Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-17
JUNIOR BANKERS
4 WILL GET AWARDS
More Than go A. !. B. Men,
bers Have Completed
Various Courses.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

At the annual Fall meeting of WASH
ington Chapter. American Institute of
Banking, at the willard tonight, more
than so junior bankers will be awarded
certificates for work completed last year
and a very large number of prizes will
be presented to honor students in vari-
Gus courses. Dr. George Farnham. In
structor in public speaking, will be
the chief speaker, while greetings will
be brought by Edward J. McQuade,
president of the District Bankers Asso-
citation: H H. Mckee. chairman of the
Washington Clearing House Associa-
ton, and Raymond B. Dickey, dean Of
the institute faculty. Several hundred
meeting
Bankers Receiving Diplomas.
The following junior bankers will re-
ceive certificates:
Pre-standard certincates-G Norman
Cobb, j. Kenneth Collins, Randolph n.
Earman, Earl Eschinger, Jack Grady,
Claude w Kniseley, Ben Carter Pope,
Oren H. Reed, Guy T. Scott, Charles
NJ Walthsr, Raymond L. Weber and
Lynn E. woodward.
Standard certificates-Pa J. Bissett,
Dominic Carrera, George Dagenais
James Duffy, Joseph r. Fitzpatrick,
William B. Fleharty, Jeannette B.
Frazier, Walter r. Fry, Florence L.
Gardner, Francis Barry Gates; victor
r. Helm. Arnold D. Keplinger, Scott ID.
Morris, Mary M. Pfeiffer, William p.
RestorfT. Porter G. Shreve, Neil H.
Sprigg. Charles Albert Straborn, Harry
r. Statham and Frank E. Welsh
Graduate certificates in commercial
banking-Henry W. Evans, George F.
Lingebach and Lincoln H. Phillips.
Other Certificate Winners.
Credit cards in analyzing financial
Observation-Disclosures H. Ford, James E.
Lunsford, Herbert S. Schaefer, Charles
NJ. Schwab.
Credit cards In public speaking J.
winifred Burwell Theodore p. Cowgirl,
Aubrey o. Dooley, George r. Flemer,
LLOYD H. johnson, Henry F. Kimball,
Arthur e. Meade, Rose l.. Royce, Walton
l.. Sanderson, e. Wallace Schreiner,
Charles M, Schwab, Paul j. Settler, AL
fred w. Sherman and Mildred G,
Woodcock.
More Local Bank Dividends.
Directors of the National Metropoli-
tan Bank at their meeting yesterday
declared the regular sen1i-annual divi-
dend OF per cent, payable October Is
TO stockholders of record on October s.
Directors of the Security Savings 81
Commercial Bank, at their monthly
meeting yesterday, declared the usual
quarterly dividend Of 4 per cent, pay
able September so to shareholders Of
record September IS.
Within the past few days about 10
local banks have declared their regular
quarterly or seini-annual dividends.
Several other important dividend an
nouncementS have also been made by
such corporations as the Capital Trac-
ton Co. and the LanSton Monotype Co.
Word was received here today that
the Maryland Trust Co. OF Baltimore
has declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend of 20 cents, payable September
80 to stock of record September Fl.
Directors to Meet in Skies.
Directors OF North American Avia-
ton Inc, started today on the first
aerial meeting in the history of avia-
ton In connection with the regular
quarterly meeting OF the board, two
day air tour Of inspection Of the prop
critics has been planned to include
City, Baltimore and Paterson, n. J.
Eugene E. Thompson of this city, of
Crane, Paris & Co., is member Of the
board. The real business session of the
board was to be held at the Ambas-
sador Hotel in Atlantic City Late this
afternoon. the air tour being arranged
largely to give the directors closer
view OF what is going on at the diff
ferent plants.
TOday's Trading on Exchange.
Heavy trading in Lanston Monotype
stock featured today's session Of the
Washington Stock Exchange. The stock
opened at 8l34. dropped to 30 and
closed at 80l4, sales totaling 1873
shares. One block Of 63 shares and
another of SO shares changed hands.
Brokers said the stock sold of because
OF the recent dividend action While
the regular quarterly dividend was
voted, the extra, which has usually been
voted at the same time, was not de-
clared
Mergenthaler Linotype sold to the ex-
tent Of Sc shares today, ex-dividend, at
1884. Capital Traction figured in five
10-share sales at 81. ex-dividend. Other
sales were noted In Washington Rail-
way g. Electric preferred. Potomac
Power 512 per cent preferred. Security
Storage and Carpet Corporation.
washington clearing house figures for
today. $4,403, 2S6.37.
Heard In Financial District.
Frank ]. Il. ThieI, resident partner
and manager of the Washington office
Of NJ j. Meelaan & Co., in the WASH
1ngton Hotel, Is passing MS vacation in
Canada, being; expected home IN about
two weeks.
Barnun L. Cotton, trust officer OF the
District National Bank, is back at his
desk after q two weeks vacation.
Samuel IA. Thrift, assistant cashier of
the Franklin National Bank, is on a
two weeks vacation.
Financial advertising must discuss
the things which it has to sell, an
flpfIf1ra the Fp1zOTS Univ thew
brought into existence and the elements
OF safety which they provide" de-
clared one of the speakers at the Bog
ton convention Yesterday