The Washington times., 1930-12-17
BANKERS SPORT
COMM ITTEE IS
+ SELECTED /.


The officials of the committee
on sports for the conyention OF
the District Of Columbia Bankers
Association next year. were named
today by Frederick H. P. Sid
donS, chairman of the general
convention committee.
HiHery C. Hoskinson. vice pres
ident$of the Riggs National Bank,
was named chairman Of the COM
nnittee and B. Agee Bowles, vice
president of the Potomac Savings
Bank, was selected to fill the
vice craftsmanship. The conven.
ton win be held at Hot Springs,
Va, next June.
Lifelong Resident
Hoskinson, who has taken an
active part in the. affairs Of the
District association, was born in
Washington in 1887 and has been
connected with the Riggs Ma
tionsl Bank since 1900. He Is 3
member of the Board of Trade,
the Washington Golf and Coul1-
try Club, the Blue Ridge Ride
and Gun Club and the Southern
Maryland Society. He served as
q vice president of the District
Bankers Association in 1920-29
for the national bank division.
.,' - Civic Group Head
MIR. Bowles was born in Gooch-
land county, Va, but Is a prod
uct Of the Washington public
schools and is. graduate Of
Georgetown University. He has
been with the Potomac Savings
Bank a. years. He is president
Of the Citizens Association of
GEORGETOWN and is vice president
OF the Federation Of Citizens AS
sociations of Washington. He
has served as member or chair
man Of many Of the association
and convention committees.
J. r. Ridgway, president Of the
Investors Syndicate Of Minneapo-
lis, will be the principal speaker
at a banquet to be given by sales
men and managers Of the firm at
the Hotel Baltimore, Baltimore,
Nd. tomorrow evening. Officials
Of the Eastern division of the
corporation will attend the meet
ing. =.
-. 100 to Attend
It is estimated that about 100
employees of the company in
Washington and Baltimore and
their guests will be at the dinner
j. N. Sheriff., local representative,
said today.
Other speakers will be c. e.
Abbott, Eastern division manager;
r. P. Dotterer, State manager Of
Maryland, and William Hanson,
in charge of the Eastern New
Jersey district. .
Directors of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company
have declared the usual three
per cent quarterly dividend and
an extra dividend of 3 per cent,
both payable to stockholders of
record December o..
The usual semi-annual dividend
OF five per cent, payable to stock
holders OF record December 20
has been declared by the directors
OF the Lincoln National Bank.
The, dividends are payable Jan
uary 2. -
A quarterly dividend of one
and three-fOurthS Der cent on the
preferred stock has been voted
by the directors of Woodward
and Lothrop. This is payable
December 20 to stockholders of
record December ~. Fl
In addition to the usual semi
annual dividend Of 3 per cent
and an extra dividend Of / per
cent the directors Of the Wood
. Tidge-La11gdon Savings and Com
11erCiai Bank have voted q bonus
OF one-haH months salary to all
employees. They also voted to
transfer 5000 from undivided
profits to q special reserve fund.
The regular quarterly dividend
OF 8 per cent and an extra divi-
dend Of 2 pei" cent, payable Jan
uary 10, to stockholders of rec
ord December 81, was declared
yesterday by the board of direc-
tors OF the American Security and
Trust Company at the regular
meeting yesterday.
The annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of the company will
be held Tuesday. January 40. The
transfer books of the firm will
be closed from January II to 20,
inclusive. The directors also
voted the usual Christmas bonus
TO employees.