Evening star., 1943-07-06
D. T.. Bankers Chief
Names -Four More
Committees
By EDWARD c. STONE.

are commercial JrdQe ACTIVITIES
Government regulations, advertising
and auditing and are made up
of many of the leading bankers
in the city. The committees:
Commercial trade activities-H. T
Bisselle, chairman, vice president
Riggs National; Hans W. Ireland
vice chairman, treasurer American
Security g. Trust; M. F. Calnan,
president liberty National; Frank
w. Lee. vice president City Bank;
E. C. Graham. president Hamilton
National: J. Thilman Hendrick,
senior partner w. B. Hibbs & Co..
Harry G. Meem president Washing
ton Loan g. Trust, and John E. FoW-
Ter. president Arlington Trust Co.
Government regulations - David
Bornet, chairman, vice president
National Savings e. Trust; Frederick
P. H. Siddons, vice chairman. vice
president and secretary American
Security & Trust: Charles H Doing,
first vice president Washington Loan
& Trust: Frank J. Stryker, presl-
dent Columbia National; w. j.
Waller, vice president and cashier
Hamilton National and Edward l..
Hillyer, vice president and assistant
trust officer, Union Trust Co.
Advertising-S. William Miller.
chairman, vice president Union
Trust, Eliot H. Thomson vice chair
man, publicity director Washington
Loan & Trust: F.. E. Hildebrand,
vice president National Metropoli-
tan; J. B. Skinner, vice president
Liberty National, and Howard
Moran, vice president American Sc
curity e. Trust
Auditing C. Eleln, chair
man, partner w. B. Hibbs e. Co.:
William B. Mehler. ir., vice chair
man, assistant cashier City Bank.
and Millard S. Yeatman. auditor
Hamilton National
Broader Trading Rules Urged
Howard R. Taylor. president of
the Baltimore Stock Exchange. has
sent A letter to every member of
Congress urging that all the smaller
stock exchanges be allowed to trade
in unlisted securities the same as in
listed securities which are registered
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission
He declares that the small ex-
changes should be allowed to trade
in all securities. unlisted AS we'll as
listed and asks that such rank
discrimination be eliminated. The
small exchanges are markets of
record, have definite commission
schedules and are regulated so that
the public cannot be deceived
Unless the small exchanges are
permitted to trade in any and all
securities, some will be forced to
close and the entire securities busl-
ness of the country will becme con-
centrated in the large financial
centers, he asserts.
Chairman Names Committees.
James c. Elgin. chairman Of the
auditors section of the District
Bankers Association, has appointed
the following committee chairmen
for the coming year:
Program. William F. Orisman,
ir.. American Security & Trust Co;
publicity. A. E HenZe, Union Trust
Co: membership. Ernest r. Wilson,
Bank of Commerce &: Savings: bud
pet. Audley A. p. Savage, National
Savings & Trust assisted by M. /.
Clements. American Security &
Trust, and J. o. Biclaskl Riggs
National
War Bond Receipts Requested.
Fred L. LuteS, executive VICE preNl-
dent of the Suburban National Bank
Silver Spring. has asked the WASH
ington banks TO present receipts 10
War bond BUYERS who wish to enter
rhe Silver Spring bowling toulna-
ment
The Board of Trade has set July
goal of s500000, entry in the tourna-
ment being through the purchase
of War bonds only. The District
banks will still get full credit for
their sales. the receipts being merely
for the information of the Board OF
Trade.
Upham New Chapter Chief.
Cyril B. Uphap. deputy controller
Of the curpency.Ma4 nos emily. elected
president of Washington Chapter,
Society for the Advancement of
MAnagement E. j. Hickey Of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. also
is an officer.
Irving Zirpel. secretary Of the
Union Trust Co.. is taking a months
vacation at Tall Timbers, Md A
good manv other District bankers
are now turning their thoughts to
vacations.
Edward A Wayne, former sacre-
tary of the North Carolina Bankers
Association, becomes vice president
of the Richmond Reserve Bank on
August l.
Leroy Lewis Duke University pro-
fessor, has been elected secretary of
the North Carolina Bankers Asso
clation
New Highs on d. {. Exchange
Washington Gas Light S. pre-
Ierred stock sold at l06' on the
Washington Stock Exchange today.
new 1913 high mark
WASHINGTON Gas $3.50 preferred
changed hands at 1907. also the
best price reached this year,
Capital Transit also was strong.
40 shares selling at 3ll2, which is
the highest price the stock has
reached on the present move.
Following the double holiday. the
New York Stock Exchange board
rooms were we'll filed for todays
opening The opening was ouieter
than had been generally expected
The Daily Eond Buyer reports
that State and municipal bonds in
the amount of Sl5S99 500 were au-
thorizcd il June in communities in
eight States.