The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-21
N EE 7
/ IN new HOME
By RICHARD HATTON

The District OF Columbia Bankers
Association is meeting for the first
time in its handsome new quarters
on the third floor at 1913 # st. N.
W., this afternoon at 3:45 o'clock.
sFhe meeting is called for the con-
i @ideration OF the report Of the adj
Nertising committee of the associa-
4 sion which has been at work upon
q program of general banking in
4 formation in compliance with reso-
luton adopted at the last conven-
ton of the organization.
49, The advertising committee has
a great deal OF time and
effort upon the subject of inform
ing the public more fully regarding
all phases OF banking and the init
mate relationship between the banks
and their customers. Realizing that
the banking public is, in fact, in
more or less OF a partnership rela-
ton with the financial institutions
through which it transactS its buSi-
4 ness or accumulates its savings, the
bankers association feels that there
1 IS much of mutual interest which
should be thoroughly understood by
those who carry on business with
the banks. In other words, local
bankers feel that. the public should
TO taken fully into confidence of
and should give its confidence fully
TO its banks. To this end the adj
yertising committee, after long and
exhaustive study Of the best means
OF bringing about this mutual I'M
derstanding, is prepared to submit
it. report to the association this
afternoon.
The Importance of the meeting
today is realized by members OF the
banking profession and representa-
4ives from practically all financial
institutions in the city will be
present to hear and to discuss the
report of the committee.
The advertising COMMITTEES, it Is
understood, is prepared to present a
complete program for carrying out
the object Of the association as ex-
pressed in the resolution directing
the investigation and, after due
consideration today ii is expected
that the comprehensive plan Of
the committee win be approved by
the association.
Laying down Iedgers and forget
ting automatic adding machines,
balances and other intricate matters
which hold their attention during
banking hours, members of the two
leading baseball teams In the D.
, G. Bank League viii cross bats on
diamond No. at Seventeenth and
3 Streets Northwest, at 3 o'clock
Saturday afternoon. The first string
ball tossers so far in the present
series between the banks are the
aggregations Of Riggs National
Bank and the w. B. Hibbs Com
pany.
These two outfits have each won
three straight victories and the
clash tomorrow Is considered OF
paramount importance. The hat
keries taking the field at the start
OF the game will be for Riggs,
Womerly and Haycox, and for
Hibbs. Mccarthy and Beckert.
$ The National Savings and Trust
Z Company has been deprived of the
valuable services Of two OF its
directors this week in the death Of
Henry X. Willard ana Gen. James
q. Buchanan.
President Peter A. Drury, Of the
Merchants Bank and Trust Com
pany, who has been spending few
days at his country home at Blue
mont, has returned to his duties
Enthusiasm Is growing in bank
8ng circles over the prospect Of the
greatest annual convention In the
history OF the District of Columbia
Bankers Association, preparations
for which are now well underway.
Col Robert N. Harper, president of
the District National Bank, will in
titute an innovation this year by
chartering a special Pullman car in
which "a prominent bankers will
make the trip from Washington to
Hot Springs and return.
Comment In financial circles to-
nay upon the recent prediction Of
general prosperity made by Secre-