| Show unofficial bank serves congressmen in cat capital P ital did alil you know there was a blank bank ot of congress although entirely there Is a bank back nourishing flourishing tinder the dome of the capitol says pathfinder finder magazine this unique bank which operates without a charter and clears through the national bank of washington was established for the convente conven convenience le ee of the members of the house of representatives only representatives are to deposit money la in it and those deposits are limited to money drawn as salary rom roin uncle sam sergeant at arms anns kenneth gomney of 0 the house Is president ot of the bank of if congress unofficial title and harry alilen Is cashier jolin john Is assistant cashier all tile the banks funds except the cash on hand each day are kept in the united states treasury members ot of the house are I 1 paid each month through this bank ind nd clerks secretaries to represent atiles and other house employees are given the of getting their twice a month checks cashed there A ao also o friends and constituents of rep visiting washington who find themselves short of cash and who liae hae no banking connections locally can get checks cashed at the lie bank of cong congress provided their checks fire arc endorsed by their representatives not only Is this the only bank of its kind in lie country but it was the only bunk bank that did not close during the banking holiday lo in march 1933 |
