Evening star., 1928-03-02
February Bank Clearings Gain.

stock on the board now being quote
/ eX-divIdend.
February Bank Clearings Gain.
Bank clearingS in Washington in Feb
ruarY totaled $l03. .i95 .524i IN com
| parlSon with Sl03 .348.0o244 in Feb
ruary. 1927. or a gain of Sl47.i72 05
according to the figures of the Wash
! ineton Clearing House Association. an
nnunced by the manager. c. E. Bright
! While this is only slight increaS,
over last year. yet it shows an upward
trend which will be pleasing to loca
merchants and business men.
| The February clcaringS are more thar
Slo,000,000 under the January figures
but this is partially accounted for b,
the fact that February had two holi
| GAYS and is shorter business month
| AS the January ClearingS were below
| those for the same month in 1927 the
| total checks passing through the loca
clearing house for the first two month.
| OF the present wear are not AS large
as for the corresponding period veal
| ago.
| Local merchants report that bushes.
Is Spottv here Just AS it is in most Other
places in the country. While some re.
port excellent sales. others state tina,
business right now is rather slow. The
hgures indicate, however. that the tota
volume of trade for the past four week.
mas been just bit ahead of 1927.
Checks Mailed to Stockholders.
The Security Finance Corporation To-
day mailed checks to stockholders COW
ermg the regular semi-annual diyiden,
on the 3 per cent preferred stock, Thj
| concern, in the Investment Building
was organized little over two wear
ago, and is engaged in financin,
tne installation Of permanent home inn
proVenentS. such as heating plants
Plumbing. roofing. oil and gas burners
!ne onlcers and directors, who are high
ly .gratified with the business so far dc
| veloped, include: w
Ciaude w. Owen. president: James r
/ Evans, vice president: Merritt g
Chance. vice president: William Con
faols. secretary: John L. Chamberlain
treasurer; Frederick w. Qunter, A. H
hrewood: Edwin E. Elicit Edgar Nor
us ana T. Lincoln Townsend.
Would Bring Convention Here.
At meeting of the board Of d;rec
tons Of the Financial Advertisers Az
sociation, held in Chicago February .;
otica. N. Y. was chosen as the nlac
Tor the thirteenth annual conventior
! Inc dates set are September n 10 2f
Inclusive. Local membership include
uie american Security & Trust Co
Feoefal- American National Bank. Sc
curity Savings & Commercial. Iincol,
! Trust Co. A1'"''
| IL Is confidently expected that IN
convention next year will he held i,
/ washington as a general sentiment i,
'aVor OF It's selection has already bee,
! expressed. "'e'
Florists Adopt Group Insurance.
Cude Brothers Co. local florists hav
recently installed plan OF double GOV
sLaee group insurance for the benefit n
aiIe'r employees Included In the pro
sianh Is more than $4,000 of life. in
sulance supplemented by health an,
"o.ioeHt Dement'S and the adyantages n
nhiting nurse service.
me entire plan is co-opcra,ive tb
snlpioyer sharing the cost With the em
r,f r.Dssn ana ls nnder"ritten by the Met
fopoiitan Life Insurance Co.
, Eaci contributing rank and file EN-
n.nse Iece!PeS sl 900 OF life ins,iranc
anu % oIcK ana accident payments OF Si
j., 80 iheSc payments viii continu
| ,,,,,aa - ,a :a"e OF disability for a maxi
! mum ol l3 consecutive weeks
Heard in Financial District
Lewis III, Thaycr. director ~ a.
Mefchants' Bank IL Trust co ,s aa -
Allami, Fla, on a fishing trin ue ba
Koile oo"n 10 try for the mate ~ IN
Dig one he landed last year 80
announcement is made ,nd
rnashaHah & Bra~ner that Frank {
.sairse mas become associated viii
ti"n Az assistant manager of ,hct
80 te"S department, MIR. Rance
"'i kho"h IN Investment circles her
a" nc mas been In the bond b,lsiues
@1ios 1910 having been previously con
| iierUo WIN The National City Co, Ora
naifi' Parsons IL Co. and Real EAtat
1ot'gage IL Guaranty Corporation
FRANK bNtson. who has been on
gpiiIng trip 10 Florida. has rr,,irne,
! 10 ms dulles AT the National Savings 4
| Trust CO. '''S"
Under the Femodclling plans In,
| Tecnilty Savings IL COMMERCIAL Ran
! - ~ cioae us corner entrances at Ein,l
ahd - streets and place new ones 4
'.F 1h'ef oi tie frontage on eacl
Inc tIei"chmann Yeast Co, has de
'ihteo the regular quarterly dlyiden
.! % cents per share. payable April
" thckilolders VI record on March /.
Inc Interstate Commerce Commits
SION has authnrized the Vlrginian Rail
"ay 10 procure autheutication and de
1Tef3 ~ lis treasury Of 81 g4g 500 {
tiht Hfhtshge 5t4 per cent 30-yea
bonds
! Observations today showed that II
m'HibW night the banquet of the i0c;