Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-20

and courtesy" He Is former locs
clergyman, is now head of the Me-
York Y. M. c. A., and his address las
evening was brilliant effort.
Special Prizes Also Awarded.
About $500 in prizes was also award
ed to the students attaining the high
are given by local bankers and organi
| cations and are usually $50, which
divided into $25, SIS and $40 award.
Most of these awards were made
| Mr.. Fleming for the various donor!
The winners and their ranks we're:
Robert v. Fleming prize in invest
ments-Donald A. Mccormack of Rigs
National Bank, 90; Virginia A. Weak
ley Of the Guaranty Co. of New Yorl
SO; w. Harry Finney, Y. E. Bookt
Co., Otis; Peyton B. Fletcher, jr., Rigs
National Bank, 97.75.
w. w. Spaid prize in business fore
casting M. Garrett, Riggs Ma
tional Bank, 90; Donald A. McCormacl
Riggs, 976, and John L. Schram, Treas
ury Department, 1856.
George o. Watson prize in credits
Alice H. Whitton. First National Ban
of Alexandria, 995; John r. Keene
Riggs, 90. and Eugene r. Marks, MeI
chants Bank & Trust Co., 985.
Victor B. Deyber prize in standar
economics-Miss Leona Rider, Primo
George Bank, 81; B. Winters Richwintt
B. F. Saul Co., 93.5, and Charles
Crawford, Liberty National Bank. SO.
John Poole prize in negotiable lnStru
ments-Miss Blanche Wise. Treasur
Department, SO; James E: McGear!
w. B. Hibbs Co., 98: Mrs Virginia N
Tyorr;coy1 Tol>ov,,o Dory ponk OF
George w. White prize in analysis Q
financial statements-Ffank v. Cooi
the National Metropolitan Bank, 95
Robert G.. Whitton, First National Ban
of Alexandria, 95; John r. Keene
Riggs. "a; Henry F. Kimball, American
Security & Trust Co., "a.
William j. Father prize in trust rune
tions-Mary L. Chadwick. washington
Loan & Trust Co., 999: Bessie B. Flu:
washington Loan & Trust Co., 1925
Henry K. Dierkoph, Riggs, 1925; Johl
F. Anderson, Treasury Department
1926.
washington Clearing House Associa
ton prize in banking fundamentals
Nelson D. Smith of Crane, Paris
Co., 99.25; George Ellis Robey, Washing
| ton Loan g. Trust Co., &c.: Willard G
Barker, Morris Plan Bank, 1915, an
G. Edward Foreman, Riggs, 1918.
Charles j. Bell prize in standar
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p. Butler. Rigg
CTS; Willard G. Barker, Morris Pla
Bank, 95.25, and G. c. Crawford, Libert
National Bank, 95.25.
Floyd e. Davis prize in commerce.
law-James e. McGeary. w. B. Hibbs 1
Co.. 100; C. Wilbur Cissell, Seventl
Street Savings Bank, go; Joseph {
Buscher, Columbia National Bank, 98.5
F. r. Clayton, Mount Vernon Saving
Bank, 98.5; q. Edward Foreman, Riggs
98.5; Homer G. Smith, Commercial Ma
tional Bank, 98.5; Helen v. Reed, Burk
g. Herbert of Alexandria, 98.5.
Bank Women's Club prize for womal
making highest grade in standar
course-Miss Leona T. Rider, Primo
Georges Bank, Mount Rainier.
Standard Course Graduates.
The following IS graduates of tn
| Institutes standard course in bankin
were awarded certificates: Gordon
| Arnett, William l.. Ashdown, Homer
Barrett, o. K. Byerly, John M. CaStel
| jr.; Hollis de w. Champlain, Charlie
| G. Crawford, j. Arthur Cromwell, Floy
| S. Davis, Wilbur G. Dieter, j. Fred
erick English, John Rhea Farrell, S. +
Field, Sallie Withers Fletcher, John {
Franzoni, Harold F. Gates e. M. Cover
Charles B. Hagan, Daisy G. Higgins,
| T. Lee, Fred T. Mcintyre, jr.; Marie {
Mallon, Horace Truxton Morrison, Rich
ard A. Nessis, Lincoln H. Phillips, Leon
r. Rider, Hilda M. Shomo, Robert
Sisson, Nelson NJ Stokes, Curtis ]
Thrift, William M. Topping, E. j. Tuck
er, Herbert w. Walker, Spencer Blk
Walz and Charlie H. Weckerly.
Graduates of the fundamental cours
who received preparatory certificate
were: j. Sheridan Bays, A. L. Braul
James r. Byrd, Dalton Cook, Franci
| Duehay, James F. Hutchinson, N.
| Linger, John A. Martin, Drayton
Mayors, Alton C. McAllister, James
Mitchell, Warren Moore, Irwin c
Owings, Kenneth r. Robertson, Charlie
M. Schwab, Curtis E. Shook, Williar
NJ Sinclair and j. Olan Skinner.
Credit cards for the completion G
postgraduate subjects were awarded tn
following:
Credits-Frank v. Cook, William n
Cradlin, John Paul Foley, H. N. Glasc'
John r. Keener. Raymond D. Levi
John H. Mclean, Eugene r. Mark
Stuart S. Ogilvie, Alice H. Whitton an
| RODerC U. WnlLtOn.
Business forecasting-H W. Burnsid
p. M. Garrett, Paul F. Griffin, John T
Keener, Albert Lyman, Donald A. Mo
Cormack, John Stephen Ramsburgl
Robert B. Riley, jr., Walton L. Sander
son, John L. Schram, Edwin G. Steff
Merchant Wentworth.
Trust .functions-John F.. Anderson
Mary L. Chadwick, Henry K. Dierkopl
Bessie B. Fillius, Homer l.. ShaAtz, jr
Edwin G. Steffe, Sayde l.. Weir, Ii
Ross Wilson.
The number Of tie scholarship mari
noted in connection with the priz
caused great interest In several il
stances the winners of third place ha
to- divide the $40 award.
Heavy Trading on Exchange Today.
Sanitary Grocery preferred touche
a new high again today, selling on I'll
local exchange up to 1854. 9th,
issues were strong and active. Lanste
moved at 1872 and Mergenthaler
100B. Potomac Power 512 per Gel
preferred sold at 109 and the per Gel
issue at 113, Peoples Drug at 113, Sar
g. Gravel preferred at 92R and fl
shares of District National Bank stot
changed hands at 243. Norfolk
Washington Steamboat stock brougl
30412.
In the bond division Washington G,
SIS moved at 1922 and Gas IS, series
at los. Capital Traction SIS came Of
at 101A. Potomac Electric consol
dated SIS registered 101A and the san
corporations first SIS sold at par.
The directors Of the Security Savin
g. Commercial Bank yesterday declare
the usual 4 per cent quarterly diyiden
payable September 80 to stock of recol
September IS.
The Mount Vernon Savings Bank h
also declared the regular quarterly div
] dend Of $3.50 per share due at tt