Evening star., 1939-01-18
American Security
Adds One Official
AT Annual Meeting
Paul SeItzer Elected
Assistant Treasurer:
All Others Renamed
By EDWARD c. STONE.

OIQceTS al tIle annual OrgdIlZdllO1l
meeting late yesterday. The off,
GERS are:
President, Corcoran Thorn: vice
presidents. Howard Moran, William
l.. Beale; secretary, Frederick P. H.
Siddons: treasurer, James C. Dulin,
jr.; trust officer, T. Stanley Holland;
real estate officer, William L. Beale;
auditor, James D. Barrett, assistant
secretaries. Albert H. Shillington,
Robert L. Flather; assistant trust
officers. David N. Houston, Arthur
G. Nichols, j. Eliot Moran, Earl G.
Jonscher; trust investment officer,
Frank M. Perley; assistant treas
urers, William w. Keck, main office;
Hans w. Ireland, main Office; Percy
c. Brady, Southwest branch; Charles
G. Boswell, central branch; Edward
E. Swan. central branch; Richard
E. Harris, central branch; Harry P.
White. Northeast branch; William
E. Schooley, main Office; James l..
Goldsmith, central branch; Paul j.
SeltZer, main Office.
Mr.. Seltzer, formerly chief clerk
of the main office banking depart
ment. has been with the company
for 81 years. He has been active in
the Washington Chapter, American
Institute of Banking, for some time,
having served as president for the
year 1861.
Owen on Advisory Board.
One new member, Thornton w.
Owen, was added to the advisory
board of branches. and all other
members were reelected for the year
1899 as follows:
John M. Beane, John G. Bell,
Joseph P. Burke. John B. Geier,
Henry Foote Gibbs, John D. Green,
Gilbert Hahn, Charles NJ. Hammett,
Ben c. Hartig. Sidney L, Hechinger,
L. A. Herman Ralph A. Judd,
Charles Kattelmann. A. Magruder
Macdonald, William E. Miller,
Howard Moran, James c. Nealon,
M. Frank Rupert, Andrew Saul,
John Saul, Edward E. Swan and
Henry Wahl.
Mr.. Owen of the firm of Thomas
J. Owen & Son is a graduate OF
Mckinley Technical High School
and of the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology. He has been very
active in the Washington Board
of Trade He is member of the
Board of Trustees of the Washing
ton Better Business Bureau and
the Washington Community Chest;
member Washington Real Estate
Board, and second vice president
of the Washington Chapter, Amer
lean Savings, Building G. Loan In
stitute, and has been engaged in
the real estate auctioneer and ap-
praisal business in this city for
some time.
Institute Leaders Banquet.
More than 100 members of Wash
ington Chapter. American Institute
of Banking, including bank officers,
chapter officers, governors, instruc-
tors, committee chairmen and con-
suls. attended the midyear educa-
tional dinner last evening at the
Willard Hotel. William H. Laughlin
chairman of the Educational Com
mittee, presiding. Plans for the
coming semester were fully outlined,
and much enthusiasm manifested.
A. NJ McLachlen. a vice president
Of the District Bankers Association,
brought greetings from that organi-
zation: Joseph R. Fitzpatrick. pres
ident of Washington Chapter, also
spoke. as did Francis E. Robey,
chairman of the Program Commit
tee; Raymond L. Jones. chief con-
sui; Herbert Lawson. chairman of
the Membership Committee. and
Raymond B. Dickey, dean of the
institute faculty.
The guest speaker was Harry c.
Culshaw, a former president of
Philadelphia Chapter, who made an
lnspirational address which was
thoroughly enjoyed. 1t was stated
at the dinner that the outlook for
the second semester is highly en-
couraging.
Rosslyn Steel Officers Named.
Rosslyn Steel & Cement Co.
elected the following directors at
the annual meeting: w. c. Kiesler,
Malcolm S. McConihe, c. Emory
Galliher, Arthur j. Linn, E. A. Rule
and c. H. Galliher.
At the organization meeting the
following officers were elected: W. c.
Kiesler, president; G. H. Galliher,
vice president; Malcolm S. Nc
Connie, treasurer, and Arthur j.
Linn, secretary.
Big Insurance Meeting Seen.
Final arrangements are being
completed for the annual congress
between members of the District
of Columbia and Baltimore Life
Underwriters Associations which
will be held Friday at the Willard
Hotel.
Harold D. Kraft, chairman of the
congress, has summoned all men,
bers of the District association to be
present as possible jurors for the
Trial of John @. Agent" one of
the features of the program. The
trial will portray how life insurance
should be properly written.
More than 600 members of the
two associations are expected for the
one-day congress.
Lanston Declares Dividend.
Directors of the Lanston Monotype
Co., meeting yesterday, declared
dividend of ST per share on the out
standing stock. payable February 2S,
j. Thilman Hendrick, chairman of
the board, announced today.
The annual statement of the
Northeast Building Association dis
closes assets in excess of $1,3l4 000
According to Secretary S. Schuyler
Symons, the last half of 1888 was
particularly favorable period for new
accounts and home loans.
]. Clifford Folger of Folger, Nolan
h Co.. will preside at public rela-
tions forum at the Investment
Bankers Association meeting in Bal
timore next Tuesday. He is vice
chairman of the Southeastern
Groups Educational Committee. A
large delegation OF Washington's in
yvestment dealers will attend the all