Evening star., 1934-05-26

On the second day the speakers WILL
be Merle Thorpe, Francis G. Addison,
jr., and Ralph Endicott. Annual re-
ports will be presented by T. Stanley
Holland, chairman. fiduciaries section;
Albert E. Yeatman, chairman, audi
tors section, and Robert H. Lacey,
retiring president of Washington
Chapter, American Institute Of Bank
ing. The family dinner" is scheduled
for Tuesday evening.
Siddons to Speak.
Wednesdays session will be opened
with an address by F. P. H. Siddons.
There will be committee reports ga
lore, adoption of resolutions, and the
climax of the gathering, the election
and installation of officers. Every
afternoon is crowded with sports
events and other entertainment
features.
An addition to the original program
has been made by the arrangement
for a night session on the first day
of the assembly. This session will be
conducted by Henry H. Mckee, presi-
dent of the National Capital Bank.
Topics to be discussed are the current
problems of bank operation and man
agement, with particular relation to
recent legislation affecting banking.
Nearly so women will accompany the
bankers and ample provision has
been made for their entertainment
by committee headed by Mrs.
George o. Vass.
Thomas j. Groom is general Conven-
ton chairman this year and G. F.
Jacobsen, vice chairman. In arrang-
ing the details of the program, they
have been assisted by the following
committees:
Program-Wilmer J. Waller, chair
man; Victor B. Deyber, vice chairman;
Francis G.. Addison, jr.: Robert ".
Fleming, H. H. Mckee, Howard Moran
and M. D. Rosenberg.
Entertainment-H. G. Hoskinson.
chairman; Bruce Baird, vice chairman;
Joshua Evans, jr; Frank P. Harman,
jr.; L. p. McLachlen, c. H. Pope and
w. w. Spaid. ~
Transportation-B. L. Cotton, chair
man; A. McLachlen, vice chairman;
j. c. Dulin, jr.; W. w. NARROW, Richard
A. Norris and M. v. Simmons.
Hotels. William Miller, chairman;
F. r. Ullmer, vice chairman; S. w.
Earnshaw, A. H. Lawson, A. S. Offutt
and j. Frank White.
Sports-T S. Holland, chairman;
M. F Calnan, vice chairman; D. j.
Callahan, jr; Robert H. Lacey, c. D.
Ratcliffe. James A. Soper.
Pubicity-Eliot H. Thompson, chair
man: l. j. Roberts, vice chairman;
Richard Hatton, Thomas M. Cahill,
Edward c. Stone and Dunbar Hare.
The bankers will return to Wash
ington at 7:3O Thursday morning in
time for the resumption of business
after Memorial day. Some members
of the party will motor both ways
while one guest plans to travel by
plane.
/ Buckner to Visit City.
4 Agency men and leading agents
from the branch Offices of the New
York Life Insurance Co. from Western
PENNSYLVANIA, Eastern Ohio and West
Virginia will attend Spring meeting
to be held next Monday and Tues
day, May % and 90, at the La Fayette
Hotel.
Walker A. Buckner, vice president
of the New York Life, will deliver
the main address on Tuesday, with
other speakers to be heard on Mon
day and Tuesday Morris Flood, in
spector of agencies of the Allegheny
department, will have charge OF the
meeting and all arrangements.
Washington Gas Net Higher.
The monthly report of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co., filed with the
Public Utilities Commission this morn
ing, shows a net income for the
month of April of $l37064 compared
With s133,273 for the same month in
1888. This Is an increase of S3.791
Operating revenues for April, $577,-
i54. compare with S541 ,402 for April
a year ago, an increase of S35.752.
Operating expenses including taxes
and uncollectible bills increased $685.
346 this years figures being $378,887
as against S342 SAL in April, 1888. Net
operating revenues, S198,267, were
1894 less than the figure sl98,86l in
April last year.
incorporating revenue increased
S2.O38, producing a gross corporate
income in April of S207,478 as against
S2O6,o34 in the same month of 1888
Interest deductions, decreasing frcn
S72,761 in April, 1888, to S70,414 in
April this year, resulted in the net
income shown above.
Harris Attends Conference.
Richard E. Harris, assistant treas
urer of the American Security &
Trust Co., is attending the sessions OF
the National Safe Deposit Advisory
Council which are being held at the
Biltmore Hotel, New York City, May
25 and 26.
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