Evening star., 1938-01-24
INSURANCE SALES
MOUNT |ND|STR|CT
Gain of 6 Per Cent Scored
in December and Year
Over 1886 Periods.
By EDWARD c. STONE.

SoAL4
In December alone the National
Capital recorded a gain of per cent
over the corresponding month in 1886,
while the country as whole suffered
a letdoWn of 6 per cent in new busi-
ness. The final figures reveal that
new ordinary life insurance written in
the entire Nation in the full year to-
tailed s7.238,89 900 and in December
$634, 100000
These impressive figures do not in
clude group insurance. The reports
by months had indicated that Wash
ington would exceed 1886 by SUBJ
stantial margin, but the final total
was larger than anticipated In the
closing months of the year the Capital
made better percentage showing than
Boston, Chicago. Cleveland, Detroit,
Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia
or st. Louis.
Maryland Business Scars.
Maryland had remarkable insur-
ance year. December business was 81
per cent better than year ago and to-
tailed s9.67l 900 and for the II months
was 6 per cent ahead of 1896, with
policies totaling s1OO,353, 900. with 68
per cent of the companies doing better
than in 1896.
Virginia likewise had a big wear,
New business, amounting to So, 200 900
IN December, was off per cent. How
ever, the total of S9O.385 900 for the
full year was per cent above the
1886 mark.
west Virginia was per cent ahead
Tor the year with total of s63. 500 900
IN new policies. North Carolina was
also per cent ahead for the wear.
doing more than s1Oo,Ooo,ooO in new
business. South Carolina made a 4
per cent gain over 1886 by writing
e4s,392,000 in 1887.
Lacey Announces Committees.
Complete membership of the COM
nlttee arranging for the 33d annual
banquet of the American institute of
Banking, at the Willard Hotel, Febru-
ary l9. was announced today bv
General Chairman Robert H. Lacey
as follows:
I. j. Roberts, Riggs National; Rich
ard A. Norris, Lincoln National: T..
Hunton Leith, Security Savings e.
commercial, and Walton L. Sander
son, Hamilton National, vice chair
men; Margaret P. Hayden. Columbia
National. secretary; John M. Christie,
Riggs National, treasurer; chairmen
Of subcommittee are Raymond L,
Jones, National Metropolitan. audit;
Alice H. Whitton, First National of
Alexandria, dance; Francis E. Robey,
Bank OF Commerce & Savings, deco
rations; G. Elmer Flather, Union
Trust, dinner; Frank NJ. Perley, Amer
lean Security &, Trust entertainment;
Paul j. Seltzer, American Security &
Trust. finance; George M. Rowzee,
Jr, Lincoln National, invitations Au-
prey Q. Dooley, Hamilton National.
publicity; j. Earle McGeary. w. B.
Hlobs d Co., seating; Myrtle P. Lewis
Liberty National. womens.
Members of the General Committee
are Kenneth Birgfeld, Marguerite Det-
terer. James C. Dulin, B. Bruce
Frantz, Henry F. Kimball, American
Security; William F. Russ, City Bank;
Mildred E. Rowzee, Hamilton; w. T.
Vandoren. Liberty; James A Soper,
Robert E. Lee. Lincoln; William M.
Mcclure, McLachlen; G. Crawford
Turnbull, Morris Plan; Thomas j.
Cronin, Munsey Trust; Rutherford j.
Dooley, National Bank of Washington;
George B. Earnshaw. Metropolitan;
Neal w. Wells, National Savings;
Louis F. Corea, Constance D. Jones.
G. Edward Foreman, Frances E.
Nagel, Stephen o. Porter. Frank U.
Rodger. Riggs; Stuart S. Ogilvie, Sec
ond; Ruth I. Gordon, Security Saw
ings; J. Wesley Clampitt, Harry F.
Harding, William C. Miller, Union
Trust; Edward M. Blaiklock, Leona E.
Draeger, J. Kennedy Irelan, Herbert
D. Lawson, Washington Loan; Robert
G. Whitton and E. Wallace Schreiner,
First National. Alexandria.
Paint Club Elects Bachman.
J. w. Bachman of the w. r. Win
slow Co. was elected president Of the
Washington Paint Salesmens Club at
the annual meeting held at the La Fay
cite Hotel. He succeeds Clarence l..
Gilbert. Other officers include:
Lloyd r. Sauer. Sherwin- Williams
Co., vice president; W. Frank Sunny,
secretary; Robert r. Kenyon, Fries,
Beall g. Sharp, treasurer; John F.
Horne Of w. R. WinsloW Co., Manning
Dyer Of Dyer Bros, Arthur Kettner
Of the Winslow company and J. P.
Hopkins, Hugh Reilly Co., directors.
Appointment of a fair-trade prac-
tices committee was authorized to CO.
operate with similar committees in
other organizations in the industry
and especially to promote fair-trade
practices in the Washington area. The
new directors will meet with the pres
ident next Friday.
Bankers Visit Baltimore.
washington sent large delegation
to the annual banquet of Baltimore
Chapter. American Institute of Bank
ing. Saturday night, including: James
G. Dulin. tr.; Joseph r. Fitzpatrick,
Joshua Evans. jr.; William Bowie,
Prince Georges Bank; Walter Bogley,
Bank Of Bethesda; r. Earle Haycock,
William H. Laughlin, president of
Washington Chapter: Myrtle P. Lewis,
j. Earle McGeary. Chester E. Morrow.
Frank M. Perley, I. j. Roberts, Walton
l.. Sanderson, Beale Sasscer, Paul j,
Selt2er. George s. Sloan, George o.
Vass. Wilmer j. Waller.
Frank r. Curda, president of the
national organization, was present and
William A. Irwin, assistant educa-
tional director of the institute, was
the guest speaker. He made one of the
best addresses on record, Washington
bankers declared today.
Heard in Financial District
Honors won by two Washington in
surance men, r. M. Plake and. e. c.
Potter, are announced by the North
western National Life Insurance Co.,
Minneapolis, for the volume of new
insurance written in 1897.
Hartman & Keech are opening a
branch Office on the S. S. Normandie
for the duration of its South Ameri-
can cruise from February S to Feb