The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-19

ceded by a reception and. at the
conclusion of the dinner at 1G
O'Clock sharp, members of the
cnapter and their guests viii enjoy
dancing.
Big Affair Promised
Especial efforts have been made
BY the committee in charge to
make this years affair memorable
IN the history OF the local A. I. b
chapter as this is the silver jubilee
year marking rs years Of progress.
siVe endeavor on the part of the
institute in Washington.
PRESIDENT Il. Hunton Leith, Of the
local chapter, will preside at the
dinner, and the postmaster will be
Frank J. Hogan.
While 1t has been announced
that there will be no formal ad.
dresses at the banquet short talks
VIII be made by President Howard
Moran Of the District of Columbia
Bankers Association, who viii de.
liver the greeting and fluctuations
OF his association, by Harry v.
Haines. chairman Of the District of
Columbia Clearing House Associa-
tion, and by Richard w. Hill. secre.
tary Of the American Institute If
6anklng who will represent Presi-
dent Paul B. Detwiller.
Roll CAN Of Past Heads
Preceding the banquet there will
De an invocation by Rev, e. v.
REGISTER and the American Anthem
viii be sung.
An impressive feature Of the occo.
sion viii be the roll call of mast
presidents of the chapter by Ire
Llrst president, w. F. b. Heron
VINO held office from 1901 to iona
members of the committees. on
oecoraIlons have been especially
fortunate in the scheme Of decor.
.lon which will carry out the silver
notiI 9 1.-THE Jubilee year.
Committee Members
The splendid success Of the 1927
annual dinner is due to the ex.
ceHent work Of the banquet com.
mlttee OF which Joseph d. Yerkes
y chairman and which includes the
I. ]. Roberts, vice chairman.
, Dorothy v. Colburn. secretary:
James A Soper. treasurer. and T.
Howard Beall, Mary A. Beall.
Emma Bischoff, s.. Winifred Bur.
Wen, Julian o. Gardin, r. Jesse
Chaney, f. II. Cox, Hopeweu "a.
Darneille. Aubrey o. Dooiey, James
Y. Doolin, jr., John T. Fletchall,
Philip M. Garnett, Harold F. Gates.
George M. Irelan. Henry F. Kim.
ball, Catherine M. Krieg, Robert H.
Lacey. Esther NJ. Lau, Herbert ID,
Lawson, Raymond p. Lochte, Ellis
worth Meyer, Elmer O'Hara, Frank
NJ. Perley. Fernand Petit, Lincoln
il. Phillips. Mabel v. Royce, Alfred
w. Sherman. Frederick p. II. Sid
dons. Norman e. Towson, Garrett
M. VanHoesen, Lois A. White and
Mildred G. Woodcock.
Officers Of the Washington Chap
ter who have co-operated with the
committee in its work are President
4. Hunton Leith, First Vice Presi.
dent Joseph d. Yerkes, Second Vice
President I. ]. Roberts, Secretary
Lois A. White, Treasurer August e.
Henze, Assistant Secretary r. H.
Lacey and Chief Consul Hopewell H.
Darnielle.
SlSSh PdyulcHIS uuFtlS Ln6 SSCOuu
week Of February were smaller than
in either the preceding week or the
corresponding week of 1925. Build
ing contracts awarded, on the other
hand. showed increases over both
comparative periods.
Despite declines in the price of
wheat and iron and steel, the index
of general prices was higher than in
the preceding week. General prices
were lower, however, than a year
ago.
Loans and discounts Of Federal
reserve member banks, although
greater than last year, We're smaller
than in the preceding week, while the
Federal reserve ratio in the second
week of February was greater than
in either the preceding week or the
corresponding week of 1926.
Interest rates on both time and call
money showed no change from the
preceding week, but were generally
lower than a year earlier. Prices of
stocks averaged higher than in either
the previous week or the same week
of 1926. Business failures were more
numerous than in either the preced-
ing week or the same week Of the
preceding year.