Evening star., 1942-03-27

National Bank and is now men,
ber Of the banks advisory board.
He is a director of the Frederick
County Products Corp, and entered
the coal business after coming out
of the first World War as a captain.
Mr.. Dulany. new chairman of
the board, has been a member Of
the district bar since 1912 was
counsel for the controller of the
currency from 1914 to 1917 and as
sistant counsel for the Federal Re-
serve Board during the same years
He Is president of A. S. Pratt e.
Sons. Inc; chairman of the board
of the Southern Oxygen Co., direc-
tor of the National Mortgage &
Investment Co., National Savings &
Trust Co., Potomac Electric Power
Co., General Credit, Inc Frederick
County Products Co., the Arcade Co.
and the Chevy Chase Country Club.
d. c. Store Sales Climb.
Continuing the record pace set by
retail trade so far this year, de-
partment store sales in the Capital
for the week ended last Saturday,
March 81, ran "a per cent ahead of
the like period year ago, the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
reported today. Sales in the pre-
vious week were As per cent ahead
of last year.
In the week under review sales
in the fifth district recorded the
same average gain as Washington,
"a per cent. Baltimore retail trade
was SO per cent better than last
year while group of other cities
noted a gain of 20 per cent.
Sales in Washington were 4 per
cent ahead of the previous week
this year. The average gain for the
fifth district was per cent and
was 3 per cent in Baltimore. The
other cities reported a decrease of
4 per cent.
Cumulative sales in the Capital in
the four weeks ending March 81
climbed 38 per cent above the like
1941 period, showed a 40 per cent
advance in the fifth district, As per
cent in Baltimore and 25 per cent in
the other cities, the survey revealed.
Mrs. Wick Heads Bank Club.
Mrs. Gertrude Wick of the Lib
erty National Bank, and active in
the American Institute of Banking,
was elected president of the Bank
Women's Club of Washington at it's
annual meeting held Wednesday
evening at The Iron Gate. Other
officers elected include:
Mrs. Mildred O'Donnoghue, Riggs
National, vice president; Mrs Myrtle
Lewis, Liberty National, recording
secretary; Miss Naomi De Lozier,
Second National, corresponding sec
retary; Miss Florence Gardner, Ma
tional Metropolitan, treasurer; Miss
Edna Oney, National Savings e.
Trust, Co., historian.
The Board of Governors includes:
Mrs. Vivian Elliott. Hamilton Ma
tional; Mrs. Margaret Francis, Nor
ris Plan: Miss Helen Healy. National
Savings & Trust Co.; Mrs. Teresa w.
Sears, McLachlen Banking Corp.
and Miss Alice Whitton. First Ma
tional, Alexandria.
Reserve Office Expanded.
The increased volume of defense
savings bonds sales, check transac-
tions and distribution of cash, has
forced the Baltimore branch of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
to add go people to the pay roll. The
branch is handling 5000 Treasury
checks a day in connection with
Federal activities in that area.
d. C. Accountants HOnored.
Irving w. Carpenter, Navy De-
partment; Emerson E. Downing.
Federal Bureau of Investigation, and
Harry Trainor, president of Radio
Cab, Inc, have been elected asso-
ciates in the American Institute of
Accountants, it was announced to-
day. Of the 6,024 members, l60 are
from the District of Columbia, the
New York office reports,
Bank Club Elects Officers.
Frederick A. Genau was elected
president of the Washington Loan g.
Trust Co.'S Club at the annual meet
ing yesterday. Joseph Gibson was
named vice president, Lundeen
Steele treasurer, Miss Elsie Swindle-
hurst secretary and Miss Doris
Brown assistant secretary.
On the Washington Stock Ex-
change today Capital Traction SIS
figured In $500 transfer at los. un-
eha nred from the last nrevio,,s sale