Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-17

tei SUI, lldIldBeT Oh JIle washington
office of Auchincloss, Parker & Red
path, was named vice president and
Edison B. Odds, member of the in
vestment firm of Brown, Goodwin
& Odds. was elected secretary treas
urer and member of the Board of
Governors. Other governors are
Harvey B. Gram and G. Fenton
Cramer.
The election took place at the
first luncheon of the winter season,
the guest speaker being Walter Nash
of New Zealand, recently named
Minister to the United States. He
gave an intensely interesting sum-
mary of the part New Zealand is
playing in the World War.
Many Prominent Guests.
Among many prominent guests
introduced by President Folger dur
ing the luncheon, in addition to
Mr.. Nash, were:
Mariner S. Eccles, chairman OF
the Federal Reserve System; Charles
B. Henderson, chairman of the RFC :;
Preston Delano, controller of the
currency, Ernest Draper, governor
of the Federal Reserve Board;
Robert V. Fleming, president of the
Riggs National Bank and member
of the Fifth District Victory Fund
Committee.
George Burlington, assistant to
the Secretary of the Treasury, in
charge of War bond sales: Eugene
Meyer, owner of the Post; T. Gerald
Bryce, liaison officer representing
the inventment bankers in the War
bond drive and partner of Clark
Dodge, New York; Robert Hobbs,
specialist in Victory bonds at the
Treasury; WinsloW B. Van Devanter
chairman of the District of Column
bia Victory Bond Committee.
Charles S. Garland, partner of
Alexander Brown e. Sons, Balti-
more; George M. Ferris, chairman
of the Bond Clubs Nominating Com
mittee and president of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange; 1t. Comdr
Henry S. Morgan and 1t. Comdr
John M. Young, both former part
ners of Morgan, Stanley 81 Co.:
Sidney A, Mitchell ana Pearson
Winslow, both partners in Bon
bright & Co.. and Roger Hawthorne
attached TO the New Zealand Lega-
ton.
More than 100 members and guests
were present, an unusually large
turnout of members in spite of the
fact that the war has drawn heavily
on the clubs roster
Regulars and Extras Voted.
Directors of the American Security
q Trust Co, have declared dividend
OF 2 per cent on the capital stock
OF the company, payable January
ii to stockholders of record at the
close of business December 81, and
an extra dividend of per cent, also
payable January II, it was an
nounced today.
Directors of the Liberty National
Bank have declared the regular
semi-annual dividend of per cent
on the outstanding stock and a spe-
clal dividend of l per cent. Presi-
dent M. F. Calnan announced today
Both are payable December 81 to
stockholders of record December "a
The usual year-end compensation
was also voted.
Many Washington stockholders
Will participate in the regular quar-
terly 25-cent dividend and the extra
dividend of so cents per share lust
declared by the Arundel Corp.
War Bond Sales Analyzed.
Sales of Government issues in the
NTH Reserve district Victory drive
from November 80 through Decem.
Der 10, reached the impressive figure
OF S224,132 1886, according to detailed
reports from the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond showing the
amounts invested in the different
classes of bonds.
During that period sales of United
States Savings Bonds Series F. were
heavy, reaching $2.295, 461 so, while
series G sales climbed to s5,024. 700
Tax savings notes were highly pop
ular, Series c totaling s14,287 O0(
and Series A $1,725, 1925. CONNER.
clal banks were very heavy BUYERS
OF treasury bonds and certificates
of indebtedness.
From November 30 through De.
cember 10 sales in the District q,
Columbia totaled s33,6s3,170.