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SESSION PLANNED BY UNDERWRITERS More Than 500 From D.C and Baltimore Groups Will Meet Here. BY EDWARD C. STONE. More than 500 underwriters are expecting to attend the seventh annual Joint Sales Congress of the District of Columbia and Baltimore Life Underwriters' Associations to be held next Friday at the Shoreham Hotel here arranged has chairman. L. Rogers P. an unusually diversified program, the speakers including Ted Reihle of New York, president of the National Association of Underwriters: William Montgomery, president of the Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Co Alvin T. Haley general agent of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Greensboro, N.C.: Taylor B. Glading, c L. U. of Philadelphia and Frank H Davis vice president of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. During the afternoon there will be five short talks by successful underwriters, Washington being represented by Robert W Castle of the Massachusetts Mutual George Harris of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. and David M. Stephens, agent of the Equitable Life Society The speakers from Baltimore are Edward Warfield and Leonard Godine Serving with Mr Rogers under the direction of President Clendaniel of the local iation are the followin chairmen: Joe Marr. luncheon; Carl Dow. finance Paul Primm, entertainment George E Harris printing John Snyder. secretary of the Sales Congress H Lawrence Choate tickets: Paul Hammack, transportation Larry Rigles speakers Thomas P Morgan and John Dolphe, on the Advisory Committee Griswold to Address Bankers. Robertson Griswold. vice president of the Maryland Trust Co. of Balti more will be the guest speaker at the annual dinner meeting of the fiduciaries section of the District Bankers Association Thursday evening at the Cosmos Club at o'clock. Sidney F Taliaferro. trust officer of the Riggs National Bank and chairman of the section. will preside. Reservations are being made through the secretary of the section. James Soper, vice president, Lincoln National Bank Mr. Griswold will be here under the auspices of the American Bankers Association and his subject will be "Public Relations of Trust Institutions He national figure in the banking and recognized as an authoritative and forceful speaker He has often addressed the the nationa also and American Institute of Banking. of Robert V. Fleming, president 'Riggs, and vice president of the A. B. A., and other Washington bankers have been invited as special guests The purpose of the fiduciaries section to is practices uniform in promote the trust departments of the banks here and to make the functions of departments the clearly trust more understood by the general public It is considered one of the most valuable sections of the association. Hamilton Officers Elected. At the organization meeting of the Hamilton National Bank all the offi C cers were re-elected as follows E. Graham. president Joshua Evans, jr., vice president: W J. Waller. vice president and cashier W. R. Forster, vice president F P. Harman jr. assistant vice president; C. J. Gockeler, assistant vice president Robert H Sisson. assistant cashier: H Shackleford. assistant cashier Ers kine Gordon, trust officer; Aubrey o Dooley, assistant trust officer Arthur J. Linn, controller: Millard S Yeat man, auditor. and Roger J. Whiteford, general counsel Brookland Branch-J. L Sherwood. manager: W H. Martin. jr. assistant manager Dupont Circle BranchG L. E. Schreiner. manager W Baden, assistant manager. Northeast Branch George F Hoover manager; Julian o Cardin assistant manager Pennsvlvania Avenue-E. Gerstenberg, manager Potomac BranchC.W. Shoemaker, manager: Elmore T Burdette. assistant manager Seventh Street- John M. De Marco, manager; A. Alsop, assistant man L. ager Woodridge-Langdon-E. Norris. manager, and T. S. Mallon, jr. assistant manager Institute Plans Dinner. Plans for the second semester of Washington Chapter American Institute of Banking will be announced at the mid-Winter dinner given by the Educational Committee, at the Ra leigh Hotel Thursday evening. About 75 members and guests are expected. Classes open January 21 Members of the Educational Committee Board of Governors, commit tee chairmen and consuls will be present with J. Earle McGregory, educational chairman presiding The guest speaker is Dr Elmer L. Keyser of the George Washington University faculty The program for the next half year will be outlined by Walton L. Sanderson, this year's chapter president In addition to the usual courses, the course in trust business will be revived Between 130 and 150 students are expected to take courses during the rest of the year. Bank to Pay Dividend Soon Announcement today that the old Federal American National Bank & Trust Co. will soon be in a position to pay another dividend of 10 per cent. will be good news to some 25,000 depositors. It will be recalled that the bank paid 50 per cent at the time was merged into one of the units of the Hamilton National Bank. The receiver's latest report shows that deral-American collections are nearly large enough to permit another payment. The 10 per cent dividend will total over $859.000 John J. Ghingher. Marvland State bank commissioner. announces that the Marvland emergency banking act passed by the General Assembly on March 4. 1933, and extended for a year in 1934, has come to an end with the reopening of the Thurmont Bank, at Thurmont, Md. This was the last of the banks placed under the restrictions of this act to resume business. Today's Trading on Exchange. The week's business on the Washington Stock Exchange opened with