The Washington herald., 1915-01-15
PRICES Hold firm IN
BUSY day ON change
Good Demand Felt for Stocks and
Bonds-Several National Banks
Elect Their Officers.

The busiest session on the Washington
Stock Exchange since the resumption OF
trading in stocks earlier in the week was
that OF yesterday. Good demand for
bonds and stocks was felt, and prices
held firm in nearly all cases. The phe-
nomenal advances in American Graphic
phone stocks continued, although no
transactions were recorded. Common
stock was bid up from Wednesdays fig
ure of IS to "a, while preferred jumped
from 80 to So. The asked price was estab-
lished at 81.
The limited supply of Washington Rail
way and Electric Company preferred
showed appreciable gains in odd lots, one
share selling at IS. two points above the
last sale, and another lot Of eight shares
at 81 IL. The bid price on the Railway
common was raised from 81 to 81 1-2.
Capital Traction traded at from IS 3-4 to
s5 on six shares.
Other sales included fifteen shares of
Mergenthaler at 1s3a194: five shares of
Washington Gas at IS 5-s, an advance Of
one-eighth over the most recent sale;
$, 600 Potomac Electric Power Conson-
dated per cent bonds at e9 1-4ae9 3-S; a
Washington Railway and Electric As at
81 IA and $500 worth of United States
government registered As at Ill
A quarterly dividend of $40 per share
has been declared by the Washington
Gas Light Company to be paid February
l. The transfer books close today and
will remain closed until that date.
The Washington Loan and Trust Com
pany has declared its ninetieth regular
quarterly dividend of 2 per cent and an
additional dividend of per cent, payable
February l. The books will remain closed
from January g to February l.
Directors and stockholders meetings
have been held by national banks and
trust companies, resulting in the election
of officers as follows:
Continental Trust Company-Nathan
B. Scott, president: Charles W. War
den. first vice president; Bates Warren,
vice president; William T. Gallfher,
vice president; G. T. Scott, vice presi-
dent and treasurer; Charles A. Douglas,
counsel: Frank S. Bright, trust off,
Ger and secretary; NJ. J. Winfree, as
sistant secretary, and H. L. offutt, jr.,
assistant treasurer.
Riggs National Bank-Charles c.
Glover. president: NJ. z. Allies, vice
president: William ]. Flather, cashier,
and Joshua Evans, jr-, assistant cashier.
National Metropolitan Bank-George
W. White. president: o. II. p. Johnson,
vice president: George o. Watson, cash
Ter. and J. Gales Moore. auditor.
American National Bank-W. T. Gal
liner, president: c. H. Livingstone. first
vice president; Davis Elkins, second
vice president; William Selby, cashier;
A c. West, Z. T. Love. and ]. W. Will
Jams. assistant cashiers.
Washington Loan and Trust Com
Joy Edison, president; Ellis
Spear, vice president; John B. Larner.
vice president and general counsel;
Andrew Parker. vice president; Harry
sistant treasurer: Thomas Bradley, real
estate officer. and Frederick Eichelber-
ger, trust officer.
Lincoln National Bank-Floyd f.
Davis, president; Robert Callahan, vice
president; Patrick T. Moran, second
vice president; Albert S. Galley, cash
ier; w. Nick. Stowell, assistant cashier;
W. F. GUIDE, secretary to the board;
Lucas P Loving, counsel, and w. W.
MILAN, associate counsel
Federal National Bank-John Poole,
president: N. H Shea, vice president;
Charles B. Lyddane, assistant cashier,
and ]. J. Darlington. general counsel.
Franklin National Bank-Directors were
elected yesterday as follows: Edward b.
Adams. William II. H. Allen, Wilson 7.
John 2. Benton, ]. Fendall
Cain, John B. Cochran. Louis Dawson,
Z. F. Hall, S. McComas Hawken. Thomas
P. Hickman, DR.. Robert F. Mason, c. A.
Nuddiman. p. ]. Nee, P. ]. O'Hanlon.
Charles J. Rogers, Tucker K. Sands, Will
son Timberlake, r. S. Turk. Charles II.
weser and Ashby W. woodward.
Home Building Observation-Disclosures z.
Claughton. president; Anson S. Taylor.
vice president; William T. Galliher, vice
president: James Morris woodward, sec
retary; Edward S. Wescott, treasurer.
Directors chosen were George w. Linl1ins.
Charles n. Moore, William X. Reeve, ].
Paul Smith, Fred L. vogt and Madison
whIpple.
ert N Harper: vice presidents, W. s.
Hoge. w. p. Lipscomb, Bestor R. Walters
and Gerson Nordlinger: cashier. Edmund
5. Wolfe: assistant cashier. Theodore s.