Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-11
NATIONAL BANKS
ELECT DIRECTORS
NO CHANGES ARE MADE AT
ANNUAL MEETINGS
w. D. WooIwine Added to National
Bank Of California Staff-Board
officer Selected for Saw
ines Institution

According to the national banking
act meetings Of the stockholders of ma
tional banks were held yesterday to
choose officers and directors and to
hear annual reports. Important
changes in the drectorates were not
made and neither were the past capa-
BILE officers of the institutions dis
turbed.
The balloting at the Farmers and
Merchants National was not completed
until a late hour yesterday afternoon.
The following were chosen directors to
serve during the ensuing year:
II. e. Huntington, 1. w. Hellman, 1.
N. Van Nuys, j. A. Graves, w. G..
Kerckhoff, w. H. Perry, C. e. Thom,
X. Cohn, VIM. Lacy, N. w. Stowell,
o. w. Childs, 7. e. Newlin, Walter
Lindley j. Baruch, 1. w. Hellman jr.,
c. A. Duncommun.
All of the former directors of the
First National bank were reelected.
Later the new board met and chose
the following officers:
j. M. Elliott president; Stoddard
Jess, ]. C. Drake and F. @. Story, vice
presidents, and w. T. S. Hammond,
cashier. When Mr.. Jess first connected
himself with the First National it was
these are not numbered he is named
first of the three.
H. c. Wilmer was officially chosen
yesterday as a director of the Los
Angeles National, filling the vacancy
caused by the death of L. A. Grant.
No other change was made, and the
present officers will control the bank
for another year.
At the meeting of the National Bank
of California, w. d. Woolwine was
added to the directory, that is as fol-
lows. ]. c. M. Marble, John e. Mar
BILE, ]. e. Fishburn, S. c. Hubbell, o.
T. Johnson, r. I. Rogers and w. D.
Woolwine.
Mr.. Woolwine is at present also vice
president of the Southern California
Savings bank.
The following directors were chosen
of the American National for the en-
suing year: M. f. Botsford, w. H.
Burnham, Homer Laughlin, M. j.
Connell, w. S. Newhall, George
Chaffey, Arthur L. Hawes, A. M. Chat
fey. John f. Compton. Epes Randolph
and F. c. Bolt.
No changes were made in the direc-
torates Of the Merchants National, the
Southwestern National and the Citi-
zens' National.
John E. Platter has been added to
the directory of the Security Savings
bank, increasing the number to twelve.
The old board comprised eleven direc-
tors. J. F. Sartori was elected presi-
president and John e. Platter second
vice president
At the stockholders meeting of the
Union Bank of Savings o. T. Johnson
vacancy of ]. G. Drake, who resigned.
w. S. Bartlett was reelected presi-
dent. Cashier w. e. McVay is given
another assistant in George N. Tur-
ner. Formerly ]. F. Andrews was the
only assistant cashier. The board of
directors now consists of J. M. Elliott
o. T. Johnson, Edwin T. Earl, r. H.
F. Variel, ]. G. Drake, I. N. Van Nuys,
John S. Cravens, w. E. McVay and w.
S. Bartlett.
Directors Of the German American
Savings bank were reelected who
filled the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Cashier Percy Schumacher
by advancing Assistant Cashier w. F.
Callander
B. Castruccio, Italian consular agent,
has resigned from the directory of the
International Savings and Exchange
bank, being succeeded by A. p. Pusich.
The Southern California Savings
bank announces that J. b. Samuel, the
expert title expert, for years connected
with the Title Insurance and Trust
company, will in a few days assume
charge of the bond department of that
institution, with the title of bond Off
Ger, new departure in Los Angeles
banking.