Evans to Attend Convention.
Joshua Evans, jr., executive vice
president, of the District National
Bank, is another local banker who
expects to attend the convention of
the American Bankers Association et
Los Angeles in October. It now seem*
probable that about a dozen Washing
ton bankers will take this trip- Tn
formation sent out from the associa
tion’s headquarters in New York
states that the railroads are offering
some most sttractive tours over manv
different routes. The various lines
are offering round-trip tickets from
Washington and Richmond at about
$135. The convention business pro
grain is now being worked out bv
President Oscar Wells and F. N.
Shepherd, executive manager.
Building to Be Done In Year.
Work will begin on the new addi
tion to the Washington Loan * Trust
Co.’s building at Ninth and F streets
on August 14. and the structure,
which will have a frontage of about
67 feet, Is to be completed within a
year. The addition will house the
offices of the real estate department
on the first floor and there will also
be space for one 6tore, the Liggett
company already holding a lease for
this space. On the second floor will.
be located the trust department and
also the bookkeeping department.
Much space is required for the book
keeping department as the work for
the I)ranch :it seventeenth and G
streets is also donb in the main uffice.
The annex will be so connected with
the present bank ns to make th
street floor offices very pretentious.
Dividends Paid in 80 Years.
