The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-01-27
A. |. B. CHAPTER
To MEET
By RICHARD HATTON

A meeting of the Alumni Asso-
citation OF the District of Columbia
Chapter OF the American institute
Of Banking has been called for 4:30
p. m. Thursday. January %, in the
rooms OF the chapter in the New
Masonic Temple Building. This
Is the FIRST regular meeting OF the
chapter since the election Of the
new officers and will be, more or
less, IN the nature OF an organiza.
ton meeting. The governing board
also will be organized at this time.
Plans are under way looking to
the institution Of q drive for new
members of the association, the aim
OF the chapter being to secure every
washington alumnus OF the insti-
tute as member of the alumni
association This action is in line
with that OF the alumni associa-
tons of all colleges and universe
ties and, as the American Institute
OF Banking Is an educational lnsti-
tuition of the first rank as a speclaI.
lied school, there is. in the belieI
OF the officers Of the association,
every reason why the same, spirit
and patriotism for the alma mater
should be shown by graduates as
is Indicated by those who nave
graduated from other educatlonaI
Institutions.
The washington chapter Of the
institute has taken the lead IN all
acfiyifies connected with the ma.
tfonaI organization and has main.
tanned q splendid record for con-
structfpe cooperation with other
chapters. It is now carrying for
ward most successful year ana
the hope Is expressed that every
washington bank official or en-.
ploye entitled to membership Wlh
respond to the efforts or the asso-
The. Officers of the Washington
ehapter are: president. =. j. Nc
ouade vice president. Victor B.
Deyber; secretary. Miss Lois a.
White. and treasurer, a. r. Hence.
The following compose the govern
ing council: John Pool, III. w. Burn.
side ard James G. Dulin.
Mr.. Junius Richards. of Edward
b. smith & Co., members OF he
New York and Philadelphia stock
exchanges. was In washington
Tuesday visiting the local managers
and inspecting the quarters OF the
organization at 81 Fifteentn St..
s. W., which were fitted out some
a.
T:dwar.i R. smith and Company
81 one OF the old line PhiIadelphi
brokerage houses, founded In 1897
by Edward B. Smith. who died IN
1898, the business being carried on
by the senior partner, Albert Smith.
FOR many years the firm carried on
its business principally In Pennsyl-
wanna but about 1898 IL established
an office In New York. The Dusi-
ness Of this branch. now equals that
of the home office.
Later Edward b Smith & Co.
took over the firm Of Flint & Well
ington in Boston. While the house
is one Of organisation ana issue. Y
has complete facilities for trading
in ali stocks. The Washington office
maintains a stock board and ticker
several branch offices and Cor
seyera. branches offices and cor
respondents of the firm.
The Washington branch is in
charge Of j. d. Cassefs. manager,
and y. II. Meegan, assistant man
aeer.
Mr.. J. Cameron Thomson. past
president OF the American Institute
Of Banking and formerly cashier OF
the Northwestern National Bank in
Minneapolis, Mimi. has been made
vice president Of that institution.
Mr.. Thomson is well known to
many members of the Washington
CHAPTER Of the A. !. B.
KisseI, Kinnicutt & Co. and Crane,
Paris & Co.. announce that the
offering of $4,000, 900 Chicago Joint
stock Land Bank AZ per cent
farm loan bonds have been sold and
the subscription books closed.
$. The r. H Smith Company Is
offering a new issue OF 81 300. 600
per cent first mortgage coupon
gold bonds. secured by the land,
building and equipment Of the
Forty-third and Locust Street apart
ments, Philadelphia, Pa.