Evening star., 1939-05-14
Bankers Will Hear
Conc|ave Plans al
Annual Dinner
Big Attendance Expected
At Columbia Country
Club Thursday
By EDWARD c. STONE.

Club next Thursday evening, S.
William Miller, chairman of the
Committee of Arrangements and
treasurer of the Union Trust Co.,
announced yesterday. This will be
q record attendance.
Many distinguished Government
officials in departments with which
the banks have their closest con-
facts will be present, the same be-
ing true of the District govern
ment. Heads of the Board of
Trade, Bond Club, Institute of
Banking and other organizations
also have been invited.
Plans for the 1889 annual con-
vention Of the bankers association,
to be held at the Homestead Hot
Springs, Va, June 8-11, will be
outlined by John A. Reilly, general
convention chairman and presi-
dent of the Second National Bank
Hllleary G. Hoskinson. president OF
the association and vice president
Of the Riggs National Bank, will
preside.
There will be an afternoon of
golf on the club course preceding
the dinner. For this event Robert
V. Fleming, president, Riggs Ma
tlonal Bank, has donated a cup
which will be awarded with other
prizes in the evening to the WIN
nerS.
List of Invited Guests.
A list of specially invited guests.
who have accepted invitations to
the dinner, includes the following
Preston A. Delano, controller of
the currency: Jesse H. Jones, chair
man Reconstruction Finance Cor
porauon: John K. Mckee, member
OF Board of Governors of the Fed
eral Reserve System; Lawrence
Clayton, assistant to the chairman,
Board Of Governors, Federal Re-
serve System; E. H. Cough. deputy
controller of the currency; Judge
L, E. Birdzell. general counsel.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
c. B. Upham, first deputy con-
troller Of the currency; M. C.
Hazen, president Board of Com
missioners, District of Columbia =;
David McCoach, jr.. Commissioner
OF the District of Columbia.
ElWood H. Seal, corpora ton coun-
sci OF the District of Columbia: 10
V. Morgan, member sole Board of
Tax Appeals of the District of Co.
lumbla; F Gloyd Await, attorney
at law; Seton Darr, president. Bar
aSSnHI9tjNn nictrip+ 1f
William H. Donovan. assistant gen.
eral counsel, District of Columbia
Bankers Association: James B. Ed
munds, general agent. Chesapeake
& Ohio Railroad; Joseph R. Fitz-
patrick, immediate past president,
Washington Chapter, American In
stltute OF Banking; Harry J. Kane,
jr,, Columbia Title Insurance Co.:
Chester Morrill,, secretary, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System; Chauncev G. Parker, ir.,
president, Bond Club of Washing
ton.
Leo H. Paulger, chief, Division
Of Examinations, Board of Cover
nors of the Federal Reserve System:
Arthur B. Shelton. clerk, United
States Court of Customs and Patent
Appeals, and secretary, Columbia
Country Club; Martin R. West,
president, Columbia Country Club
and member of the firm of Weaver
Bros; Lawrence E. Williams, presi-
dent. Washington Board of Trade:
Walter w. Wyatt, general counsel
Board of Governors. Federal Reserve
System; Francis E. Robey, president;
Washington Chapter, American In
stitute of Banking; Thomas w. Bra
hany manager, E. A. Pierce & Co.;
Thomas M. Cahill, Washington Post
Richard Berwick, Times Herald, and
E. c. Stone, Washington Star.
ID. c. Sales Top 1888 Mark.
Retail sales in Washington de-
partment stores for the week ended
May 10 were IL per cent ahead OF
the corresponding week a year ago
the Commerce Department report
ed yesterday in reviewing business
In 36 cities. Compared with tre
previous week, trade was off 53C
per cent.
Bank clearings were ahead of last
year by slight margin, S21 ,8O4 ,679
comparing with s2l.154 282 Visitors
to the Washington Monument out.
numbered the record of the pre-
vious week, but were under the
total year ago, the report said.
Building permits scored a notable
gain, permits totallng $1,209 $50
with one S350,000 apartment house
included, compared with s551, ,75(
last year. Total passenger rev.
enues of the Capital Transit Co
indicated increased shopping traf-
flc on the approach of Mothers
Day, s237 ,246 comparing with $227 :
872 in the like 1888 week.
Business in other Fifth District
cities was reported as spotty. Ac-
tual construction was announced as
starting on the Santee-Cooper $40
100000 hydro-electric power and
navigation project at Charleston
S. c.
U. S. Officials Plan Trip.
Reports from Seattle yesterday
stated that IAN all-star delegation
of administration officials" will at
tend the American Bankers AS
sociation annual convention next
fall. Definitely scheduled for the
coast trip are:
John W. Hanes, Undersecretary
of the Treasury; Leo T. Crowley
chairman, Federal Deposit Insur-
ance Corp; Preston Delano. con-
troller of the currency; Ronald
Ransom, vice chairman. board o1
governors, Federal Reserve System
and Hugh Leach, president, Federal
Reserve Bank of Richmond. 1t is
also expected that Stewart Nc
Donald, head of the Federal Hous-
Ing Administration, will also be
present.