The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-18
BANKERS Plan
FOR INSIGNIA
BY RICHARD HATTON

BY RICHARD HATTON
President Howard Moran Of the
District of Columbia Bankers Asso
citation has asked President John
Poole Of the Federal.American Ma.
tional Bank and President Harry v.
Haynes of the Farmers and Me-
chanics National Bank to form a
committee OF which Mr. Poole viii
be chairman and which will be
known as the insignia committee.
It has been felt for some time
coming under the head of insignia,
decorations which should be given
the attention Of the association and
the naming OF Messrs Poole and
Haynes viii serve to bring these be-
fore the association in definite and
concrete form.
The suggestion has frequently
been made that the distinguished
services of high officers of the asso.
citation should be acknowledged by
q distinctive badge which could be
worn az conventions and other for
NAL gatherings.
Past presidents, for instance. it is
suggested, should wear some mark
to denote their service in high OF.
flee. The committee will, 1t is ex'
pecteds take up this matter, as well
as the Possibility Of working our
some sort of distinguishing badge
to be worn by members of the asso-
citation who are delegated to repre-
sent Il at such gatherings as tho
present convention OF the American
L. a ase,&f
Nathan b. Scott, note teller in
the Continental Trust Company and
q son OF Major Guy p. Scott, for
mer president Of that company, left
for Kansas City today where he
will be married on Wednesday to
Miss Catherine Howell.
Funeral services for Thomas Fl.
Wheeler, brother-in-law Of Presl. |
dent william T. Dewart of the
Munsey Trust Company, were held
at All Angels Church in New York
on Friday. Mr.. Wheeler, who was
formerly connected with the Stan
dard OH Company and welLknown
in Washington passed away in New
York last Wednesday.
Assistant Cashier Harry e.
Mercier of the Franklin National
Bank has returned from a two
weeks vacation spent in Phiia-
delphia and Atlantic City.
The exterior of the Lincoln Ma
fional Bank at the corner of
Seventh and d Streets, n. W., is
being thoroughly repainted.
vice-president John NJ. Riordan
OF the Bank OF Commerce and Saw.
ings left today on motor trip to I
Richmond. He expects to be back /
at his desk on Monday.
Assistant Cashier Frank Owings
of the Bank OF Commerce and Saw
ings is spending the weekend sf
his country home at Shadyside,
Md.
President Victor B. Deyber of
the Second National Bank viii
leave for Los Angeles next We'd |
nesday to attend the annual con-
ventionl OF the American Bankers
Association. Mr.. Deybers will repre-
sent the Washington Clearing
House Association as delegate.
Mr.. Eliot H. Thomson Of the
Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany left this afternoon for Epping
Forest where he has just COM
pleted a new country home.
Vice President C. D. Radcliffe Of
the Munsey Trust Company is ex-
pected back next Monday from a
three weeks vacation spent in New
England.
The board of directors of the
Lincoln National Bank has de-
clared a special dividend of two
per cent payable october first to
stockholders of record September
20. The stock books will be closed
from September 81 to 80.
Work of remodelIing the Bank
OF Commerce and Savings has pro-
gressed to a point where the new
facade has become one of the
outstanding architectural "a n d.
marks of Seventh Street.
William B. Hibbs, of the firm
of w. B. Hibbs and Company.
left the city Friday TO spend
the weekend at his country place
near Leesburg, Va.
William C. johnson, assistant to-
the president of the Federal
American National Bank, left to.
day, on a three weeks vacation.
He expects to spend some time
at the Blue Ridge Rod and Gun
Club of which he is one Of the
original members.
NJ F. Calnan, cashier OF the
Liberty National Bank. will motor
through the Shenandoah Valley
over the weekend.
James G. DooIin. jr.. assista mt
treasurer of the American Security
and Trust Company, will return
on Monday from two weeks vacd-
ton.
Vice President A. G. Waller. of
: the International Bank, is I'm Michi-