The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-12
OFFICERS ELECTED
 BY LOCAL BANKS Reports Show Improved
 Business Conditions Along Many Lines

The board of directors of the Traders National bank, held their annual elec- tion of officers yesterday afternoon at well attended meeting and the following officers were elected: John H. Frye, president; Otto Mooney, shier; M H. Sterne, assistant cashier w. K. Clem- ents, secretary. The directors are as follows: John H. Miller, Frank Nelson. Jr., c. s. Bissell, Sibley P. King, Richard W. Massey. E. R. McDavid Sterling J. Foster, w. H. Duran, A. Leo Oberdorfer, William P. Redd and John H. Frye
 President Frye, in his annual report for 1915, stated that the business was greatly improved, and that he looked for ward to very prosperous year.
 BIRMINGHAM TRUST
 The Birmingham Trust and Savings com pany annual stockholders meeting was held yesterday afternoon and the follow Arthur w. Smith, Tom O. Smith. T. H. Benners, Lee C. Bradley, J. M. Caldwell, S. L. Earle William I. Grubb, w. E.. Henley, F. M. Jackson, F. H. I4athrop, R. $. Munger M P. Northington, H. J. IOItcl, JdHltS SptIlCe, It. A. Ierfeli.
 Officers: Arthur w. Smith. president. . Tom O. Smith vice president w. H. Manly, cashier; Benson Cain, assistant cashier; c. D. Gotten, assistant cashier: E. w. Finch, assistant cashier.
 FIRST NATIONAL
 The annual stockholders meeting of the First National bank was held yesterday for the purpose of electing directors to serve for the ensuing year, and the fol- lowing were elected: w. S. Brown, Rob- ert Jemison, Erskine Ramsay, Walker Percy, J. H. Woodward, John L. Kaul, M. V. Joseph, pr. George M. Morrow, Robert Jemison. Jr. Iack L. Nabers, Crawford Johnson, B. F. Moore, D, M. Tutwiler, w. H. Hassinger, J. H. Barr, William M. Walker, Culpepper Exum, George c. Crawford, w. M. Cosby, P. G.. Shook, E. L. Brown. J. Frank Rushton, Oscar Wells.
 At the conclusion of the stockholders meeting, the new board of directors met and organized by choosing the following officers: J. H. Barr, chairman of the board; oscar Wells, president; J. ii. Woodward, vice president: J. K. Fleming. vice president; Thomas Hopkins. cashier; F. s. Foster. assistant cashier; Thomas Bowron, assistant cashier; F. H. Farmer. secretary savings department; c. E. Hol- comb, auditor.
 Thus the Offlclal family and the board of directors of the First National bank remain unchanged the same parties serv- ing as during the last several months.
 The board has granted to Mr. Barr. as its chairman, a respite from active official duties and greater freedom from the routine and exacting labors of the usual bank executive. This was in keeping with his plans when he accepted, at the request of the board of directors, the presidency of the bank at the time of the resignation of MT. w. F. G. Harding, and later when he became chairman of the board as an active officer. pending the greater familiarity of the affairs of the bank on the part of the new presi- dent who succeeded him. He will retain his desk at the bank and continue to give to the officers the benefits of his counsel and Knowledge of credits in this community.
 AMERICAN TRUST
 The twelfth annual meeting of the stockholders of the American Trust and Savings bank was held yesterday 1T 1 its. banking rooms. The followins stockholders were elected to serve a, directors during the ensuing year: G. E 1 Mccormack, J. w. Mcqueen, IA Sevier l w. J. Dangaix, Walter Moore, F. E 1 Fowlkes, H. E. Mccormack. Louis V { Clark, George Gordon Crawford, M. w | Bush, James Bowron, W. D. Jelks. J. H Dean. LeTsoy P. Percy. H. K. Milner IF. B. Yielding, H. L. Badham, Jone
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