Evening star., 1936-08-23
Chairman Robey Selects IS.
Chapter Begins 36th
Year of Service.
commencement TALKS
WILL BE INSPIRATION
Capital Group to Cooperate in
Radio Network-D. c. Store
| Sales Rebound After Slump.
BY DONALD B. HADLEY.

11lS WIllCll Will SoilIdSe
the annual membership drive of the
Washington Chapter, American Insti-
tute of Banking. has been completed
by Francis E Robey, chairman, and
will start work September l on what
is expected to be one of the most sue
cessful campaigns in recent years.
Mr.. Robey, who has been actively
associated with the chapter for many
years, is assistant cashier in charge
of the North Capitol branch of the
Bank of Commerce and Savings.
The roster of the Membership Com
mittee, as announced by Paul j
Seltzer, president of the chapter, fol-
lows:
Mr.. Robey, chairman; Herbert D
Lawson, Washington Loan & Trust
Co., vice chairman; Ralph Mittendorf
and H. F. Kimball, American Security
& Trust Co.; Mayo Harlow. Bank of
Commerce & Savings; William Russ
City Bank; Albert Yeatman, Colum-
hia National Bank; Robert Sissons,
Hamilton National Bank; w. c. Cox,
McLachlen Banking Corp; George r.
Galleher, Lincoln National Bank; Neal
Herndon, Metropolitan National Bank;
Mrs. Gertrude Wick, Liberty National
Bank; Theodore Bogley, Munsey Trust
Co; Douglas Smith, National Savings
& Trust Co.; John Christie, Riggs
National Bank; E. A. Ginnetti, Second
National Bank; j. Oswald Lehman,
Security Savings & Commercial Bank;
Donald c. Jones, Union Trust Co.;
William Offutt, the Washington Loan
& Trust Co.; Robert c. Whitton, First
National Bank of Alexandria.
Programs to Be Inspiration.
Beginning its thirty-sixth year, the
chapter will get off to a fine start at
the annual commencement exercises
to be held at the Willard Hotel Sep
tember at 9 pm. Prominent speak
ers from banking and other fields will
appear on both the chapters program
and the national A. I. B. radio pro-
gram, to which the Washington group
will listen simultaneously with more
than 200 other chapters over the
country at 1890 pm.
These programs will prove an in
spiration for the coming season, dur
ing which members of bank staffs
here will receive training in many
aspects of banking Enrolment for
classes will begin about September 81.
Last year. approximately $50 active
and sustaining members were enrolled
by Washington Chapter.
The A. I. B. radio program, on
which Governor Joseph A. Broderick
of Federal Reserve Board will speak
on Adult Education in Banking" will
be broadcast by 81 stations, including
WIZ, New York; WMAL, here; WILL.
Philadelphia: WBAL. Baltimore;
KDKA, Pittsburgh; WBZ, Boston, and
other blue network stations. Among
the southeastern stations also in
cluded are WRVA, Richmond; WTAR,
Norfolk; WPTF, Raleigh. N. c.;
WWNC, Asheville, N. c.; WSOC,
Charlotte, N. c.; WIS, Columbia, S.
c.; WFBC, Greenville, S. c., and
WCSC, Charleston, S. c.
d. c. Store Sales Recover.
Washington department store sales
this week recovered their recession OF
the previous week and gained 49 per
cent over both a week ago and the
corresponding period last year, accord
ing to the Department of Commerce.
Bank clearings were $19,831 1888,
slightly under previous week but 18
per cent higher than same 1885 week.
The value of building permits was
slightly higher than in the previous
week but declined 14.7 per cent from
the same week year ago.
Tourist activities were at about same
level as previous week. but substan-
TALLY ahead of last year as evidenced
by the number of visitors to the
Washington Monument, 3O,352 last
week, 37.771 previous week, 22,839
same 1885 week.
Realty Leader MOurned.
The financial district was saddened
yesterday by news Of the death Of
Alexander Britton Browne, vice presi-
dent of Randall H. Hagner & Co., at
Madison, Conn, where he and Mrs.
Browne were visiting,
Mr. Browne, who was a member of
the Washington Real Estate Board,
had not been in good health for about
year. In his memory. the Offices
Of the real estate firm will be closed
tomorrow.
He was a member Of one Of the
oldest and best known Washington
families and had been closely identified
with some Of the most important real
estate transactions here. He was espe-
cia1ly interested in development of
Connecticut avenue.
Invited to Conference.
Three members of the Baltimore
washington agency of the Phoenix
Mutual Life Insurance Co. have re-
ceived invitations to the eighty-fifth
anniversary conference of the COM
pany, to be held at Hot Springs, Va,
In September
They are Arch w. Peake, L. H.
Riggles and r. B. Hotchkiss
Invitations were extended in rec
ognition of volume of business pro-
duced and also of general efficiency
in selling over 14-month period.
Auto Jobs More Stable.
July reports from all U. s. automo-
bile and body plants, received by the
Automobile Manufacturers Associa-
ton, show the unprecedented job
stability which has characterized re-
cent operations of the industry was
carried into the Summer. Moreover,
average employment for the 1886 sea-
sop to date is above the 1929 level.