Show 4 INTERESTING CALENDAR 00 The Dank Bank of Southern has on band banda a supply of calendars for Its patrons and friends lends which may be had by callIng calling call call- Ing at the bank The subject of the painting is s Laying the Foundation of American Prosperity The following following fol fol- lowing description will shed light on the subject of the calendars This painting depicts deplete the most important Important important im im- scene in our nations nation's financial history the establishment of the banking system directly responsible for the fact fad that day thatto-day day to-day this country is leading the world and that the dollar dollar dolmar dol dol- lar mar is the universal monetary stand stand- ard In the figure standing erect by bythe bythe bytho the tho library table of the historic Morris Morvia Mor ris via mansion in we recognize recognize recognize re re- cognize Alexander Hamilton the statesman who fought so 80 successfully successful successful- ly to organize a national bank that would save the tho land from ruin As Secretary of the Treasury in Washington's cabinet he was compelled compel led to cope with financial financial questions that would have broken a man less lees enduring Tho War of the Revolution had been won won but our country was bank I True a bank had been I established in Philadelphia July 17 J 1780 to care for Washington's impoverished impoverished im army Dut But after fulfilling fulfilling fulfill fulfill- ing its mission it closed its doors in 1784 It was then that Alexander Hamilton and Robert Morris resolved to establish a n modern commercial bank national in its scope to assist the United States In December 1790 1710 Secretary lIam Ham Hamilton ilton offered his plea for establishing a national bank and submitted his plan In February of 1791 this Dank Bank Act passed the Senate without a div dv division ision iston and the House 39 to io 20 Then President Washington signed the bill But Dut this was only the beginning of ofa a long controversy ny headed by byTh by Th Thomas t s Jefferson Secretary of State and Edmund J. J Randolph Attorney Gen eral They believed that the founding found ing of a national bank would be be al almost al most as detrimental to their country os QS another war In this truly picture shows Alexander Hamilton Ham ILam ilton giving one of his impassioned speeches the while whilo gazing into thaI the tha I eyes of President Washington Sitting Sit ting Ung close dose beside him is his faithful friend Reber Morris Superintendent of Finance Finane Morris was considered the first financier of America And he would have been made Secretary of the Treasury had he not insisted that the ho be bestowed upon his friend Hamilton Hamlton Immediately at the right of Hamil Hamilton ton is Thomas Jefferson his honest but belligerent antagonist Across table from Jefferson and clad in ina ina a n coat tits sits Edmund J J. J Randolph Randolph Ran Ran- dolph Attorney Doth Both of these are also supplied supped with docu docu- almost as n numerous of those tf Hamilton They are honest and sincere In their opposition to to the new newLan Lank Lan idea Mea Henry Knox Secretary of War in full fuU revolutionary regiment regimentals als ala is sitting next to Morris The scene represents one of the many meetings of the Presidents President's cabinet which took place in the Washington home at nt Philadel phia This historic mansion was the property of Robert Morris and was formerly occupied by William Penn During the Revolution it was for a along along along long while in possession of General Iowa Howe J. J II who painted Laying the Foundation of American Prosperity was born in Switzerland Switzer Switzer- Switzerland land in 1869 and studied under the celebrated Freytag at Zurich Soon after leaving th the art school he came cameto cameto cameto to the United Clates became a citizen cit izen and has made his reputation as asen en rn American artist lIe He is isery very ery versatile ver- ver I being widely and favorably known for portraits portrait landscapes animal ani ant mal and subject pictures not only through h the tho exhibition of his original work but also in reproduction for art magazines art calendars and posters |