Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-04

ington Savings Bank, and James A.
Soper, Lincoln National. All these
members have served the institute in
many very important positions.
The new chairman, Mr.. Perley chap
ter president last year, has been
with the trust company since 1913, a
member of Washington Chapter 10
wears. chief consul. 1917-lG; chairman
Membership Committee in 1928-29,
chairman Educational Committee in
1929 and 1880. He is graduate OF
the institute Central High School and
the GEORGETOWN Law School, being a
member of the District Bar.
The rev committee will oversee the
expenditures of IA different chapter
about considerable saving in expendi-
lures during the year.
Stocks Reveal High Yields.
A local investment house has pre-
pared a list of so stocks considered
worth studying at this time, the divi-
dend rate, price, yield and high for
special local interest, Peoples Drug,
Mergahthaler and Lanstcn.
Peoples Drug Stores preferred has a
dividend rate of $3.50, sells around 1903
yields 1851 and the high in 1880
was 109
Lanston Monotype. with extras, has
an SO dividend rate. sells at 81, yields
S773, and in 1880 was as high as 1919.
Mergenthaler Linotype is now paying
SIS a year, sells around II, yields S7.78,
and last year sold as high as 89i2.
Other issues in the list, taken at ram
dom, include General Foods, paying 81
a year. selling at So to yield SIS, and
selling as high as 6ll4 last year; Gen.
eral Meters. paving So, selling around
So, yielding 1888, with top in 1880
of 5414
Anaconda Copper, Canada Dry Gin
ger Ale, Kresge. National Dairy Prod
ucts, U. S. Steel and Westinghouse are
among other stocks in the list
White Heads Income Foundation.
Col. Harvey White has been ap-
pointed resident vice president OF IN
come Foundation. Incorporated, With
Offices in the Investment Building, &C
Cording to announcement made IN the
financial district. Col. White Is . ma
tive of Roanoke. Va, graduate OF Viz
GINA Polytechnic Institute and was for
merIy with the Norfolk & Western and
Louisville & Nashville Railroads. He
is a former city treasurer OF Louisville:
Ky, also city auditor and chairman OF
tn board of public works.
He entered the insurance business IN
1915, making most unusual TeCOEQ AL
obtaining new business. He has been
active in the financial field. having been
a director and organizer of the Union
Central Bank in Louisville and organ
izer of five banks in Florida. He has
been unusually prominent in the Ameri-
can Legion, being State commander in
1929
Col. White has been in Washington
several months. being in the insurance
business until he assumed his present
dut.ec.
Heard in Financial District.
Jonn r. Waller, president of the In
ternational Bank. left Washington this
noon to pass Labor day at Mount Po-
cano. Fa.
w. w. Spaid of w. B. Hibbs g. Co.
also left the city to spend the week end
at the Same Pennsylvania resort.
B. L. Cotton, trust officer of the Dis
trict National Bank, is away on his
annual vacation.
Harry G. Meem, vice president of the
Washington Loan & Trust Co., has re-
turned to his desk after months va
cation at Atlantic City
The Educational Committee and fes-
ulty dinner Of Washington Cheptc.',
A L b. will take place next Tuesday
evening at the Raleigh Hotel, with DR..
Harold Stonier as the leading speaker.
Washington Clearing House figures
for today: S378l 263 o.