Evening star., 1950-05-21

Young. second vice president: VIC
tor o. Schinnerer. state national
director. with William A, d ESpard
to remain as secretary and GeorGe
S. Denton as treasurer,
Six members will be elected
trustees. The committee has nom
mated six. and six will be noml-
mated at the meeting. Certificates
Will be presented to 80 graduates
in insurance courses.
Bank Women Hold Dinner.
The annual dinner of the Capt.
tai group OF the Association OF
Bank Women took place at the
Mayflower Hotel last evening. with
Francis P. Whitehair, attorney and
author. of Washington, Deland.
Fla. and New York. as the guest
speaker. He spoke on "Women'S
Responsibilities in Public AZ
fairs" Miss Eleanor Dankmeyer,
secretary. Security Savings a.
Commercial Bank. presided.
All members Of the group are
officers in the banks. They enter
tanned many special guests. in
cluding George M. Fisher, presi-
dent of the District Bankers Asso-
citation; Miss Sarah T. Arthur Of
New York, regional vice president,
Stephen o. Porter. president.
Washington chapter. American
Institute of Banking: Robert H.
Lacey. A. Scott Offutt and Mrs.
Helena D. Reed. assistant district
attorney.
Many wives and woman bankers
from other cities also were guests.
the party being one of the largest
in years.
Store Sales Up Sharply.
Department store sales In the
Capital for the week ended May
IA scored sharp rise, being II
per cent above the like week last
year and IA per cent better than
in the previous week this year.
the Richmond Reserve Bank re-
ported. The advance brought
cumulative sales in the four weeks
ended May IA to 6 per cent above
last year.
Sales in the Fifth District also
were up substantially. Gains of
l3 per cent were recorded over
last year. 9 per cent over the pre-
ceding week and up 2 per cent in
the four weeks. Sales Just before
Mothers Day q week ago boosted
the percentage gains.
Final Committees Named,
Final committee appointments
Tor the June convention OF thu
District Bankers Association at
White Sulphur Springs were an
nounced yesterday by George M.
Fisher. president. as follows:
ebiipm.r h9re, ,,sa C,ommittse.RaIph Rndieota
National Frederick p. II. siddons Am.ru ms
inr. Gnn security; Dsvid Bornst, Nationei sas-
National; Frank dunther. seeur,.Ty " s,vinsss GEE
commercial, and A. Scott ofiutt, Union
Publicity committse-Robert C. Baker.
chairman, executive vice president. ImsE
n; iesn Security a Trust; Linwood p. HATH.
Clarence ?. Burton, CITY Bank: n'TG Thom.99' n.9'l
SG% 6aSid Sfn1 h.ndsiet Fl c1Rmfre. % s:yi9.a
c, r JACOBSEN, National MetropoIitsn .nS
VT "; f. Vandoren, president. Liberty Ma.
Ladies committse-Mrs o.o,.. NJ
r,s Fisher; chairman: Mrs Hubert T. Biss.lIs
wee chairman; Mrs. Walton L. sandsTson
Mr.. wiaadisn ai.a p.rdo. ar Mr.; M, soHcr, c!
sph r Fitzpatrick. Mrs. Daniel j. CeIls-
nan, lr. and Mrs. Ralph Endicott
R0hrbaugh Bond Club Chief,
Austin Rohrbaugh, new presi.
dent OF the Bond Club Of Wash.
ington. has been In finance for
81 years. He came to Washington
from Baltimore in 1880 as man
ager Of the investment depart.
ment Of the Washington Loan &
trust Co. Later he was with
Auchincloss. Parker d. Redpath
and Robinson. RohrbauRh Az La.
Klns and now has his own firm.
Edgar B. Rouse Of Robert C.
Jones d Co and Millard West OF
Auchincloss. Parker a. Redpath
were elected vice president and
secretary-treasurer, respectively
AAe'A - ~ ANCCS VI JOI1IlSLOn. LEM
on d Co. and Thomas L. Anglin OF
Mackall d Coe were made direc-
tors, the election following the
annual outing at the Manor chuh
Inc mock stock exchange session
was feature of the program
DAILY Made New President.
j. Harvey DAILY, personnel and
public relations director of tn.
Giant Food Department stores
mas been elected president Of the
washington Personnel Associa.
tion. succeeding A. r. Laney. jr
Martin T. Weigand, Washington
lumber dealer. has been elected
nrst vice president Of the National
Of Wholesalers. paul
H. Bolton remains as executive
wee president in charge Of head
quarters here.