Evening star., 1925-04-12
CREDIT MEN SURE
! Of FINE WELCOME
Local Committees at Work
j. on Plans for June Conven-
ton of National Body.

Plans for the annual convention of
4he National Association of Credit
Men here June S to Is are being
formulated by committees of local
business men and bankers.
w. c. Hanson, national director
az the association and vice president
Of f. G. Schafer & Co. of this city, is
chairman of the general convention
committee. Mr.. Hanson was twice
president of the Washington Asso-
citation of Credit Men, the local body
Of the national association; was twice
head of the Thrift Week organization
here, and has been prominent in local
trade bodies and civic affairs.
Convention headquarters will be at
The Mayf1ower Hotel, but it is possi-
ble some of the meetings may be held
in the Washington Auditorium.
Outside Help Is Given.
Cooperating with the convention
committees are F. W. White of the
National Electrical Supply Co. presi-
dent of the Washington Association
of Credit Men; Past Presidents H. h.
Mckee. Arthur ]. May +. 3. Adams
and Carl c. Mueller; r. Preston
Shealey. counsel for the Washington
Association adjustment bureau; Con
ventton Director F. q. Hathaway of
New York, who has established an
office here, and officials of the asso-
citation in New York headquarters
of the national body.
Rodman Glider, editor of the Credit
Monthly, official publication of the
Credit Mems Association. and DIR. F.
A Fall director of Credit Research
of New York. were both in Washing
ton during the past week going over
convention arrangements with off1-
Cials here.
Although the previous conventions
Of the association have been held In
large comm rcial and industrial cen
ters. never having come TO q city
like Washington, Mr.. Hanson said
the association directors fully real
ized the growing importance OF the
National Capital a s a convention city.
Acceptance of the Washington lnVl-
tion was said by MIR. Hanson to be
"a tribute to the energy of the local
association"
Local Body Grows Rapidly.
The local association has grown
to large proportions for the indus
trial and commercial activity OF tne
National Capital, and now consists
Of lI9 manufacturers, wholesalers ana
bankers. In conjunction with the
local association is operated the
adjustment bureau, which announces
"u has been highly successful IN get-
ting creditors together for the trlehu-
" liquidation of insolvent estates
and in treating properly ana scieh-
tifcallv embarrassed estates.
The bureau has helped materially
20 reduce the bad debt waste in WASH
tncton. il is believed by the local -creolt
men and has cultivated in creditors
the spirit of cooperation.
+. w. White. president OF ire locai
association, predicts that a compreheh-
lines of endeavor will be revealed AT
the convention to the benefit of all con-
rerned and business generally. Irade
rroun conferences will be somewhat
similar to those last year, as follows!
Robert Morris Associates. bankers,
boots and shoes, clothing, caps ana dIleu
lines. drugs chemicals and allied INES
dry goods. notions and allied lines; elec-
trical and radio supplies. furniture,
groceries. provisions and allied lines;
hardware, auto supplies and allied
fines; implements, vehicles and allled
lines; iron and steel, jewelry, neWspa-
pers. paints. and varnish, paper sup
lies and allied lines, petroleum.
Within the general convention com
mittee are five subcommittee as fol-
lows: Hotels, John Brewer, Henry F.
Stringer; entertainment, f T. ID. SID
dons chairman, George Evans, John
N. Auth, T. A. Flynn, r. f. l. Hall, H
w. Shaw, j. S. Mckee, W. r. Young,
r. j. Chaney, Edwin S. Hecht, Gen.
Anton Stephan, w. r. Little. w. j. Tas-
tet f. H. Ruark, L. T. Watts, A. w.
Wright, H. NJ. Turner; halls and decora-
tions, Arthur ]. May, John F. Moore :
speakers, Harry Carroll, William Cor
don Buchanan, r. Preston Shealey
finance, II. H. Mckee, f. H. Ruark and
unofficially every member of the local
general committee are +. B. Adams, F.
w. BuckIer. H. V. Haynes. G. c. Muel-
Ter. H. f. Stringer, l.. T. Watts and F.
W. White.