ACCOUNTANTS HERE
FOR ANNUAL PARLEY
The American Society of Certified
Public Accountants today was regis
tering members at Ward man _ Park
TTotel, preparatory to the formal open
ing tomorrow of the fifth annual con
vention. The society has a member
ship of about 2.500 throughout the
United States, and about 300 delegates
Are expected at the convention.
The convention program includes
business sessions, sightseeing around
Washington and sports, together
with the first formal business session
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The
board of directors met today.
A program of sports and entertain
ment kept the visitors busy today.
Trapshooters held forth at the Manor
Club this morning and a gulf tnurna
mont. is on at the Congressional Coun
try Club this afternon. Theater
parties are to furnish additional
amusement tonight.
The business session tomorrow will
” be opened with invocation by Rev. Dr.
James Shera Montgomery, chaplain
of the Mouse of Representatives. An
address of welcome is then to be de
livered by Representative Zihlman of
Marvland, to which response will be
made bv Harry E. Lunsford, presi
• dent of the society. President Luns
ford will then deliver his annual re
port. Next on the program are to be
the annual reports of the secretary,
Wilbur L. Harrison; the treasurer,
James A. Counsilor, and the auditor,
A Pratt. D. \V. Springer, chairman
of the committee on State legislation,
and T. Coleman Andrews, who at
tended the international congress of
accountants at Amsterdam in July,
will then make reports.
The program for tomorrow after
noon includes an outing at the Con
gressional Country Club, where the
guests will have lunch and participate
In a field meet during the afternoon.
