Evening star., 1943-03-21

tIle DaQK yesterday.
Mr.. Linn is now in Carlsbad, N.
Mex, visiting an uncle who has very
extensive financial interests in that
part OF the country. Mr.. Linn will
make his permanent home on his
new estate. He will live on 429-
acre farm and in house built before
the Revolutionary War.
Mr. Linn was with the old Ameri-
can National Bank, then with the
Federal and with the
Hamilton since it was organized
He is CPA, is a former chairman
of the auditors section of the Dis
trict Bankers Association and an
exceptional student of banking sta
tistics.
Convention Committee Nameds
Julius E. Lob, vice president of
the Second National Bank, has been
appointed chairman of the Publicity
Committee for the l943 convention
Of the District Bankers Association
to be held at the Mayfower Hotel
on June and 5. George A. Didden,
jr., first vice president of the Ma
tional Capital Bank, has been
named vice chairman.
Other members include Frederick
P. H. Siddons, vice president and
secretary, American Security &
Trust Co.: David Hendrick, partner
in w. B. Hibbs & Co., and Eliot H.
Thomson, publicity director, WASH
ington Loan & Trust Co.
Mr.. Lob, a native of Macon. Ga,
came to Washington in 1888 as
an official of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. and had charge of
hquidating the assets of several
closed Capital banks He was
elected vice president of the Second
National on November l, 1886
Mr.. Didden, a native Washing
tonian. was graduated in law from
Catholic University in 1884 He was
admitted to the bar the same year
and has been engaged in active prac-
tice since that time. He was elected
first vice president of the National
Capital Bank in July, 1912.
The convention this year, accord
Ing to President John A. Reilly. will
be limited to discussion of serious
banking problems created by the
war, The association has had one
OF the most active years in its his
tory and has established many new
services to assist the Government
in its all-out war effort Business
sessions will be held on Friday eve
ming and Saturday forenoon.
Shippers to Hear Magee.
Caleb R. Mcgee of Washington,
manager of the Open Top Section
OF the Car Service Division of the
Association of American Railroads,
will be one of the principal speakers
at the annual meeting of the Great
Lakes Regional Advisory Board at
Buffalo on Wednesday. Mr.. Mcgee
will talk on national transporta-
ton conditions.
The transportation outlook for
coming months will be discussed
Shippers and receivers of freight
and railroad representatives from
five States will attend.
Dinner to Draw 100 Members.
Members of the District Building
and Loan Bowling League will have
more than 100 bowlers and guests
at the fourth annual dinner tomor-
row evening at the Mayf1ower Hotel,
T. w. Blumenauer. ticket chairman,
announced yesterday. w. J. Brown,
dinner chairman. will preside.
On account of the gas shortage,
the schedule was not completed, but
team No. l of the Perpetual Build
ing Association carried of first
honors. r. H. Gibson, president of
the league. will present the trophy
to Edward c. Baltz. Many other
prizes will be awarded.
Virginian Is Promoted.
Frank D. Beale, just elected vice
president in charge of operation of
the New York. Chicago 6s St. Louis
r. r. nickel Plate) with headquar-
ters in Cleveland, is a native of
Fredericksburg, Va, where he was
born In 1890. He is a graduate of
the University of VIRGINIA