Evening star., 1923-05-29
BANKERS ASK HELP
DURING BIC FETE
Local Depositors Urged ia
Bank Early on Shrine Week.
Small Bills Needed.

The closing OF all banks and the
Washington Stock Exchange tonor.
row. because OF Decoration day. y.ywiH'
men. who will have a strenuous sis
days before them next week.
Owing TO the tremendous crowds ex.'
pected in the downtown section Of the
city, those banks located in the busI.
ness area will be taxed to the liinIts
OF their employees endurance to ao.
commodate persons having businesf
to transact. and a general appeal has
been issued by Joshua Evans. tr-,I
president of the District of Columbfa
Bankers Association, asking all reet.
dents OF the city to aid as much as
possible in making the work lighter.
In his request Mr.. Evans is especial
ly solicitous that local depositors az
tend TO their banking business oni
Monday in SO far as convenient. leay-
ing Tuesday. the day Of the first big
Shrine demonstration. free 10 tie
visitors. 1t is pointed out that while
il is impossible for local financia! in
stitutions to close their doors much
unnecessary crowding can be avoided
by cooperation on the part of regU-+
lar depositors. which will also permit
the employees oGthe affected banks an
ton.
1t was further stressed by Mr.
Evans that during the Shrine festiv-
tiles bankers will experience a short
age Of small bills. and local mer-
chants have been advised to have an
extra supply of currency in small de-
nominations on hand in order TO ac--
commodate the visitors. who will un-
doubtedly present large bills for pur-
chases. Already there appears TO be
n in l.r ~
81 and s. bills. it is said.
Another Treasury Call.
Depository banks have received
call for the payment on June ! Of 2ei
per cent of the amount Of deposits
with them. arising from the purchase
of United States 4az per cent TTcas-3
ury notes of Series Bl921, datcd Ma ~
10. 1923.
Bank in New Home. :
Possession of one Of the most hand
some savings institutions in the city
was revealed yesterday when thu
doors of the new North Capitol SaE-
ings Bank. at the northwest corner OF
North Capitol and II streets. were
thrown open to the public. The bank
| was formerly located at 731 North
Capitol street.
The new home Of the North Capitol
Savings embodies every phase Of
! savings banking and is generously
windows have been installed, which
are adequate even for rush periodsi
while large safe. deposit vaults are
also feature. In addition. there is
! a separate department for woman d =
positors.
The North Capitol Sayings Bank
was organized in 1912. It's growth
while not meteoric. has been consist
ent AT the present time deposits
| amount to slightly more than $i,2O0.-
600. Its most rapid strides have oc-
CURED in the last few years, under
the competent leadership of it's presi-
dent Theodore Michael, who has
| served as its head since 1916.
Other officers contributing to this
success of the institution include B.
l. Grove, A o. Ollie. and George
Clasgett, vice -presidents; L. s Bur
CESS. secretary, Eugene Auldridge,
assistant cashier and Leo A. Rover,
attorney. Mr.. Michael is also filing
the role of cashier
Bankers Convention Plans.
Despite the apparent complete
turnover of all local business TO
Shrine convention activities, those
committees in charge of the forth
coming convention OF the District OF
Columbia Bankers Association at
| Hot Springs, June 21-24, are hard at.
work completing arrangements for.
| the big affair.
Fernand Potit. of the Citizens Saw,
| ings Bank. chairman Of the transpor-
| tation committee, reported today that
application for reservations continued
| to come in, and that indications point
now to record-breaking turn out Of
| local financial men.