Evening star., 1934-10-18

WORKED LII IleT-
camille business as clerk, then sales
man and later as bookkeeper. He took
a shine to finance and got his first
bank position in 1903. In 1904 he
was made assistant cashier, cashier
in 1907 and president of the Ten
nessee Valley Bank in 1916, the same
institution with which he started.
In the American Bankers Associa-
ton Mr.. Hendrix has served as state
vice president in Alabama, member
of the executive council and member
of the state bank division before he
was elected president of it. A former
president of the Alabama State Bank
ers' Association, he has been mem
ber of the Decatur City Council Ii
years and is now chairman OF its
Finance Committee. He is married,
has four children, belongs to the
Methodist Church, knights of Pythias,
Kawanis Club and is Democrat.
Special Luncheon Planned.
The District of Columbia Bankers
Association has arranged special
luncheon for high officials in the
American Bankers Association who
will be in Washington next week. H.
H. Mckee, general convention chair
man and Frederick P. II. SiddonS,
president of the local association, an
nounced today that luncheon will be
given by the District Bankers Asso-
citation on Wednesday, October "a, at
! pm at the Willard Hotel, to the
executive and administrative officers
of the A. B. A. and the past presi-
dents of that association.
The presidents Of all the local banks
will also attend the luncheon, includ-
ing the officers and council of ad-
ministration of the local association.
The affair will bring together many
of the most distinguished bankers
from various parts of the country.
On that same date the wives of the
officers of the District of Columbia
Bankers Association and the wives of
the executive chairmen of the local
Convention Committee will give a
luncheon in the Pan-American room
at the Maydower at l pm. in honor
of the wives of the executive and ad-
ministrative officers and past presi-
dents of the American Bankers As
sociation.
Mrs Frederick P. H. Siddons, wife
of the president of the association, is
chairman of the committee making
plans for this luncheon. This COM
mittee includes Mrs. H. H. Mckee,
Mrs. Sidney F. Taliaferro, Mrs
Charles H. Doing, Mrs. Karl w. Corby
and Mrs. Thomas j. Groom.
Prices Steady on Exchange.
Prices were steady on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange today in a fair
volume of trading. First sales were
In Washington Railway & Electric
preferred, five 1o-share lots changing
hands at 997s, unchanged from yes
terday.
Mergenthaler Linotype was again on
the board, opening with three 10
share lots selling at 1924, up an
eighth from yesterdays close. Later
two tiny lots moved at 225s.
Real Estate Mortgage &, Guaranty
preferred appeared on the board today
for the first time in weeks. One So
share lot and a block of 100 shares
changed ownership at 2.
The days final sales were In Capital
Transit stock, 10-share lots bringing
27H. Bonds were neglected.
Heard in Financial District.
George L. Starkey, president of the
National Bank of Washington, is
spending few days at Atlantic City
after an 1,100-mile motor trip through
mountain scenery. He ends his vaca-
ton this week and will be back at
the bank Monday.
The Association of Bank Women,
which holds its annual national con-
vention here next week, has sent out
special invitations to tea in honor
of Miss Agnes M. Kenny, national
president, at the Mayflower Hotel
Sunday afternoon from to 6 o'clock.
President Roosevelt has suggested
that some of the advance predictions
as to what he will say in addressing
the American Bankers Association
next week have been bit too definite.
He has not written the address and,
announces that he does not know yet
just what he will say.
General Baking Co. has declared
dividend of IS cents on the common
stock, payable November to stock of
record October Is. On July %, 1884,
dividend Of Is cents was paid.