Evening star., 1941-04-16

Provident Mutual Lie, secretary
treasurer.
The Nominating Committee was
composed of H. Cochran Fisher,
Aetna Life, chairman; H. Lawrence
Choate, Mutual Benefit, and James
"A. De Force, Continental American
Life, presented the nominations to
the chapter.
Mr.. Griswold. chairman. made his
report of the annual dinner held
on March 18. The chapter had the
largest and most successful dinner
on record. This dinner idea is being
copied by various C. L. U. chapters
throughout the United States.
Banks Distribute Bond Data.
United States Savings Bonds are
the quickest way in which you can
serve your country and conserve
your earnings" says folder put
out by the Treasury and now be-
ing distributed to patrons of Wash
tngton banks.
your money will be safe, as the
full faith and credit of the United
States Government is pledged for
payment of both principal and in
terest on these bonds, and your
money will be put to work at once
In the national defense program to
protect the freedom and safety of
the United States" the Treasury
announcement adds.
More than 2,500,000 men and
women have placed over $3,7500
600 Of their savings in the Treas
ury's Baby Bonds, their maturity
value exceeding $4,000, 100000, the
largest sum invested in any single
security, the Treasury statement
says, at the same time noting that
the new Series E Bonds preserve
the characteristics of the So-called
Baby Bonds.
The Treasury pamphlet gives the
facts about all three issues and
goes into detail regarding the Postal
Savings Stamps which are intended
for the great army of savers, "eager
to accumulate funds with which to
support the defense program, but
to whom payment of $18.75 at one
time is not convenient"
Total retail food sales in Vir-
ginia in 1899 amounted to S628,172
900, up 80 per cent from 1885, while
Maryland sales reached S619, ,273 900,
an increase in the five-year period
of SO per cent, the report states.
Loan Association IL Years Old.
The Prudential Building Associa-
ton is observing its 18th anniversary
today at the Offices in the Second
National Bank Building. Opening
for business in 1929, the firm has
grown steadily until resources are
now In excess of $3,900,000.
Secretary-Treasurer E. j. Carlson
reports a gain in assets during the
past year of $225000, while suplus,
reserves and undivided profits ac-
count gained $4,000. Prudential
was the second association in WASH
ington to become q member of the
Federal Savings g. Loan Insurance
Corp.
Officers are Luther c. Steward,
president; Curtis Walker and John
B. Colpoys, vice presidents; Mr..
Carlson, secretary treasurer; G. H.
Boyse, assistant secretary treasurer,
and Harvey L. Cobb, attorney. Di-
rectors are T. Howard Duckett, VIII
liam P. Ames, Thomas E. Hampton,
Thomas D. Lewis, F. Eliot Middleton
and Messrs. Colpoys, Steward, Cobb,
Walker and Carlson.
Exchange Trading Active.
Potomac Electric Power 51a per
cent preferred stock opened trad
ing on the Washington Stock Ex-
change today with a sale at 1141h
Washington Gas Light preferred
appeared on the board at 104, while
so shares of Capital Transit moved
at 16A.
Capital Traction IS came out or
$1,000 and $500 transfers at 1041a
and Washington Gas IS, 1860, reg
istered a $4,000 sale at 128.
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