Evening star., 1945-05-27

National Bank. Robert V. Fleming.
has returned to his desk here. after
considerable absence because of
illness.
Mr.. Fleming was said to have re-
covered from his recent operation
He spent some time in recuperation
at Atlantic City and came back to
his Office late last week.
His many friends in the financial
section have been congratulating
him on his returned health.
The fiduciaries section of the Dis
trict Bankers Association at its an
nual meeting Friday night at the
Mayfower Hotel elected Edwin B.
Shaw of Riggs National Bank sec
ton chairman for the ensuing year
Mr.. Shaw is native of North
Carolina. graduate of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, and has
law degree from George Washington
University here. He is an alumnus
of the Graduate School of Banking
at Rutgers University and is in the
trust department of Riggs.
Other officers elected were: Will
liam Simons of Liberty National
Bank, vice president: Willard Nc
GraW of Union Trust Co, secretary.
Besides these three officers. other
members of the Executive Council
of the section elected were: Thomas
Reyonlds of National Metropolitan
Bank, B. Bruce Frantz of American
Security and Trust Co. and Lester
A. Lawrence of National Savings
and Trust Co., the retiring section
chairman (eXoficio) Prof. Elmer
Louis Kayser of George Washington
University spoke on necessity for
holding together the Big Three Al
lies-Britain, Russia and the United
States.
D. c. Store Sales Lag.
Department store sales in Wash
lngton in the week ended May 19,
l945, were l per cent below sales in
the week ended May 20, 1914. and
were 9 per cent below sales in the
preceding week ended May u. 1945,
according to the Federal Reserve
Bank of Richmond
Cumulative sales, however, in the
four weeks ended May 10, 1945. were
l per cent above sales in the weeks
ended May 70, 1874.
For the whole Fifth Federal Re-
serve District, department store
sales in the week ended May 19,
this year were per cent above sales
in the week ended May 20, 1914
Cumulative sales in the four weeks
ended May 10, l945, in the fifth
district were approximately equal
70 sales in the four weeks ended
May 20, 1914.
Mrs. Spaatz Is Speaker.
Mrs. Carl Spaatz, wife of General
Spaatz, commander of the United
tSates Strategic Air Forces in Eu-
rope, delivered the principal address
at the annual spring banquet meet
ing of the Capital Group of the As
sociation of Bank Women last night
at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Presiding was Miss Mary L.
Chadwick, assistant trust officer of
the Washington Loan and Trust
Co., who is chairman fthe Capital
group.
There were many distinguished
uests from out of town, and from
ooAllllS VIII bdllhillS Ill ClCS, III
iudlng Miss Helen Knox, manager
the Women's Department, Chase
,ational Bank, New York City, who
; president of the Association of
,ank Women, an organization ex-
,lusively of women bank executives.
A breakfast will be held this
'lorning at the Roosevelt Hotel, with
he Washington Loan and Trust
%. as host, Miss Chadwick officiat-
1g.
Loan League to Meet.
The monthly meeting of the Dis
let of Columbia Building and Loan
eague will be held at 1890 pm.
Iesday at the Mayflower Hotel. it
S announced by F. Wilson Camp,
cue secretary.
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