Evening star., 1939-01-14
Capital Residents
To Address Dry Goods
Leaders al Conc|ave
Meeting in New York
Expected to Draw
Heavy Attendance
By EDWARD c. STONE.

BY EDWARD c. STONE.
Several Washingtonians will take
an active part in the 28th annual
convention of the National Retail
Drygoods Association, at Hotel
Pennsylvania, New York, which
opens MONDAY Harry L. Brown, as
sistant Secretary of Agriculture. will
address the general session Tues
day morning on "The National Cot
ton Surplus Problem"
Mark Lansburgh of Lansburgh &,
Bro, will act as chairman at the
meeting Wednesday morning of the
store management group. when the
theme will be ''Management's Con-
Germ With Strained Customer Rela-
tons"
w. G. McDermott, traffic manager,
Woodward & Lothrop and chair
man of the associations Committee
on Shipping Containers, will give an
address on that subject before the
traffic group Wednesday morning.
Restaurant operation will be given
careful consideration by the Con-
trollers Congress. A report will be
presented on Exchange of Expert
ences Through Standard Procedure. "
Alice Webster of Woodward G.
Lothrop, had much to do with this
report.
Countless other subjects are to
be considered and much entertain
ment has been planned. Several
hundred delegates are expected.
Reservations Pass 100 Mark.
More than 100 members OF Wash
ington Chapter, American Institute
of Banking and their guests will at
tend the mid-Winter educational
dinner at the Willard Hotel, next
Tuesday evening. Chairman Will
liam H. Laughlin announced to-
day. Harry c. Culshaw of Phila
delphia will be the guest speaker,
He IS former president of Phila-
delphia chapter and an excellent
speaker.
Other addresses and words of
greeting will be given by Ord Pres
ton, president of Union Trust Co.,
and first vice president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Bankers Assocla-
ton; Joseph R. Fitzpatrick, presl-
dent of Washington chapter; Fran
els E. Robey chairman of the Pro-
gram Committee who will outline
future social functions, Raymond L.
Jones, chief consul; Herbert Law
son, chairman of the Membership
Committee, and Raymond B. Dickey,
who will speak for the faculty.
Lower Rail Fares Tomorrow.
The reductions in round-trip
coach passenger fares from cents
mile to liz cents, recently author
lied by Southeastern railroads, will
become effective tomorrow on Sea-
board Airline Railway. Southern
Railway and Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad.
The reduction will not apply on
the Chesapeake g. Ohio Railway,
except where that road falls within
the Southeastern area between
Charlottesville, Va, and Washing
ton. D. c., and between Lexington
and Louisville, KY, on the Rich
mond Fredericksburg g. Potomac
r. r.. or on the Norfolk g. Western
Railway.
With Peoples Drug rs Years.
R. Carl Mitchell, elected to the
Board of Directors of the Security
Savings & Commercial Bank, has
been connected with Peoples Drug
Stores, Inc, for 26 years, at present
being department manager. He
is a native of Tennessee, where he
was born on January 10, 1894, so
that he was made a bank director
on his birthday. He is a member
Of the KiWanis Club, Beaver Dam
Country Club, the Masonic Fra
ternity and attends the Presbyterian
Church. In addition to his Peoples
Drug connections. he is president
of the Goldcraft Co.
Members of the Auditors and
Safe Deposit Sections of the District
Bankers Association received a great
deal of praise on their annual joint
meeting, the program featuring
leaders in the world of sports The
Auditors Section officers are Gerald
E. Keene, chairman; H. Norman
Glasco, vice chairman, and William
B. Mehler. jr., secretary-treasurer
The Safe Deposit officers are Percy
Brady, chairman: T. Eugene Elgin,
vice chairman, and Eva Kicker,
secretary-treasurer.
Heard in Financial District.
10 CO O.
stock, on which a dollar dividend
was declared the other day. is now
quoted at 201 bid and 215 asked on
the Washington Stock Exchange
Washington Gas Light preferred
stock sold at 1862 on the Washing
ton Exchange yesterday, off half a
point from other recent sales. The
stock remains in lively demand.
The United States Chamber of
Commerce predicts very active
spring in construction circles. A
decided improvement in the volume
of industrial and commercial build
ing is forecast, in addition to the
residential rate.
Thousands of saving institutions
will unite from January II to "a
in the celebration of National Thrift
Week, designed to focus national at
tention on the value of regular saw
ing, the Federal Home Loan Bank
Board announced today.
The birthday anniversary of Ben
jamin Franklin, sage of Philadelphia
and patron saint of thrift, who was
born January II, 1706. has been
aptly chosen as the beginning of this
periOd officials said