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P E N N S Y L V A N IA BANKERS A SSO C IA T IO N Scranton, Penna. To the Bankers of Pennsylvania, D ear F r ie n d s : Please regard this as your personal invitation to attend the 1935 Convention to be held at Scranton next week. The Committee has endeavored to present an attractive series of events, as set forth in the enclosed official program. In our opinion the Convention sessions w ill provide a distinctive contribution to the discussions on banking subjects now occupying the attention of the general public and the entire banking fraternity. The Scranton Committee is anticipating a splendid attendance of visiting bankers and their ladies. W e believe that all who attend this Convention w ill be well repaid in their visit to this important industrial section of our great Commonwealth. W e trust that you w ill arrange to meet with us. I t is a privilege for me, on behalf of the Scranton Clearinghouse Association, to extend you a most hearty welcome and to urge you to share with us in these proceedings. Faithfully yours, E D G A R A . JONES M ay 28 , 1935 . President Pennsylvania Bankers Association * FORTY-FIRST A N N U A L CONVENTION * SCRANTON, HOTEL CASEY JUNE 5, 6, 7, 1935 PENNSYLVANIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION Official Program Forty-First Annual Convention * SCRANTON June 5, 6, 7, 1935 H e a d q u a rte rs HOTEL CASEY OFFICERS o f th e PENNSYLVANIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION 1934-1935 * P R E S ID EN T E d g a r A. J o n e s, Vice-President, Scranton-Lackawanna Trust Company, Scranton V IC E-PR E SID E N T F r a n k F. B r o o k s , President, The First National Bank at Pittsburgh SECRETARY C h a r le s F. Zimmerman, President, First National Bank, Huntingdon TREASURER R o b t. M . R u t h e r fo r d , President, Steelton Bank & Trust Co., Steelton C H A IR M A N OF T H E TRUST COMPANY SECTION A s h e r Seip, President, Lafayette Trust Company, Easton HONORARY M E M B E R COUNCIL OF A D M IN IS T R A T IO N Joseph F. H i l l , Vice-President, National Bank of Chester County & Trust Co., West Chester OFFICERS OF GROUPS * GROUP I Chairman............ C. S. Newhall........................ Com Exchange Natl. Bk. & Tr. Co..Philadelphia Secretary..............F. Travis Coxe...................... Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co........Philadelphia Council Member. .0 . Howard Wolfe..................Philadelphia National Bank.............Philadelphia GROUP I I Chairman............ Walter K. Terry.................... First National Bank........................ Perkasie Secretary.............. Jos. E. Ferguson....................Union National Bank...................... Mahanoy City Council Member. .G. Fred Berger....................Norristown-Penn Trust Co.............. Norristown GROUP I I I Chairman............ Harold J. Mahon...................First National Bank........................ Pittston Secretary..............John Greiner, Jr.................... Third National Bank & Trust Co.. .Scranton Council Member. .Frank Hummler................... First National Bank........................ Scranton GROUP IV Chairman............ H. Wilson Lark.....................National Dime Bank........................Shamokin Secretary..............Charles A. Schreyer...............West Branch Bank & Trust Co....... Williamsport Council Member. .Charles S. Shuman............... First National Bank........................ Sunbury GROUP V Chairman.............Edmund W. Thomas............. First National Bank. Secretary..............H. S. Smeltzer.......................Keystone Trust C o.. Council Member. .Conrad E. Fogelsanger......... Valley National Bank Gettysburg Harrisburg Chambersburg GROUP V I Chairman............ David F. Kapp. Secretary..............John D. Meyer. Council Member. .A. W. Evans... ........... First National Bank........................ State College ...........First Blair Co. Natl. Bk. & Tr. Co. .Tyrone ........... American National Bank.................Ebensburg Chairman............ A. F. Miller___ Secretary..............R. D. Gaskill.. Council Member. .C. T. Stockton. ...........First National Bank........................ Meadville ........... Crawford County Trust Co............. Meadville ........... Merchants & Mfrs. Natl. Bank........Sharon GROUP V II GROUP V I I I Chairman............ Laurence S. Bell.................... Union National Bank...................... Pittsburgh Secretary..............R. S. Brown.......................... Exchange National Bank.................Pittsburgh Council Member. .Charles R. Shaw................... First National Bank........................ McKeesport 3 ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS * TUESDAY AFTERNOON and EVENING Eastern Standard Time 3 P. M.— Registration— Headquarters, 8 P. m .— 9 m. P. Mezzanine Floor, Hotel Casey General Get-together, Hotel Casey — Meeting—Council of Administration, Private Dining Room Mezzanine Floor, Hotel Casey 10 P. — Meeting— Nominating Committee m. Composed of Group Chairmen 10 P. M.— Meeting— Committee on Resolutions NOTE—Eastern Standard Time 4 ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS * WEDNESDAY MORNING T E N O’CLOCK SHARP Eastern Standard Time C r y sta l B all R oom — H otel C asey M r . E d g a r A. J o n e s , President of the Association, Presiding Convention called to order America Invocation— Rev. T. Teifion Richards Pastor, First Welsh Baptist Church, Scranton, Pa. Address of Welcome—Hon. Stanley J. Davis Mayor, City of Scranton Annual Address of the President Report of the Secretary Address— Hon. George W. Norris Governor, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Report—W. Walter Wilson, Chairman Committee on Legislation Adjournment 12:15— Meeting of Members, American Bankers Association NOTE—Eastern Standard Time ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS * WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 2 P. M . SHARP C r y s t a l B a l l Room — H o t e l C a s e y Address: H o n . M a r r in e r S. E c c l e s Governor of the Federal Reserve Board All delegates and guests are urged to be in their seats at least five minutes prior to the hour of two o’clock. WEDNESDAY NOON 12:15 P. M. SHARP to 12:30 P. M . In Charge of Members of American Bankers Association M r. G. F r e d B e r g e r , Vice-President for Penna., A . B . A., Presiding Election of Representatives of the Pennsylvania Bankers Association in the Councils of the American Bankers Association as follows: 1 . Member of the Executive Council, for a term of three years be ginning with meeting of Council following adjournment of the A. B. A. 1935 Convention, to succeed the following: Maurice G. Shennan Vice-President, First National Bank, Wilkes-Barre 2 . A State Vice-President to serve one Association year from the opening date of the A. B. A. 1935 Convention, to succeed G. Fred Berger, Vice-President, Norristown-Penn Trust Co., Norristown. 3. Member and Alternate Member of the Nominating Committee 4. State Vice-Presidents for the following divisions to serve one As sociation year from date of annual meeting of the division held during the A. B. A. 1935 Convention. National Bank Division Savings Bank Division State Bank Division Trust Company Division NOTE—Eastern Standard Time 6 ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS * THURSDAY MORNING T E N O’CLOCK SHARP Eastern Standard Time C r y s t a l B a l l R oom — H o t e l C a s e y In Charge of Trust Company Section M r. A s h e r Seip, Chairman, Trust Company Section, Presiding NOTE—This session of the Convention, in charge of the Trust Company Sec