Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08
McLACHLEN NAMED PRESIDENT
OF D. C.. BANKERS ASSOCIATION
MCQuade and Pope Elected
Vice Presidents and Vass
Chosen Secretary.
Galley Retained as Treas
urer-Convention Closes
With Family Dinner"
BY EDWARD C. STONE,
Special Correspondent of The Star.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., June THE
twelfth annual Convention of the Dis
trict of Columbia Bankers Associa-
ton closed at the Grove Park Inn here
this evening with the family dinner"
attended by nearly 300 Washington
bankers, directors and their guests.
Installation of the newly elected Off
GERS featured the closing business ses-
sion earlier in the day, when Lanier
P. McLachlen was elected president;
Edward ]. McQuade, first vice presi-
dent: c. H. Pope, second vice president;
Albert S. Galley, treasurer, and George
o. Vass, secretary.
The council of administration, also
elected today. includes Mr.. McLachlen,
E.. j. McQuade, G. H. Pope, George o.
Voss. Albert S. Galley. william j. WAL
Ter, retiring president, and four new
members, Laurence A. Slaughter. vice
president Commercial National Bank;
F. P. H. Siddons, secretary American
Security 81 Trust Co.; Claude H. Wood
ward, president Mount Vernon Savings
Bank, and w. w. Spaid, partner in W..
B. Hibbs g. Co.
The members of the American Bank
ers' Association elected Mr.. Waller to
American Bankers Association for the
District of Columbia; Robert v. Flem-
ing to serve on the nominating COM
mittee. and Mr. McLachlen as alternate
on this committee.
Will Expand Credit Bureau Work.
j. Frank White of the National Bank
of Washington was elected vice presi-
dent of the national bank division, j.
e. Troth. Chevy Chase Savings Bank,
vice president for that division; j. t.
Exnicios, Departmental Bank, vice
president of the State bank division
and Charles H. Doerig, Washington
Loan & Trust Co., vice president OF
the trust company division. Today's
annueal reports showed that the work
of the credit bureau has proved OF
great value to the banks and will be
expanded next year.
Mai. Frank w. Patterson, former f1nan-
cial editor of the Post who is now in
Walter Reed Hospital.
The retiring president Mr. Waller.
heartily greeted the new head Of
the association and the entire cere-
mony was most impressive. AS the
other new officers were escorted to the
platform to assume their duties there
was much applause on the part of the
convention delegates.
Tonights dinner was in charge of
w. w. Spaid, chairman of the enter
tainment committee. Following the
presentation of gifts to the retiring off,
GERS, a novel entertainment was carried
out in the hotel lobby. Some of the
finest professional talent in the South
appeared to the great enjoyment of
the guests. Special song hits written
by Thomas w. Brahany included some
very witty personal, jibes at many of
the celebrities present. These personal
verses were printed on the dinner pro-
grams and aroused great merriment.
Members of the sport committee
checked up the scores this evening to
ascertain the winners of the golf and
other athletic events not already an
nounced, all the cups being presented
after the banquet.
New President Young Banker,
Lanier p McLachlen, president of
the, McLachlen Banking Corporation of
Washington, who was elected president
of the association here today, is one of
the youngest bankers to hold this Office.
He is 40 years DID, was born and reared
in Washington and commenced his
banking career as a runner with the
McLachlen bank in 1909. In 1912 he
was made secretary of the bank, later
holding that position and the added
one of assistant treasurer until in 1922
on the death of his father, A. M. Nc
Lachlen, he was elected president of
the bank. He received his education in
the public schools of Washington, Mer-
cer6burg Academy and George Wash
ington University. During the war he
served 18 months in the Air Service of
the Army in France, being commits