Evening star., 1938-06-08
D. c. BANKERS0FF
TO HOT SPRINGS
Party Leaves Capital Late
Today for goth Annual
Four-Day ConcIave.
By EDWARD C. STONE.

4.SU trlS afternoon ABOARD CneSd-
peake 6s Ohio special for Hot Springs,
Va, where the goth annual convention
will be called to order tomorrow morn
ing.
This years convention will be one
Of the most largely attended in years
and the program promises to be of
unusual interest Among the guests
are two important Government off,
cials with whom bankers come in
constant contact, Marshall r. Diggs,
acting controller of the currency, and
Mariner S. Eccles, chairman of the
Federal Reserve Board. Mr.. Diggs
is on the program and Mr.. Eccles
has spoken Informally at previous con-
ventions.
Elwood H. Seal, corporation counsel,
and Abner H. Ferguson, general coun-
sci of the Federal Housing Administra-
ton, are on the first days program
and President Thomas J. Groom will
present his annual report.
The business sessions will take place
on Thursday. Friday and Saturday
forenoons. Later each day the finan-
ciers find time for little golf. The
sports program shows that an array
Of golf cups are being offered again
this year.
These cups include the Hatton, Pop
Fleming, Wright, Carroll Morgan,
Hibbs, Corby, Gruver, Eleanor Patter-
son, Shannon and McLachlen Tro-
phies, not all of which are golf prizes.
F. P. H Sissons is chairman of the
Program Committee; William B. Will
lard entertainment; S. William Miller,
transportation; Robert H. Lacey,
sports; A. Scott Offutt, hotel Sidney
F, Taliaferro, publicity, and Mrs.
Thomas ]. Groom, Ladies Committee.
The financiers will return to WASH
ington late Sunday evening, leaving
Hot Springs at 4:3o.
D. c. Bankers Planning Trip.
1t was announced today that the
following $50 bankers and their guests
are planning to attend the conven-
ton:
Francis G. Addison. jr.: R. E. Allen,
Mr.. and Mrs Earle M. Amick, Theo-
dore S. Avery.
Mr.. and Mrs Bruce Baird, William
M. Baker, Robert W. Baltz. MIR. and
Mrs. William G. Barker. James D..
Barrett, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas N.
Beavers, j. McKenney Berry. w. F.
Blaydes, jr.: Phil BOBBY, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. Earle Bourne, G. Calvert
Bowie, Hayward E. Boyce, P. c. Brady,
Gregg c. Burns. Clarence F. Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Cafritz, Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. Cantwell, Donald
Childress, Charles T. Clagett, ]. w.
Clampitt. jr.; Edward J. Clarke, Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Clarke, Mr..
and Mrs. Lawrence Clayton, Mr.. and
Mrs. James S. Clifford, jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. D. c. Colladay, Mr. and Mrs
E. F. Colladay, DR.. and Mrs. Robert
U. Cooper. Mrs. Karl w. Corby and
Miss Mary Ellen Corby, John T.
Corsa, G. Bowdoin Craighill, Mr. and
Mrs. A. Gray Dawson, Arthur B.
Dickinson.
Mr.. Marshall Diggs. Charles H. Do
ing, William H. Donovan, Rutherford
j. Dooley, Joseph F. Dowdall, Harry l..
Downey, T. Howard Duckett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Campbell Eccles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mariner S. Eccles, Mr..
and Mrs. Spence S. Eccles, James B.
Edmunds, general agent, c. & o. Rail-
way.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Fadeiey,
Abner Ferguson, George M. Ferris,
Harry w. Finney. George NJ. Fisher,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert v. Fleming, How
ard P. Foley, Mrs. Howard P. Foley,
w. P. Folger.
Clyde D. Garrett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert S. Galley, L. j. Goode. Bernard
M. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas ].
Groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence w.
Grosner, Gerald G. Gross.
Mr.. George E. Hamilton, jr.; Wesley
G, Hanford, Richard E. Harris, Nelson
T. Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney L.
Hechinger, Ernest E. Herrell, Francis
E. Hildebrand Mr.. and Mrs. T. Stanley
Holland, M. E. Horton, Mr. and Mrs.
Hilleary G. Hoskinson and Miss Nancy
Lee Hoskinson, r. Edward Hotze, Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Huffman.
Walter S. Jelliffe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis ]. Kane, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry j. Kane, jr.: George
H. Keesee, Mr.. and Mrs. William l..
King.
Robert H. Lacey, Richard L. Lamb,
w. Larson, John E. Larson, William
H. Laughlin, Paul E. Lesh, Arthur J.
Linn, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert o. Litch-
field, w. j. Logan.
DR.. William Mcclellan, Miss Clara
r. McGrath, Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ
McLachlen, L. p McLachlen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Mackenzie, Mr.. Earl M.
Macintosh, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Marbury, Arthur May. Arthur Meade,
s. William Miller, William l.. Miller,
j. E. Moran, Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Morrill,, George H. Myers.
DR.. Marcus Nader, Mrs. Walter H.
Nash, James Parker Nolan, Robert T.
Norman, T. E. Norris, L. Bert Nye.
Donal c. O'Brien, Mr. and Mrs A.
1SS1s OAA0es AAA' oiid lul D. GuSOU %.
Olds, Benjamin Ourisman.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Hiles pardoe. Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncey Parker, jr.; Mr..
and Mrs. John E. Parker, Everett H.
Parsley.
Other Members Of Party.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Harding Paul, Col.
and Mrs. Julius I. Peyser, Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas r. Phillips, c. H. Pope,
Ord Preston, W. B. Putnam, j. Ches-
ter Pyles, John c. Pyles, jr.; Mr.. and
Mrs. George M. Quirk
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Reilly, Mr..
and Mrs. William 8. Renchard, Mrs.
L. P. Riddle, Clarence M. Roberts,
j. William Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. M.
D. Rosenberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Schneider,
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood H. Seal, James
Med. Shea, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Shul-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick p. H.
Siddons, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Skinner,
Albert Sigmund, Charles Albert Smith,
Horace G. Smithy, Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
old J. Steele, DR.. and Mrs. w. G.