tion, will embrace matters of interest to all Banking Institutions of Pennsyl vania and all Delegates and Guests are cordially invited and urged to attend. Report and Address of the Chairman Appointment of Nominating Committee Report of Treasurer Report—Frank G. Sayre Chairman, Committee on Trust Investments Report— Carl W. Fenninger Chairman, Committee on Co-operation with the Bar Address— Dr. Luther A. Harr Secretary of Banking of Pennsylvania “ T he C urrent B a n k in g S it u a t io n ” New Business Report of Nominating Committee Election of Officers and Installation of Chairman Adjournment NOTE—Eastern Standard Time 7 ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS * FRIDAY MORNING 10:00 O’CLOCK SHARP Eastern Standard Time C r y s t a l B a l l R oom — H o t e l C a s e y M r . E d g a r A. J o n e s , President of the Association, Presiding Report of the Treasurer Report of the Auditing Committee—Jacob S. Seem, Chairman Report of Committee on Branch Banking—Harry J. Haas, Chairman Report of Committee on Public Education— Paul B. Detwiler, Chairman Address—Hon. George W. Maxey Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Report of Committee on Resolutions—George W. Reily, Chairman Unfinished Business New Business Report of Nominating Committee—Harold J. Mahon, Chairman Election and Installation of New Officers Adjournment NOTE—Eastern Standard Time 8 ENTERTAINMENT * WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON 1:00 p. m. B rid g e L u n c h e o n (Ladies) at Century Club, 612 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, Pa. 3:30 p. m. S ta g P a r t y —Leaving Hotel Casey for “Barberry Heights,” the summer residence of James T. Sweeney at Dalton, Pa., with a program of boxing, swimming, horse racing and other sports. Clambake supper will be served at 6:45 P. M . THURSDAY AFTERNOON 2:30 p. m. A u to m o b ile T o u r (Ladies) through surrounding country, stopping at “Overlook,” the home of Mrs. Mortimer B. Fuller at Dalton, Pa., where tea will be served in the Trophy House, returning to Hotel Casey. G o l f T o u r n a m e n t at the Scranton Country Club, Clarks Summit, Pa. All members who play golf are invited to enter the Tournament. Make arrangements for starting time as early as possible at Headquarters, Mezzanine Floor, Hotel Casey, where in formation regarding transportation, etc., can be obtained. 6:30 p. m. B u f f e t S u p p er a n d D a n c e , Scranton Country Club. Supper from 6:30 to 8:30— Dancing from 8:30 on. Dress— Informal. Parties can be arranged for trips to a coal mine or through the Scranton Lace Company and the International Correspondence Schools, should delegates so desire. Arrangements may be made at the registration desk. NOTE—Eastern Standard Time 9 COMMITTEES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION 1934-1935 * C o n v e n t i o n C o m m it t e e of the S c r a n t o n C l e a r in g H o u se The Convention is the Guest of the Clearing House Banks of Scranton Dudley R. Atherton, Chairman, Vice-President, First National Bank Frank Hummler, Sr. Vice-President, First National Bank James A. Wynkoop, Cashier, Green Ridge Bank E. E. Muller, Cashier, North Scranton Bank & Trust Company E. R. Kreitner, Executive Vice-President, Pennsylvania Trust Co. Floyd D. Beemer, Cashier, Providence Bank William W. McCulloch, President, Scranton National Bank F. J. Helriegel, President, South Side Bank & Trust Company Ralph A. Gregory, President, Third National Bank & Trust Co. John H. Williams, President, West Side Bank Frank P. Benjamin, President, Scranton-Lackawanna Trust Co. E x e c u t i v e C o m m it t e e Edgar A. Jones, Chairman Frank F. Brooks Robt. M. Rutherford Charles F. Zimmerman O. Howard Wolfe Joseph F. Hill C o m m it t e e on Branch B a n k in g Harry J. Haas, Chairman O. Howard Wolfe Joseph F. Hill