Evening star., 1939-04-30

CecQeQ DOJn GIle SdIIle week d ytdI
ago and the previous week this year,
the Commerce Department reported
yesterday in reviewing business in
36 cities.
Compared with the corresponding
week last year. retail sales registered
a gain of 6.88 per cent, one store
reporting an increase of 20 per cent.
The increase in comparison with
the previous week was nominal,
being about 2 per cent.
Building permits were also better
than last year, total of $428, 500
comparing with 1886 600, the week S
permits including $150,000 ware
mouse. Bank clearings were down
slightly, SIG, ,607 ,696, against $21 $685.
a38 last year.
Capital Transit passenger rev.
enues revealed another gain, STEP
ping up to 1921 ,484 from 1922 ,681 a
year ago. There were fewer visitors
at the Washington Monument than
> in the previous week or the COM
parable 1888 period.
Retail trade in the rest of the
afth reserve district was mixed, the
weather being factor. The changes
we're small either way, the COM
merce report stated.
Bankers to Complete Plans.
Omcers of the District of Co.
hlmbia Bankers Association and the
ehairmen of the committees for the
1880 annual convention, June to
ii. leave Washington Friday for
Hot Springs, Va, to make final
arrangements for the convention.
THOSE expected to go are: Hilleary
q. Hoskinson, president, and vice
president Riggs National Bank; Ord
Preston. first vice president and
president Union Trust Co.; A. M.
McLachlen, second vice president,
vice president and treasurer Nc
Lachlen Banking Corp; T. STAN
ley Holland, third vice president,
trust officer American Security g.
Trust Co.; John A. Reilly, chair
man, General Convention Com
mittee and president Second Ma
lional Bank; Thomas j. Groom,
chairman, Program Committee,
executive vice president Bank OF
Commerce & Savings; A. Scott Of
futt, chairman, Entertainment Com
mittee, vice president City Bank;
Willard G.. Barker, chairman, Trans
portation Committee, president
Morris Plan Bank; Robert H. Lacey,
chairman, Hotel Committee, cashier
Columbia National Bank; William
3. willard, chairman, Sports Com
mittee, vice president National
Savings 81 Trust Co.; and Sidney F.
Taliaferro, chairman, Publicity Com
mitee, vice president and trust Of
ficer Riggs National Bank.
Robey Heads Bankers Slate.
Francis E. Robey, Bank of Com
merce g. Savings, has been nomi-
mated as a candidate for the presi-
dency of Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking, the
annual election being set for May
II. He Is unopposed. The other can
didates are as follows:
For first vice president, Edward
M. Blaiklock, Washington Loan g.
Trust Co.; second vice president,
John M. Christie, Riggs National;
secretary, Leona E. Draeger, Wash
ington Loan & Trust Co.; treas
urer, Raymond L. Jones, National
Metropolitan, and G. Crawford
Turnbull, Morris Plan; assistant sec
retary, Helen Healy, National Saw
ings & Trust Co., and Dorothy Lam
ham, Second National.
Chief consul, Kenneth Birgfeld,
American Security & Trust Co., and
Neal w. Wells, National Savings
B. Trust Co.; Board of Governors
(four to be elected, j. George Da-
genais, Riggs National; Robert H.
Lacey, Columbia National; William
M. Mcclure, McLachlen Banking
Corp; Thomas j. Norris, Bank of
Commerce e. Savings; George M.
Rowzee, Lincoln National; John S..
Warner, Union Trust Co., and j..
Earle McGeary, w. B. Hibbs g. Co.
New Headquarters Are Leased.
President Hilleary G. Hoskinson OF
the District Bankers Association an
nounced yesterday that the associa-
tion is to move into new quarters in
the American Security Building on
June /, Association officials have
1ust signed q three-year lease for
extensive quarters on the fourth
floor, space being included for Wash
ington Chapter, American Institute
of Banking. The present headquar-
ters are in the Bond Building. The
> requirements of the institute have
demanded expansion and the matter
has long been under consideration.
Trading on d. c. Exchange.
Washington Gas Light preferred
stock led trading on the Washington
Stock Exchange yesterday, two fair
sized sales being made at 1851. Po-
tomac Electric Power 51a per cent
preferred moved on a very small
scale at 1l3. Capital Transit regis
tered no sales yesterday, but ended
the week with 1412 bid and 1914
asked.
In a few days dividends, which
have already been declared, will be
paid on Washington Gas preferred
and common, National Savings g.
Trust Co. stock, Washington Loan g.
Trust and American Fire Insurance
Co. stock. These issues are now
being quoted ex dividend on the ex-
lhange.