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Show BANKERS IN CONVENTION WASHINGTON. Oct. 11. The thirty-first thirty-first annual convention of the American Ameri-can Bankers' association was opened In the new National theater here today with more than 2000 members present. Welcoming addresses were made by John Joy Edson, president of the local bankers' association, and Commissioner MacFarland of the District Government. Govern-ment. The bankers applauded the mention of President Roosevelt's name as signifying signi-fying civic honesty. Responding to the welcome. President E. F. Swlnney of the association, declined de-clined the "keys of the city," on behalf of his brother banVers. to keep their reputations inviolate should" things be missing after they had gone. Interest was manifested in the annual an-nual report of Secretary James R. Branch, which showed that the membership mem-bership and resources of the association have greatly lncreued. |