Evening star., 1922-04-03
D. B.A. CONVENTION
IN DEYBER'S CARE
President of Second National
Named as Chairman-Bank
Consultations Effective.
BY j. A. FLEMING.

Victor B. Deyber. president OF the
Second National Bank. has been namei
by John Il. Larner. president OF tn
District Bankers Association, as gen
eral chairman Of the 1922 conventiou
committee of the association.
Mr.. Deyber is secretary Of the ass
citation, and is especially fitted =,
carry the convention arrangemeu'-
and the program through 10 a sun-
cessful conclusion.
At the meeting OF the admin strattyo
council of the organization held re
Gently the most enthusiastic suppor-
was given TO housing pla4S Of Fraul-
=. Reeside's committee. End n fur
meeting of the Organization viii hr
called TO give effect to the recon
mended action.
This viii mean Tho leasing OF tfm
second floor Of tho New Masonic Ten
pie, with Pile space. auditorium and
Office room for the weekly meetings
during the season OF The Washington
Chapter. \. !. B.. ana ."r ali meeting
of the Organization Itself
Convention plans are all in embry",
Springs. Va, as Tho place of meetiua.
although there arr some who would
give approval 10 White SUlphsr, and
others who would look with favor on
t'4t river ana Day tf.l'-
Formal Opening.
TIE Merchants Bank and Trust Con
pans. capital Sl.pur.tuG. char cred uud.~
District laws. had its formal opor
ing this morning.
The big banking room and T.
d"SrS of m" Offices In tho S"uthoT.
building were wonderfully dccoraf..I
with flowers and floral pieces. Pc
4. Drury. tho president Of the hat.
being especially remembered bE l.S
hosts Of friends. Ezra Could juir.'i
the executive forre of the hank TOD e.
John Il. Larner, president 80 rrf
Washington Loan aud Trust CoH.at
waS rie first call'r AND AL d. lrT :
bankers Were dropping IL 20 PR.
their hest wishes for the sue "ss "t
the new trust company.
Merger in Force.
At the Continental Trust Compar+
there was 10 formaiI'y connected VITA
I the absorption of tine Union SAVINGS
Bank and Is employees. Business al f!.a
bank s---ed Oh a much lareer soaI..
Comment around town gave decided
approval l" recent changes ia harE-
/ ing. in lhc hope ir..sE oppressed
that NOR consultations might Ie
brought about.
Further comment WAS to the eTect
! that COL Wade A. Cooper, the prrS.-
panE. would soon bring the IuStI1 -
tiO9 up auouE ia. l-ad.u. iEanciaf
institutions of the clty Evidently
the colonel has been successful IN
CARRYING the business Of the Union
Savings mp to the trust company, al
most if not 10, 100 per cent.
stock Exchange Matters.
One could hardly expect the Wash
iuston Stock Exchange "a do much
business TODAY, Sp soon after putting
over one OF tfe most successful din
ners IN The long record Of Washing
tom events
Echoes of the event were heard il
every directjon-iudeed. it was ths
one subject of conversation where
fortunate. attendants met
/ When the cali of stocks and bonds
ended The sales record showed few
Wash iugton Gas = sold At 10J and
one sale Of Lausjon al -.
BY tomorrow The members of tie
exchange Will have finished the.r
! self-cun ngrItLlatiUuS and vii! spre.j
d large days : business on the record.
Billion TO Purchasing Power.
Continued Improvement in tHs
farming situation is bringing chez
10 "A vast area where fear and ILL.,
certainty We're the governing factors
a few months ago. These condition
show that there are TWO sides 10 tii8
market Tor farm products aud tlgI
the buy.r viii not always nave hI1
way. rms doe not mean that .I
era Of liberal Spending L. III sight. -
II is obvious that 4ar-e portion a.
the present crop WAS marketed at .
lower price level Bar The iaci Is
;hat th- farming ciassrs are N.rv
much better OH financially than it
was expected they would he at th-
, opening OF April. Various estimate
I nave been made as tu the Increased
; spending power represented by The
rise in farm products from the low
! level of last autumn.
while the exact facts are not as
certainablo. there Is apparent basis
for the assertion that fully $1,000
01V. 600 has been added 10 The pur-
chasing power OF The country by tha
rise ia grain prices aua The sharp
advance IA quotations for various
farm products. This j. II develop
ment of great inIportanc" and affects
not alone western territory. but The
entire country, which depends to an
extent Tor itS spending power on
the welfare OF that Very large class
OF the population which derives i;s
livelihood from Tho soil National
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