Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-10
BANK CLERKS BANQUET
Members of Washington Chap
ter in Social Session.
FOURTH ANNUAL GATHERING
Address Of Welcome by President of
Organization.
FUTURE FINANCIAL GIANTS
Commissioner Mcfarland Declares
Greater Washington Of Tomor-
row to Be Present.

The Washington Chapter of the American
Institute of Bank Clerks held it's fourth
annual banquet last evening at the Raleigh
| Hotel. More than one hundred and twenty
five members of the chapter, a number O
| local bank officials and others were pres
ent and the affair was conceded to be tn,
| most elaborate and successful ever at
| tempted by the organization.
The banquet was served in the hall OF
| the tenth floor Of the Raleigh. The room
and tables were tastefully decorated with
| greens, roses and carnations. The menu
card was carefully prepared and served a.
a souvenir of the occasion. The committee
| on arrangements consisted of Edmund s
| Wolfe, chairman; Joshua Evans, jr., Vice
chairman; Charles E. Bright, A. B. Clax.
ton, George D. Felt, Frank P. Gilmore H
| V. Haynes, William King, Charles H. Lee
Carroll Pierce, John Poole, John M. Rior-
don, F. B. Stevens, w. NICK. Stowell, L.
M. Tillman, B. B. Wilson and E. P. Wilson
The officers of the local chapter, of whom
tributes were spoken for the successful
administration, are John Poole, president
william King, vice president; E. P. Wilson
secretary; Charles E. Bright, trea surer and
John NJ. Riordon, librarian.
History Of Local Chapter.
The members Of the chapter and the
guests assembled in the reception room on
| the tenth floor of the hotel at o'clock
! and sat down at the banquet table an hour
later President Poole presided and after
| the last course raped for attention"
After short address of welcome, Mr.
Poole reviewed the history of the local
chapter from the date of organization in
1909 to the present time. He stated that
the express purpose of the institute is to
better and to educate the young bank clerk.
1t will be from among this group Of
young men about me tonight" he said,
that the future bank presidents and off,
GERS of the local institutions will be selected
and you must be prepared" The speaker
told Of the rapid increase of the member
ship Of the chapter. which started with
thirty-f1ve members and now has $50 More
than 200 Of this number, it was explained,
are active bank clerks. Mr.. Poole concluded
by introducing Edward James Cattell, ed
itor of the Foreign Commercial Guide at the
Philadelphia Commercial Museum, who
acted as POSTMASTER during the remainder
of the evening.
After telling a number of humorous
stories and relating interesting experiences
both In this country and during travels
abroad, Mr.. Cattell introduced Commits
sioner Henry B. F. Mcfarland, who re-
sponded to The National Capital
Greater Washington Of Tomorrow.
mot only the great Washington of today
but the greater Washington of tomorrow
is represented here tonight by these future
bank presidents, Mr. Macfarland said
-Four f1fths Of the present presidents Of
our financial institutions began life as poor
boys. They found that there was an op-
portunity here for business success as there
Is every where for the men of ability, industry
and integrity. Such men have an honorable
place not only because they have built up
the commercial side Of Washington until
In In Cfi fnffn NJ oil IND
SOC, 100000 in resources, but they have been
foremost in those civic and philanthropic
efforts which give the greatest distinction to
a community. They have maintained the
fine traditions of the national capital which
has always shown municipal and national
patriotism.
Witness it's contribution of men in every
national war. always in excess of it's quota
Witness its contribution of money in every
national calamity, always in excess Of its
quota. Take its Red Cross gift to stricken
California of $4,000, which exceeded the
gift of any one Of twenty-five states. But,
years the citizens here carried the whole
burden of the maintenance of the national
capital, and since 1873 have carried half of
it. The other 100000 Americans pay the
other half
Young Men to Ee Leaders.
But the future in which these young
men are to be leaders, will show a more
beautiful city and richer city. There
will be more physical beauty and more
physical wealth. But there will also be
more moral beauty, more moral wealth.
We shall have George Washington's plans
for parks, streets and boulevards. magnifi-
cent buildings and monuments fully exc
outed. Beautiful for situation, this will
become the queen of capitals in all forms
be and 1t will be unequaled in spiritual
things. We want George Washington's
last will executed in a great national uni
versity, and to see other institutions of
1t to be an intellectual capital as well as
a political or social capital and we want
Its laws and customs to be models for the
world. We see many things that we want
work to change them, gaining some ground
every year. This means that we must be
better men through the all-powerful aid
Of true religion, so that we may be willing
to make sacrifices, to live justly and gener-
ously and with the patient fidelity that
brings great results to practical patriot
ISM
Advantages of Membership.
The next speaker was William v. Cox,
vice president Of the District Bankers Asso-
citation. 1.-The Advantages of Chapter
Membership was his topic. The speaker
said such an institution as has been started
by these young men, has already proved
to be Of great value to the local financial
Institutions with which they are connected.
He declared that their achievements and
ability will be felt in the future throughout
the country. Mr.. Cox congratulated the
members of the institute on their eagerness
to better themselves, and commended the
institute in general. He concluded by say
ing that there is no better or significant
way for young bank clerk to show his
earnestness to become banker or some
thing higher than a clerk than by joining
the institute.
Daniel T. Wright, associate justice of the
Supreme Court of the District Of Columbia,
was introduced. He pointed out the neces-
sity Of maintaining the supremacy Of the
law over all other things.
Safeguard and Publicity.
George q. Allen, secretary of the insti-
tute, explained the problems of post Office
banking: telling how the government might
safeguard savings. and strongly advocated
straightforward publicity on the part of
financial institutions. The speaker said.