The Washington times., 1926-06-10
BANKERS PLAN
1925 MEET
d. RICHARD HATTON

reservations for the annual con
vention of the District Of Columbia
BANKERS Association. which will %
held al Hot Springs, Va, June ~
%. are now well over the two
hundred mark, insuriAg by far ths
largest gathering of this kind in tue
history AZ the association. General
Chairman w. w. Spald. vice presl
dent of the association, has issued
the s.iast cali to members Of the
association, which gives the follow
ing details IN regard to transporta'
ton and hotel accommodate ons: TIE
bankers special train viii leave
Union station, Washington. Wednes
day evening. June is, at $3.50 p. m
sharp, arriving at Hot Springs q
$50 Thursday morning. Returning
the special win leave Hot Springs
at 1890 Sunday night. June 70, ar
irving In washington ct 1850 mon
day morning.
For the information Of those who
will make the trip, 1t IL stated that
persons who will have trunks
should communicate with G. 3,
FNadeley, secretary to Chairman Hill
leary q. Hoakinson, OF the trans
portation committee, care Of the
Riggs National Bank, who will ar.
range to have luggage called for
and checked through to the hotel
ct Hot Springs All trunks. II il
stated, must be ready by 10 o'clock
"Wednesday morning. June l6.
In addition to the regular
bankers. special. = large number Of
local financiers win proceed to Hot
Springs via q special car attached
% one Of the regular day trains
leaving washington. June is. This
contingent win be headed by Col.
Robert M. Harper, president Of the
District National Bank.
Possibly the athletic event Of
greatest interest during the stay at
Hot Springs win be the bankers
handicap golf tournament. which
yyl H held Saturday. June 10. ct
u u This event players VIII
iVided Into Class Z: and Class
according to their handicap.
he play Will Sc Is holes, net
scores "a count Class win In.
clude al having handicaps Of rs
holes or less Class "a" will In
clude all having handicaps Of 10
holes No handicap. however, viii
exceed This contest viii be
open To any one attending the
convention.
All entrants are requested to
enter their club handicaps at Hot
SPRINGS BY Friday night. Those not
having club handicaps will be as.
signed handlcaps BY the COMMITTEES.
The prizes In class "a !" viii be-
q silver cup donated ~ Herbert
a Shannon The winner win have
his name en sraved on the cup and
VIII possession of 4 for
one year The cup VIII Be con.
tested Tor annually until won by
the sans person three times. It
win then belong permanently to
the tbree-tinae winnef The cup
vas ron ~ Walter Guy last
year. Other prizes Ia this event
win he low gross, second low net
and third low net
Class t.B'' win contest for e..
silver cup donated By Lanier r.
Mel achlen, president Of the Nc.
Iach1en Banking Corporation and
chairman OF the convention pro-
gram committee. As In class A.
the winner OF this cup win retain
possession Of the trophy FOR one
year and viii have his name en-
gfaved on the cup. This cup was
won BY II. Il. Mcleod last year.
The three-time winner viii retain
possession Of the cup. There will,
also, Be prizes in this event for low
gross, second low net and third low
net
Charles II. Doing is chairman
Sc the sports committee which viii
have charge Of the tournament.
Il s.-x = ~ 49, - 49,.
lIunsey Trust Company, has gone
To New YORK Tor over the week.
end.
President John 3. Larner, of the
washington Loan & Trust Com
bany. will leave Washington today
Tor Norwalk, Conn.,, where he will
attend the graduation Of his daugh.
ter. Later Mr.. Larner will take a
short motor trip and proceed to his
farm in Pennsylvania for his sum-
ner vacation.
Mrs. Lucy d. Marx, who has
been highly complimented for her
work at recent recital here, Is the
wife of Raymond D. Marx. auditor
bf the Riggs National Bank. Mrs.
Marx composed the music for sew.
eral Of her songs rendered at the
recital and it is of interest that
the words were written by william
Rankin, also of the Riggs Bank
staff.
President Francis G. Addison, OF
the District of Columbia Bankers
Association, was the recipient at
the regular association luncheon on
Wednesday of a handsomely bound
resolution presented by his asso.
ciates and setting forth their deep
appreciation Of his work as chief
executive of the organization and
expressing the high esteem In which
he Is held as a man and a friend.
Loans totaling $50 900, sufficient
to provide housing accommodations
for ten families in Washington,
o. c., ana its suburbs, were au.
thorized at the last meeting Of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany real estate committee. The
loans were placed through the
Potomac Savings Bank of Wash.
mgton.
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