The Washington times., 1926-05-22
INSPIRE
| GOOD WILL"
By RICHARD HATToN

BY RICHARD HATTON
A better understanding between
the banks of the District and their
patrons in so far as this can De
brought about by giving the pubic
thorough knowledge OF banking
problems. practice and services was
assured by the unanimous action or
the Bankers Association at its first
meeting in the handsome new quar-
ter of the organizati ton at 1913 r
st. yesterday afternoon. Presloeht
Francis G. Addison called his as
ISOLATION together to receive the re-
bort of the committee which Tor
some time has been at work upon
= plan for presenting TO the puphc.
through a well-thought out plan OF
educational publicity, essential bank
ing facts which will be productive OF
the fullest cooperation between the
financial institutions and patrons
Tor their mutual benefit.
The advertising committee or the
Bankers Association has given IN
tensive study to the problem or pre-
senting to the public essential tnfor-
nation regarding the organization
and functioning of financial institu-
tons and has prepared q compre-
hensiye campaign OF education
which cannot fail to be Illuminating
ID the public and of advantage to
the banks. This plan was approved
in its entirety Friday, and VIII De
undertaken at once.
To Inform Public
The purpose of the campaign Wall
s. To inform the public as to the
61ace Sanks fill in the community,
- well as tell them some OF the
Sings about banks that many DO
not know. The series or educational
articles viii cover a wide range OF
banking activity, presenting sucn
sbbjects as The Banks Pace IN
me Community, VINO owns the
Banks?'' what Checking Accounts
cost to Handle. The Journey OF
Bank Check, Facts ABOUT Over-
drafts. . How a Bank Makes Money
8FEDrk.n How Bank Credit Is
Csranted.n What Determines Inter
esd Rates, The Service Charge on
Checking Accounts and numerous
intimate sides of banking lie not
generally understood by a majority
Of depositors.
Named On Advisory Boards
rhe announcement by the board
Of directors of the American Sc
curitv and Trust Company OF the.
npnointment of four members OF
me advisory boards of its branches
brings to notice the fact that TINS
company was the first banking or
ganization to introduce the custom
of selecting men local to the conn
munities where the branches are
Established to serve in the capacity
Of advisory members of the or
kanization.
The four new advisory members
SELECTED by the American Security
and Trust, all OF whom have ac-
eepted appointment, and the
branches where they viii act, are
as follows: Jacob Shuiman. treas
urer. George M. Barker Lumber
Company. Central Branch; Charles
r. Denny, who has been In Inc
wallpaper business here many years,
Central Branch; Lewis A.. Herman,
merchant, Northeast Branch, and
Al. Frank Rupert, merchant, Cen
trail Branch.
The several branches of the
American Security and Trust Com
pany, spreading the service of the
main office over a considerable
radius. afford the same banking
facilities as are found at the main
office. with complete banking de-
barfments, savings departments.
must departments, real estate de-
nartments. safe deposit vaults. for
Rtgn exchange department, women's
department, income tax department,
and business extension department.
Bankers Wives Busy
Pre-convention activities OF the
aides committee OF the general
convention committee OF the Dis
trfet of Columbia Bankers As
sociation were initiated this week
At a luncheon at the Congressional
Country Club given for members OF
the committee by Mrs. Howard
Moran. After going over details
&c the program to be provided for
ladies' who attend the annual con-
Hention at Hot Springs, Va, In
Jslne. the committee undertook the
selection of a number OF handsome
prizes which will be competed for
dnring the stay at Hot Springs.
The committee is composed OF
Mrs. Francis c. Addison, chairman;
Mrs. Howard Moran, vice chair
man; Mrs. w. w. Spaid, Mrs.
Isanier p. McLachlen, Mrs. Robert
" Fleming, Mrs. e. J. McQuade,
Mrs. Frederick p. II. Siddons, Mrs.
Victor B. Deyber. Mrs. II. G. Hos
kinson, Mrs. Doing and Mrs. Albert
81 Galley.
The committee on Standardization
Of forms appointed last year by the
District of Columbia Bankers AS
ISOLATION. of which Vice President
Edward H. McQuade, of the Liberty
National Bank, is chairman, has
completed it's arduous task and at a
recent meeting of the full committee
prepared its report which will be
delivered to the association at its
annual meeting at Hot Springs, Va,
IN June. This committee undertook
tremendous amount of WORK in
gathering, inspecting and discussing
banking forms from all sections of
the country and the task of sim
pIifying and reducing the number
81 these papers. and, at the same
time. covering every requirement