Evening star., 1949-09-14

surgery in the George Washing.
ton University School of Medicine
DR.. White is a graduate of tht
school and from 1901 to 1916 wa!
continuously on the George Wash
ington faculty. For IS years HI
was professor Of surgery. and |!
now a member Of the university!
Board of Trustees.
DR.. White has been associated
with Emergency and Garfield
Hospitals in the past as we'll az
head of the department of surgery
at Gallinger.
At present he is head of surgery
at Doctors Hospital and president
of that institution. He is a past
president of the Medical Society
Of the District of Columbia. a
member of the American Medical
Association and a founder-mem-
ber of both the American College
of Surgeons and the American
Board of Surgery.
Federal Reserve Report.
The Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond, in reporting today on
the weekly condition of the banks
in the Fifth Reserve District, an
nounced total assets of $3,572, $685.
900 for the week ended September
Z. That was $16,794.00 under the
assets of the same week in 1948
but was $42,189,000 above the
figure for the previous week of
this year.
Washington's IT member banks
reported total assets of 1915, $685.
600, compared with $808, ,905 ,00O
for Baltimore and $42S, ,020, 1000
for Richmond.
The Maryland Bankers Assocla-
ton already is planning its 1886
convention. The Administration
Committee has voted to hold the
annual gathering in Atlantic City
next May 1916. Thomas E. Nc
Connell, vice president of the
Maryland Trust Co. Of Baltimore
was named chairman of the Con-
vention Committee.
Chain variety store sales TO,
October are forecast as 2.8 pei
cent under October sales a veal
ago by the business magazine
3 Variety Merchandiser, issued to-
day. September sales, it was esti-
mated, would be down 2.3 pei
cent below sales for the same
month of 1948.
13 Chains Report.
Among 13 chains reporting sales
in August, for a combined increase
of 0.8 per cent. were the follow
ing: Woolworth, $44,471,038 0.6
per cent under; Kresge. $21. 1.461,-
458, or So per cent above; Kress
$12,407,702. or 3.6 per cent under;
Murphy, $10,383,211. or 2.5 per
cent above; McGrory, $7,035, ,999,
or 3.4 per cent under, and Neisner,
$4,248,826. or 81 per cent under
sales of August, 1948.
"The Application Of the Amer
lean Know How" will be the topic
of billiard E. Bird, national presi-
dent of the Society for Advance
ment of Management, who will
address the Washington Chapter
at $50 pm. tomorrow. The ses-
sion will be in Barker Hall of the
YWCA.
Wallace Attends Course.
J. Berry Wallace is attending a
hve-week insurance course being
given at the Hartford Conn
headquarters of Aetna Casualty &
Surety Co. Harrell Bros. & Camp
bell, the agency with which Mr.
Wallace is connected. is Washing.
ton representative of Aetna, Mr.
Wallace was educated at Sidwel
Friends School and 'Georgetowr
University. He was special agent
with Army Intelligence during
the war.
Mark Bowen has been named
assistant manager of the Wash
ington service Office Of the Stand
ard Of Detroit Group of Insurance.
companies. He had served in tht
Groups Detroit home Office as as
sistant manager of special services
Erie Railroad will have a nev
president at the helm in October
Paul w. Johnston, executive vic'
president since october l. 194S
has been appointed to the presi
dency to succeed the veteran Rob
ert E. Woodruff when the latte
retires from active service to be-
come chairman of the Erie board
Both officers came up from tn,
ranks. Mr.. Woodruff rose from
track laborer and his successo,
was q yard clerk.