Evening star., 1925-06-14
Washington Does Very Large
Business on Credit Basis
Retail Merchants Are GenerOus-Report
Losses SmaL-City That Pays Its
Debts ts-COnuentiOn Near.

development OF the program of these
conventions. the bankers frankly and
earnestly discuss these things and
thus come to know how to better
serve the people whose lives they
daily touch, how better to manage
the hundred Of millions of dollars so
sacredly intrusted to their keeping so
that the community will enjoy the
maximum of growth and sound de-
yelopment and enduring prosperity.
For the past five years, continued
Mr.. Poole, the employees of banks,
both men and women, have been en-
couraged to write essays on banking
topics. Prizes are awarded to the
writer's of the three best papers in
the form of a free trip to the conven-
tioh as guests of the banks, where
these papers become a part of the
official program, being read by the
successful contestants. This has
proven a great stimulus to those
young men and women who are so
cohsclenciously and Loyalty striving to
ht themselves for banking careers.
Large Attendance Urged.
There is another striking feature
about these convontions-the ladies
wives of officers and directors have
Always been encouraged to attend the
business sessions and also participate
IN all the entertainment features
whenever the family can find mutual
lty In things, greater happiness pre-
Nalis. And so we are physically
mentally and morally strengthened
through active participation in all the
proceedings of these annual conven.
tions.
III you and your wife haven't here.
tolofe enjoyed this thrill be sure tn
a r Ill,
the most productive of the seven in
constructive work, while the social
features VIII be maintained at a high
standard" =
Those Planning to Attend.
Those who have already made res.
ervations for the coming convention
include:
Iiyde q. Asher, Mr.. and Mrs. Fran
cls q. Addison, jr.; Earle NJ. Amick.
X. III. Bagby, Mr.. and Mrs. Dion s
Birney, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brit
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ID. Bower.
Mr.. and Mrs. Powell Browning. Mr.,
ana Mrs. Walter X. Bachrach Mr..
ana Mrs. \. r. Booker. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ihomas w. Brahany. Hubert T. Bis.
seile. Albert II. Bedford Miss Grace
NJ. Bromley, II. w. Burnside. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clabaugh and Mr.. Cla-
baughs niece; William w. Crehore,
Jr.; Mrs. William V. Cox, Theodore S.
Cox, Mr.. and Mrs Harry F. Clark. NJ,
r. Calnan. B. l.. Colcon, Mr.. and Mrs
G. Bowdoin Craighill, Mr. and Mrs.
Victor B. Deyber, Charles H. Doing.
ir.; James c. Dulin. jr
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. Edwards. f.
j. limerick, Atwood NJ. Fisher. Lu.
cius Y. Friedli, Edwin D. Flather. l.
A, Fleming, Mrs. X. s. Fleming.
" N tch
Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Y.
Fleming, Ezra Gould, Mr.. and Mrs.
William F. Guide. Mrst Amelia GUIDE
Thomas, Miss Guide. Mr. and Mrs.
William NJ. Hannay. Arthur B. Hatch
er and Richard Hatton.
Harry V. Haynes, John D. Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bynum f. Hinton. Mr..
and Mrs. Hilleary G. Hoskinson.
Fred w. Hanks. Hans W. Ireland.
Ralph w. Lee, Ralph W. Lee, jr.;
Frederick S. Lee, J. d. Leonard
charles c. Lamborn, w. Reginald
Lewis, Capt. Joseph II. Lee. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lanier p. McLachlen, Hugh l..
Murrell, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis T. Nc
Fadden, Miss Barbara McFadden, Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Miller, Fred Nc.
kee, Miss Ann Il. Mckee, Miss Louise
V. McKee, Mr.. and Mrs. John F..
Maury, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Mora n.
ffarry Il Moore, j. Eliot Moran. c.
e Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs Fred W.
Mckenzie.
Mr.. and Mrs Maurice Otterback
Edison b. Olds, Judge Mary O'Toole.
Hilleary l.. Offutt, c. H. Pope. Miss
Marjorie Pillson, Capt. julius |.
Peyser, Mrs. Peyser, Master Philip
Peyser, Miss Peyser. Miss Peyser's S
governess. f. w. Popkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ross E. Pollock, Mr. and Mrs.
Algernon P. Reeves, John NJ. Rior-
don. Mrs. E. B. Richardson, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. Baker Robinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Spaid. Charles
P. Shaeffer, Mr.. and Mrs. Morris
Simon, Mr.. and Mrs. B. A, Smyth
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther E. Schreiner.
|. E. Shoemaker. ]. Wilbur Sherwood
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lewis Smith. John
Lewis Smith. Boyd Taylor, Oscar A.
Shorup. Charles l.. Taylor. Winslow
B. Van Devanter, George o. Vass.
Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Wright. Miss
Virginia G. Wright. j. Frank White,
Wilmer j. Waller. e. Percival Wilson,
Sewell S. Watts, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Shannon. Mr..
and Mrs. John H. Small Mr.. and Mrs.
John Poole, Mr.. and Mrs. John T..
Newbold, William M. Seay, George