Evening star., 1924-05-25
Safety-Fiirst Rule Enjoined
Upon the Investment Seeker
Many Opportunities for Buying Stocks
Many of Which Need Close Scru-
tiny-PIans for Bankers Outing.

held at White Sulphur. one Of the fash
ionable showplaceS of the world. The
attendance was larger than at either OF
the previous conventions, a golf tourna-
ment was introduced. indoor putting,
tennis, bridge, etc, etc.
The family dinner was also introduced
here but was not the success that de-
veloped when the fourth and fifth con-
ventions were held at Hot Springs,
where there was every enjoyment and
five hours day given over to the seri-
Gus work of the conventions. Records
of every paper read. question asked ana
answered and of every discussion at
test the large amount of attention given
to business and the valuable exchange
of information.
Sixth Annual Soon Due.
And the sixth annual, June As. will
unquestonably be worth attending. So
cially and from a business point of view.
convention. to be held June to ,. at
White Sulphur Springs. w. Va. were
made public last night by w. j. Waller,
chairman of the program committee
The 200 or more delegates will leave
Washington the evening of June at
80 on a special all-Pullman train,
and will arrive at the hotel at Z 80
Thursday morning.
The opening session will be called to
order at $50 by Harry v. Haynes,
president of the association. who will
make an address outlining the work OF
the organization during the past year.
OF particular interest during this Ses-
ion will be addresses by Garrard b.
Winston, undersecretary of the Treas
ury. who is expected to discuss the
financial situation from the standpoint
Of the government. and George E. Rob-
ertS, vice president of the National City
Bank of New York. There also will be
a brief address by representative of
the American Bankers Association,
which will be followed by the appoint
ment of the various special committees.
Second Session Program.
The second session will be held Fri
day from 9 80 am. until l pm. One of
the important features of this meeting
will be talk by George ]. Seay, gov
ernor of the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond. Another feature which is
expected to be of unusual interest will
ers. This contest will be under the di-
rection of w. A. Dexter, manager of
the 18th street and Columbia road
branch of Riggs National Bank. James
c. Dulin, jr.. president of Washington
Chapter of the American Institute of
| Banking, will give a resume of the ac-
| tivities of the chapter during the past
year
The third and final business session
will be held Saturday from $50 to !.
| This session will be devoted largely to
| discussion of local banking problems,
which will include detailed and carefully
| prepared reports from special commit
| tees, with open discussion on the floor.
These will include the reports of the
| protective committee, the committee on
| trade activities. the committee on stand
ardized insurance, the special committee
on the analysis of accounts. The final
| business will be the annual election of
| officers of the association, and also the
| election of officers to represent the Dis
| trict of Columbia bankers in the Ameri-
can Bankers Association.
Afternoon Devoted to Play.
! While the primary purpose of the con-
| vention is business, the sessions have
| been so arranged that the entire after
recreation and a varied and attractive
program has been arranged. Special
events include the annual golf contest
| for the Hibbs cup, special handicap
| tournament, divided into two classes: a
| putting contest for the ladies, a tennis
| tournament, swimming contest for the
ladies. bridge and mah-jon parties. for
all of which events prizes have been
| provided.
Robert V. Fleming, chairman of the
| general convention committee. reports
| that reservations already received indi-
| cate that this convention will be the
| largest ever held by the association. He
| emphasized the Importance of those who
desire to attend sending in their reserva-
| tions as early as possible, since the
number for whom accommodations are
| being arranged is limited to 200.
Reservations should be sent to E. ]
| McQuade, chairman of the transporta
| tion committee, at the Liberty Nationa
| Bank.