Evening star., 1935-01-18

itha j. Laws.
Public speaking will be carried through
the second half year by DR.. Elmer
Lewis Keyser of George Washington
University.
At the Midwlnter dinner given by
Washington Chapters Educational
Committee, J. Earle McGeary, chair
man, outlined plans for the second
semester, making a strong plea for all
the courses to be offered. Walton L.
Sanderson, chapter president, called
special attention to the thirtieth an
nual banquet which comes in Febru-
ary. Paul Seltzer, chairman of the
Membership Committee reported 4l8
members. Robert M. Poole, chief con-
sui also spoke,
Following remarks by Dean Raymond
B. Dickey. the chief speaker, Dr.
Keyser stressed the value of serious
thinking and the use of leasure time
to the best possible educational ad-
vantage. The chapter had an unex-
pected visit from Albert S. Peulicher,
former national A. l. B. president,
who stopped off here between trains
The chapter paid special honor to
three members who were advanced
at the recent annual bank meetings.
Miss Alace NJ. Whitton was made as
siStant trust officer in the First Ma
tional Bank in Alexandria and c.
Frederick Schreiner was given a SINH
lar motion in the same institution.
Nelson M Stokes was made assistant
manager of the branch office of the
Lincoln National Bank
Association Elects Officers.
At the annual stockholders meet
ing of the Anacostia Building Asso-
citation, held in the Office at 2014
Nichols avenue southeast, the usual
dividend of per cent was declared.
The books showed the association to
be in a fiourishing condition. After
the regular business was disposed of
these officers and directors were unan-
imously reelected for the ensuing
year:
Albert Lindstrom, president; Frank
M Dent, vice president; D. c. Smith
son, treasurer, and Walter S. Hart
man, secretary. Directors-J Leo
Doyle. ]. Louis Goldman, Frank M.
Holmes, Ernest G. Lashlee, w. A.
Ludke, John Sawyer, R. L. Scaggs
and w. E. Wiley.
Sales Congress Draws Throng.
Early information indicated that
about 500 members are attending the
Joint Sales Congress of the District
of Columbia and Baltimore Life I'm
derwriters Association being l:eld to-
day at the Shoreham Hotel SINE of
the leading insurance men in the
country are on the program, the most
prominent being Ted Reihle, president
of the National Life Underwriters AS
sociation
The Security Storage Co. organized
Tor the coming year yesterday by elect
ing the following officers: Clarence A.
Aspinwall, president; Charles w. Pim-
per, vice president and treasurer:
Charles P. Ravenburg, secretary; Paul
Alvey, assistant secretary; Helen How
tson, assistant treasurer; Frederick A.
Ray and Carl A. Redell. manager cold
storage department.
The District of Columbia Branch of
the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co.
earned the rank of leading agency
among the So branches of the COM
pany in the United States during the
year 1884. it was announced here to-
day. The rank is based on outstand-
ing production in paid-for business
and also on the conservation record
established by the branch. of which
Ben A. Harlan is the manager.
Heard in Financial District.
Pennsylvania Railroad reports for
II months ended November 30, 1894
net income of S16.009,793 after taxes
and charges. equal to s1.21 a share
(par $500 on 13.167,696 shares of
capital stock. This compares with
$l9,158,519 or $l.45 share in first
II months of 1888.
The Federal Reserve Board has an
nounced that the Philadelphia Re-
serve Bank has reduced the redis-
count rate to per cent from 21a
per cent.
Only a short time after the death
OF Gov. Eugene r. Black of the
Atlanta Reserve Bank comes word of
the death of Elvadore r. Fancher.
governor of the Cleveland Federal
Reserve Bank for the past 20 years.
Baltimore bank clearings were up
sos per cent for the week ended
January Is and Richmond clearings
we're up IT'S per cent over the same
period last year. Both these fifth
district cities have shown steady gains
for months.