Evening star., 1943-10-21

March -------- 5,0l8.0O0 4,722 ,0O(
April ---------- 5,308000 4,5l3O0C
MAY ------ 5,T40OO 4,548 00(
June ---------- 5.954.O00 4,366,OOC
July ----- $4,000 4.401 00t
August ------- 5.I46,OO0 4,267 900
September 5000 5.524.000 1884, ,OOC
Bank Names New Directors.
George A. Didden, j., president
of the National Capital Bank. an
nounced today that Thomas A
Cantwell and Adelbert w. Lee, have
been appointed to fill the vacancies
on the Board Of Directors, left by
the recent deaths of Walter Leaman
and Allen c. Clark.
Mr.. CantWell was born in Wash
ington, educated at Gonzaga High
School and Georgetown University
He played professional baseball tor
many years, and played with Gin
cinnati under Clark Griffith. He
Is proprietor of a paper and supply
house at &C. H street NV.
Mr. Lee was born at BeTWyn. Md
and educated in the District Oi
Columbia schools. He has con-
Quoted a general real estate and
insurance business in Washington
since 1921. He was made a member
of the Board of Education recently
and is active in civic and fraternal
circles.
League to Elect Officers.
Officers and directors OF the
District of Columbia Building and
Loan League will be elected at the
annual meeting Tuesday evening at
the Mayfower Hotel, F. Wilson
Camp announced today.
AS Wilfred H. Blanz has served
the league most efficiently for TWO
full terms as president, it is eX-
pected that a new leader will be
named for the coming year.
The Nominating Committee, con-
sisting of Robert Z. Buckley, Ed
ward L. McAleer and Edward K
Jones, has prepared slate fOr as
sOCiation action.
A reception committee. headed by
Marin A. Cook, will take charge OF
the buffet and entertainment, which
will follow the balIotlng, MI Camp
said.
Finance Officers Reelected.
Stockholders CT the SeabOard
Finance Corp. elected these directors
al the annual meeting held here
TUESDAY:
Scott B ApplebI, Paul A Appleby
William T Higgins, James NJ. John
stou. Albert W. Leavitt. William II
Reynolds. Edward F. Parker, Will
liam T. Thompson and Frederic n
Towers.
The directors elected Scott B
Appleby, chairman of the board;
Paul A. Appleby, president; j. w
Foran, vice president. James NJ
Johnston, secretary and treasurer.
A E. Rice. assistant secretary anC
assistant treasurer. and Frederic N
Towers, general counsel.
New Bank Director Named
Directors of the Security Savings
and Commercial Bank. at the Sep
tember meeting. elected Aaron w
Jacobson a director, President Fran
els G. Addison. jr., announced today
He is a Washington attorney. an6
will fill the vacancy on The board
caused by the death of Fenton F
Ieith.
w. L. Hemingway. last years
president Of the American Bankers
Association, was in the city for a
short time Monday on his way to
London ON special economic mis-
sion for the Government He had a
few minutes in which to greet Wash
infton bankers at the fall meeting at
the Willard before taking a plane
for the long trip
Washington members Of the Fl
nanClal Advertisers Association are
we'll acquainted with Lewis F. Cor
don. Atlanta bank official who has
been elected president of the asso-
citation at the Chicago convention
He was vice president last year.
John Saul Given Promotion.
1t. Col. John Saul, G. S. c.. who
is executive vice president of the
American Security & Trust Co. anC
now on military leave Of absence
is on duty III the Office of the Chiet
of Staff. having recently been as,
signed to serve with the Bulge
Division of the War Department
General Staff He is under the i'm.
mediate command of Brig, Gen
George j. Richards, who is tht
budget director for the War Depart.
ment.
Today's Trading on Exchange.
Washington Gas Light common
sold ex-dividend at % on the Wash
ington Stock Exchange today. yer,
close to the high for the year.
Woodward & Lothrop common
scored a new high mark for 1874
in yesterdays market when tW,
good-sized sales were recorded a
4034 The stock was quoted toda,
al 4034 bid and ALL asked
National Savings & Trust ant
Washington Loan & Trust &C
stocks are being quoted eX-diVidenC
following recent voting of regula
quarterly payments due in a fey
days.
Tie bid for Norfolk q Washington
Steamboat stock now stands at 49,
up 3 points from the last sale at l3(
Postal Savings Up Sharply.
Depositors' balances in the Posta
Savings System reached $1,660000,
000 at the end of August it was an
nounced here. This is an increas
over July of s38,000,00o and owe
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