Evening star., 1923-10-28

be one OF the largest banquets ever
held at the hotel. the number of
guests being so great that 1t has
been necessary to arrange for tables
IN the small ballroom to accommodate
che overflow. There will also be q
golf tournament Tuesday afternoon
at the Congressional Country Club.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements, of which Harry ".
Haynes, president of the District of
Columbia Bankers Association, is
chairman, and Eugene THOMPSON of
Crane, Paris & Company is vice
chairman, and Eugene e. Thompson of
talnment in which the wives of the
cludes trip to Mount Vernon tomor-
row afternoon. The steamer Charles
Manchester has been chartered
Luncheon will be served on board.
There will be also a special cavalry
and artillery drill at Fort Myer, Va
tuesday afternoon, and Tuesday eve-
ming a theater party will be given.
Wednesday afternoon there will be a
luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club.
committee of Washington bank
ers viii go to the Washington. Balti-
more and Electric railway station
here at IL o'clock this morning TO
meet and officially welcome to the
city the board of governors and off,
GERS OF the association who will ar
rive on a special train from BaIti-
more: The board viii hold it's first
meeting at O'Clock this afternoon
in the cabinet room of the Willard
and Will outline the work for the
various committee chairmen.
Fiyst Session Tomorrow.
The first business session of the con-
Yention will be at $50 tomorrow morn
ing in the large ballroom Of the will
lard. Mr.. Haynes will extend a well
come in behalf of the District bankers
u txri11 hA Il Il l.
Gent john A. Prescott of the Invest
ment Bankers Association, Other ad-
dresses Will be made by Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace. Elliot II. Good
win of the United States Chamber of
Commerce, and Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury Barnard Z. Winston will
extend welcome in behalf of the
Treasury Department
Other items on the program in
ciude the report of Frederick r. Fem
ton, secretary; treasurer's rckort by
Mcpherson Browning: report of the
hnance committee. by Joseph A. Rush
ton, chairman; report of the member
ship committee, by John Brogden.
chairman: report of the legislation
committee. by Thomas N Dysart,
chairman; of the municipal securities
committee by Tom *. Smith, chair
man.
Tuesdays program includes ad-
dresss by Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Winston, former Secretary
of the Treasury David f. Houston and
DR. l. S. Rowe, director Of the Pam
American Union. \ report of the
public service securities COMMITTEES
viii be presented by Henry r. Hayes,
chairman; A. H Wlggin will present
a report on foreign securities, and
j. w. Harrison viii present the re-
port of the irrigation securities COM
mittee.
New to he Speaker.
Wednesdays program will include
an address by Postmaster General
New. There also will be reports from
the raj road securities committee. the
educational committee, the marine
securities committee, the Industrial
securities committee, the taxation
committee, the real estate securities
committee, the fraudulent advertis-
ing committee, the publicity commit
tee, the business practice committee
and group reports by chairmen of the
sixteen groups There also will be
report presented by Samuel o.
Rice, educational director. Election
of officers will be the final business
on the program