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Show BANKERS TO TALK j mm mm J This Seems to Be Keynote of Annual Convention on J at St. Louis. 1 WEDNESDAY'S SESSION 1 . PROVES LARGELY ROUTINE M Hot Discussion Is Expected 1 When Plans Are Taken a Up Today. M ST. LOUIS. Oct. 217. The first clay's s session of the thirty-second annual con- vention of ho American Bankers' as- J sociation was devoted almost entirely M to the hearing of routine reports. There S was one time during tho day when the 3 deliberations of the convention threat- encd to become extraordinarily animat- M Crl, and iuat was ,ouching on tIlG M on'estion of eurrenc- reform. The sub- 3 lect was not enuircd into today, how- ever being laid over for discussion 9 tomorrow, When the Federal legislative 9 committee trill lay before the conven- 3 lion an elastic currency- plan it has 3 Currency reform is apparently the 9 keynote and main idea of the conven-9 conven-9 Hon and so ninny plans have been pre-M pre-M sntcd and suggested for consideration fl that, confusion has resulted. There-' There-' fore, if is the ununimous opinion of delegates that tomorrow's session will bo characterized by warm discussion when the subject is brought, up, but conservative and influential members feel certain that, the plan of currency reform will be agreed upon before the convention finally adjourns. Addresses of Welcome. Addresses of welcome were made to- l. ', dav by Governor Folk, President D. R. 1 '. Francis of tho Trans-Mississippi com- ; ? mcrcial congress; Mayor Kolla "Wells 1;t and Chairman .1. C. Van Blarcom, of I the reception committee, being re- ' gponded to by President John L. linrl-ton, linrl-ton, of Iloopeston, Ills., who also dc- r Hvercd his annual address. Mrs. L. A. Batcheller, of Fingal, N. D.. occupied a prominent position on 1 f the stage today, being the only woman t so honored, because she is the only I woman bank president nttending the convention. She is president of the I First National bank of Fingal, and her I husband. C. E. Batcheller, is cashier i I in her bank. '.' After listening to reports all day the f regular business was suspended late in i the day and the convention was ad- I dressed" by Charles N. Fowler, chair- ! man of tlie committee on banking and ' currency in the House of Representa- tives. and Comptroller of the Currency William B. Pidgeley. |