Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12

little settling at 725 for the week end
ed September 5. against Ito in the
preceding week and 835 in the CORE
spending week last year Steel activity
and power production alone reflect I'M
certainty about the extent OF the usual
Fall furry.
Though the seasonal turning point
has passed. business IS still not sure
where the street leads. Fundamentally
re9ssllring are the relative stability OF
commodity prices in face of burden
some SURPRISES and the progressive
weakening Of the successive waves OF
reaction to unfavorable news IN the
security market, as the forces OF oe-
fation wear themselves out. While the
ultimate issues in the European situa-
ton are still in Suspension. the lmme-
date emergencies seem TO have oeen
successfully handled.
On the whole. 1t Is not unreaSon-
able to assume that until the coming
Congress fills the atmosphere early in
December, the field will be clear Tor
some seasonal increase of activity and
convllescence of confidence this FAN
under the harvest moons of the next
three months.
Miss BurWell Heads Committee.
Miss S. Winifred Burwell. assistant
tan Bank. has been appointed chair
man Of the Women's Committee OF
Washington Chapter American 1nsti-
t,lte of Banking, by the president, Au-
brev O. Dooley The other members
Of the committee include Miss Rose l..
Royce. Washington Loan & Trust Co.:
Miss Alice H. Whitton, First National
Bank, Alexandria; Miss Anne P. Craw-
ford. McLachlen Banking Corporation
op1o ionS a.
tional Bank Miss Lois A. White, Fed
eral- american National Bank & Trust
Co. Miss Eugenia j. Horak, Bank Of
Brentwood: Miss Mildred c. Wood
cock, American Security & Trust Co.;
Miss Charlotte A. Engel, Commercial
National Bank; Miss Etheline E.
Parker, Security Savings & CONNER
cial Bank; Miss Gertrude c. Wick,
Liberty National Bank; Miss Rebecca
SNEAK. National Savings & Trust Co.;
Miss Evalyn LYMAN, Park Savings
Bank. and Miss Christine M. Haggerty,
Union Trust Co.
The new chairman, Miss Burwell,
Is a graduate of Merideth Business
College. GAINESVILLE. Ohio; graduate of
Washington chapter, member of the
Board Of Governors and has served as
chairman of the house, publicity and
archives committees. She is at pres
cnt serving on the educational and
publicity committees, ard at one time
and another has been on most of the
other chapter committees. She at
tended the national conventions at
Dallas and Detroit.
To bring women together and to in
terest them in the work Of the inStl-
tute is the function of the women's
committee; by acquainting bank women
with one another through social con-
facts: by encouraging the interchange
of ideas; by participating in the work
Of public education by enrolment in
regular attendance at and completion
OF institute courses, and the acquisition
OF the institute standard certificate.
a. B. A. Convention Program Ready.
Washington bankers are manifesting
q lot of interest in the annual conven-
ton of the American Bankers Associa-
ton at Atlantic City. October So. Many
VIII attend the sessions.
Rome c. Stephenson will preside and
make one of the chief addresses. Ogden
] Mills. Undersecretary of the Treasury,
is another speaker Bank Manage
ment-Yesterday, Today and Tomor-
row is to be discussed by Fred w.
Ellsworth Of New Orleans, very widely
known banker.
Edmund S Wolfe. former local bank
er. will preside at the meetings of the
National Bank Division and also speak.
Gilbert T. Stephenson. head of the
trust company division, is also down to
speak Mr. Stephenson addressed
Washington bankers last Winter and is
q brilliant speaker on financial topics.
Scores of other addresses are on the
program The past year has brought
many new banking problems which will
get their full attention.