Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

Bank. He soon put the bank on solid
basis, which 1t has maintained ever
since. He retired about q year ago to
| take long rest, being succeeded by
Fernando Cunberti. In his latest ven
| ture he has already received much en-
| couragement from people of italian
origin in both Washington and Balti-
! more.
CAPITAL Traction Leads Market.
Capital Traction led the Washington
stock market In volume of trading as
the week closed. Ono hundred and
! fifty shares in seven transactions
changed hands at 1868.
Mergenthaler Linotype came next IN
activity, 140 shares of this issue NOV
ing during the session at 104. Chest
nut Farms Dairy preferred sold at 109
and Potomac Electric Power per cent
preferred at 112. Two shares Of Wash
ington Gas Light sold up to lot. Fed
eral Storage Co. preferred changed
hands to the extent of 20 shares at
125.
Federal-American Co. common came
out at 81 and the preferred at 1913. An
10 share sale was recorded in American
Fire Insurance Co. at 305. Ten shares
Of Washington Consolidated Title Co.
preferred registered so and 10 shares OF
Washington Medical Building Corpora
ton 14l, while 80 more shares sold at
143. After call, IS shares of Washing
ton Railway & Electric preferred
changed hands at s91a.
In the bond division Railway &
Electric As sold at 90, Potomac Electric
Consolidated IS at 1924 and Capital
Traction SIS at 1927. The unlisted
stocks were called off and very few
| changes noted during the week.
Institute Committee Named.
T. Huntun Leith of the Security Say.
1ngs & Commercial Bank, who is chair
man Of the dinner committee in con-
nection with the annual banquet OF
Washington Chapter, American Insti-
tute, yesterday announced the complete
membership of the committee. This
banquet is the biggest event of the year
in the Institutes social calander. Last
berS and guests. This year the BAN
year it was attended by about 700 men,
quet will be held on Saturday evening
February %, at the Willard.
August E. Henze Of w. B. Hibbs &
Co., has been appointed vice chairman
OF the arrangements committee Rose
L. Royce, Washington Loan & Trust
secretary, and William G. Winstead
National Metropolitan, treasurer. The
other members include: Harriet M. Bar
rett, Riggs National; Harold w. Burn
side, Riggs National; F. H. Cox, Com
mercial National; John NJ DeNIarco
Seventh Street Savings; Aubrey O
Dooley, Commercial National: John r
Keener, Riggs National; H. F. Kimball
Central Branch, American Security &
Trust Co; Harold S. King, Riggs Ma
tional; Robert H. Lacey Columbia Ma
tional; Richard A. Norris, Lincoln Ma
tional; Frank M. Perley, American
Security & Trust Co.; I. J. Roberts
Riggs National; w. L. Sanderson
Federal-American National: Hilda M
Shomo, Washington Loan g. Trust Co.;
Laila M. Sloat, National Metropolitan
Edwin G. Steffe. Federal-American Ma
tional; Lois A. White, Federal-American
National Robert G. Whitton, First Ma
tional Bank of Alexandria, and Mildred
G. Woodcock, American Security &
Trust Co.
Business Mortality Lower.
In summing up the business failures
in the South Atlantic section of the
United States last year, Duns Review
says:
A distinct improvement in the bust
ness mortality In the South Atlantic