Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-01-14
Riggs Bank Reflects
Fleming, All Officers,
Promotes II on Staff
By Edword G. Stone

Riggs National Bank directors
made II promotions at the annual
organization meeting, President
Robert v. Fleming announced today.
Richard w. Miller, formerly assist
ant vice president and manager of
the Farmers g. Mechanics Branch,
was advanced to the position of vice
president and reappointed manager
of that branch.
George M. Irelan. formerly an as
sistant cashier, having charge OF
the customers securities department,
and e. Wiley Stearns, jr., formerly
an assistant cashier and personnel
officer, were promoted to assistant
vice presidents.
Other promotions were: Norman
r. Brown, assistant cashier and for
merly manager of the special facil-
ity. Army Medical Center at Walter
Reed Hospital, was reelected an
assistant cashier and assigned as as
sistant manager of the Chevy Chase
Branch.
Howard r. Massey, assistant man.
ager of the Seventh Street Branch,
was elected an assistant cashier and
reappointed assistant manager OF
that branch.
The following we're advanced from
clerical to official grade: Harold S.
King, elected an assistant cashier
and appointed manager of the Army
Medical Center facility: Norman D.
Morgan and Harold w. Denison,
elected assistant cashiers: r. B. Pill
kinton. appointed assistant manager
of the Farmers g. Mechanics
Branch; William A. Bryarly, ap-
pointed assistant manager Of the
Friendship Branch. and F. Elwood
Davis was elected an assistant trust
officer
Mr.. Fleming. president and chair
man of the board, and all other ON
GERS of the bank were reelected.
Mr.. Fleming stated that Karl w.
Corby. jr.. president. Corby Con-
struction Co., and R. Roy Dunn. vice
president and treasurer Of the Poto-
mac Electric Power Co., were ap-
pointed to the advisory board OF
branches. all other members being
reappointed.
District Manager Named
James R. Lupton, jr.. has been
appointed district manager OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society Of
the United States for Arlington and
Fairfax Counties and surrounding
territory, with Offices in Arlington.
He is the third generation of Lup-
tons to represent the Equitable. His
father is in the Washington Office
and his grandfather was at VIM
chester until his death in 1919.
Saturday, February 10, is the date
set for the 41st annual banquet of
Washington Chapter. American In
stitute OF Banking, at the Mayflower
Hotel. Herbert D. Lawson, president,
has announced.
Raymond C. Williams, president
of the Northeast Building Associa-
ton. has been appointed deputy gov
ernor of District 4. American Saw
ings and Loan Institute.
Twelve hundred and ninety-three
corporations have reported to the
Securities and Exchange Commits
sion sales Including operating reve-
nues amounting to s28,148, 720, 900
in the third quarter of 1913, COM
pared with $27, 1857 ,050, 900 in the Sec
ond quarter of 1913 and s24,069,el3,-
600 in the third quarter of 1947.
Refrigerator Sales Heavy.
The Electric Institute said that
1880 domestic refrigerators were
sold in Washington. Prince Georges
and Montgomery Counties in the
first II months of 1913. against IA
656 in the like 1947 period. In
Washington alone. 1890 Oil burners
were installed. Other electric ap-
pliances were in lively demand,
especially radio and television sets.