Show Bank Official To Address Newsmen George S S. S Eccles president of the First Security Bank Dank system will b be the featured speaker at atthe atthe i ithe the annual Utah State Press I Association convention February 14 1416 I i Mr Eccles will speak at the Saturday evening banquet on February 15 at Hotel Utah I Mr Eccles Is recognized as one of the west's top bankers He Is past st president of the Reserve City Bankers composed of executive officers of more than larger banks In reserve cities throughout the nation He has for many years served on key committees of the American Bankers Association Mr Eccles is a director of the following corporations in addition addition addi addi- tion to First Security American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida Ogden Union Stock StockYards Yards ards Company Farmers Insurance Insurance ance anee Group Los Angeles California Califor Califor- nia Federal Reserve Bank Salt Lake City branch and the Utah Construction Company The First Security leader attended attended at at- tended Utah State university UnIversity University University Un Un- of California and received ed cd a DS BS degree from Columbia University's School of Business He Hp entered banking Immediately upon graduation and has been associated associated as as- with the First Security system of banks or its predecessors predecessors since He has traveled extensively abroad in studying economic con con- In 1940 and 1950 he made trips to Europe as consultant consultant consul tant tent to the Public Advisory Board of the Economic Cooperation Cooperation Cooper Cooper- Administration In 1953 he studied hand first-hand economic and financial conditions condi in South Am Am- erica In 1953 he made a trip through Japan Hong Kong Thailand Thai Thai- Thailand land Singapore and Australia to study economic financial and political conditions Mr Eccles is a member at large of the National Council Boy Scouts of America is treasurer of University of Utah and last fall was Utah chairman of Un United ted Nations Week He is also a member member mem memo ber of the board of trustees of the Sugar House Park Authority Board |