Evening star., 1941-09-19
Commissioner Younq
Lauds Junior Bankers
At Commencement
Institute Graduates
Awarded Many Special
Scholarship Honors

District Commissioner John Rus
sell Young was guest speaker at
the commencement exercises Of
Washington Chapter, American In
stitute of Banking, at the Willard
Hotel last evening, when standard
certificates were awarded, together
with many prizes for special scholar
ship attainments.
Commissioner Young lauded the
junior bankers for their ambition
and success in obtaining their
diplomas. He also stressed the i'm
portance of education to the other
young people starting out in the
banking field,
Other speakers on the program
were John A Reilly, president of
the Second National Bank and first
vice president of the District Bank
ers' Association; John M. Christie,
assistant cashier of the Riggs Ma
tional and president of Washington
Chapter. and Wilbur M. Baughman
of the Federal Trade Commission,
who represented the faculty.
Special Prizes Awarded.
Cash prizes were awarded to those
graduates who attained the highest
averages for the required courses
for the standard and pre-stanoard
certificates by Mr.. Christie.
In the standard certificate group
first prize Of s35 went to Miss Helen
v. Dolan, Board of Governors Of
the Federal Reserve System; second
prize of s25 to Joseph Loughran,
Riggs National. and third prize
of SIS to Frank H. Weaver, City
Bank.
In the re-standard group first
prize of $50 went to David E. &c
zelle, Security Savings & CONNER
cial Bank: second prize of SIS to
James C. Foster, National Savings
& Trust Co, and third prize of $40
to Fred Hartman, McLachlen
Banking Corp.
The Bank Women's Club prize OF
SIS for the woman completing the
standard course with the highest
grade was presented by the presi-
dent of the club, Miss Helen Healy
National Savings 81 Trust Co, to
Miss Helen v. Dolan, Board OF
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
The name of Joseph Loughran
Riggs National will be engraved
on the w. w. Spaid Memorial for
having attained highest average
in the pre- standard and standard
courses.
Other Honors Presented.
Miss Dorothy Werner, Hamilton
National, and secretary of Washing
ton Chapter, presented pre-standard
certificates to Clarence E. Browning
jr.. National Metropolitan; Miss
Helen v Dolan, Federal Reserve
System: Warren A. Firth, Hamilton
National; James C. Foster, National
Savings & Trust; F. Gorden Frankel
City Bank; Fred Hartman, Nc
Lachlen Banking Corp; John w
Hino, jr., American Security &,
Trust: F. Carberry Ritchie, National
Bank of Fairfax; David E. Rozzelle
Security Savings e. Commercial;
Miss Marjorie Rutherford. Office of
the controller, United States Treas
ury: George L. Spencer, Foreign
Funds Control Division. United
States Treasury: Robert P. Talley
American Security & Trust: George
c. Thompson. McLachlen Banking
Corp: Gibson G. Turner. Security
Savings & Commercial Albert L.
Wager, Riggs National; C. Page
Waller. Citizens National. Alex
andria; Richard H. Westlake. Ma
tional Metropolitan; Theodore v.
Lund, Federal Deposit Insurance
Corp, and Miles r. Ellison. Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
Standard certificates were pre-
sented to William A. Barnes,
Security Savings & Commercial;
Clarence E. Browning. jr., National
Metropolitan; Miss Helen V. Dolan,
Federal Reserve System; Robert T.
Lester, Bank of Commerce g. Saw
ings: John B. Lillaston, American
Security & Trust; Joseph Loughran,
Riggs National; Thomas j. Norris,
Bank of Commerce and Savings;
John L. Risdon. National Savings
e. Trust: Frank H. Weaver, City
Bank, and Robert c. Wilson, City
Rank