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. Seventh Annual Convention of the Oklahoma Bank- Compiltd by H, W, PAINTER, Srcritarf H$' '*eld^ r ?C ,- . r < .* w ^ - - v at Guthrie, on November “i 17 1903 18, ^j£|p$l' --r ' '* " '> F. J. Wikoff, President. PresidentNationalBankofCommerce,Stillwater. Charles E. Billingsley, Vice-President. PresidentCapitolNational Bank,Guthrie. 33> x. ok * 0 K 1'30'$ MEMBERSHIP. CP V Under the Constitution, any National or State Bank, Trust Company, Savings Bank, Firm, or Bank Clearing-house in the Territory of Oklahoma or Indian Territory maybecome S-'* a member of this Association upon the paymentofsuchannual r~ dues as shall be provided for in the By-laws. > The By-Laws providethatthe annual dues of the Associa- tion shall be $5.00 for each member, which entitles any andall of the acting officers of any oftheaboveinstitutions to the full benefitsof the Association. Those desiring to join the Association may do so by send- ing $5-oo for membership dues to the Secretary. I * V i 4 s\S HONORARY MEMBERS. M. R. Sturtevant, National Bank Examiner. H. P. Hilliard, Mechanics’ National Bank, St. Louis. Paul F. Cooper, Territorial Bank Commissioner. J. C. Roberts, Attorney-General. TAX ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE, County. Name Address. . Beaver Beaver City Blaine Ed. S. Wheelock Watonga Caddo W. T. Clark Apache Canadian El Reno Cleveland ........ R. F. Ellinger Noble Comanche W. C.Stevens Lawton Custer Chas. Brewer Arapahoe Dewey G. E. Black Taloga Day Grand! Garfield H. H. Watkins Enid Grant Medford Greer Mangum Kay Chas. Day Blackwell Kingfisher Kingfisher Kiowa D. S. Dill Hobart Lincoln J. D. Emerson Sparks Logan J. W. McNeall Noble H. A. McCandless Perrv Oklahoma J.H. Wheeler Pawnee Ralston Payne S. W. Keiser Stillwater Pottawatomie C.D. Rorer RodgerMills A.L. Thurmond Chevennc Washita Cordell Woodward Woodward Woods G.E. Nickel OsageNation A.N. Ruble Pawhuska —— ——— — — PROGRAMME. First Day. MorningSession, 10:00a.m. Meeting calledto orderby the President, Mr. D. W. Hogan. Prayer Rev. J. T. O—gee, Pastor of the First Christian Church, Guthrie. AddressofWelcome In behalf of Guthrie Banks and the Citizens of Guthrie, Governor Barnes, Mayor of City, andPresident of Logan County Bank. Response to Address of Welcome GovernorA.J.Seay, President First NationalBankofKingfisher. President’sAnnualAddress Mr. D.W. Hogan, President First National Bank ofYukon. Reportofthe Secretary—Mr. H. W. Painter, Guthrie. ReportoftheTreasurer Mr. A. F. MastErman, El Reno. Appointment ofthe followingCommittees. AuditingtheReportsoftheSecretary andTreasurer. Resolutions. Place for Next Meeting. Nominating. BurglariousSafe Contest. Address, “The Bankerand Politics” Mr. Frank Craig, Cashier City NationalBank, South McAlester. Address Hon. D. T. Feynn,Guthrie. Afternoon Session. Burglarious Safe Contest 1130 p. m. Carriages will call for de^gates at Royal Hotel. Receptionforvisitingladies at residenceofJudge andMrs.Frank DaeE from 2:00 to 4:00 p. m. Carriages will call at the RoyalHotelat 2:00 p. m. Evening Session. Musicale and Scenic Display at Masonic Temple, 8:00 p. m. Vaudeville Performance and Refreshments at Elks’ Hall, 10:30 p. m. ——— —— —— ———— — , PROGRAMME. Second Day. MorningSession io:ooa. m. Prayer Rev. W. C. MieES, Pastorof Presbyterian Church, Guthrie. Talk, “ The Clearing-House” Mr. H. P. Hieeiard, Cashier Mechanics’ National Bank,St. Louis. Address, “Savings Departmentin Commercial Banks” Mr. F. P. John- son, CashierAmerican NationalBank, OklahomaCity. Address, “Elastic Currency” Mr. ChareES O. Austin, Vice-President NationalBank of North America, Chicago. Address Hon.Paue F. Cooper,TerritorialBankCommissioner,Shawnee. Report of Delegatesto theAmerican Bankers’ Convention. m Afternoon Session, 3:00p. . Address, “TheWesternBanker” Mr.J.G.StrEan, CashierCityNation- alBank, KansasCity. Address Mr. H. S Smith, Vice-President Western National Bank of the United States, in NewYork. ReportofAuditingCommittee. Report ofResolutionCommittee. Report of Committee on Place of Next Meeting. Reportof NominatingCommittee. Five-minuteTalkson PracticalSubjects: “Bank Employees” Hon. J. W. McNEae, President Bank of Com- merce, Guthrie. Mr. Wieeiam Brooks, CashierBank ofTonkawa. Mr.Chas.W.Brewer,CashierFirstNational Bank ofArapahoe. “Cattle Loans” Mr. John J. Gereach, Cashier Gerlach Bank of Woodward. “Overdrafts” Mr. Dorsey KrEitzer, Cashier National Bank of Anadarko. Mr. I. C Thurmond, Cashier FirstNational Bank, ElkCity. “Deposit Insurance” Mr. O. E. Heeton, Cashier Farmers’ State Bank, Garber. “Bank Tax and Assessments” Mr. E. B. CockrEEE, Cashier First National Bank, Hennessey. Mr. J. W. Teter, Cashier Bank ofRipley. f INDEX TO PROCEEDINGS. Membership 3 Honorary Members 4 Tax Assessment Committee 5 Programme 6 Proceedings 13 Offices 14 Address of Welcome, Ex-Governor Barnes 16 Response, Ex-Governor A. Seay 21 J. President’s Address, D. W. Hogan 24 Secretary’s Report, H. W. Painter 29 Treasurer’s Report, A. F. Masterman 30 Address, Frank Craig 34 Address, M. R. Sturdevant 37 Address, H. P. Hilliard 55 Address, Hon. Paul F. Cooper 71 Address, W. A. Brooks 97 Address, E. D. Cockrell 102 Report ofAuditing Committee. 116 Report of Committee on Resolutions 117 Report ofNominating Committee 118 List of Members 130 List ofDelegates 134 List of Visiting Bankers 140 Bank Directory of Oklahoma 146 Bank Directory of Indian Territory 178