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stitutions and traded in good volume
at 1191..
American Fire Insurance stock
which is closely held traded in a small
lot at 1885
Washington Gas Light Az per cent
convertible preferred in which there
was a public offering in June at 97l2
was quite active and traded in good
volume slightly under par closing the
week at 99l2.
"A small lot of Lanston Monotype
traded at so and Peoples Drug Stores
common appeared at 90. Washington
Railway e. Electric Is closed the week
st lo8 and washington Railway g.
Electric per cent preferred at Ill a
ex-dividend. Potomac Electric Power
6 per cent and 5'2 per cent preferred
stock issues traded during the week
at lis. No bank stocks were traded
during the week"
Sail for World Conclave.
Three well-known Washington
building and loan officials are men,
bers of the United States delegation
which sailed Thursday to attend the
International conclave Of loan Of
f1cials at Zurich September IL, l3, IA
and Is.
Heading the delegation is Edward
c. Baltz, secretary of the Perpetual
Building Association and president
of the United States Building d. Loan
League Morton E. Bodfish, executive
vice president of the national league,
and c. Clinton James of the Co.
lumbia Permanent Building Associa-
ton, who is counsel for both the
District and United States Building
and Loan Leagues, also are in the
delegation.
A study Of public and private hous-
ing projects in the British Isles and
on the continent will be made in tours
preceding and following the world
conference The delegates plan to
return to this country about Sep
tember 30.
Makes Sixth Anniversary.
Interstate Building Association cele-
brated its sixth anniversary yesterday,
having been incorporated in August,
1882. Edward j. Jones, secretary,
announced that the associations as
sets at the close of business this week
were in excess of 1885, 900.
John L. Weaver is president, Clar-
ence Dodge and Earl M Macintosh
are vice presidents; Martin E. West,
treasurer, and LaWton E. Inabinet,
assistant secretary.
Blue Hills Camp and Country Club,
Inc. has filed a registration statement
with the S. E. c. under the Securities
Act of 1888 covering $4,000 shares of
Z per cent on-cumulative class A
common stock, $40 par value, to be
offered at $40 share. Proceeds will
be used for the purchase of land. build
tngs, construction, equipment. i'm
provements and working capital. No
underwater is named in the regis
tration. Hugh F. Neason, Capital hotel
owner, is president: Max Gordon, res
taurant owner, is vice president, and
Milton Dunn is Secretary-treasurer.
Financial District Notes.
Ord Preston. president OF the Union
Trust Co. and first vice president of
the District of Columbia Bankers
Association, will celebrate his Gath
birthday anniversary tomorrow. Prior
to his acceptance Of the Union Trust
presidency in 1882, Mr.. Preston served
20 years as a director OF the company.
From 1928 to 1880 he was president of
the Washington Gas Light Co.
The Fenner & Beane office here is
furnishing continuous Chicago Mer-
camille Exchange butter, egg and hide
futures quotations by teleregiSter.
Clarence Dodge, vice president of the
Interstate Building Association, is va
cationing at Spring Lake. N. ]. He
plans to return about September l.
Raymond K. Espey, assistant sec
fetary of the Perpetual Building As
sociation, and Chaplin B. Bauman,
president of Oriental Building Asso-
citation. started their annual vacations
this week.