Evening star., 1921-02-27
BANKING men HOLD
| BANQUET AND BALL
Rev. Mr.. Freeman's Speech
and Nine. Zendt's Singing
Feature Annual Event.

Five hundred members and guests
of the Washington Chapter OF the
American Institute of Banking made
! merry at the New willard Hotel last
night. the occasion being the seven
teenth annual banquet of the chapter,
which includes in its membership the
greater part OF the banking fraternity
of Washington.
The speakers were Rev James F..
Freeman. late of Minneapolis. and
now rector of the Church OF the
Epiphany. and Stewart ID. Beckley.
president of the national order of the
American Institute of Banking
Charles D. Boyer president of the
W ashington chapter was in charge
of the program.
The principal number of n varied
musical program was the appearance
of Mime. Marie Sidenius Zendt. So
prano. of Chicago. who is at present
engaged in making records for the
Victor Company. With Mrs. George
o. Watson of Washington at the
Spring" by Clarke: ''Homing. by
Del Riego. and 10, Hear the Gentle
Lark. by Bishop. the last number ts-
pecially winning a tumult of applause
For an encore Nine. Zcndt sang Ihe
Home Road" by Carpenter.
pr. Freeman. who talked to halt
million soldiers during the war. spokc
feelingly of the need for higher
patriotism. He reviewed the charhe-
teri sites of the American people that
but added that with that great task
accomplished the time for internal
upbuilding and attention to domestic
affairs is oVerripe.
If | were to write creed Tor you
young men who make up the great
body Of this organization. as we'll as
one for the older men. Ike mySelf:
said DR.. Freeman. Il think l should
write these words:
~ believe in myself: I believe in
my country: ] believe in my God
In the course of his talk DR.. Free
man found occasion to pay high
tribute to France and Great Britain
for their part in the war. and said he
deplored the attacks so frequently
made on the latter country.
Among Those Present.
The officers of the chapter. who were
present last night, in addition. to
President Boyer were w. ]. Waller.
vice president; Norman f. Towson.
secretary: l. J. Roberts. treasurer; ].
b. Skinner assistant secretary. and
P. j. Mallory. chief counsel. Mr.
Waller was chairman of the dinner
James c. Dulin. jr.. T. H. Leith. +. c.
Addison. jr.. w. A. Dexter. V. Il. Dey-
ber f. j. McQuade. Ross E. Pollock
and w. W. spaid.
The reception committee had Mr.
Spaid as chairman, and the member
ship included Mr. Addison. v. b. Dey-
ber. C. H. Doing. jr.. Joshua Evans. jr.,
H. V. Haynes. r. f. Herrell w. F. d.
Heron, Mr.. McQuaid. r. L. Neuhauser.
John Poole, Mr.. Boyer. w. Nick.
Stowell. Mr.. Waller. G. o. Watson.
George w. White and f. P. Wilson
Rev. James Shera Montgomery pro-
nounced the invocation.
Those at the speakers table in
claded Charles F. Alderman, Carl H.
Chahfee. Floyd f. Davis. T. B. Det-
wiler. r. B. Dickey, Joshua Evans.
jr.: w. T. Galliher. Albert S. Galley,
John A. Graham. Robert N. Harper,
Norman T. Hayes, Richard w. Hill.
George H. Keesee. George A. Kinney,
r. P. Knightly, John A. Mullen. A. NJ.
Nevius. w. A. Nickart. James F. Oy-
ster. William S. Parks. Gardner B.
Perry. L. c. Pimper w. E. Richa rds.
jr.: W. F. Rittar Francis M. Saw
age, Charles W. Stevens, Carter E.
Talman. w. B. Thurston. jr.. and d.
C. Wills.
Following the dinner and the pro-
gram there was dancing in the small
ballroom.