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Show Milford Is Host To South Utah Bankers Ass'n The Milford State bank, one of the few banks in the southern part of the state to weather the depression, de-pression, was host to members of the Southern Utah Bankers association asso-ciation Saturday evening at a banquet and business meeting. The banquet was held in the capacious ca-pacious Union Pacific dining room with 27 in attendance. A. F. Miles, vice-president of the association, presided in the absence of President Presi-dent E. H. Street of Richfield, and gave a short talk, former Senator Georg-e Jefferson, president presi-dent df the Milford bank, acting as toastmaster. Edgar A. Bering, vice-president and secretary of' Walker Brothers bank in Salt Lake, and A. C. Sullivan, another vice-president of the same institution; institu-tion; and Charles L. Smith, president, presi-dent, and R. C. Wilson, vice-president of the First National bank of Salt Lake, spoke briefly. Mr. Smith told reminiscently of a one-time residence in Beaver coun-' ty, when he was superintendent of j the Indian Queen mine at New-house New-house and again when he was connected con-nected with the King David mine. Vice-president Miles also pre- j sided at the business meeting, which was held in the town clerk's office and at which an alection of officers for the coming year took place. Mr. Miles was elected to the presidency, with J. C. Smith, cashier of the Milford bank to succeed him as vice-president and Jonathan Lloyd, assistant cashier of the Richfield Commercial and Savings bank as secretary-treasurer. C. E. Anderon of the Gunnison Gun-nison Valley Banking company, was elected assistant secretary-treasurer secretary-treasurer and Roland Tiettjen of Monroe, Ira Overfelt olf Gunnison and Mr. McArthur of St. George were eledted to the executive committee. com-mittee. Mr. Miles is president of the Bank of St. George and succeeds E. H. Street, cashier of the Richfield Rich-field bank, in the presidency of the association. o |