Evening star., 1948-05-23

$ fred B ur W e
assistant tru US
Mrs. Brotherhood. officer, Nationa
Metropolitan Bank and regiona
vice president of the association
spoke for the national organization
The District Bankers Association
was represented by Richard A
Norris, president; Robert H. Lacey
and George M. Fisher, vice presi-
dents.
Special guests included Miss Edna
Oney, National Savings, vice presi.
dent of the club; Taylor Burke
president, Burke & Herbert Bank
Alexandria; L. P Harrell, president
Union Trust; W. Hiles Pardoe, A
Scott Offutt, Luther E. Schreinel
and others. Many wives were pres.
ent and Mrs. Brotherhood was
hostess at a predinner reception.
Riggs Obtains Parking Lot.
Work will begin soon on a park
ing lot adjoining the Chevy Chase
Branch of the Riggs National Bank
Robert v. Fleming, president, an
nounced yesterday. The lot will be
supervised by an attendant for the
convenience of patrons and will be
closed and locked after banking
hours.
The bank recently purchased the
property at 1908 Morrison street
NV, and last Thursday obtained
permission from the Board of Zon.
ing Adjustment to establish thu
parking lot. Mr.. Fleming said per.
mission was granted for establish.
ing drive-in telers' windows to b
adopted at the banks option pend
ing studies to determine the feast
bility of such a facility.
Landry Joins Jones & Co.
Robert C. Jones & Co., members
of the New York Stock Exchange
announced yesterday that Harry M
Landry has joined the firm as {
registered representative of the New
York Exchange. Mr.. Landry ha!
been in the investment bushes.
25 yeaers, is a graduate of thu
Babson Institute and was associated
with Roger w. Babson as manager
Of the New York Office for twelv,
years.
Since November, 1916. he ha!
been Babson's division manager II
Washington. For two years he wa!
connected with Shields & Co., II
Wall Street. The head of the Wash.
ington firm, Robert C. Jones, sale
yesterday he is very optimistic or
the market outlook.
Capital Store Sales Climb.
Washington department stores
sales for the week ended May /;
ran 13 per cent ahead of the same
week last year, the Richmond Re-
serve Bank reported. They wer,
down per cent from the previou!
week. In the four weeks ending OF
the same date, cumulative sale!
were per cent ahead of last year
The annual meeting of tn,
Auditors Section of the Distric
Bankers Association will be hele
Thursday evening, June 10, at tn,
Mayfower Hotel, with the chair.
man, Mrs. Margaret S. Mcclure
presiding. Program includes election
of officers.
Retirement of A. Wilbur Mace a!
Washington district sales manager
for the Allegheny Ludlum Stee
Corp. is announced. A Yale gradu'
ate. he has been in the steel bust.
ness AZ years. He will be sue.
ceeded by H. N. Arbuthnot, O
Detroit.
Insurance Firm Expands.
Harreu Brothers & Campbell arr
moving into new. air conditioned
first floor offices at 1757 K stree
NV, formal opening having beer
set for next Wednesday. The firm
established in 1913, represents tn,
Aetna and other standard companie.
in the Capital, Maryland and Vir'
ginia.
District of Columbia Control
Controllers Institute of America
will elect officers at the May dime
meeting Tuesday evening at tn,
Carlton Hotel. Judge Bolon B. Tur
ner, of the Tax Court of the Unitet
States. will give an address on 9TH,
Tax Court, Its Origin and Func
tions."
Members Of the District Building
and Loan League will hold a lunch
con Tuesday noon at th7 Mayf1ower
the last meeting until fall.
William S. Miller, native of New
Market, Va, has been appointed s
vice president of the Chase Nationa
Bank. He joined Chase in 1929.
Special Train Chartered.
Washington delegates to the Buf.
falo convention of the American
Institute of Banking will go to ths
conclave on a special Pennsy trair
and pickup here. The train viii
carry 130 delegates from Southern
States and pickup the Baltimor,
and Philadelphia delegations.
Washington Chapter will entertain
the Southern delegates with a sight
seeing tour and buffet lunch. TIL,
convention opens June 7. Theodor,
Cowgirl is national chairman of tn,
committee on credentials and Her
bert Lawson Is on an educationa
panel.
Smiths Transfer & Storage Co
will open a new warehouse q
Bladensburg road and New Yori
avenue NE. next Friday uiRht.