Evening star., 1935-01-11

OF business days this year as last year.
Riggs Officers Reelected.
At the organization meeting of the
Board of Directors of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank late yesterday Charles c.
Glover was designated honorary chair
man of the board; Robert V. Fleming
was reelected president and elected
chairman of the board; Charles G.
Glover, jr, was reelected vice chair
man of the board and Frank j. Hogan
was reelected general counsel of the
bank. All other officers were Reelected
to succeed themselves, as follows:
Banking department-William j.
Flather, vice president: Avon NJ Nev-
ius, vice president; George o. Vass,
vice president and cashier; H. G. Hos
kinson, vice president; ]. R. McMul-
len, assistant vice president; Earle M.
Amick, assistant vice president; Mel
son B. O'Neal, assistant vice president;
F. G. Burrough, assistant vice presl-
dent; I. j. Roberts, assistant cashier;
B. Gwynn Dent, assistant cashier;
George F. Rainey, assistant cashier;
Hubert #. Bisselle, assistant cashier;
D. j. Callahan, jr., assistant cashier;
Raymond G.. Marx, controller; R.
Earle Haycock, auditor.
Trust department-Sidney F. Talia-
ferro, vice president and trust officer;
George M. Mckee, trust officer; Ken
meth F. Brooks, trust officer; Henry
X. Dierkoph, assistant trust officer.
Assistant general counsel-William
II. Donovan.
BrancheS-FarmerS g. Mechanics,
Harry L. Salby, assistant cashier and
manager; L. o. De Lashmutt, assist
ant manager. Dupont Circle, Ralph
r. De Prez, assistant cashier and man
ager; Louis E. Jeffries, jr., assistant
cashier and assistant manager. Park
Road, Carl H. Donch, assistant cashier
and manager: Joseph A. Keene, assist
ant manager. Northwest, Gregg c.
Burns, assistant cashier and manager;
Charles G.. Hubbard, assistant manager,
Chevy Chase, Harold w. Burnside,
assistant cashier and manager; j.
Ezra Troth, assistant manager. Sew
enth Street, Bernard I. Boudren, as
sistant cashier and manager. Friend
ship, w. Edmund Freeman, assistant
cashier and manager.
Columbia Officers Elected.
AT the organization meeting of the
Columbia National Bank late yester-
day. the following officers were re-
elected: Frank j. Stryker, president;
James A. MeSSer, vice president; Rob-
ert H. Lacey, cashier: Albert E. Yeat-
mar, assistant cashier; Sheridan S
kleindienSt, assistant cashier, ano
Walter B. Guy. attorney.
Washington financiers are interested
in the meeting of the Academy oi
World Economics, which has its ninth
session at the United States Chamber
Of Commerce Saturday evening. DR.
Julius HirSch, economist and former
official in the German Republic, will
speak on Imitation in Europe ano
America" DR.. Charles c. Tansill
dean of the Graduate School of Amer
lean University, will preside and ques.
tions from the floor will be led by DR.
David Friday and DR.. Broadus
Mitchell.
Financial District Gossip.
4uC CCOCld1 1tCociNC 0dIAh VI 11lCII'
mond put its new 21s per cent redis-
count rate into effect today, after yes.
terday's reduction from 3 per cent
The change applies to Washington
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia
and the CarolinaS.
Since the 100 per cent common
stock dividend was distributed by
Peoples Drug Stores, Inc, the stock
has been selling between 80 and 81
on the New York Stock Exchange
Shortly before the distribution, the
stock sold up to sc. Sales were up 15.e
per cent in December and 9 per cent
for the full year 1884. Sales for No
vember showed an increase of 17.6 pei
cent, the years business making a very
satisfactory wind.up.