Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-05-10

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cities the month had the same num-
Der of business days this year and last
year, but in April this year there were
five Saturdays, as compared with four
year ago.
Insurance Directors Elected.
From among six candidates three
new directors were elected at the May
meeting of the District Life Under
writer's Association yesterday after
noon at the Willard Hotel. Theodore
w. Cook, James A. DeForce and
Joseph A. Mari They were elected
for three-year terms, and with six
other directors still in Office, will
shortly elect the president of the as
ISOLATION for the coming year. The
recent death of w G. Batchelder
first vice president of the association,
makes the election more difficult than
expected.
Life Insurance Week" events we're
pressed again today along many lines,
the exhibit at the Commerce DEPART
meth being one of the features. Rep
resentative Bruce Barton spoke on the
radio last night. Tomorrow night at
the Department of Commerce there
will be another public meeting. Har-
old D. Kraft, manager of the Provi-
cent Mutual mad a teacher in the
Insurance Institute, will speak on
Technique in the Distribution of
Life Insurance" and Joseph A. Mari.
Penn Mutual general agent and also
an instructor in the institute. will
trace development of the Services
OF Lie insurance to the Public"
Theodore w. Cook is chairman of the
committee. Paul H. Primm will
preside.
Convention Opens Thursday.
The delegation which the Safe
Deposit Section of the District Bank
ers' Association will send to the Ma
tlonal Safe Deposit convention in
Philadelphia. May 12-l4, was an
nounced today, as follows:
Mr. and Mrs. P. c. Brady. American
Security & Trust Co.; Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy D. Cowl. McLachlen Banking
corp; T. E. Elgin, City Bank; Albert
Z. Fisher, Riggs National Bank:
Charles w. Haas, Union Trust Co. !:
MIR. and Mrs. R. E. Harris, American
Security & Trust Co.; Mr.. and Mrs.
H. W. Ireland, American Security 4,
Trust Co.; Mrs. Vera w. Rhine, Morris
Plan Bank; Mrs. Helen R. Sharpe
Bank of Commerce e. Savings, chair
man OF the Washington group, and Mr.,
ana Mrs. H. P. White, American Sc
curity & Trust Co.
The delegation will leave here nv
train tomorrow evening at 6 O'Clock.
the Bellevue-Stratford to be conven-
ton headquarters.
washington will furnish one of the
speakers in Richard E. Harris. who
Will talk on Economy With Eff
flciency." Baltimore has a speaker
Delano Ames.
Heard in Financial District.
Bernard j. Nees of Johnston, Lemon
d Co., has been appointed chairman
OF the Membership Committee of the
Junior Board OF Commerce, it was an
nounced today. He is one of the mosl
enthusiastic members of the organiza.
ton and is member of the Wash.
ington Stock Exchange. Several other
brokers are members of the junior
board.
Stones Mercantile Agency, 1419 +
street NV, has just published g
booklet devoted especially to Sub,
dividing Lands" "Appraising Real
Estate" and Classifying Tenants" the
subject matter being of vital Interest
to lawyers, bank officers and Others
having direct connection with rea
estate. Incidentally this firm, which
keeps very close to the business situa.
ton. has recently noted improvement
along several differknt lines,