Evening star., 1938-06-26
HOSK|NSON PICKS
COMMITTEE HEADS
~F0RD.C. BANKERS
Chairmen, Vice Chairmen
Include WeII.KnoWn
Financiers.
CAPITAL SALES EXCEED
1887 AGAIN IN WEEK
Average s.66 Der Cent Above Year
Ago for Second Time, According
to Department of Commerce.
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

BY EDWARD C. STONE.
Hilleary G. Hoskinson, new presi-
dent of the District Bankers Associa
ton, announced appointment yester.
day of the chairmen and vice chair
men of the associations important
standing committees for the coming
year. The list includes some of the
Capitals best known bankers, sew
eral of whom served on the same COM
mittees last year. The committed
heads are as follows:
Advertising Committee-Willard G
Barker, president Morris Plan Bank
chairman; Robert L. Flather, assistant
secretary American Security g. Trust
Co.. vice chairman.
Auditing George NJ Fisher, vice
president and treasurer Washington
Loan & Trust Co.. chairman S. Will
son Earnshaw. secretary and treasurer
East Washington Savings Bank, vice
chairman.
Budget-Ord Preston, president
Union Trust Co.. chairman; Albert S
Galley. executive vice president Lin
coin National. vice chairman.
Commercial Trade Activities-Wil-
liam B. Willard, vice president Ma
tional Savings g. Trust Co., chairman
James A. Soper, vice president and
cashier. Lincoln National, vice chair
man.
Credit Bureaus. William Miller
treasurer Union Trust Co., chairman
c. D. Ratclif1e, vice president and
treasurer Munsey Trust Co, vice
chairman.
Government Regulations-Stanley
D. Willis, trust officer National Metro
polltan, chairman; W. L. Koontz vice
president and cashier. Anacostia Bank,
vice chairman
1nsurance-John A. Reilly, presi-
dent Second National, chairman; Mel
son B. O'Neal. assistant vice president
Riggs National, vice chairman.
Law and Legislation-Francis G
Addison, jr., president Security Saw
ings Il Commercial Bank, chairman:
L. P. McLachlen, president McLachler
Banking Corp, vice chairman
Other Committee Heads.
Personnel-Wilmer j. Waller, vice
president and cashier Hamilton Ma
tlonal, chairman; r. j. Dooley, cash.
Ter National Bank of Washington. vice
chairman.
Protective-A. Scott Offutt. vice
president City Bank, chairman; Bar
mum L, Cotton. real estate officer Ma
tional Savings & Trust, vice chairman.
Public Relations-Thomas j. Groom
executive vice president Bank of Com
meree g. Savings, chairman; H. H.
Mckee, president National Capita
Bank. vice chairman.
Publicity-Sidney F.. Taliaferro.
vice president and trust officer Riggs
National, chairman; 1. J. Roberts. as
sistant vice president Riggs National.
vice chairman.
Standardized Banking Forms-Rob-
ert H. Lacey, cashier, Columbia Ma
tional, chairman; T. Hunton Leith
cashier, Security Savings & CONNER
eial, vice chairman.
Treasury Relations-W. T. VAN
doren, vice president and cashier
Liberty National, chairman; Horace
F. Stokes, assistant cashier, National
Metropolitan, vice chairman.
Accountants-W. r. Forster, vice
president, Hamilton National, chair.
man: c. H. Pope, president, Munsey
Trust Co.. vice chairman.
Speakers Unit-Frederick P. H.
Siddons. secretary, American Security
81 Trust Co., chairman; Norman E.
rowson, assistant treasurer, Washing
ton Loan & Trust Co., vice chairman
Two Committees Combined.
Several chairmen had charge of
the same committees last year. Will
liam B. Willard was chairman of
commercial trade activities, S. William
Miller guided the Credit Bureau. John
A. Reilly watched insurance develop
ments, Wilmer J. Waller looked after
personnel and F. P. H. Siddons de-
veloped the speakers unit.
President Hoskinson combined the
Law and Legislation and Taxation
Committees this year. Mr.. Addison
was chairman of the Law Committee
last year and Mr.. McLachlen took
care Of taxation, now becoming vice
chairman OF the combined committee.
It was too difficult to keep the work
Of the two committees separate.
The appointments give unusual rep
resentation to all the Washington
banks, and being made so soon after
the annual convention mean that the
years work will get away to an excel
le1t start. The complete committees
will be announced shortly.
d. C. Sales Again Top 1887.
For the second consecutive week
Washington was one of five cities in
the whole United States reporting
that retail during the past week was
on a par with or better than in the
comparable week last year. Sales in
the Capital averaged 8.66 per cent
higher than in 1887, the Commerce
Department reported yesterday.
One store reported decrease, but
all other stores showed increases
ranging from 0.47 per cent to IT per
cent, the report said. In comparison
with the previous week, washington
1ores recorded decrease of q little
more than per cent. Trade in the
rest of the fifth district was spotty.
All reporting cities reported a de-
crease from the like period in 1887,
but there were some increases in re-
tail sales over the previous week this
year.
Building permits in Washington re-
vealed a good gain, total of $5l6, 500,
Including two buildings at Catholic
iversity for $2S0,Oo0 comparing
SAth $358,l00 in the corresponding
week year ago. This was the first
week since January that building per-