Evening star., 1930-11-30
Cox 10 Handle Transportation.

siderably reduced when the final 1880
figures are compared with the 1929
records. D. i.
Cox TO Handle Transportation.
Frederick H. Cox, cashier of the Com
mercial National Bank, was appointed
yesterday by General Chairman T. P.
n. Siddons to be chairman OF the Trans
portation Committee for the 1881 bank
ers' convention.
Mr. Cox was born in Fauquier
County, Va, attended the public schools
in his home town, graduated from the
Manassas High School, and studied at
the University Of Virginia. He is a
graduate of Washington Chapter, Ameri-
can Institute of Banking.
His activities in the District Bankers
Association have been many. He Is AZ
present chairman of the safe deposit
section, has been a member OF the audi
tors section and on the Publicity Com
mittee. Last year and the year before
he was chairman of the Committee on
Standard Banking Forms. This year
he is chairman of the Insurance Com
mittee, which aims to work out closer
cooperation with the District Life
Underwriters Association.
Mr.. Cox has also done considerable
work for previous conventions. In 1927
he served on the Press Committee, in
1928 was vice chairman OF the Sports
Committee chairman Of that commit
tee In 1929, and member of the Enter
tainment Committee in 1880.
HilIyer Made Vice Chairman.
It was also announced yesterday that
Edward L. Hillyer, vice president ana
assistant trust ofdcer Of the Union
chairman Of the Transportation Com
fnittee He was member Of the asso-
cations Publicity Committee in 1926
AZ, fraudulent Securities Committee in
1929, chairman Auditors Section
Committee in 1928-29, also member
Of the Fraudulent Securities and Pro-
tective Committees the same year.
In connection with conventions, Mr..
Hillyer has served on the Sports, Hotel
and Transportation Committees. He
Is q native of Washington. holds a
masters degree from the National Law
School and is member Of the District
Of Columbia Bar. He has been with
the trust company since 1t opened in
1900, Is vice president Of the Washing
ton Stock Exchange and a member Of
the Chevy Chase Club.
Local Securities More Active.
Saturday trading on the Washington
Stock Exchange was more active than
usual. Potomac Electric Power 5ia per
cent preferred was the most active Is
sue. The days sales:
Georgetown Gas 5s-$1 900 at 103.
Potomac Electric cons. 5s-$1 900 at
lo3.
washington Gas 6s Al 900 at 1903.
Washington Railway & Electric As
$1,000 at 8712. $500 at 87A.
Capital Traction Colo at 49h, 10
at 49h, Is at 40. 10 at 40.
Potomac Electric per cent preferred
IS at Ill.
Potomac Electric 5h per cent pre-
ferred-60 at lot, 10 at 107, 10 at lot,
10 at lot, 10 at lot, 10 at lot.
Federal-American Co. common-l0 at
29h.
Lanston Monotype-sO at los. 10 at
Peoples Drug Stores preferred-lO
at 90.
Washington Gas 6s "B"-$l 600 at los.
Potomac Electric 5I5 per cent pre-
ferred-5 at lot, at lot.
Bankers Visit Baltimore.
vzcS.bers of the washington chapter,
American Institute Of Banking, bowl
ing team, visited Baltimore last evening
to battle with Baltimore chapter. Be-
fore the contests. the bowlers. board OF
governors and officers Of the local chap
ter were dinner guests of their hosts.
The bowlers defending the local chap
ter's interests included Thomas Howard,
Arthur Doing, George Scheinhaut, A. o.
Dooley, Ellsworth Meyer, Kenneth
Brooks, Joseph D. Yerkes and Holmead
Callan. Substitutes included william
Restorff, Frank M. Perley, Robert A.
eisson, A. z. Henze and william A.
Cady.