The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-13
fine YEAR
FOR BANKS
Reports to Stockholders at sAna
,iual Meetings Yesterday Very
Satisfactory.
OFFICERS AND, DIRECTORS '|''E:,' 4:
New Governing Boards Chosen,
s With a Remarkably Few
Changes and No Deaths.

The second Tuesday and tho second
Thursday In January arc fhvoritoIday
with stockholders Of banks and other
financial institutions for holding their
annual meetings. The custom Is an old
one.
Tho past twelve months have brought
prosperity TO tho banks OF Richmond,
Few. II any. officers or directors have
been lost by death. One national bank
is engaged in erecting the tallest build.
Ing In tho city. the ground floor Of
which 1t will have for its home.
y Another national bank has decided to
erect This year flrc-proof structure for
It's exclusive USE The steel frames Of tho
American National Bank building az
Tenth and Main Streets, is the chief
attraction In town, while tho First En-
tional Bank Will preserve Its present
classic front, and the fire-proof structure
will be built to It.
The stockholders OF the First National
met at noon yesterday; and elected the
following directors: Messrs. Virglnius
Newton, John 3. Purcell. A. II. Chris
tian. Jr., s. D. Crenshaw. Charles Daven-
port. D. o. Davis. g. a. Davenport J. b.
Asby. .Ihn NJ. Miller, Jr.,. T. NJ. Ruther-
foord, +. sittordIng. !. Stern, q. D. WIZ
lihrnk.
Immediately inter the stockho,derA
meeting, tho directors met ana elected
the following ofit:ers: Mr.. n,rginius New
ton, president; Mr.. John NJ. Miller. Jr.,
vice president and cashicr; MIR. G. r..
Burnett, assistant cashier; Mr.. J. c..
Joplin, assistant cashier.
MERCHANTS NATIONAL.
The stockholders OF the Merchants Ma
tIonal Bank elected the following dircc-
tors: John p. Branch, nestor OF Rich
mnd bankers; Fred ". Scott. c. 8. String
fellow, A. s. Buford. John Kerr Branch.
Thos. 3. Scott, J.. r. George. b. 3. Nun
ford. A. PIzzini. Jr.. Alex Hamilton. 8. =.
Morgan, James H. Dooley. B. w. Branch.
w. II. Ruthrauf.
The officers reelected are: President,
John y. Branch; vice. resident John
Kerr Branch. Cashier. John +. Glenn.
The stockholders OF the American Ma
!, tional Bank reelected the dlrectorE as
follows: Messrs. VIM. c. Camp w. r..
Mccomb, William J. Payne. Oliver v.
Sands, Emmett seator, Charles e.
yVingo, Henry W. Rountree. James 4.
Gordon, Edgar G. Gum. Philip Whitlock.
r. II. Harrood, jackson Guy.
The directors reelected officer as ap-
pended: Mr.. o. J. Sands. president; NJ r.
Charles E. Wingo. vice-prcsident; Mr..
O. B. Hill, cashier, and Mr.. Waller Holt
day. assistant cashier.
Tho stockholders Of the Planters Ma
ttonal Bank reelected directors as fol-
lows: Messrs. James n Boyd, j. j..
Montague, W. j. Westwood, 7. William
Pnmber1on and Morton B. Rosenbaurn.
The present officers remain: Mr.. Boyd
president: Mr.. Montague. vlce-president.
and Richard II. Smith, cashier. This year
was very good and business Increased
very materially. Tho report OF deposits
showed an increase OF over 100000.
ONE NEW L----CTOR.
One new director was ADDED 70 the
board OF the Capital Savings Bank. This
is DR.. Ramon d, Garcin. who succeeds
Major Frank T. Sutton, resigned. The
OF Afessrs. 8. @. Falrbank. c. D. Larus
n. swineford. c. Lorraine J. L. Hill, John
e. Hagan, w. A. Crenshaw. P. B. Talia-
ferro. John Garland Pollard. i. l.. But"
! Ter. Charles II. Phillips. a. 8. B. James,
Harvey c. Brown. John Bagby, Or. X.
y. Garcin.
AIR. Fairbank remains president; MIR.
Iarus, vice-presldont. and Mr.. no. a.
Kent, Jr.. cashier.
The stockholders OF the National Bank
Of Virginia elected the following d.
rectorS. Nl9SSrS. JOnnh <Aoulsohs'f ocuJtA>
min P. Alsop, Robert s. Bosher, Geo1se
l.. Christian. T. "A. Cary. George Il.
Cannon, Ja,nes II. capers I. II. FL
lett. Fl. Theodore Elyson. w. Fl, Hah-
liston, r. Il. Noting. J. ". Rothcrt, Il.
q. Rennolds, George ". Stevens. 3. Ran
Wexford, r. D. Williams. r.. Lancaster
Williams and T. c. Williams, Jr.
The directors elected officers, retalnins
MT. ". NJ. Hablston. presidont Mr.. T.
x. sands, cashier. and Mr.. Q, g. Morton.
The following officers and directors
have been elected for tho City Bank:
President William H. Palmer; Vice. Prsa-
Int. y. 3. Addison; Cashier, j. w, Sin.
TN. DIrectors-E. B. Adu,son. James H.
Anderson. James N. Boyd. !. D. Cardoza.
s. II. Hawes, a. 1. Holladay, , William
Josiah Leake. E. T. D. Meyers. William
IT palmer. S. W. Travers and b. b.
Valep tine.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
Of the state Bank OF Virginia will DO held
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