Evening star., 1934-07-01
S|DDONS APPOINTS
GROUPS TO STUDY
BANKING CHANGES
Collection Code, Federal
Regulations, Personnel
Require Attention.
REVIEWS FOUR SPECIAL
ASSOCIATION PROJECTS
Work on Essay Contest Will
Start Earlier Than Usual for
Benefit of A. I. B.

To consider new matters arising out
of changed conditions in banking,
Frederick P. H. Siddons, president
Of the District of Columbia Bankers
Association, last night announced ap-
pointment Of three new committees,
and renewal of four old special ones.
The three new committees are on
collection code, Federal regulations
and personnel, while the four old
units which have been revived are:
Essay contest, improbable accounts
and business, commercial trade activi-
ties and savings and Christmas saw
ingS clubs.
Announcing appointment of Ralph
Endicott, assistant treasurer of the
Washington Loan & Trust Co., to be
chairman of the new Collection Code
Committee, Siddons explained that
an increasing number of States in
the Union had passed code collection
laws, and the newly appointed COM
mittee on this subject will during the
year make careful study and report
It's results to the association"
Other members of this important
new committee include Robert H.
Lacey, cashier, Columbia National
Bank, vice chairman; Horace F.
Stokes, assistant cashier, National
Metropolitan Bank; R. Earle Haycock,
auditor, Riggs National Bank, and
Arthur j. Linn, controller, Hamilton
National Bank.
Head Other Groups.
The Committee on Federal Regula-
lions Is an important new committee
Slddons announced, selecting for its
chairman c. H. Jacobson, cashier of
the National Metropolitan Bank. The
purposes Of this committee will be to
assist the local member banks in
analyzing and reporting some of the
new regulations being issued from
various Federal agencies which af-
tect local banks"
Other members of the committee
are Horace F. Stokes, assistant
cashier. National Metropolitan Bank,
vice chairman; J. r. McMuilen, as
slstant vice president, Riggs National
Bank; C. H. Pope, vice president
Munsey Trust Co., and Ralph Endi
colt, assistant treasurer, Washington
Loan & Trust Co.
The Personnel Committee of the as
sociation, for which Frank P. Har-
mon, assistant vice president of Ham,
1lton National Bank, was appointed
chairman, will handle matters relat-
ing TO the personnel of banks. with
tne passage OF legislation relating to
questions regarding hours of employ
ment, wages, etc" said SiddonS, "it
Is essential that the association have
available committee to whom such
matters can be referred and discussed
Other members of this committee
are r. Gwyn Dent, assistant cashier
Riggs National Bank, vice chairman:
DaVio Bornet. trust officer, National
Savings & Trust Co.; A. Scott Offut.
vice president, the City Bank: S. S.
Cglllvle, assistant cashier. Second Ma
tional Bank; R. E. Briggs, assistant
cashier, National Metropolitan Bank;
X. j. Dooley, assistant trust officer,
National Bank of Washington: l..
Fierce Riddle, personnel director,
american Security & Trust Co.
Essay Contest Aided.
THE purpose of appointing an
Essay Contest Committee early this
administration year" said Siddons
was to enable a study to be made of
the contests held in the past by the
association for the benefit of Wash
mgton Chapter, A. I. B. If advisable.
thls committee will arrange an early
start Tor the contest this year to per-
init Junior bankers ample opportunity
10 write an essay containing much
research work"
The Essay Contest Committee is
VICTOR b Deyber, president Second
Ndtlonal Bank, chairman; H. Pres
colt Galley, president National Saw
1ngs d Trust Co.; Rolfe E. Boiling,
president Liberty National Bank.
Inc Improbable Accounts and
Business Committee is Richard Nor
rs assistant cashier Lincoln National
Bank, chairman; Leonard Marbury.
assistant trust officer WASHINGTON
Loan & Trust Co.: T. Stanley HoI-
land, trust officer American Security
d Trust Co.; Joshua Evans, jr., vice
H.
The Commercial Trade Activities
Committee is Frank D. Heron,
treasurer, Union Trust Co., chairman:
Frank j Stryker, president Columbia
National Bank, vice chairman; S.
Wilson Earnshaw, East Washington
Savings Bank; Maurice D. Rosenberg,
president Bank of Commerce and
Savings; w. W. NARROW, cashier, Sec
ond Natiorf- Bank, and j. Calnan,
vice pres1ucnt Liberty National Bank.
Savings Body Selected.
The Savings and Christmas Saw
1ngs Club Committee is Archibald
McLachlen, secretary McLachlen
Banking Corporation, chairman: VIC
tor B. Deyber, president Second Ma
tional Bank, vice chairman: S. w.
Earnshaw, treasurer East WASHINGTON
Savings Bank; Ralph Endicott, as
sistant treasurer Washington Loan
& Trust Co.. and J. F. Campbell,
president AnacoStia Bank.
j. L. Sherwood, branch manager of
the Northeast Branch of the Hamil-
ton National Bank, is planning to
leave this week for trip to Europe.