Evening star., 1938-02-11

Riordon. George
?. Sacks. Mr.. Smith and Corcoran
Thorn, The following members of the
staff were continued in office:
w. H. Callahan traffic manager:
]. S. Walker. general passenger agent:
j. A. Maxwell. auditor: G E. Herring,
purchasing agent: D. Sawyer, superin-
tending engineer: c. H. Ray. general
agent, Washington: P. G. Minter, gen.
eral agent Norfolk. Va: H. N Lar
combe, agent. Alexandria. Va. and C.
S. Revell. join agent. OLD Point Com
fort, Va.
Bond Club Enjoys Banquet.
More than 10 members Of the Bond
Club of Washington and guests en-
joyed the annual miGWinter banquet.
which was held al the MayflCWer
Hotel last evening with President l..
Clark Brown presiding. 1t was voted
a complete success.
Among the horor eueets was Thomas
J. Groom. president Of the District
Bankers Association. Manv bankers
in the city are associate members of
the Bond Club so that the banking
at the dinner
Strickland Gillian. famed as the
author of of Again. on Again. Fin
nlgan," was thc guest speaker, The
humorist and writer was at his best
which is all that need be said. His
remarks drew great applause.
The Dinner Committee consisted of
Robert Norman. chairma,. c. Bavne
Marbury. s. Z. Brys0n. Harold Pease
and c. c. Allies. assisted By the Board
of Governors which includes President
Brown. Chauncey G. Parker jr.;
George M. Ferris. Frank NJ Hall and
Thomas c. Montgomery Various prizes
are always awarded at the annual din
ner and this year they were much
more elaborate than usua..
Bank Club Elects Officers.
At a recent meeting of the National
Savings Club the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Richard L. Johnson, president: Avlynne
Helm, first vice president: Douglas
Smith. second vice president: Ruby
Brooking. secretary: Louise Tew. as
sistant secretary; George Pollock
treasurer, and Frances Coleman. Mar
garet Nau, Theodore Post and Olga
Cannon assistant treasurers.
The newly elected president has an
nounced AN interesting program for
the 1938-l939 season. A Forum Com
mittee has been appointed to arrange
series of lectures by well-known
speakers. The first lecture will be pre-
sented tonight by Marvin H. Heller of
the Department of Justice.
A group of educational talks relating
to policies and methods of banking will
be inaugurated. The first speaker in
this group is John C. Proctor. who will
speak on the history of the National
Savings and Trust Co. in relation to
the development of Washington. Sue
ceeding talks will be presented by Of
f1cers and heads Of departments of the
institution
Noted in Financial District.
Two Washington bank officials we're
quietly observing their birthday ami
versaries today-George W. White,
president of the National Metropolitan
and Joshua Evans, jr. vice president
Of the Hamilton National.
Sir Willmott Lewis. Washington cor
respondent of the London Times, will
address the annual banquet of the
trust division of the American Bankers
Association, at the midwinter con-
ference in New York next week. Sew
eral Washington bankers will be
present.
Thomas L. Hume. securities broker.
announces the association with him of
Thomas L. Hume, jr.. recently with
Jackson g. Curtis. New York, and
Charles w. Hume, who has been con-
nected with Blyth T. Co., Inc, in
New York.
The Washington Stock Exchange
will be closed tomorrow. following SIM
liar action by the New York Stock
EXCHANGE