Evening star., 1939-02-25

Joseph R. Fltz-
patrick presl-
dent of WASH Il" fA'"''''A
ington Chapter, will preside. The
attendance will be the largest in
the history of the chapter. Last
year there we're 1927 at the dinner
This year there will be l,O4O If
last-minute Illness changes the
guest list there are plenty of others
who will be glad to fill the vacancies.
The Willard will be taxed to the
uttermost to take care of the record
gathering.
President Fitzpatrick promises a
light program, no heavy addresses
on the subject of high finance being
listed. Skeets Morris and the Au-
burn Cavaliers, an organization
which originated at the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, is coming up
from Florida to furnish the music.
The band played at Virginia Beach
last Summer and has filled many
college prom engagements. The
other features of the program have
not been announced in advance.
Aubrey o. Dooley has been general
chairman in charge of arrange
ments.
George T. Newell, member of the
among the out-of-town guests. Pres
ton Delano, controller of the cur
rency. and Deputy Controller C. B.
Upham will be among the guests.
Ronald Ransom, one of the COVER
nors of the Federal Reserve Sys-
tenn, is another Government official
expected. The American Bankers
Association will be represented by a
former president, Robert V. Flem-
ing. Hugh Leach. president of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
will attend, while another guest will
be Frank M. Totten of the Chase
National Bank who is known as
brilliant, humorous speaker. The
reception will start around o'clock.
Storage Officers Elected.
Directors of the Security Storage
to the staff, Ralph H. Houser being
made assistant treasurer and Philip
Larner Gore assistant secretary.
Both have been associated with the
company a considerable length of
time.
Mr.. Houser was graduated from
Eastern High School in 1923 and be-
came associated with the Security
Storage Co. that same year. He was
graduated from George Washington
University in 1929 He is a men,
Der of the Washington Board of
Trade, and member and past
president of the Thirteen Club.
Mr.. Gore was educated at Prince
ton University and the George
Washington Law School and is
member of the District bar. He
is a member of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Junior Board OF
Commerce, Princeton Club of Wash
ington, Home Plate Glass Insurance
Co., and is secretary of the Board
of Deacons of the Covenant-First
Presbyterian Church. He is also
an active member of the Chevy
Chase Club.
Wilson Heads Phone Company.
Lloyd B. Wilson was reelected
president and Charles A. Robinson
general manager of the Chesapeake
e. Potomac Telephone Co. by the
board of directors at its monthly
meeting just held here. Philip O.
Coffin and John A. RemOn were re-
elected vice presidents; Walter B.
Clarkson, vice president and secre-
tary: Ralph A. Van Orsdel, vice
president and general counsel, and
Thomas B. Clarkson, treasurer.
Other officers reelected were
Franklin H. Kenworthy, general
auditor: Frederick w. Bradbury,
auditor; Charles T. Clagett, assist
ant to general manager: Edward G.
Bliss. general commercial manager;
Roy w. Prince, chief engineer; John
c. White, general plant manager,
and S. F. Merriam, general traffic
manager.
Bank Women Plan Celebration.
The Bank Women's Club of Wash
ington will celebrate its twelfth an
niversary with dinner at Tilden Gar
dens next Monday at o'clock. The
past presidents of the club are each
scheduled to give short talk, and
Miss Helen Lyon, special guest, will
present an illustrated lecture on
"Tulip Time in Holland Miss Mil
dred Woodcock, present chief ex-
ecutive of the club, and Mrs. Mil
dred ODonnoghue are in charge
of arrangements for this event.
Financial District Comment.
The sale of so shares of Mergen-
thaler Linotype on the Washington
Stock Exchange yesterday, at 2O1s,
was unchanged from the last pre-
vious sale. The high for the year
is 2Os4.
Liberty National Bank stock was
off a point yesterday when 10
shares changed hands at SLIT a
share. The stock sold recently at
1SO. The stock now stands at ITS
bid and 180 asked.
Washington Railway & Electric
preferred, which sold yesterday at
1l1a, was a little under the years
best price. Anacostia & Potomac
River R. r. SIS were up a point on
the $4,000 bond transfer at 80.
The January gain of more than
$4,000 gave the company a very
much better start than a year ago,
when the company barely broke
even. It is interesting to note that
ever since last August there has
been a monthly increase in revenue
passenger traffic.
Telephone users in Washington
made 28,643,O0O calls during Janu-
ary, or 2,439, 900 more than in Janu-
ary, 1888.