Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-13
RICHMOND BANKS ELECT
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Meetings OF Stockholders Arc Held
in Accordance With Bank
Ing Law. :.
DIRECTORS ARE REFLECTED
Financial Reports Show Good Year,
Notwithstanding European War,
Dividends Having Exceeded Those
OF the Yenr Before.

stockholders OF eight national and
three state banks OF the city held their
annual meetings yesterday In the yari-
GUS banking houses and elected the
board of directors. who. in turn, elected
officers to control the institutions for
the ensuing year. The meetings were
In accordance with the new currency
measure under which all national banks
become members of the Federal Reserve
system.
The action of the stockholders and d.
rectors was largely formal. as there
was no change In the personnel OF
either the directors or officers Of the
banks. In several cases the directors
nave not elected the officers. but it was
stated that the same officers would he
elected
There was only business of a routine
nature transacted at the meetings yes
tcrday. The presidents submitted their
annual reports and statements were
read to the stockholders.
Following Is list OF the officers
ana directors chosen at the elections
yesterday:
First National Bnnk.
Directors-w. NJ. Addison. Henry T..
Caben. r NJ. Darlington. 7. A. Cary.
George l.. Christian. S. Dabney Crcn-
shaw. Charles Davenport. John G. Eas-
ley, Q. III. Funston. W. NJ. TIabliston. En-
pa Hunton. Jr.. John NJ. Miller, Jr.,
frederick F.. Noting. John r. Purcell.
William T. Reed. e. a. Saunders. Jr. f..
James G. Tinsley, r.. Rand wexford.
thomas s. Wheelwright, A. y. VIII
liams. F. D. Williams T. G. Williams
Jr. John T. Wilson. Henry w. Wood.
Coleman Wortliam.
The directors will meet to-day for
Ing year. The present Officers are.
john b. Purcell. president: John NJ.
Miller. Jr. vice-presidcnt: w. NJ. Addi
son. cashier: W. =. Shelton. assistant
cashier; Charles r. Burnett. assistant
CASHIER; Alex F. Ryland. assistan,
". >. Morton, assistant cashier: John
Tyler. assistant cashier: James NJ. Bail
Jr, auditor.
American National Bank.
Dlrcctors-William C. Camp. G. C.
Dula. James II. Gordon. Edgar G.. Dunn.
r. II. Harwood. Waller Hoiladav'
Luther II. Jenkins, w j. Parrish. NJ,
{. Patterson. II. w. Rountrec. Oliver J
Sands. j. q. Scott. Emmett Scaton. I.
Garnctt Tabb, Charles r. Whitlock
The directors will meet Thursday
for the recollection Of officers. Tho
present officers arc: oliver J. sands
president; II. w. Rountrec vice. rcsi :
dent: William c. Camp. vicc-presidcnt:
Waller Holiday. vice presidents: q.
Baylor HILL cashier: d. w Durrctt,
assistant cashier; Stafford H. Parker,
assistant cashier; G.. a. Peple, assistant
cashier.
National State md City Rank.
Directors-E. r. Addison, James II.
Anderson. Hugh Antrim, Preston Cooke.
James ID. Crump, John S. Elicit. a. r.
Ellerson. Horace S. lIawcs. s. II. Hawcs.
William NJ. IIil. Edward c. MAYO. Ed
win ~. Palmer. william II. Palmer.
Granville G. Valentine, Stewart NJ.
Woodward.
Oficers-William H. Palmer. prcsi-
dent; John S. Elicit, vice president:
William NJ. Hill, vice-president: j. w.
Sinton. vice-president; Julien II. Hill.
cashier.
PlanterS National Bank.
observation-disclosures n. Boyd. ]. ]. Mon
ta-uc. Morton Il. Roscnbaum Richard
II. Smith. j. p. Taylor, Henry w. An
derson.
omcers-James N Boyd. president;
j: j. Montague, vice-president: Richard
II. Smith. vice president and cashier
X. 1.atimer Gordon. assistant cashier
Conway II. Gordon. assistant cashier;
d. V. Morton. assistant cashier.
Merchnnts National Bank.
Directors-John j.. Branch. John
Kerr Branch. Thomas p. Scott. S. r.
Morgan. William II. White. Frederick
w. scott. James Casltie. Blythe w.
Branch, Milton i. Marcuse, James H.
Dooley. NJ. c. Branch, Leigh r. Page,
Thomas Il. McAdams. j. A Branch
Oficers-John Il. Branch, president;
John Kerr Branch. vicc-president;
Thomas b. McAdams. vice-president and
cashier: John F.. Glenn, vice-presidcnt;
j. r. Perdue, assistant cashier: CT letter
Jones, assistant cashier; a. c. Baylis
assistant cashier; w. f. Augustine as
sistant cashier; j. G. White, assistant
cashier; G.. letter Jones, manager saw
ings department.
Central National hank.
Directors-R. l.. Bailey, T.. d. Bowles
+ w. Dabney, J. Lee Davis, James r.
Gordon. {. +. Grimmell, II. r. Haase
Charles Hutzler, w. Fleet Kirk, Charles
y. Peple. John Garland Pollard. Will
liam G. Schmidt. w. H. SchwarZschild
J. 0. Scott, w. +. Smith. Moses Thai
himer. &. Tyree Watkins
Oficers-Charles Hutzlcr. president;
Charles A. Peple. vice president; w. IL.
Schwarzschild, vice -president: Philip