what he did after talking it over with Mr. Biyant and at Mr. Brj^'ant's 
approval. 
Mr. Bryant called up yesterday and told me that your bank 
had closed (the Departmental). I suppose you will hear of it before 
this. I didn*t hear any details or whether depositors have been given 
any assurance as to how much or how little they will lose. My. friend, 
ffiiss Jespersen, had $6.00 in a savings account there. 
The North Capitol Savings Bank, near the Government Printing 
Office, closed a couple of days ago; alsomother small bank in the 
northeast section. Dr* hesser*s son worked at the North Capitol Bank 
and he reported that last year the president of the bank loaned him- 
self $200,000 and bxiilt an apartment house. One of my friends got 
caught in that bank, too. I used to have my account there, but I 
changed it to the Franklin some months ago. Last night about eleven 
o’clock one of my friends casually mentioned that she had heard at 
her office yesterday that the Franklin bank had failed. I was wild 
all night long, because I had deposited yesterday’s pay as soon as 
I got it. I came down this morning to find the bank doing business 
as usual, and I lost a night’s sleep for .nothing. I went to the 
bank this morning and drew out nearly $100 to pay up a little debt 
that I’ve been paying on rather spasmodically as the spirit has moved 
me. I thought that if the bank does go, I’d rather have the debt 
paid than not. You really wonder what to do with your money. The 
Departmental bank was really more obliging thaA you would expect 
to close the day before pay day and not the day after. 
I am enclosing a letter which turned out to be a personal 
one. 
Miss Rathbun writes that she is having a nice time fishing, 
automibile riding, etc. 
