Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-21

Board; W. o. w rv.-.
Wood, Treasurer of
the United States; Sidney r. Italia,
ferro. District Of Columbia Commits
sioner: Charles ]. Linthicum, Repre-
sentative from Maryland Admiral T
J. Cowie, U. S. N; Postmaster w. NJ
Mooney; Merle Thorpe, editor. Nation!
Business; R. w. Byers, chief nationa
bank examiner; Lloyd B. Wilson, presi.
dent, Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Co, and Waldo Newcomber, chairman
Baltimore Clearing House Association.
William J. Evans, national president
of the. American Institute of Banking
viii be the leading speaker. Mr.. Evans
is q native of Tennessee, graduate Of
Union University, member Of the bar
and now lives in Dallas, Tex. He has
been prominently connected with bank
ing circles in the Texas city and with
the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
editing the banks monthly review OF
business and industrial conditions.
Mr.. Evans became connected with the
Dallas chapter of the institute in 1911
and became president OF the chapter
after completing all the courses offered
He became so interested in the work
that he has attended IL national con-
ventions. served on the executive coun-
ell and helped organize i've new chap
tiers In the Southwest. He was elected
vice president at the Philadelphia con-
vention in 1928 and president at Tulsa
last July. He is an unusually inter-
esting speaker.
The decorations committee, of which
Miss S. Winifred Burwen of the Ma
tionai Metropolitan Bank is chairman,
has designed an elaborate decorative
scheme commemorative of the occasion
Of George WaShington's birthday.
The ideas for the attractive posters
announcing the banquet and the pro-
gram cover typifying the spirit OF '76
were created by the publicity commit
tee, headed by j. Fred English of the
Commercial National Bank, the former
having been designed by Robert G.
Wilton of the First National Bank
of Alexandria, a member OF this
committee.
Bankers on Chief Committee.
T. Hunton Leith, assistant cashier
Of the Security Savings & Commercial
Bank and member of the national ex-
ecuJive council of the institute, is gen.
eral chairman Of the banquet COM
mittee, and assisting him are the fol-
lowing: Frank M Perley. American
Security AZ Trust Co.. and Lois A.
White, Federal American National
Bank vice chairmen; Mabel v. Royce,
Washington Loan & Trust Co., secre-
tarys Robert E. Lee, Lincoln National
Bank, treasurer: H. W. Burnside, l. j.
Roberts and Esther r. Lau, Riggs Ma
tional Bank; S. Winifred Burwen and
William G. Winstead, National Metro
polttan Bank; w. A. Cady, Henry F.
Kinball, A. w. Sherman and Mildred
G. Woodcock, American Security &
Trust Co.; F. H. Cox and j. Fred Eng
lish. Commercial National Bank; John
NJ. De Marco, Seventh Street Savings
Bank; Aubrey o. Dooley and Walton
L. SanderSon, Federal-American Ma
tional Bank; Robert H. Lacey, Column
bia National Bank; T. Edward Norris,
Mount Vernon Savings Bank; Richard
A. Norris and James A. Soper, Lincoln
National Bank; Robert A. SiSSon, Wash
tngton Savings Bank; Alice H. Whitton
and Robert @. Whitton, First National
Bank Of Alexandria.
Exchange Leases New Quarters.
The Washington Stock Exchange has
leased new home. Members were in
formed at today's session that quarters
have been secured in the Washington
Building and the organization will move
to the new location about April l.
The deal was completed yesterday by
o special committee consisting Of George
o. Watson, president of the Liberty Ma
ttonal Bank and head of the Exchange;
Eugene E Thompson, senior partner in
Crane, Paris & Co., and Edward L.
Hnlyer, vice president of the Union
Trust Co., with Weaver Bros, managing
agents of the building
The committee has been scouting
about for some time for a new home for
the exchange. following announcement
by the American Security g. Trust Co.
OF the intention to erect a large annex
TO the present bank on Fifteenth street.
. The committee finally narrowed the
offers down to two, the new Shoreham
Building and the Washington Building,
both located in the heart of the financial
district.
The committee in selecting the
Washington Building, took a lease for
f1ve years with the opportunity of re-
newal for another five years at the
same rental, if desired. The Exchange
will use practically 1000 square feet on
the sixth floor Of the building. The
Exchange has been located in the
American Security g. Trust Co.'S build
ing at 72S Fifteerbh street for some 10
years and before that was on r street
The Exchange will be so years old later
during the present year.
New Listing Appears on Board.
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Emerson's Bromo Settler class A stock
took place on the local Stock Exchange
today, 10 shares changing hands at 80.
Seven shares of Capital Traction sold
at 66, Washington Gas Light registered
ITO and Peoples Drug Stores preferred
1892, while several other Small-lot
transactions were also recorded. Bonds
were steady. The exchange will be
closed tomorrow on account Of Wash
ington's birthday.
Perpetual Elects Director.
At the regular monthly meeting OF
the board of directors of the Perpetual
Building Association, DIR. william G.
Schafhirt was elected a director to I'LL
the vacancy in that board. DR.. Schaf-
hirt has long been identified with the
professional and the financial life of
this city.
Heard in Financial District.
The officers and directors of the In
ternational Exchange Bank rendered
President Fernando Cuniberti a sur
prise dinner at the Madrillon last eve
ming, the occasion being the second
anniversary Of his election as head of
the institution.
Thomas w. Brahany, of Crane, Paris
g. Co, has returned from a two week
visit IN Cuba. He was accompanied by
Jack Bowie and while there saw G.
Bowie Chapman and several other
Washingtonians who were visiting
Havana at the same time.
George L. Starkey. president of the
National Bank of Washington. is i'm
proving steadily from a very severe
cold. He is back at the bank for a
time every day.
The American Telephone g. Tele-
graph Co. has declared regular quar-
terly dividend Of $2.25, payable April
10 TO stock Of record March IA,