was elected vice-president for Del
aware of the American Bankers
Association. Other American
Bankers Association officers elect
ed were: Gilbert T. Stephenson,
vlce-president of the Equitable
Trust Company, Wilmington, mem
Der of executive committee; Henry
Ridgely. president of the Farmers
Bank, Dover. member of the nom
mating committee; Robert P. Rob
lnson, president of the Central Ma
tional Bank, Wilmington, alter
nate; John M. Thompson, president
of the Lewes Trust Company, vice
president trust division; Robert d.
Kemp, president of the Artisans
Saving Bank, Wilmington, vice
president of savings bank division;
Frank L. Grier, director Fruit
Growers National Bank and Trust
Company, Smyrna, vice-president
national bank trust division, and
DR.. 9. g. G. Harmonson vice-pres-
ident Clayton Bank and Trust
Company, Clayton, vice-president
of state bank division. The newly
elected executive committee of the
Delaware Bankers Association
consists of Thomas j. Mowbray.
Security Trust Company, Whining
ton, for New Castle county; Mad
ison Willin, First National Bank,
Seaford, for Sussex county, and
John Carrow, president First Ma
tional Bank, Dover, for Kent coun-
ty. The advisory committee Sc
lected includes: New Castle coun-
ty, Francis Deli. Janvier New
Castle; Harry O. Clark, Delaware
City; Gordon Mcmillan, Whining
ton; Harry T. Bush, Wilmington.
and J. E. Dougherty, Newark.
Kent county-H. r. Bodley, Clay
ton; Howard M. Buckson, Dover:
Theodore H. Harrington, Harring-
ton; e. E. Wetzel, Wyoming; Har-
vey Q. Jones, Smyrna. Sussex
county-W. P. ]. White, Millsboro:
James M. Tunnel, Georgetown; S.
n. Culver, Delmar; Louder N.
Hearn. Milford; E. A. Townsend.
lDagsboro. New officers of the
trust company section are: Walter
]. Laird, Wilmington; ]. K. Gar
rigues, Wilmington; Russell H.
Morris, Newark; A. J. jackson.
Camden; H. d. Wilson, Laurel.
Following the afternoon business
sessions, a banquet was held in the
Hotel Henlopen, with Mr.. Gillian
as the speaker. Mr.. Gillian made
an interesting humorous address
on his experience in Washington.
The need to reinspire the public in
the personnel of banks was en-
phasized by Mr.. Williams, in his
address in the afternon. Mr.. Will
liams, who is cashier of the us
sex Trust Company at Laurel, re-
firing president of the association,
presided at the meeting and gave
lSPOtbs AO1OibliOh eio
adopted on the deaths during the
year of the following bankers,
members of the association: New
Castle county: Charles F. Curley.
vice-president,S Security Trust Com
pany; George B. Miller, director,
Security Trust Company; Thomas
M. Monaghan, director, Industrial
Trust Company; Clarence E. Pool,
director, New Castle County Ma
tional Bank, Odessa; Richard
Reese, vice-president, Equitable
Trust Company, and James E.
White, director. New Castle Trust
Company, New Castle. Kent coun-
ty: ID. Beniah Sharp, president,
First National Bank, Harrington.
Sussex county: Harrei c. Darbie,
director, First National Bank, Sea
ford; Charles r. Davis, cashier,
First National Bank, Frankford;
Ira L. Long, cashier. Baltimore
Trust Company, Selbyville, and
Lee Stevens, director, Baltimore
Trust Company, Selbyville.