Evening star., 1936-01-02

the erection OF wv A's~ 1854
many of the larg- Theodore W. Cook.
est buildings i'll
the city. The company maintains
both wholesale and retail departments
at Fifth and streets northeast
The Barber & Ross Co. was recently
incorporated in Delaware, Harry Blake,
with the company for 38 years, mas
been made chairman of the Board Of
Directors and Attorney William l..
Browning has been elected president.
Harry L. Light, SO years with the
concern, is the new secretary; John
w Hardell, with the old firm 26 years,
is treasurer of the new organization.
The hardware department will he
managed, by Marshall H. Johnson,
mill department by John r. Blake,
structural steel, Walter M. johnson,
with B. E. Freund, chief engineer; H.
Vernon Russell, chief craftsman, and
Tarleton S. Bean, plant superintendent.
Cook Made General Agent.
Appointment of Theodore w. Cook
as general agent of the National Life
Insurance Co. of Montpelier, VT, sf-
fective today, is announced by that
company. His territory will include
the District of Columbia, Alexandra
City and the counties of Arlington,
Fairfax and Loudoun in Virginia.
Mr.. Cook came to Washington in
1873 and became affiliated with the
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
the United States as soliciting
agent. In December, 1929, he was
appointed unit manager of that COM
pany and enjoyed marked success in
production work.
In September, 1882, he became as
sociated with John F. Cremen, gen.
eral agent of the Massachusetts, Mu-
tual Life Insurance Co. in Washing
ton as production manager of that
agency. In this work he was sue
cessful in bringing into the business
several of the city's outstanding pro-
ducers. Mr.. Cook has been active
IN the Life Underwriters Association
of Washington, and last year handled
the associations newspaper publicity.
Affiliated with him will be William
c. Worthington, who will continue
with the agency as associate general
agent, devoting his time to personal
underwriting and service to his per-
sonal clientele.
New Investment Firm Formed.
Kenneth S. Wales and George A.
Watson announce the formation OF <.
S. Wales g. Co., Inc, to transact
general investment and brokerage
business. The new firm is opening
Offices at BIS Fifteenth street north
west. They are members Of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange and of the In
vestment Bankers Association of
America.
Mr.. Wales has been in the invest
ment business in Washington since
1920 and was the resident manager for
Bonbright & Co. until 1882. In Octo-
ber of that year. he formed his own
firm under the name of K. S. Wales g.
Co. and since that time has engaged
the Hill Building.
He is a graduate of Princeton, class
of 1917 and served with the A. E. F.
in France as pilot in the Air Service.
He is a charter member and past presi-
dent of the Bond Club of Washington,
has also been president of the District
Sons of the American Revolution, and
the Mayflower Society and is member
of the Chevy Chase and Metropolitan
Clubs.
Mr.. Watson has been in the invest
ment business in Washington for
nearly 18 years, or since his graduation
from the old Business High School of
Washington. He was associated with
Stroud, Kurtz & Co. for IS years prior
to his becoming affiliated with K. S.
Wales & Co. in November of the past
year. He is an active member of the
Bond Club of Washington.
Auto Gains Break Records
Cfmaxing year Of steady gains,
the number of motorists joining the
District of Columbia Division of the
American Automobile Association dur
ing December broke all previous records
for similar months in preceding years,
the A. A. A. announces.
This gain, even over the banner
year $780," the association declared,
'unquestionably reflects improved busi-
ness conditions in Washington and
nearby territory.
Membership enrolment for the
year as whole is up approximately
is per cent over last year and every
month has shown a substantial in
crease over each corresponding period
of 1884. As result the percentage
of A. A. A. enrolment to total registra-
ton of motor vehicles is higher in the
Nations Capital than in any of the
<8 States.
THAT Washingtonians as a whole
are highly motor conscious is shown
by the fact that the District stands
third among all the States from the
standpoint of per capita car owner
ship"
Heard in Financial District.
The Great Northern Railway Co.
opened a travel bureau and ticket
Office in the National Press Build
ing today, offering travel service to
the West Coast, Alaska, Hawaii and
the Orient z. H. Whitlock, general
agent, and P v. Cox. passenger agent,
are in charge of the new office.
William l.. Emerson and Claude F.
Leaman, associated with Hemphill
Noyes g. Co., for Is years, have been
admitted as general partners in the
firm, it was announced by the Wash
ington Office today. They will be
connected with the New York office.
Trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange on the first day of the new
wear was not sensational. Four shares
of Potomac Electric Power 51a per
cent preferred sold at the strong price
of ia. That was all. About Is
issues on the list paid dividends to-
day.
The first quotation on the 1886
ticker tape to reach Washington