Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-19
Bankers Make Plans
For Convention at
Detroit Next Month
By Nelson IA. Shepard


A fair attendance of Washington
bankers is expected at the 74th an
nual convention of the American
Bankers Association in Detroit on
September 26-29, where at least
three prominent Federal officials al
ready have been announced on the
speakers program.
Robert H. Lacey. president of the
District Of Columbia Bankers AS
ISOLATION and president also Of Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank, said today
he would attend the convention aa6
knew Of number of other bankers
here who we're making similar plans.
The Riggs National Bank said that
Robert v. Fleming, chairman of It's
board and also president, would
surely go to Detroit. Mr.. Fleming
a former ABA president, seldom
misses these annual sessions.
Although convention time is quite
q while of, unusual interest Is being
shown in it this year because of
the extreme Importance of both in
ternational and National financial
policies and conditions directly af-
fecting the Nations banks. Joseph
M. Dodge. president of the ABA,
heading the 5000 bankers tenta-
lively scheduled to make the forth
coming convention one of the larg-
est.
Hotel Reservations Booked.
Delegates are putting in their
reservations now at the joint head
quarters in Detroit, the Book -Cadil-
lac and Statler Hotels.
Washington officials scheduled
among the principal speakers are
Preston Delano, controller of the
currency; Maple T. Harl, chairman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp,
and M. S. SzymcZak of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Re-
serve System.
In response to many inquiries con-
corning the vacation" of Edward
C. Stone, finance editor of The
Star, it is perhaps well to explain
that Mr.. Stones vacation" turned
out to be an operation from which
he is recovering nicely at Doctors
Hospital. His vacation will come
later after he RECEIVERS his strength
and can be persuaded to forget Of
flee worries for a while.
For Charles L. Taylor, veteran
teller at the National Metropolitan
Bank, vacationing next week will
mean motoring to Canada, which
he hopes will be a lot cooler than
recent visitors report. Mr.. Taylor
will have completed 80 years at this
oldest of Washington's National
banks on November 9, but no one
would guess it from his energetic
and cheerful nature. His wife is
in Hamilton, her native home, re-
cuperating from an illness, and he
will Join her there.
Sheraton Assigns Fox Here.
Albert S. Fox, who is general
manager of the Sheraton Belvedere
in Baltimore and Carvel Hall Hotel
in Annapolis, has been appointed
general manager Of the Sheraton
Hotel in Washington.
At the same time, the Sheraton
Corp. of America announced that
Charles D. Nottingham, resident
manager Of Carvel Hall, has been
made resident manager of the Sher-
atom Hotel here. Walter J. Reilly,
assistant manager of the Sheraton
Belvedere. has become resident
manager of Carvel Hall.
E. E. Boswell, vice president of
the hotel corporation, said that Mr..
Fox's general management of the
hotel in this city is in addition to
his supervision of the other two
hotels. Mr.. Fox became general
manager of the Sheraton Belvedere
Hotel in November, 1888, and has
been associated with Carvel Hall
since September, 1947 after the
Sheraton Corp. assumed ownership.
Prior to 1888. he was manager of
the Gibson Island Club at Gibson
Island. Md.