Evening star., 1950-01-29

ment drew the
largest attend ''1
ance on record Fred A. Smith.
from the 27 building and loan as
sociations which make up tn
league. The guests included man,
high Government officials.
Fred A Smith, league president
received the Treasury award TO
Savings Bond promotion, the ci
tation being presented by Harolt
B. Master. director, community &C
tivities, Savings Bonds Division
and chairman of the Saving
Bonds Awards Committee.
Noted Guests Introduced.
Mrs, Georgia Neese Clark
Treasurer of the United States
was among the head-table guests
Others introduced by Mr.. Smith
included:
Representative Wolcott, Republican
MichJ; Senator Neely. Democrat (W. Va
RRsRfIFesentatiye r., fIt Sc sasscer Democrat (Md.)
Bank Board Aston Adams, Bank Boar
member; Raymond M Foley, housing ad
ministrator; J. c. Stephenson. president
Southeast Group Savings & Loan Associa
tionS.
Morton B. canaghan, loan guarant,
StnceTs veterans Administration; N.
ioan league Savings
dent. United States League; Frank Muller
J L. Eckenrode and Carl F, Dockmah, al
officers Of Baltimore building and ioal
associations; Verne Bonesteel. chief exami
ner, Home Loan Bank; E. A. Dent. Distric
Clark Daniel, president Home Builders
trict Of Columbia Society Of % Residentis tia
appraisers; George M. Fisher, president
District Bankers Association; A. H Fer
Savings & Loan League: Charles j. Rush
secretary. Washington Real Estate Board
.sIt vernon n E West: corporation counsel: 10
OF Winston-Ssl lem; Oliver M Walker
president, Washington Real Estate Board
Z. P; H; Siddons, president. Washington
District of Columbia Chapter, America Anne lr
Savings d. Loan Institute.
R. Edward Early, chairman
and Howard E. Thompson ar
ranged a most elaborate enter
tainment program.
Banquet Officials Named.
John M. Christie, Riggs Ma
tional, general chairman of the
AID annual banquet of Washing
ton Chapter, American Institute
of Banking, has appointed his Of
fetal aides to handle the details
for the big event. The dinner
will take place at the Mayfower
Hotel on Saturday. February IS.
The general committee includes
Herbert D. Lawson, Theodore P
Cowgirl, George M. Rowzee, jr.,
and Miss Leona Draeger, vice
chairmen; Mrs. Lucille Keister,
secretary. and William H. Smith,
treasurer. Chairmen of special
committees are:
Decorations. Wilmer Waller, jr.. .Hamil-
ton; entertainment. Lloyd s; Carey subur-
street, National Savings; reception. Sam
uel c. Redmap, ir., Lincoln: seating, B.
Bruce lg Erantz: American Security; Nom
American Security; entertainment of out
ot-town guests. Ralph h. Mittendorff'
- General Committee members-James B.
snts, @ Robert |. crofoot. % & Hrederick T 4
4: E. Henze. Donald r. Hellinas worth
Huise, I jalian keck. % Raiph kidael. ReS.n Mrs
f BAKER ha Niesofson aTfs fhomas 0't5sos; Norris
Miss Eleanor z. Omohundro, Miss France:
E. Powell, Miss Anne Rider. W. I. Sander.
and and Robert Wilson. ''''' ~ ~
Capitol Store Sales Rise.
Department store sales in Wash
ington for the week ending Janu.
ary 81 were 4 percent higher thar
in the corresponding week a year
ago and were S percent ahead o.
the previous week, the Richmond
Reserve Bank reported. Trade
turned up from a decrease of
percent in the previous week
Fifth District and national sale
were the same as year ago.
The retail trade report for tht
full year 1949 also came out yes
terday, Washington department
store sales being percent owe,
1948. This slight gain. however
set a new all-time high mark il
dollar volume here. Decembe
sales in the Capital were up 2 pc
cent and in the Fifth District
percent over 1948.
Controllers to Honor Evans.
Peter Guy Evans, member o
the Excess Profits Tax Council
since, 1916, will be honor guest a
a dinner at the Wardman Parl
Hotel Tuesday night arranged b.
District members of the Control
lers' Institute of America. MI
Evans is returning to New York t,
enter private law practice,
Julius Garfinckel g. Co. has jus
been presented two nationa
awards in advertising. A magazin
ad was rated as "one of the grea
advertisements of 1949" by a ma
tional jury. The Washington firm
was also awarded top honors fo
co-ordinated fashion campaigns
at a New York convention, LIE
Walsh, advertising director an
nounced.
Television Sales Mount.
The Electric Institute of Wash
ington announced yesterday tina
sales of television sets scared
5,196 in December against 2,009
year ago. Sales for the full yea
reached Al ,875 sets against, 18,47
in 1948. Straight radio sales de
creased sharply in both Decembe
and 1949 from 1948.
About 100000 worth {
HOLC loans are being transferre
from Government hands as til
result Of sales of mortgage ba,
ances completed by the Hon
Owners Loan Corp, William
Divers, chairman of the Hon
Loan Bank Board, announced yes
= terday. The purchasers incluc
commercial and mutual bank
trust companies and building an
loan associations.
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