Evening star., 1922-06-12
DISTRICT BANKERS
TO ELECT EVANS
Slated for Presidency at An.
nuaI Election at
Convention.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HOT SPRINGS. Va. Monday. June u.
The second session of the fourth an
nual convention of the District Bank
ers' Association was called to order
here at 9 o'clock this morning, with
a full attendance.
Joshua Evans, jr, first vice presi-
dent of the association, and slated
for election to the presidency at to-
morrow's annual election. presided.
w. J. Waller Makes Address.
W. ]. Waller, cashier of the Amer
lean National Bank, and past presi-
dent of the Washington Chapter. A.
1. B. spoke on The Activities of the
Chapter He said, in part: THE
world war made 1t necessary for the
banker of today and the future to be
ciples. bank organizations and ad-
ministration. of bankruptcy, con-
tracts, negotiable instruments, and
all business relations. political econ
omy, corporation finance and invest
ments, domestic and foreign ex-
change, and the complicated income
tax, all Of which proves the truth of
the slogan of George Allen. who for
years has been educational director
of the American Institute of Bank
ing. which is: "A successful banker
is composed of about one-fifth ac-
countant, two-fifths lawyer. three
fifthS political economist and four
fifths gentleman and student; total,
ten-fifths. double size. Any smaller
person may be a pawnbroker or
mr. Mt ar hIIt
Institute Thriving.
1.-The institute is striving. through
its courses, to give the education that
is necessary to fulfil the above named
requirements.
THE year that has just passed has
been the most successful one in the
history of the local chapter in almost
every respect. The educational COM
mittee at the beginning of the year
made up a program and then decided
to request several of the local bank
ers who are interested in chapter
work to agree to deliver two or three
lectures during the year. naming the
subject and designating the time at
which 1t should be delivered.
This plan gave the lecturer time.
if necessary, to prepare on the sub
ject given him and also gave him
notice far enough ahead of time so
that the engagement might not con-
fict with other engagements that
might be made. and the success of
this year can be attributed to the
splendid work done by the good
friends of Washington Chapter. who
have delivered the lectures and con-
Quoted the quizzes.
In the elementary class there was
an average attendance of III. which
is by far larger than any previous
year The lectures for the advanced
class were all delivered by Mr.. r. B.
Dickey. who. by the way. has been
ington Chapter on account of the
splendid work done and his loyal sup
port.
'In the advanced class there was an
average attendance of sixty. This
also is a record attendance for the
class.
A Real Record.
1T has been a source of great salts
faction to the officers of Washington
Chapter TO know that several Of the
banks offered prizes for the employees
who Will pass in their examination.
This means that these banks realize
the benefit that they are deriving
from attendance by their employees
in chapter work.
"A record that we are all proud of.
and one that we constantly bring to
the attention of the younger institute
men, so that they might have a
further incentive to devote their
spare time to the educational courses
stitute activities. is that out of twen-
ty past presidents of Washington
chapter seven are presidents of
banks four are vice presidents, one
is cashier and five are junior officers;
the other three are not in the bank
ing business
"A year or so ago the women mem-
bers of Washington Chapter, who up
to that time were only admitted as
associate members. were granted full
membership, carrying the right of
suffrage. and this year ladies' COM
mittee was formed, Mrs. H. D. Reed
of the Commercial National Bank as
chairman. with the idea in view that
interest might be stimulated among
the women employees"
I'm this connection I might state
that out OF the forty-three who took
the final examination for the ad-
vanced course ten were women. and
it will not be long before Washington
Chapter will have women certificate
holders.'
Outlook Encouraging.
THE outlook for the future Of
Washington Chapter Is very bright.
In the past the District Of Columbia
Bankers Association and the Wash
ington. D. C. Clearing House Associa-
tion have made annual contributions
for support of the chapter work.
'I am sure that all the banks in tho
city feel much closer relationship
with the institution. owing to the facA
that both organizations are housed
in the same quarters, and for further
reason that the banks feel that they
are contributing directly to the sup
port of the chapter under the tho new
plan of prorating the expenses"
A PopuIar Tonic.