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Show DISCUSS THE SAVINGS BARKS LOS ANGELES. Cal., Oct C While a majority of the delegates to the. convention con-vention to the bankers' convention aro visltlnp places of intrei-t, provided In the line of entertainment for today, do!eKnt?B to tho Savings Rank section and clvirln; house feciion of the aa-soelatlou aa-soelatlou met. The business session of the M.vln?:3 hftnk section considered the reports or the committees on postal savlnps banks and on savings hank laws, -which were read by Lucius Teter, and Allen V. Johnston, chairman of their respective respec-tive committees. These reports are considered Important to the- bankers by reason of the stand taken by the United States government on tho mater of postal paving.-) banks. Tho buslnefH session cf the Kavlngs hank section Included the addres3 by President Wm. R. Greer r,t Cleveland, secretary Vm. Hanhart of New York, Edmund D. Fisher of New York City and Newton F. Hawley of Minneapolis. Rev. Robert J. Durdettc of Los Angeles, An-geles, delivered a humorous address on "Thrift." Edward I... Robinson of Poston was chosen resident of this section. Edward Allken of Worcester, Mass., vice president, presi-dent, and YIlllam Hanhart of New-York New-York was re-elected secretary. Tho clearing house section was pre-dcWl pre-dcWl over 1 Sol Wexler of New Orleans. Or-leans. Business was transacted rapidly rapid-ly by the delrates of this section after af-ter .the reports of President WctUt and Secretary Farnsworth were read. 1oe McClung. treasurer of the United Unit-ed States; J. D. Forgan of Chicago; Edmund D- Fisher of New York; Stoddard Stod-dard Jess of Los Angeles and John K. Ottley of Atlanta, Ga., read papers on the business of the clearing house section. sec-tion. Tho election of officers for this section sec-tion resulted as follows: President, E. K. Franchor, Cleveland; Cleve-land; vice president, Georco Guckon-herger. Guckon-herger. Cincinnati; secretary, Fred E. Farnsworth, New York. Tho American Bankers will conclude their convention tomorrow. The next convention city will be chosen and the report of the committee on nominations nomina-tions received. San Francisco and New Orleans hoth are seeking the endorsement en-dorsement of the convention for the Panama canal exposition site In 1015, but delegates say it Is Impossible that any recommendation will be made. |