The Washington times., 1926-10-19
BANKERS PLAN
WINTER WORK
BY RICHARD HATTON


The first regular meeting of the
District of Columbia Bankers Asso'
citation to be held this fall took place
in the rooms of the association in
the Becker Building Monday afte~'
noon
There was a large attendance and
many of the local bankers who have
GUST returned from the annual con-
Vention of the American Bankers AS
ISOLATION in Los Angeles were on
hand and enthusiastic in their ex-
pressions regarding the enjoyable
time they had in the West and unan-
1mous in their endorsement of the
annual convention as an important
feature of the year. 1t was said
that the recent meeting was the
most constructive in the history OF
the national organization.
In the absence of President How
ard Moran, First Vice President w.
w. Spaid presided at Mondays
meeting and announced that the
regular weekly luncheons Of the or
ganization, which have been sus-
pended while SO many Of the bank
ers have been away from the city
on business or vacations, would be
resumed Wedn, sday and thereafte"
be a regular feature of the week.
A resolution also was adopted on the
death Of Detective Sergt. Charles
-. Scrivener.
The meeting adopted an amend
ment to the constitution Of .te as
ISOLATION which provides that the re-
firing president will be member
of next years executive council. BY
this amendment Francis G.. Addison,
who retired from the presidency of
the association last June and was
succeeded by Howard Moran vii,
fake his place on the executive coun'
Gil and 1t is felt that this praLtice
of retaining the executives in active
touch with the association admin
tstration will De found of consider
able value
"Secnats'' is the unique and dis
tinctive name chosen by the
newly organized club Of the en-
ployes of the Second National Bank
which is preparing to hold It's
initial social function in tho shape
of a masquerade party at the home
OF its treasurer, Miss Hattie Potter,
in Takoma Park on Halloween.
The club has for it's object the pro-
noting of goodfellowship and social
enjoyment among its members.
Although the railroads curing the
first six months this year handled
the greatest freight traffic on
record for any corresponding per-
iod, claims resulting from loss and
damage to freight shipments while
in transit were the smallest for
that period ever reported, according
to reports for the first half of
1926 filed Monday by the carriers
with the Freight Claim Division Of
the American Railway Association.
s. W. Straus & Co. announce that
The 81 .055 900 outstanding firs|
mortgage per cent serial bonds =
the Chastleton Apartment Building
and Annex have been called for
redemption at 102 and interest.
Theodore Howard, teller at the
American Security and Trust Com
pany's main office, whose death was
announced Saturday, had been with
the American Security for eighteen
years. He was member Of the
Howard family of Georgetown.
Miss Rose L. Royce, Of the
Washington Loan and Trust Com.
pany, is spending a few days with
friends at Camp Bragg, n. c.
President Maurice Otterback, of
the Anacostia Bank, who has been
visiting in oregon since attending
the Los Angeles convention, is re-
ported on his way back to Wash
ington.
At q meeting of the board of
directors of the National Savings
and Trust Company Monday. the
resignation of Frederick A. Fen
ming as a director was accepted.