Evening star., 1935-05-16
OUTING TO DRAW
BIG ATTENDANCE
Bond Club Reports About
130 Reservations for
Annual Event.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

ing to the latest report on reSerVa-
tions. President James Parker Nolan
announces that about 100 reser-
vations have already been received for
the dinner which takes place on Fri
day evening, May "a, at the Burning
Tree Country Club.
Carl r. Kurtz. syndicate manager
OF the Bond Club Stock Exchange"
reports that requests for permanent
registrations have been so numerous
that they have been closed. In fact
the books have been closed for several
days on these Stock Exchange men,
berships.
The only serious matter on the pro-
gram will be the annual election OF
officers. T. Baker Robinson. chair
man of the Nominating Committee,
already has announced that the slate
includes:
James H. Lemon, president; Carl r,
Kurtz, vice president; 7. c. Mont
gomery, secret6ry-treasurer; L. Clark
Brown and Chauncey G. Parker, Jr.,
members of board of governors.
ass Insurance Applications.
A total of ass applications for life
insurance were secured by local un-
derwriters in the first two days of
the special insurance week campaign,
1t was announced today. An unusual
" close race between the three lead
ing teams is reported.
Team No. IS, F. H. StriCklln OF
Aetna Life, captain, leads with total
of 81 applications for the first two
days. Team No. 6, H, Gordon Ed
monds of the New York Life Insurance
Co., captain, is second with 30, and
w. j. McCausland. Acacia Mutual Life
Insurance Co., captain Of team No. 20,
which stands in third place with 20
applications.
Among the individual producers
Sidney Simon of the New York Life
leads the field with 13 applications
for the first two days. Second in
number of applications is Maj. Guy
Withers of Equitable Life Assurance
Society, veteran campaigner, with IL
applications, and the third place is
tied by Clarence Moore of Prudential
and Ellis Silvestone of Metropolitan
Life. with 10 applications each.
The purpose of the weeks CAM
paign is to write total of 1000 ap-
plications in Washington. With 45G
applications reported in the first two
DAYS Winthrop G. Batchelder, chair
man of the weeks activities, predicts
a total for the week far in excess of
the quota set.
Prompt Bond Action Urged.
In notices sent to all fifth district
Do NIB of
Richmond says:
Holders of First Liberty Loan
bonds who do not desire to exchange
the bonds for the current offering of
Treasury bonds OF 1955-1960 should
submit them to us at the earliest pos
sible time for redemption on June Is,
1885. Forms have been prepared for
use by banking institutions and other
holders of First Liberty Loan bonds
in submitting their bonds to us for
redemption. A supply of the forms
FA-4D can be had upon request.
"Au First Liberty Loan bonds have
been called for redemption on June
IS, 1885. at which time interest will
cease. Therefore, in order to receive
full benefit from the proceeds arising
from the redemption of the bonds,
they should be forwarded to us we'll
in advance of June Is in order that
prompt payment may be made.
Payment cannot be made for reg
istered bonds until after the release
of registration has been made by the
Treasury Department"
Jelleff Names Woman Official.
The board of directors of Frank R.
Jelleff, Inc, has announced that at
its meeting this week, following the
annual meeting of stockholders, Miss
Margaret Gollan, who has long been
in the employ of the store, was elected
q vice president Miss Gollan is the
active ready-to-wear merchandise
manager and assistant to the presi-
dent, Frank R. Jelleff.
Bankers who attended the Spring
meeting of the A. B. A. Executive
Council at Augusta, Ga, the middle
of April have been receiving letters
from Arthur B. Taylor, chairman of
the Lorain County Savings & Trust
Co., at Elyria, Ohio, expressing his
willingness to serve the American
Bankers Association as treasurer and
asking their support of his candidacy
for this Office. Hal Y. Lemon, vice
president of the National Bank of
Detroit, is the present incumbent.
Saturday and Sunday, May 18 and
10, at Blue Ridge Rod and Gun Club,
Charles E. Hood will entertain at his
annual Boston tea party, when his
guests, Is or 18 in number, will be
those who represent in the District the
Boston Insurance Co., of which Mr..
Hood is local representative; in
cluded also are members of the insur-
ance fraternity in Washington, out
side special agents and officers of the
Underwriters Association. Mr.. Hood
Is former chairman of the board of
the association and has given these
parties each Spring for a number of
years past.
More Registrations Asked.
Three more Capital corporations
have asked for permanent registration
with the Securities & Exchange Com
mission-the Capital Transit Co.,
Washington Railway g. Electric Co.
and Potomac Electric Power Co.. their
securities being listed on the Wash
1ngton Stock Exchange The Transit
application covers the stock, first SIS;
Anacostia g. Potomac Railroad first IS
and guaranteed IS and City g. Sub
urban Railroad first IS.
Railway & Electric's APPLICATION takes
in the 4 per cent bonds, the preferred
and common stock, while the Potomac
Power request includes the two
preferred stocks and the central and
refunding IS in the bond list.
On the Washington Exchange today
Washington Gas SIS, 1860. sold at a
new high, 1852. Anacostia & Po-
tomac Railroad SIS were in good de-
nand at 1914. In the stock list Po-
tomac Electric Power 5l2 per cent
preferred moved at 113, Capital Tran
sit stock sold at II, Washington Rail-
way g. Electric preferred at 104H and
Mergenthaler Linotype at 2512 and Is.
Potomac Power and Railway & Elec-
trio stocks are now ex-dividend.
Much favorable comment was heard