Evening star., 1924-07-19
1,4DO DELEGATES
VISIT CAPITAL
Members OF Banking Institute
Guests of Local Chapter
on Special Tours.
BY CHAS. p. yHAEFFER.

approximately 1.4oo juniors in the
banking business, young men and
women, who have been in attendance
on the convention of the American
institute of Banking at Baltimore
during the last few days, arrived in
this city this morning and are spend
ing large and very generally per-
rect day as the guests Of the local
chapter of the national body.
This organization, which will pro-
vide the next banking generation, is
largely supported by the American
Bankers Association as its educa-
tlonal branch, so that there is avail
able to the banking world a continu-
Gus supply of trained and thoroughly
competent assistants
After discussing serious and tech
meal topics and being surfeited by
the entertainment offered by Balti-
more, the guests are finding the
beauty of Washington and the char
acter OF their reception altogether
delightful.
Guests OF Local Chapter.
The Washington CHAPTER. has
spared no effort nor expense in of
fering to the visitors the best the
city affords. About $4,000 is being
expended on the days entertainment,
IL 10 Sdiu, which Will De ateO
tonight at the New National Museum
in reception lasting from Z to IL
o'clock. Automobiles have been COM
mendeered from every known source
by Francis G.. Addison, jr., chairman
of the transportation committee, and
failing to raise the necessary number
he has called on the taxi companies
around town to make up the balance.
These will be used for the extensive
sightseeing tour which has been planned
for 2:30 this afternoon.
The complete itinerary for the day
follows:
$3.50 a.m.-Leave Baltimore, Penn
sylvania Railroad and Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad.
9:25-Arrive Union Station, Wash
ington.
9:4O-Board Washington Railway
and Electric cars for Mount Vernon
wharf.
1O:15-Boat leaves for Mount Yer
non; wre ath will be placed on grave
of Washington; group picture at
mansion.
1890 p.m--Boat leaves Mount Yer
non for Washington; luncheon on
boat.
2:15-Arrive in Washington.
2:30-Autos leave wharf for sight
seeing trip; wreath will be placed
on grave of Unknown Soldier.
4:30@Reception at Pan-American
building.
to Marine Band concert, the
Ellipse. Many places Of interest will
be left for individual selection Of the
guests.
to 11-Private view of exhibits,
New National Museum; music.
Route Taken by Visitors.
The route of the sightseeing tour
is as follows: Starting point, Sew
enth street wharves, Mount Vernon
boat, up Water street to Fourteenth
street, around west side of Bureau
of Engraving and Printing, through
park, Monument Grounds and Exec
utive Grounds, through Madison
street, east side of White House to H
street, through H street to Sixteenth
street, out Sixteenth street to Alaska
avenue, to Georgia avenue and Kali
mia street, enter Rock Creek Park,
through Rock Creek Park to Zoo.
through Zoo to Jewett street and
Connecticut avenue, on Connecticut
avenue to Woodley road to Wisconsin
avenue. on Wisconsin avenue past ST.
Adams Cathedral to Massachusetts
avenue.
Down Massachusetts, avenue past
United States Naval Observatory to
Twenty third street, down Twenty
third street to Q street and out Q
street to Thirty-third street, out Thir-
ty-third street to NJ street. out NJ
street to Memorial Bridge, cross Key
Bridge to Fort Myer and Arlington
Cemetery.
Return by way of Highway Bridge,
through Potomac Park to Seven
teenth street past Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing. up Seventeenth
street, past Navy Buildings, D. A. r.,
Red Cross and Pan-American Build
ings to Ellipse, south of White House.
End of tour
James C. Dulin, ex-president of the
local chapter, is in charge of the
days entertainment.