The Washington herald., 1914-01-14
CAPITAL BANKS
ELECT DIRECTORS
Interest Centered on Union
Savings, Whose Board In
cludes Several Elements.
SEVEN RETAIN BOARDS
Favorable Expressions Toward New
Currency System at
Meetings.
SEVEN RETAIN BOARDS

The stockholders OF the national banks
of Washington. as well as several of
the trust companies and savings banks.
held annual meetings yesterday and
elected directors.
Interest practically was centered on
the new directorate for the Union Saw
ings Bank.
The election resulted in the selection Of
Wade Fl. Cooper. of the United States
Savings Bank: Guy T. Scott. of the
Continental Trust Company; r. n. Hsr-
per. Of the District National Bank, and
A. @. Clapham, OF the Commercial Ma
tional Bank.
The list Of directors also includes
James Lansbursh. V. J. Evans, II. B. Dem
ham. w. H. Wunder. A. Z. L. LeckIe.
r. b. ii. Lyon. r. l.. Montague. F. III.
Kramer. II. Ralph Burton, +. p. Mil
burn. Simon oppenheimer. J. A. Cahill.
T. X. Sands, +. p. Harmon, A S. Tay-
lor. A. f. Randle. and J. T.. Ralph.
The election of officers will take place
today.
The Riggs National Bank. Lincoln Ma
tional Bank, Columbia National Bank. Ma
tional Bank of Washington. Farmers and
Mechanics, McLachlen Banking Corpora
tion, Union Trust. and Seventh Street
Savings reelected the same directors
without additions The Columbia Ma
tional also elected its old officers
Second National Additions.
Second National Bank-Cuno III. Ru-
dolph, John A. Johnston and Thomas
Grant were elected on the board of di-
rectors to succeed George W. Pearson.
James b. Iambie. and W. M. Hannay
Commercial National Bank-New direc-
tors, W. G. Dunnington and Guy T.
Scott.
National Metropolitan Bank-New di-
rectors, :. G. Blythe. c. G. Smith, jr., r.
A Mckee. II. c. Sheridan and Walter
Brownley.
Federal National-New directors. Frank
J. Hogan and William Knowles Cooper.
American National-New directors, C.
Z. GalIihcr and A. e. West.
National Capital-New director. Walter
ii. NARROW. jr.
District National-New directors. S. I.
BesseIievre, \. p. Crenshaw, ]. II. Horn
ing. Wells A Harper, W. ). Hoge. w. ii.
Martin. ii. NJ. Packard. James A. Sam
pie. G. 7. Scott, Ellie Sheetz, and B. Il.
Walters.
At the meetings OF stockholders of ma
tional banks there was generally favor
able expression towards the new currency
sy- .em. and several of the meetings
adopted resolutions authorizing their off,
cials to enter the system.
In addition TO the old board the Con-
tinentaI Trust Company elected as direc-
tors Capt. c. c. Calhoun. Frank W.
Bolgiana. William LcnnoN, Il. G. kerens.
and Thomas H. Pickford.
The Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany elected +. \. Fenning to succeed
W. ]. Newton, W recently died. and
FLOYD +. Davis to succeed William King.
resigned.
The Security Savings and Commercial
Bank elected the following directors:
John II. Carter. Charles W. Darr. Louis
\. Dent, ID. y. Edwards, j. Thilman
Hendrick. George l.nkinS, Charles ].
LangmeaG. William n. Linkins. Fred Nc
e. and Townlcy \. Mckee
The following e-s also were elected:
Julius /. PeysCr. president: George r.
Linkins. vice president; Fred Mckee. vice
president: John u. BaltZ. cashier: Will
lam r. Baum, assista cashier; Charles
W. Darr. general counsel
No election was held at the United
States Savings Bank. a majority of stock
holders not being present. W. :.