Evening star., 1952-04-24

Mr.. Gold
smith became
president after Mr.. Goldsmith.
it was acquired August 20, 1851,
by City Stores Co.
Other directors reelected by the
stockholders were Mr.. Goldsmith,
Bernard H. Feustman, Harold L.
Singer. John L. Sullivan, Daniel
w. Bell, Alfred BlaSband, Herbert
j. Schwartz and r. B. H. Lyon.
Officers reelected at the Or
ganization meeting of the direc-
tors included MI. Greenfield as
chairman of the board, Mr.. Gold
smith, president and general
manager; Mr.. Feustman, vice
president and treasurer; Mr..
Singer, vice president and assist
ant secretary; Herman L. Neu-
gaSs, vice president and assistant
treasurer, and Irving p. Turman,
secretary.
General Counsel Appointed.
The firm of Lyon. Wilmer &
Bergson was appointed general
counsel and Sullivan, Bernard,
Shea & Kenney were named as
Sociate counsel. The firm of
Ernst & Ernst was reappointed
auditor.
Mr.. Greenfield is also chairman
of the board of the City Stores
Co. and the Bankers Securities
Corp. Mr.. Schwartz is president
of City Stores Co. Another di-
rector, Mr.. Blasband is the exec
utive head of Snellenberg & Co.
of Philadelphia. while Mr.. Bell is
president of American Security
and Trust Co.
Studies are under way for ex-
pansion of Lansburgh & Bros.
Sales of the company increased
moderately during the fiscal year
ended January 81. Net earnings
were somewhat lower, however,
due to increased expenses such as
incurred by business generally.
Branch Store Planned.
The McCrory Stores Corp. of
Wilmington, Del. which has oper-
ated five and ten cent store
at 826 Seventh street NV. for
some years. plans to open its first
branch store in Arlington, Va, in
May.
The new store Is to be in the
Hecht Co.'S Parkington develop
ment and will be rented from that
department store firm. it was
announced. F. w. Hull, who came
here March / from Waco, Tex,
has been appointed manager. Mr..
Hull has been with McCrory for
Is years. having been manager Of
the Waco store the past three
years. He previously was manager
of stores at Leesburg, Fla. and
Aiken, S. c.
McCrory's new store will con-
tain about 10000 square feet of
floor space, all on one floor. Like
all the other stores opening in the
new development in Arlington, it
will be thoroughly modern not
only in ore-style structure but
in conveniences for display. There
is ample parking space in the
development.
The Wilmington announcement
BY r. F. Coppedge, chairman.
said the McCrory chain also in
tends to open a new store in Lex
ineton, KY. and enlarge stores at
Hanover, Pa, and Columbia. s. C..
Leaders Club Elects.
L. Opie Chancellor was elected
the new chairman of the Leaders
Club of the District Life Under
writer's Association at its annual
breakfast meeting today at the
Army and Navy Club.
Other officers elected were
Henry A. Hirsh, vice chairman;
executive committeeman, H. Coch-
ran Fisher. program chairman;
Mitchell T. Curtis, secretary
treasurer and Louis j. Grayson.
past chairman and ex-ofhcio
member.
Bank Women to Hear Bailey.
Howard p. Bailey, assistant to
the managing editor of The Star,
will address a dinner meeting Of
the Bank Women's Club Of WASH
ington at the Highlands Friday
night.
Mr.. Bailey, who will discuss cur
rent affairs, was telegraph editor
of The Star for many years and
served as commentator for the
radio broadcast Flashes From The
Evening Star for seven years. He
gives The Stars weekly summary
of the news for school children
on Thursdays.
Miss Miriam Fort of Riggs Ma
tional Bank, who is club presi-
, dent. will preside. Members from
the Liberty National Bank will be
hoSteSSeS.
Club to Initiate Is.
The 20-Year Club of Woodward
& Lothrop will initiate 18 new
members at it's 39th annual ban
quet Saturday night at the Statler
Hotel. The club has 555 members
-368 active and 1877 pensioned-
who have served this veteran de-
partment store 20 years or more
The new members are Edward
P. Brown, Mrs. Pearl w. Embrey,
Mrs. Mamie Kent Fisher, Mrs
Walter r. Granger, Mrs. Marion
L. Green, Charles B. Gruneman
Paul Hardesty, Mrs. Marie M
Hellyer, Mrs. Nora E. Hoover, Mrs
Lomia C. Morris, Mrs. Elizabeth
E. O'Donnell. Miss Louise L. Of
futt, Mrs. Julia v. Ovelton, Mrs
Violet B. Price, Miss Margaret
Smith. Miss Dorothy Tebbetts
Mrs. Corrie NJ. WoodhouSe anc
Mrs. Bessie lingerie.