The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-14
NATIONAL BANKS
ELECT DIRECTORS
William M. Habliston Rctires as
Chairman Of First Ma
tional Board.
M'ADAMs IS WcE-PREslDENT
All Apply for Enrolment in Re-
serve Association Under New
Currency Law.
M'ADAMs IS VICE-PREslDENT

Currency Law.
| stockholders of the eight national
banks In tho city met in annual session
yesterday to elect directors for the
ensuing twelve months. and TO hear
reports from the bank officers For the
most part, the institutions reelected
without change the directors Of last
year.
Without exception. the stockholders
Of each institution authorized the d.
rectors to apply for enrolment in the
National Reserve Association under the
new currency law. In the few cases
in which the directors had already APP
piled for admission. the stockholders
approved the act.
At the same time with the national
banks, meetings were held yesterday
by two state lnstitutions--the Church
Hill Bank and the Bank Of Commerce.
and Trusts. The stockholders OF the
last named bank voted unanimously to
authorize application for enrolment in
tho reserve association, and the Church
/ Hill Bank stockholders adopted unani-
mously a resolution to the same effect
| The Savings Bank Of Richmond APP
! piled last week for enrolment In the
| reserve association. making the Rich
mond enrolment so far eleven banks
elBnt natlOnai anu Slate IL IS
| believed that several of the other State
banks Will vote to enroll when thcy
hold their annual meetings.
Prominent in the read1ustments
worked by yesterdays meetings is
! the resignation OF w. NJ. Habliston as
chairman OF the board of the First Ma
tional Bank. Mr. Habiiston was re-
elected to the position at the annual
meeting yesterday, but expressed his
| inability to serve because OF other de-
mands on his time. The duties Of the
office will hereafter devolve upon the
| pr esident.
The board Of directors of the Mer-
chants National Bank elected Thomas
| -. McAdams second ice-presdent. MIR.
Mc.Adams Is Mt present cashier, and
will retain that Office In his new posi-
| ton. The directors elected John -.
White assistant cashier. He was form
erly manager OF the discount depart
ment.
| Following are the officers and direc-
| tors of the banks elected yesterday:
First National Bank.
Directors-W. NJ Addison, H. l..
| Cabell, II. NJ. Darlington, r 4. Cary.
George l. Christian, 5. Dgbney Cren-
| shaw, Charles Davenport, John c. Eas-
ley, o. II. Funston, w. NJ Habliston.
! Frederick F. Noting, John b. Purcell,
| William T. Reed, Il. n Saunders, Jr.,
i. Sitterding, |. stern. 5 w. Travers,
James q. Tinsley. B. Rand Wexford,
Thomas S. Wheelwrieht, a. d. Will
liams. F. d. Williams. T. C. Williams.
Jr. John T. Wilson. Henry w. Wood,
and Coleman Workman.
O1icers-John II, Purcell, president:
John NJ. Miller, Jr., vice president; w.
NJ. Addison, cashier; Charles r. Burnett.
| w. +. Shelton. Alex. II. Ryland, J. c.
Joplin, O. s Morton, and John Tyler.
] f.-Ya 1, Il Del
Jr., auditor.
American National Dunk.
Directors William c, Camp, James
r Gordon. Edgar G. Gum. r.. H. Har-
wood, Waller Holiday, Luther Fl. Jen-
klns. Junius S. Mosby, w j. Parrish,
NJ c. Patterson, Henry w. Rountruc.
o J. Sands, Emmett Seaton, It. Garnett
Tab, Charles L. Whitlock, q. c. Dula,
and ]. o. Scott,
| The officers Will be elected by the
new board OF directors at a meeting TO
be held in the next few days.
Merchnnts' National hank.
! Dircctors-John p. Branch. John Kerr
Branch. Thomas Il. Scott, Alexander
Hamilton, S. T. Morgan, w II White,
Fred w. Scott, James Caskic, Blythe
W. Branch. Milton T.. Marcuse. James
H. Dooley, NJ. c. Branch. Leigh +. Page,
and Thomas r. McAdams,
! Oficers-John r Branch. president;
/ Thomas b. McAdams. second vice-presi-
dent; John r Glenn, third vice -presi-
dent; Thomas Is McAdams. cashier: j.
! L. Perdue, George II. Kcesee, G. Jetcr
Jones, a. C. Baylis, w. f. Augustine
and John c. White. assistant cashiers
I National state and City Bank.
| Directorg---E. b. Addison. James II.
| Amer son, Hugh Antrim. Preston Cooke.
james -. Crump, John s. Elicit. a. r..
iIllerson Horace S. Halves. William NJ.
Hill. Edward G. Mayo. Edwin a Palmer,
Granville G Valentine and Stewart M.
| Woodward.
| Omcers-william II. Palmer prcsi-
delt, John S. Elicit. vice president;
William NJ HILL vice president; j. w.
! Sinton, vice president, and julien II.
Eli, cashier.
PInntcrs' National Bank.
Directors--JnmeS y. Boyd j. j. Mon
taguc. Morton b. Roscnbaun,. Richard
II. Smith. j. =. Taylor and Henry w.
! Anderson.
! Omcers-James ~ Boyd. president.
/ J. j. Montague, vice president; Richard
Il, Latimer Gordon, CONWAY II. Gordon
and d.. V. Morton, assistant cashiers.
Central National Rank.
! Directors-R. j.. Bailey. ID. Is. Bowles,
F. w. Dabney. L. y. DIETRICH. James T.
a. Peplc, william c. Schmidt. w. II.
Sch warzschild, J. Q. Scott W, F Smith;
John Garland Pollard.
Onicers-Charles Hutzlcr. president;
! Charles a. Pcple. vice president; w u
Schwarzschild vice-president: T.. a W.
Goodwin. cashier, and George t. Mat
| tern, assistant cashier.
Brondwny National Hank.
DIrectors-F. G.. Ebel, Charles w.
Vaughan, Lee Ferguson. Horace 5.
Wright, a. w. Bennett T.. Il. sutton
| Jr flames Morton, II. IL. Bruce III r..
Phillips. Il. f. Bruner. John w, Will
I liams and Alvin NJ. smith.
The directors viii hold meeting to-
morrow afternoon To elect officers.
Manchester NatinunI Hank.
Directors---J. Hoge Tyler. a. a. At
kins. John r. Sadler. James p. Jones,
O. n crimson. Joseph a. Dart. James
4 T. Rvland, Dr. T. I. Rucitcr. w A.
Neal, r. T.. Mcconnell and ID. C. Bal
! lard.
Omcers-F r. Mcconnell. PRESIDENT;
| Y. Hoge Tyler, vice president; James
i. RyIand, vice-president: =. A. Adkins.
Vicc-prcsident: -. c, Ballard. cashier.
| and w. j. Fisher, assistant cashier
The stockholders appointed COM
mittee, consisting OF Mcssrs Tyler, Sad
Ter and Ryland cooperate with COM
mittces from other hanks to urge upon
the General Assembly the necessity for
enacting logisla tinn to relieve bank de-
pnsitc from fnXntinn