Evening star., 1941-07-21


eventual eleva- & ~
ton to the A. B. - ~
A. presidency are 4 II
being we'll re-
ceived. Mr.. Virgins.
Mr.. Virgins for some time has
been chairman of the A. B. A. COM
mittee on federal legislation, and
has come to Washington frequently.
He attends sessions of leaders of the
national association at their WASH
ington Offices, when legislation calls
for attention of his committee, and
other officials of the organization.
Attended Meetings Here.
Mr.. Virgins has attended many
meetings of the D. c. Bankers As
sociation. He is publisher of The
HartSvllle Messenger" and an officer
Of the South Carolina Press Associ-
alton. Interested in sociological as
well as the financial phases of the
banking profession, Mr.. Virgins is
known as a conservative liberal"
and is said by his close friends and
associates to be a man of vision"
For many years he has been a STU
dent of economics and finance.
If elected at the forthcoming con-
vention, he would succeed Lynn w.
Hemingway. president of the Mer-
camille Commerce Bank & Trust
Co. of St. Louis, the second vice
president of A. B. A, who would
advance to the first vice presidency.
The first vice president, Henry w. |
koeneke, president of the Security
Bank OF Ponca City Okla, under |
precedent, would be elevated to
president, succeeding P. D. Houston,
chairman of the board of the Ameri- |
can National Bank of Nashville, |
Tenn.
Mr.. Houston was IN Washington |
today for a conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt at the White House, !
shortly after noon.
Waller on Committee.
William j. Waller, vice president !
of the Hamilton National Bank, will I
attend the A. B. A convention. |
September % to October 2, in his F,
capacity as member of the A. B. A. |
executive council, and member Of the ,
Nominating Committee.
At the conclusion of the session
he will be succeeded on the eXecu-
tive council by Charles H. Doing,
vice president of Washington Loan.
& Trust Co., who recently wass
elected to that post by the D. C~
Bankers Association y
Robert V. Fleming, president of
Riggs National Bank, is past presi-.,
dent of the A. B. "A, and for years
has taken an active role in its man
agement.
Many Washington bankers prob
ably will plan to attend the Chicago
convention, according to preliminary
indications.
Mercer Promotion Hailed.
Washington bankers expressed in
terest today in the recent appoint
nlent of R. w. Mercer as vice presi-
dent of the Federal Reserve Bank
Of Richmond Mr. Mercer has been
with the bank since July, 1920 He
was A member of the banks eX-
amining staff for y years, and at
the time of his appointment as vice
president was assistant cashier in
charge of discounts and credits.
G. B. Strathy, who has been man.
eger of the discount and credit de-
partment of the Richmond bank,
was appointed assistant cashier He
had been with the institution since
April, 1918.
Internal revenue taxes from Mary
land and the District of Columbia,
which comprise one collection dis
trict, increased from S134.449 049 in
the fiscal year 1910 to S183 1000. 1877
in the fiscal year 1941, according
TO the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
There was no breakdown" of the
District of Columbia collections.
Financial District Notes.
Donald w. Larson secretary of
the District of Columbia Bankers
Association, returns today from his
vacation at Pocono Pines, Pa.
Nelson j. Foster, assistant seCre-
tary of the National Savings S
Trust Company has gone to New
Hampshire for a three weeks vaca-
ton.
Osmund L. Varela. assistant treas
urer of the National Savings &
Trust Co., returned today from va
cation at Tall Timbers, Md.
G. Clifford Howard of Y. E. Booker
& Co. has gone to Ocean City, Nd,
on acation.
Gerald E. Keene, assistant cashier
of Second National Bank, has left
on vacation.
Stanley D. Willis, trust officer of
National Metropolitan Bank. who is
president of Emergency Hospital. is
on his vacation.
Robert E. Briggs assistant cashier
of National Metropolitan Bank, is
leaving for vacation at Bethany
Beach, Del.
Financial District Notes.
Nelson B. ONeal. vice president
of Riggs National Bank. returned
today from vacation at Ocean City,
Nd.
D. J. Callahan, jr, assistant vice
president of Riggs. was back at his
desk today after a vacation at Hot
Springs.
H T. BiSselle, vice president of
Riggs, has gone to Eaglesmere, Pa,
for a week of golf
"A. E. Henze of Hibbs & Co.,
former president of the Washington
Chapter, A. I. b, has returned from
vacation
George L. C. Scheirer, assistant
cashier of the Bank of Commerce
and Savings, left today on vacation.
Francis E. RObey, cashier of the
Bank of Commerce and Savings. past
president of Washington Chapter,
A. I. B., returned today from vaca-
ton at Ocean City, Md.
Edward C. BaltZ, secretary of Per-
petual Building Association, is re-
Ceiving congratulations from his
associates on success of MS recent