Evening star., 1927-04-03
ARRANGEMENTS ARE COMPLETED
FOR REGIONAL SAVINGS pARLEY
Howard Moran Is Chairman
of Committee in Charge
of Meeting Here.
Treasury and Other Officials
to Be Invited to the Bank
ers' Banquet.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.


Arrangements are now completed
for the regional savings conference TO
be held here on Thursday and Friday
at the Willard, speakers, subjects.
luncheon and dinner programs having
already been announced. Howard Mo
ran, general chairman. states that ".
r. Morehouse, president of the savings
bank division of the A. b. A., and "
Espey Albig, deputy manager OF the
association. will arrive well ahead OF
the opening time. The requests for
hotel reservations have been coming IN
steadily. Many other out-of-town bank
erS are coming without advance reser-
vations. Augmented by the promised
outpouring of local bankers, a good
attendance is already assured.
1t is the intention of the committee
to invite several very prominent tinan-
cial men to attend the banquet. These
will naturally include high Treasury
officials and others. The presiding of
ficer, Mr.. Morehouse, is one of the best
known bankers on the Pacific Coast.
He is author of THE Bankers Guide
Book, which has been used by 22,000
banks; also of How to Succeed in the
Bank Written Examinations for
Bank Employees" and many other
books, some of which have been trans
lated into three languages.
Members of the committee feel that
the speakers and their topics will
make the convention of great value.
As an additional feature an eXcep-
tional insight into the Governments
money-making plant will be shown the
visitors in the engraving and print
Ii fNI1 inf
ton concerning operations of the bu-
reau in more detail than is ordinarily
obtainable even in a visit to the estab-
lishment itself. where millions of dol
lars worth of paper money, stamps
and securities have been produced.
The display will include an old hand
type press. formerly used in the regu-
lar work of the bureau, and operators
will be on hand to demonstrate the
methods employed formerly and at
present.
Collections Of samples of currency,
Government bonds and postage stamps
will be arranged to give a comprehen-
siye view of these products with every
variety and denomination represented
Essay Contest Subject Out.
T. Hunton Leith, president of Wash
ington Chapter, A. /. b., yesterday
announced the subject for the annual
essay contest conducted by the Dis
trict Bankers Association, the topic
being THE improved service to Gus
toners that has been made possible
by policy of the service charge, and
the results to the bank" The con-
ditions follow:
/. Papers are not to exceed -,ooo
words.
2. Papers must be typewriter on
one side of the page only and double
spaced.
3. Papers must be submitted in
triplieate to Miss Grace NJ. Bromley,
assistant secretary of the Districr of
Columbia Bankers Association, 1913
r street northwest, not later than
May To- 1927.
4. PAPERS must bear fictitious names
that will conceal the identity OF the
aufhor. and in a sealed envelope adj
dressed to Miss Bromley, each aurhor
must give his real name aDd also the
fictitious name signed to his paper.
These envelopes will not be opened
until after the judges have selected
the winners
The contest is open to all members
of Washington chapter who are enl.
uloyed in banks which are members
of the District of Columbia Bankers
Association. The three best papers
will be selected by judges appointed
by the Bankers Association, and the
winners given a free trip to the an.
nual convention of the association to
be held at Hot Springs, Va, in June,
all expenses to be paid by the member
banks in which the winners are
employed.
Urges Bankers to Hustle.
At a savings conference in st.
Louis last week similar to the one
set for Washington this week, Gay
lord s. Morse of Chicago, reported
that the average savings in the banks
of the country are steadily declining
and placed the blame for the situation
on the trend of the times.
1--WE bankers" he said, must adopt
more aggressive sales policies, more
up-to-date and scientific advertising
methods and tune in on the current
trend of things. Our selling methods
have not kept in step, much less
anticipated, the Kaleidoscope changes
in our business world. Our banks are
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