Evening star., 1934-10-15

801 $40, In COM
parison with 30,- = =
932,311 in Sep h. n. Mckee.
tember, 1888,
gain in the month under review Of
$685. ,999 kilowatt hours.
Another encouraging report comes
from the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. which announces that
Washington was served by 1885
telephones at the close Of business on
September 30, or a net gain Of 1858
telephones during the month.
During September, 1884, Washing
ton telephone users made 713,280
average originating calls per day. as
compared with 663, 1874 calls per day in
1888. Both these totals were also well
ahead Of the marks in August of
this year.
The City Post once announces
postal receipts for September as
$433, AGO. against $410,909 q year ago,
or an improvement Of $22,551. Postal
receipts, however, were of slightly
from the August, 1884, total.
Bank clearings reported by the
Washington Clearing House Associa-
ton showed q jump of $3.50, III. over
September. 1888, while there was an
advance of l6 per cent in retail trade
in Washington during September
against the same month last year.
Department store trade was also 1875
per cent better for the first nine
months Of this year than q year ago.
Cooler weather, holiday trade and
the increase in the Capitals popula-
ton are expected to boost this figure
rs the end Of the year approaches.
Mckee to Outline Convention.
H. H. Mckee, chairman of the
General Committee arranging for the
coming national convention Of the
American Bankers Association, which
opens In this city next Monday, will
of the District Bankers Association
Members of four important local COM
mittees now completing their work
are as follows:
Hotel Committee-Lanier p. Nc
Lachlen, chairman, McLachlen Bank
ing Corp: T. Stanley Holland, vice
chairman, American Security &
Trust Co.: M. F. Calnan, Liberty Ma
tional; Thomas J.. Groom, Bank of
Commerce & Savings; Frank p. Har-
mon, Hamilton National: e. L Hili-
yer, Union Trust Co.; Frank r.
Ullmer, National Savings d Trust Co.;
j. Frank White, National Bank Of
Washington.
Registration Committee Charles H.
Doing, chairman, Washington Loan g.
Trust Co.; Robert H. Lacey, vice
Earnshaw. East Washington Savings;
Archibald McLachlen, mel chile n
Banking Corp.
Golf Committee-C. H. Pope, chair.
man, Munsey Trust Co.; Francis g..
Addison, jr.. Security Savings & Trust
Co.; Earle M. Amick, Riggs National;
Thomas j. Groom, Bank of Commerce
& Savings; Ord Preston, Union Trust
Co.; Frank Stetson, National Savings
g. Trust Co.
Publicity Committee-Frederick p.
H. Siddons, chairman, american Sc
curity & Trust Co.: I. j. Roberts, vice
chairman, Riggs National; Aubrey o.
Dooley, Hamilton National; Robert L.
Flather, American Security & Trust
Co.: James A. Soper, Lincoln National.
-, Gillet in New 0nices.
Gillet & Co., Inc, dealers in Gov
ernment, municipal corporation and
real estate securities, announce the
removal Of their Office from the In
vestment Building to the Woodward
Building, Fifteenth and H streets. This
firm was originally established in 1922
as Gillet & Co. and specializes in In
vestment services. for individuals and
financial institutions.
Supplementing its trading depart
ment in Government, public utilities
and other corporation securities is the
newly established real estate bond
trading department, making markets
in both local and outside real estate
securities. Other offices of the COM
pany are located in Baltimore, Phila.
delphia and Williamsport.
The Washington office Is under the
management Of Charles R. Connolly
Mr.. Connolly entered the investment
business with Paine Webber 81 Co.
veteran brokerage firm, at their home
ONCE IN his native city Of Boston. He
was formerly secretary to the United
States Senator, David !. Walsh oi
Massachusetts,.
Mr.. Connolly, q reserve officer as.
signed to the 18th Infantry, attended
the Military Academy at West Point
and the law school at Georgetown
University. Except for q short time
with Folger, Nolan g. Co., Washington
correspondents Of the bank firm. Kid
der, Peabody & Co.. Mr.. Connolly has
been associated with Gillet q Co
since 1928. ..eu>.-s.-,
Insurance Session Planned.
Members Of the John L. McElfresf
Agency Of the Connecticut Mutua
Life Insurance Co. will meet tomorrow
to hear Edwin H. Moreno, assistant
superintendent Of agencies. discuss thu
goodwill and policyholders servicl
campaign which this company Is con.
Quoting during October and November
among policyholders all over thu
United States. Previous to becoming
associated with this company Mr.
Moreno served In an executive capacity
with several other large Eastern com.
panies, being particularly closely iden.
titled with educational and sales train.
ing activities.
Red Gross representatives took places
today IN the lobhies of Washington
banks In connection with the annua
membership drive. Bank patrons wer'
subscribing to memberships in largl
numbers.
Busy Trading on Exchange.
Today's session Of the Washington
Stock Exchange was one of the busies
in weeks. Capital Traction SIS jumpee
back into the limelght, opening Will
$1,000 selling at 90is, another u .00l
moving at o0% and three more 81 .00l
sales to two $500 transfers being re
!. corded at 81.
Washington Gas IS, 1858. recordet
two $1,000 sales ct 9SA. Columbil
Country Club 5las were also out today
$1,000 selling 1t 101.
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