The Washington herald., 1907-01-09
Annual Meetings of Bank
Stockholders Held.
MANY CHANGES DECIDED ON
American National Elects Five New
DirectOrs-CharIcs A. James Is
Made President of Bank of wash
ingtOn-C. w. Howard Is Vice Pres
ident-R. II. Lynn's Interest.

all the national banks ana TWO OF LH@
trust companies of the city were held
yesterday. In the majority Of cases the
old boards of directors were reelected,
and the balIoting by the holders Of shares
was quickly done, and without special
incident. The Lincoln, Second National
and Farmers and Mechanics banks held
social hour after the elections and
talked matters over at luncheon, served
in the directors rooms.
At several of the elections vacancies
caused by death or resignation were filed.
The American National Bank elected live
new directors, two of them taking the
places of as many retiring members. -Four
new directors OF the Traders National
Bank were elected.
Rumors have been current for some
time that r. II Lynn would become the
| executive head of the Traders Bank, but
ne authorized the statement yesterday
that such was not his intention. Some
months ago Mr.. Lynn owned and con-
trolled a large block of the stock of this
bank, but his holdings were sold to c. j..
Rixey. and Mr.. Lynn's interests are now
| Centered in the American National Bank,
Of which ne Is cashier 1t was stated
yesterday that Mr.. Rixey would probably
be elected president at the first meeting
Of the new directors tomorrow
Many Changes Made.
The directory of the Bank of Washing
ton was essentially changed as the result
Of yesterdays elections. James L. Norris,
J. B. Kendall, and c. E. White were re-
tired from the board, and in their places
Daniel Fraser. William J. Father. and
Clarence F. Norment were elected. This
is a change of one-half Of the directors.
and is understood TO mean that the forces
in favor Of the merger with the Central
National Bank are in the ascendent.
The new ticket was elected unanimously
not one of the voting stockholders regis
: tering against the plans of the new ele-
ment.
At the meeting of the directors. held
/ Immediately after the election, Nj.
NOrment offered a motion that Charles
\. James be made president Of the
institution and that g W. Howard
be made vice president This motion was
unanimously carried. Fifteen hundred
votes were represented in the elections,
and the fact that there was no dissent
/ from the prearranged plan is considered
d great triumph for the proposed merger.
It is understood that President James
VIII resign his position at some future
meeting of the board, and that at the
next meeting Of the directors steps will
be taken 10 bring about the merger Of the
TWO institutions
Following is the result Of the elections
/ Of yesterday:
American National Bank.
/ Lester a. Barr. ]. H. Cranford. Charles A.
/ Douglass. 7. G. Dulln Stephen B. Elkins ". r..
/ Galiiher. Robert y Harper, James =. Henderson.
/ J. Whit Heron. Thomas Somerviue John T. Crow
/ ley J. Miller Kenyon. Blair Lee Irwin B. Linton.
/ Colin H. Livingstone. William II. Saunders, James
/ F. Shea, George f. Walker Nathan Wallerstein.
/ ]. c. Weldon. W. S. Hogs. J. T. HeHdrick g.
Bowie Chipman. r. H. Lynn William ssIby-
The board was increased 10 twenty-five.
with FIVE new directors elected officers
{ win be chosen at the meeting Of the
| board tomorrow.
Central National Bank.
NJ z Allies. E. C. Brandenburg. J. q. Carter
John Callahan. Z. B. Evans. ". J. Flather Daniel
Fraser. Edward Graves. J. W. Lee. Frank p MAY
Theodore J. Mayer. ". X. Meudenhal H. Nor
meut, George ", Moss, 0deIl ;. Smith. Levi Wood
! bury, Clarence F. NoTment.
/ The meeting Of the board for the cleo
/ ton Of officers will be held Thursday
/ January Il.
Columbia National Bank.
! Charles B. Bailey. William L Barker. John Cam.
mack, Albert F. Fox. Benjamin W. Guy. John A.
/ Hamilton, Benjamin F. Leighton Alvin "
| Lothrop, John Mitchell, jr; Thomas G Noyes. b
/ Francis saul. Louis F. Shoemaker. George W. f.
| sWartzen. John \. svope. Brainard H Warner.
The directory will meet tomorrow for
the election of officers.
Commercial National.
! P. J. Brennan. Walter a. Brown. W A. H.
/ Church, Z. A. Chester Alyer Cohen. James A
! Cahin Samuel &. CornveIl. Michael J Colbert
/ H. Bradley Davidson. J. j. Darlington. Victor B
/ Deyher, Norman Gait, William r. Ham. Rudolph
/ Kaufman. Ralph W. Lee. Arthur c. Moses. W. A
/ Mearns. John L. Newbold. Clarence B. Rhecm
/ Frederick c. Stevens. y. H. shea, Charles r.
/ Schneider, George ". White
/ In the foregoing list OF directors Nor
man Gait was elected to succeed H. D.
/ AliriCk. The directors met yesterday al
4 ternoOn and elected F. G. Stevens, presi-
/ dent; r. A. Chester. first vice president,
/ y. H. Shea, second vice president; George
/ W. White, cashier, and V. B. Deyber
/ secretary.
Farmers and Mechanics
! s. Thomas Brown NJ. J. Adler. C. If. Chagin. 5
| S. Cissel, A. b. Jackson. J. L. Libbey. 5 C. Pal
mer. J. II. Small. jr.. William King.
| The election of directors was followed
/ by a luncheon. which friends of the Off
/ cials and citizens Of Georgetown largely
/ attended. s. Thomas Brown, the vencra-
/ bic president of the bank, was warmly
/ congratulated on his hearty appearance
at eighty years Of age.
Lincoln National Bank.
Andrew Archer, Robert Callahan. Floyd T. Davis
Robert A. Dore William F Downey. Richard J.
4 Esrnshaw William F. Guide, S Dana Lincoln. Pete
/ Latterner. Henry T. Ofterdinger William d. sulh
van Frederick A. Tschifely, Richard a, Walker
G. Taylor Wade. Jesse B. Wilson.
/ Robert A Dore was elected director
! 10 succeed Frank II. Raymond The
/ meeting for the election of officers vii
1 be held to-day.
metropolitan National Bank.
/ Woodbury. Blair, George H. Hsuies. Charles ia
ccbsen, o. H. Perry johnson, Thomas K Jones
/ William S. Knox, John B. Larner, David Moore
John Il. Moore. W. H. Moses Allison Nailor IT.
NJ NJ Parker. Jackson H. Ralston, Hugh Reilly
/ E. Francis Riggs Cuno II. Rudolph George Trues
/ dell. John F. wilkins. James B. Winner. W A
Yimsatt. 5. W. Woodward. E. S. Parker
The meeting for election of officers viii
/ be held to-day.
National Bank of Washington.
| Charles A. James, William f. AIattngly. Clement
/ ". Howard Dsniel Fraser. William J. tlather
/ Clarence +. Norment.
/ The last three directors named were
! elected to succeed James L. Norris, J. B
1 Kendall, and c. f. White. The directors
/ met yesterday and elected Charles A