Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-05
BANK CLERKS MEET
ANNOUNCEMENT OF PLANS FOR
THE WINTER SEASON.

l. y dangerous wave is sweeping over thi
| country. The foundation of the country il
| the farmers; at the pinnacle is finance TIL,
farmers are safe; but many of the larg,
financial rsen of the country have not beer
| safe and are rot safe. That is the wave
mean: and you must look out for it WELL"
The foregoing statement was made b,
Frof. John c. Monaghan of the bureau Of
statistics of the Department of Commerce
and Labor Wednesday evening at a mcetins
or the Washington Chapter American Insti
tute of Bank Clerks.
| Inc gathes ing was the opening assembly
| OF the winter season and was held in the
ciubioonls. 1914 l. street. large number
! OF members dnC their friends were present
as wen as a delegation from Baltimore
J"hn ftrie o. the Washington Loan and
Trust CoriIaLy, president of the local chan
ter. pres !dcd.
Plans for the Winter.
After calling the meeting to order Presi-
lett Poole tod ce sne plans for the coming
F'h'sr. lhe LEGAL Chapter will meet the
'hird Wednesday of every month, the next
assembly, however. to be October II. In adj
diti"n to TIE regular meetings it is expected
that smokers, dances, adding machine con-
tests and other entertainments will he nro-
Vidc'. An erdeavor will be made to secure
tie attendance of three speakers of promi-
nence al e2ch meeting
Inc educ stional work to be conducted by
the local cAdIte1 was outlined by the presi-
dcn!. it is planned to have courses in prac-
teal linking. economies and commercial
law at the conclusion Of which the students
VIII De prepared to take the examinations
of the institute, under the American Bank
ers association The matter had been taken
up with the authorities of a local univer-
slty, but no satisfactory arrangement has
yet been made.
Reports Of Delegates.
The reports of the delegates to the ma
tional convention of the Institute of Bank
Clerks, which was held recently at Atlantic
City, were next in order. Joshua Evans, a
member of the local chapter, who was hon
ored at the convention by being elected
trustee of the national body, was the first
speaker Other delegates who spoke briefly
were +: 5. Wolfe, American National Bank;
F D. Maphis, National Safe Deposit Com,
pany; L. NJ. Tillman. Treasury Department:
n. V: Haynes. Riggs National Bank; John
NJ Riordan, National Capital Bank. and
George d. Felt, American Security and
Trust Company.
One of the points empha sized by the dele
gates was the educational work to be car
rled out by the institute. Mr.. Evans stated
that the trustees contemplated making a
ccnange IN the courses, reducing them to two
VI tiIiCe III Inc courses
Will be banking and political economy, as
one and commercial law
BANKERS recognize that we need more
ana better training, to fill the more respon-
slble positions which are opening up he !
SID In our bank we have opportunities
Tor yC3ng men, with no capable men to fill |
them. And / venture to say that this Is |
arge:s true of every bank in the city,
New Ideas Discussed. 49,
Two other ideas were brought hack from,
he convention and advocated at the meet |
ng last evening. One was a change of the |
name from Institute of Bank Clerks to
institute of Bank Men, thus giving II |
more scope and more dignity. The other
dea was independence from the American |
Bankers Association, which has fostered |
he institute since it's foundation
A waller Morton, president of the Balti- |
more chapter and recently elected vice pres |
dent OF the national body, was present and |
advised the members of the local chapter to |
pursue the educational courses.
Charies r. Howe, assistant secretary of |
he American Security and Trust Company. !
stated to the local chapter that he had been |
instructed by Charles ]. Bell, president of |
he American Security and Trust COMPANY |
% state that Mr.. Bell offered $50 for the
sducationai work Of the local chapter
Prof. Monaghan emphasized the assertion
hat work wins" Such men as Lincoln
md Gladstone, he declared, wrote their
names into fame by hard work.
The meeting was closed with music and
'augh, F. f. Bechtold, ]. S. Duffy, J. Frank
Ouggan, G. L. Thomas, Percy Thompson
Harry Hall and Cornelius Desmond con-
ributed to the program.