Evening star., 1933-09-03
Expect to Get Association
Honors and Bring Next
ConcIave to Capital.
NINE REPRESENTATIVES
FROM INSTITUTIONS HERE
Institute of Banking Names Local
Advisory Committee With
F. P. H. Siddons Chairman.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.


sentatives to the annual convention
of the American Bankers Association,
which opens Tuesday in Chicago and
closes September T. This is the most
important annual gathering of bankers
in the United States and this years
meeting Is expected to be of extra
significance because of the crisis
through which the banking structure
of the countryk has been passing dur
ing the last II months. The program
already announced, is replete with live
topics.
The Capitals delegation includes
the Security Savings g. Commercial
Bank, who is member of the COM
mittee to nominate officers for next
year; Robert V. Fleming, president of
Riggs, who will make his annual report
as chairman of the A. B. AS National
Committee on Federal legislation r.
Earle Haycock, auditor of Riggs; S.
William Miller, assistant treasurer of
the Union Trust Co.. E. E. Mountjoy,
washington representative of the Amer
lean Bankers Association; Maurice
Otterback, chairman of the board of
the Anacostia Bank; Ord Preston.
president of the Union Trust Co., and
+. P. H. Siddons, secretary of the
SA&ANA iSo4A SCSdA4Sy o. uSU W.
j. Hogan, attorney for the Riggs Ma
tlonal Bank and also counsel for the
District Bankers Association, is also
vending his way to Chicago.
IL Is expected that the convention
VIII vote to hold next years conven-
lion IN the National Capital. Local
bankers also believe that Robert v.
Fleming will be elected second vice
president as a reward for the excep-
tlonal amount of work he has done for
the national association since the be-
ginning OF the depression and espe-
clally during the past year as head of
the Legislative Committee.
. BANKERS say that the guarantee of
pank deposits and the machinery for
putting the new law into effect will
probably receive more attention than
any other problem before the conven-
tlon The majority of bankers are Bit
.terly opposed to this measure, which
mas been received with so much en-
thusiasm by the banking public.
Siddons Heads A. I. B. Committee.
Frederick P. H. Siddons, secretary of
the American Security & Trust Co.,
has been appointed chairman of the
Advisory Committee of Washington
Chapter, American Institute of Bank
ing, for the year 1933-34 according
to announcement by Robert H. Lacey,
president of the local A. L B. chapter.
Serving with Mr.. Siddons as members
OF the committee are the following
bank officials:
George o. vass, vice president. Riggs
National: Francis G. Addison, presi-
dent, Security Savings & Commercial;
Victor B. Deyber, president, Second
National; Frank J. StIyker, president,
Columbia National: c. H. Pope, vice
president, the MMsey Trust Co.;
Charles H. Doing. vice president, the
Washington Loan & Trust Co.; Wilmer
j. Waller, vice president and cashier,
Hamilton National; Lanier P. McLach-
lin, president, McIachlen Banking Cor
poration; w. w. Spaid, W. B. Hbbs &
Co.; Richard A. Norris, assistant cash.
ier. Lincoln National, and Ord Pres
ton, president. Union Trust Co.
Siddons is first vice president of the
District of Columbia Bankers Associa-
tion, member of the faculty of Wash
tional University Law School. He re-
ceived his A. B. degree from the Uni
yersity of Wisconsin and later IL. B.
degree from the National University.
He has been connected with the Ameri-
can Security & Trust Co. for 13 years.
Lacey stated that the members Of
this committee are intimately acquaint-
ed with the work of the banking
school, six of those appointed being
past presidents of Washington Chapter.
He also stated that the willingness of
these senior bank officials to serve IN
this capacity demonstrates their deep
interest in the educational program of
the chapter.
Hartman in New Location.
The Capital Offices of Hartman &
Co., New York Stock Exchange brokers,
will open for business Tuesday morn
ing at 815 18th street, one block above
the old location, Maj Ferry K. Heath,
the resident manager, announces.
Work has been progressing rapidly on
changing the business offices to meet
complete brokerage requirements, and
the triple financial holiday has made
matters easy in the final stage. The
firm will now have one of the largest
brokerage offices south Of New York.
The board room will be exceptionally
large, we'll lighted and ventilated, and
there will be numerous private offices
and rooms for customers. The firm has
maintained an Office in Washington for
nearly Is years.
Acting Secretary of Treasury Acheson
has extended until September 18 the
time at which holders of gold must
make report to the Government under
the Presidents recent executive order.
The date first set was September II.
At the same time it was learned in
administration circles that one major
purpose of the new executive order on
boarding was to simplify the process of
possible prosecutions. 1t was stated that
no constitutional question is involved
In prosecutions for failure to make a
report asked by the Government.
At the same time some Government
legal experts felt a direct prosecution
for boarding might involve legal diff
culties.