Frank Hummler W. Walter Wilson George W. Reily Charles F. Zimmerman H. B. McDowell C o m m it t e e B onds on for Surety Bank s C. J. Kirschner, Chairman Howard A. Foster Bart S. Reading P. T. Davis Lloyd W. Smith C o m m it t e e on A g r ic u l t u r a l D evelopm ent Wm. S. McKay, Chairman A. D. Swift Jesse K. Cope A. H. Smith A. E. Frantz A. F. Smith C o m m it t e e o n P u b l ic C. W. Keller Robert H. Snodgrass E d u c a t io n William P. Woods Paul B. Detwiler, Chairman Warren R. Jones J. Ross Burhouse N. E. Robb William H. Faust E. K. Hibshman Frank B. Michaels R. I. Fulton Walton B. Geiger E. B. Harshaw J. T. McNary A. M. Johnston Edmund W. Thomas E. S. Bayard W. Elbridge Brown Dean B. Copeland R. J. Hopkins W. E. Richards, Jr. 10 COMMITTEES OF THE PENNSYLVANIA BANKERS ASSOCIATION 1934-1935 * C o m m it t e e on P r o t e c t iv e I n f o r m a t io n E. B. Coll, Chairman E. E. Shields Samuel P. Cloud Frank M. Cressman J. A. Shaffer John Q. Groves J. S. Bycroft William H. Fawcett C o m m it t e e o n P u b lic a t io n C. C o m m it t e e ments t io n to A mend on C o n s t it u C o m m it t e e I n s t it u t e B y -L a w s and A O. Howard Wolfe, on of A m e r ic a n B a n k in g c t iv it ie s J. Ross Burhouse, Chairman Paul B. Detwiler M. Monroe Myers MacDonald Heebner Martin Beach R. M. Pleam Francis S. Young Earl L. Knapp Grier C. Orr Chairman Harry J. Haas Norman S. Farquhar E. J. Fox George Porter Shotwell George H. Stewart Frank K. Luckenbach W. E. Beckwith Louis H. Gethoefer A. Sweadner, Chairman C o m m it t e e o n Co o p e r a tio n w ith t h e B a r C o m m it t e e on R e s o l u t io n s George W. Reily, Chairman Arthur V. Morton George R. Howell C. W. Laycock Claude E. Bennett Grier Hersh Charles F. Zimmerman J. H. Allison Alex P. Reed C o m m it t e e on L e g isl a t io n C o m m it t e e M Carl W. Fenninger, Ban k on Chairman Frank G. Sayre Earl A. Morton Gwilym A. Price Frank P. Benjamin anagem ent Pr o b l e m s Dudley R. Atherton, Chairman Norman T. Hayes Joseph E. Ferguson Maurice G. Shennan D. F. Green George S. McLean John H. Dillen W. W. Smith A. C. Hoyt B u d g e t C o m m it t e e Laurence S. Bell, Chairman George W. Brown Paul G. Hartman E. B. Mulligan M. G. Youngman Robert M. Rutherford David L. Kapp R. D. Gaskill Elias Ritts W. Walter Wilson, Chairman Edward Hopkinson, Jr. Carl W. Fenninger G. Fred Berger Frank Hummler Seth T. McCormack George W. Reily Charles F. Zimmerman H. B. McDowell Frank R. Denton A u d i t in g C o m m it t e e Jacob S. Seem, Chairman M. H. Callendar Melville Parker C o m m it t e e In terest on on R ates D of e p o sit s H. O. Sakemiller, Chairman C. S. Newhall George D. Snyder R. A. Gregory Peter G. Cameron H. W. Spong George C* Rutledge J. C. Spencer Clyde C. Taylor 11 B ank ers N. R. A. C o m m it t e e f o r P e n n s y lv a n ia Harry B. McDowell, Chairman Ira W. Barnes Claude M. Bennett David J. Leopold Lloyd W. Smith Gwilym A. Price SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT * THURSDAY AFTERNO O N Representatives of the Federal Housing Administration will maintain headquarters Thursday afternoon in Room 120, Mez zanine Floor, Hotel Casey, where they will welcome all bankers and furnish information in regard to mortgages under Title II. of the Housing Act. Members will please keep in mind that the Year Book of the Association con tains no Addresses or Convention Pro ceedings, but is issued as a handbook of general information. A Convention Supplement of M o n e y a n d C o m m e rc e , official organ of the Asso ciation, will be mailed as usual to our members following the Convention. This Convention Supplement will con tain verbatim reports and should be retained by those who desire to keep a complete file. 12 oçH NSYLVM m BANKERS ASSOCIATION
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