Evening star., 1943-03-01

nl0QcI Oh lNe "h'i"hi w. HeeA'
occasion.
Born in Hamilton. Ohio, Mr..
Keck came to Washington in 1886,
attended the public schools and was
graduated from Business High
School. His first position with the
real estate department. In a short
time he was made bookkeeper, later
being transferred to the banking de-
partment as an assistant teller. He
become receiving teller and then
note teller.
In 1902 MI. Keck was placed in
charge of the note department and
in 1911 was elected an assistant
treasurer, taking his present po-
sition in 1911.
Mr. Keck has been especially ac-
tive in development of the Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church.
Mr.. Kecks desk was completely
covered with flowers and messages
of congratulatlon. On the desk
also was timely drawing by Cliff
ford K. Bergman, a personal friend
Of many years as we'll as hand
some new deskset.
Membership Off During Year.
Washington members of the Ma
tional Association of Securities Deal
srs have received the annual report
from Wallace H Fulton, executive
director stating that 81 new men,
oers were admitted during 1912 and
that 666 memberships were ter
minated. There were 228l mem
GERS at the end of the year, drop
Of 20 per cent.
OF the 666 termlnatlOnS, Mr.. Full
ton says. 358 occurred because of
dissolution or retirement from the
securities business, many individual
members and partners having en-
sered the war services Of the 308
others, IS had entered military serv-
ice, IS will be inactive in the bust
ness for the duration, % resulted
rom mergers, while AZ others were
dropped from the association. Other
taslgnations were caused by illness
and deaths. Mr Fulton states.
was in District No, II. the Wash
:1eton-Baltimore area, 35 per cent
aecline.
Postwar Needs to BE Studied.
Plans for studies on postwar read
justment problems by a Special
Committee on Economic POLICY are
announced by the Chamber Of Com
merce Of the United States.
The program Will be in charge Of
Edgar y. ODaniel, vice president Of
The American Cyanamld Co. New
FORK City. chairman; }. Cameron
thomson, president Of the North
western Bancorporation Minneapo-
lis. vice chairman, and DR.. Emerson
7. Schmidt. on leave from his duties
Is professor Of economics at the
University Of Minnesota. economist
and secretary.
Inc committee. which includes
representatives Of varied types of in
dustry and Of agriculture. will meet
In New York on March 6
Stocks Strong on Exchange.
Capital Transit was in heavy de-
rand on the Washington Stock EX-
change today The market opened
with So IS. 40 and Is share lots
moving at 3l'2, up = from the last
s2lc The final bio was 81 with SO
geEed,
Potomac Electric Power 81 pei
coat preferred jumped from the last
recent sale at l13ls TO ll6 in today s
market Flfty-seVen shares in small
lots changed hands The closing
bio was ia f., with III asked
Mefgcnthalcr Linotype was also
strong TODAY. with 80 shares chang
Ing ownership at Al, up from 80
5cAd bids we're strong. but there
seIc no Sales
Investors were interested today in
Tic opening Of the hearing before
the Interstate COmmerc Commission
C.l the plea Of the Erie Railroad fOl
approval Of The sale Of $4,000 600
81 per cent bonds at 96. Vice PIesi-
nk John K. Thompson being the
tIsS witness.