Evening star., 1941-06-08
Dinner Closes
Bank ConcIave
AT Hot Springs
Holland Named Chief
Of D. 6. Association
At Final Session
BY EDWARD G. STONE,
Special CORRESPONDENT of The Star

HOT SPRINGS, Va, June T.
Following the election of officers
earlier in the day and the choice
of Washington representatives in
the American Bankers Association,
the 23d annual convention of the
District Bankers Association ended
here tonight with the family din
ner," the high-light social event
of the four-day conclave.
The retiring president, Mr.. Nc
Lachlen. presided at tonight's din
ner.' All speeches were barred,
Roger w. Whiteford acting as mas
ter of ceremonies. The entertain
ment chairman, Willard G. Barker,
head of the Morris Plan Bank, pro-
vided skits and quartet numbers of
rare quality.
The program ended with the an
nouncement by Sports Chairman
Stanley D. Willis of the National
Metropolitan Bank of the winners
of the golf tournaments.
Holland Heads Association.
Officers elected at today's final
business session included T. Stan
ley Holland, trust officer, American
Security & Trust Co, who succeeds
A. NJ. McLachlen as president
John A. Reilly, president, Sec
ond National Bank, became first
vice president: A Scott Offutt, vice
president. City Bank, second vice
president; Sidney F. Taliaferro,
vice president and trust officer,
Riggs National Bank, treasurer, and
Donald w. Larson, secretary.
Mr. Taliaferro, the new third vice
president, will be president of the
association four years from now.
He was general chairman of this
years convention. has been an Off
Ger in the Riggs National for many
years. held many A. B. A. commit
tee assignments and is a former
District of Columbia Commissioner.
Doing on A. B. A. Council.
Charles H. Doing, first vice presi-
dent of the Washington Loan &
Trust Co, was the choice of the
convention for the association S
member of the Executive Council of
the American Bankers Association.
Elected for a three-year term. he
succeeds Wilmer J. Waller. He is a
former president of the District
Bankers Association and has been
a member of several A. B. A. ma
tional committees.
Wilmer j. Waller, vice president,
Hamilton Bank, was elected member
of the A. B. A. Nominating Com
mittee and Francis G. Addison, jr.,
president Security Savings and Com
nercial Bank, alternate.
Representing the District Bankers
Association in the A. B. A. Hubert
T. Bisselle. Riggs National, was
named vice president of the National
Bank Division; S. Wilson Earnshaw,
East Washington Savings Bank, vice
president of the Savings Division;
w L. KontZ. AnacoStia Bank, vice
president, State Bank Division, and
c. H. Pope, Munsey Trust Co., vice
president. Trust Division.
Four new members were elected
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the District Bankers Association:
w. T. Vandoren. Liberty National;
R. J. Dooley, National Bank of
Washington: John Saul, American
Security & Trust Co., and Thomas
j. Groom, Bank of Commerce and
Savings. Mr.. Doing also joins the
council.
Defense Drive Backed.
The convention adopted resolu-
tions pledging all out support to the
national defense program, COM
mended the efforts of banks in the
distribution of Defense bonds,
pledged continued efforts to make
sound defense loans to provide hous-
ing facilities and stimulate produc-
ton and to promote the principles
of thrift and economy which have
developed this Nation.
Another resolution urged bank de-
positors to set up a reserve each
month for the payment of estimated
taxes to be kept separate from other
assets of the taxpayer.
The resolutions were offered by
Bruce Baird, president National
Savings e. Trust Co., and the Off
GERS were nominated by Robert "
Fleming, president, Riggs National
Bank.
The new association president, Mr..
Holland, entered the employ of the
American Security & Trust Co. 33
years ago as runner in the trust
department. He served in different
positions, was elected an assistant
trust officer in 1917 and advanced to
his present position in 1888.
He was graduated from George
town University Law School in 1912
and is a member of the District bar
Active in the Bankers Association,
he has been chairman of the fl
duciaries section, chairman of the
Advertising Committee, convention
chairman and for the last four years
q member of the Council of Admin
istration.
For years Mr.. Holland has been
active in social service work, serv-
ing as vice chairman of the Subur-
ban Unit of the Community Chest,
on the board of the Social Service
League of Montgomery County, Md:
on the board of the Conference of
Suburban Social Welfare Organiza-
ations, as we'll as chairman of the
bankers group of the 1888 Com
munity Chest Campaign and of the
brokers and theaters group in 1889.
He is a member of the Columbia
Country Club and at present treas
urer.