Evening star., 1909-05-14
E.S. WOLFE IS ELECTED
Chosen President of Local
Banking Chapter.
HOODOOS NOT EFFECTIVE
Amicable Termination of a Friendly
Rivalry.
TO GIVE EXCURSION JUNE 26
Chorus Singing Will De One Of the
Features Of the 0ccasion-Base
Ball League to Be Formed.

Edmund s. Wolfe was last night elected
president Of the Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking. and there
by was convinced that the number '13"
and a black cat are no hoodoos. He
acknowledged his disbelief in such su-
persitions in a speech to the members
of the chapter after his election was an
nounced.
Not only was the election held on the
18th Of the month" he declared but
there were Il votes cast by the men In
the American National Bank. with which
am connected. l recently attended
banquet and occupied seat No. 13. On
recent trip out of the city l sat in
seat 13 in the parlor car. And I have
had other recent experiences with that
number. Then, last night black cat
ran across my path. So l did not come
down here tonight prepared to make a
tion as president of the chapter"
There was spirited rivalry in the eiec-
tion between the two candidates for presi-
dent Mr.. Wolfe and Harry V. Haynes.
Immediately after the election results
were announced, when Mr.. Haynes moved
that the election OF Mr. Wolfe be made
unanimous. and the vote was carried
with shout.
The other officers elected were as fol-
lows: Vice president A. B. Claxton. jr.:
secretary. Robert F. Miller: treasurer
Herbert V. Hunt: assistant secretary, j.
F. B. Goldney: librarian. E. E. Payne;
governors. F. B. Devereux, ]. c. Settle,
". c. Ellinger, {. L. Eckloff and c. c.
Lamborn. The polls were open from to
0 pm. yesterday In the chapter rooms at
1914 F street. The judges of election were
W. NICK. Stowell. E. e. Herrell and H. H.
Smith.
Annual Excursion Planned.
At the business meeting which followed
the election plans for the annual excursion
of the chapter were outlined by Robert F.
Miller. chairman of the committee in
charge. The excursion will be run to Mar
shall Hall June 26. Two boats, the Mac
alester and the Capital City, have been
chartered for the occas sion and accommo-
dations are being made for 200 guests
The souvenir of the occasion. in keeping
with the business of the boats. will be In
the form of an engrossed bond. An imi-
tation bank book was the souvenir last
year.
One Of the features OF the excursion
will be the music. 1t is planned to have
chorus singing on both boats and picked
singers from all the banks Of the city will
soon begin rehearsals of popular SONGS In
preparation for the occasion.
odukSIS o06c Dull 0O06 AS.
Announcement was made last night
that the base ball germ has attacked
the chapter members and many Of them
are suffering from violent symptoms Of
the disease. A Washington Bankers
Base Ball League has been formed and
will play series of games during the
summer. in the league will be teams
representing the Riggs National Bank,
American Security and Trust Company.
Washington Loan and Trust Company.
Commercial National Bank. American
National Bank. Merchants and Mechan-
les Bank, National Bank Of Washington
and the Home Savings Bank. The first
games are to be played Saturday at
American League Park, the men of the
Commercial National Bank crossing bats
with those of the Riggs Bank and the
teams of the National City Bank and the
American Security and Trust Company
clashing in second contest
The principal trophy Of the league will
be handsome loving cup. which will be-
come the permanent property of the
team winning the most games two sue,
cessive years. Edward Voigt, q local
jeweler, has offered medal for the
player who gets the highest batting aver
age, and other prizes have been put up
by A. G. Spalding Bro. and D. N. Wal
ford. picked team of the league will
Chase Club May u on the leagues dia-
mond near the Speedway.
Delegates to Be Nominated.
1t was decided at the meeting last
night not to instruct the chapter delegates
to the national convention OF the Ameri-
can Institute OF Banking to be held at
Seattle, June 21-23. Fourteen delegates
have been elected and about dozen OF
them will attend. 1t Is expected that the
delegation will support one of their num-
ber for election to national office, but
the action of the delegates on the several
matters that will come up at the conven-
ton, 1T was decided, should be left to tile
decision of the delegation
E. Percival Wilson, president of the
chapter, who presided at last evenings
meeting, announced that the installation
of the new officers will take place two
weeks from last night.
ET,0RTnA,S ORANGE CROP