The Washington times., 1926-11-11
HOWARD MORAN
IS HONORED
BY RICHARD HATTON

Between 40 and so prominent
Washington bankers, members, Of
the weekly forum luncheon group,
gathered at q dinner IN the cabinet
room of the Willard Hotel last night
in honor of President Howard Moran
Of the District of Columbia Bankers
Association and Chairman Harry v.
Haynes of the Washington Clearing
House Association.
Arrangements for the dinner were
in the hands of President Victor B.
Deyber of the Second National Bank,
and President Lanier P. MeLachlen
of the McLachlen Banking Corpora
ton. Vice President w. W. Spaid
OF the Bankers Association presided.
Mr.. -Spaid4 was: in his usual spon,
taneous: and inimatable mood as
POSTMASTER and Mr.. Deyber added
to the joIlity of the occasion by pre-
senting to those present miniature
blue-coated guardians of the law,
suggestive, Of the excellent work
done by Mr.. Haynes as chairman Of
the protective committee OF the Dis
triet. Of Columbia Bankers Associa-
ton. -
Both President Moran and Chair
man Haynes were signally honored
at Tie IOCOhb COANSlAl1On Va
the American Bankers Association
In Los Angeles. Mr.. Moran being
elected a member of the executive
committee of the savings bank Sec
tien and Mr.. Haynes becoming a
member of the executive council of
the national association. The affair
last evening was in compliment to
the achievements OF the two guests
of honor.
Besides short talks by Mr.. Spaid
and Mr.. Deyber. the following
contributed. to the enjoyment of
the evening with extemporaneous
speeches all in a more or less
humorous wen and complimentary
TO the two guests of honor, Robert
v. Fleming, Wilmer J. Waller, Ed |
ward ]. McQuade and John NJ.
Riordan.
Underwriters Meet Tonight
An important meeting of the |
District of Columbia Underwriters |
Association is scheduled for this
evening at the Raleigh Hotel. |
The meeting will be preceded by |
a dinner. after which Vice Presi- |
dent John A. Reynolds, Of the
Union Trust Company of Detroit, |
win deliver an address on Life |
Insurance Trusts"
Practically every trust company |
and every bank in the city carry |
ing on trust functions will be rep
resented at this meeting.
The dinner, which is to start at |
p. m, will be followed by a |
program of music by the Insurance |
Quartet, composed of Winfree E. |
Johnson, Harry Middleton, Leroy
Goff and Edwin Callow, with Will
liam II. Taylor at the piano; and |
by a playlet entitled Where /
There's a WILL" with the follow.
ing in the cast: Bruce Baird,
Philip Baldwin, Marjorie Daniel, /
2. N Strick1in and G.. L. Stabler.
Great strides are being made by
he National Underwriters Associ-
alton. Of which the District of Col
Imbia organization is a member.
Local associations, to the number I
II 81 were added to the national /
last year, bringing the
total up to 49, with a national
of over $4,000.
Officers of the District of Col
umbia Life Underwriters Associa-
ton are: President, H. Lawrence |
first vice president, George |
B. Farquhar; second vice president, |
A. L. Baldwin; secretary.treasurer
Russell P. Freeman; directors, p. |
L.. Rogers, p. II. Strune, J. F. |
Creman, E. G. Adams and A. w.
Defenderfers
President 1anier p. McLachIen,
Of the McIach1en Banking Corpo- |
ration, returned Wednesday from |
q short trip to New York.