The Washington times., 1917-01-12
OFFICERS ELECTED =
BY BANK DIRECTORS
Elevation of H. H. Mckee to
Presidency of National Capital
Only important Change.

Nswly elected directors OF national
and savings banks and trust COM
panies yesterday elected officers.
With the exception of the promo
ton of H. H. Mckee, cashier Of the
National Capital Bank, to the presI-
dency, to succeed Thomas w. Smith,
who resigned, there were no i'm
portant changes.
RIGGS National.
Officers of Riggs National Bank
were reelected as follows: Charles
c. Glover, president; NJ. z. Allies. vice
president; William ]. Flather, vice
president; Joshua Evans, jr., cashier.
Harry V. Haynes, assistant cashier;
Avon NJ. Nevius, assistant cashier,
and Robert V. Fleming, assistant
cashier.
Commercial National
All the old officers of the Com
nnerciaI National Bank were re-elec--
ed as follows: Ashton G. Chaplain,
president; Arthur Lee, vice president:
James A. Cahill, vice president: Tuck
CA n CdnuSs VICE pTeSlOGnI anu CASH
Ter; E. Ghissell, assistant cashier.
and H. V. Hunt, assistant cashier.
Exchange BanI OF Washington.
Officers of the Exchange Bank of
Washington are as follows: Mark F.
FINLEY. president. Elmer sotheron.
first vice president; w. K. Reene, sec
ond vice president: William r. Nagel,
cashierg Arson S. Taylor. treasurer,
and NJ. T. Mangan, counsel
Lincoln National
Two additional assistant cashiers
were elected by directors Of the Lincoln
National Bank. They are H. E. Will
son and ]. Edward baird. Other Of
ficers Of tie bank were reelected as
follows: Floyd e. Davis, president
Robert Callahan, first vice president; P.
7. Moran, second vice president; Albert
s Galley. cashier ". Mex StoweIl, as
sistent cashier II. T. Oftterdinger, sec
rotary to the board of directors; Lucas
T Loving; counsel, and w. w. MILAN.
assistant counsel ~ -
NStisnaI Metropolitan.
officers OF the National Metropolitan
Bank were reelected as follows: G..
w. White. president; o. H. P. john
sons.vice president; George o. Watson,
cashier. andzJ. Gales Moore. auditor.
american National.
Directors of the American National
re7eaeeted the full list of old officers
IS foAowA; w. 7. GaIIfher, president:
CT. Livingstone, first vice-president;
Davis Elkins, second vice-president;
William SeIby, cashier; and A. C.
West. e. 7. Love, and J. w. Williams,
assistant cashiers.
District National.
Officers of the District National
Bank were reelected as follows: Rob
ert N. Harper, president; w, S. Hoge,
WEP. Lpscomb, Gerson Nordifnger,
and Lewis Holmes. vice Presidents;
Ennind s. Wolfe, cashier; Theoe1
dore s. Mason and J. d. F.
Schneider, assistant cashiers; Bernard
and johnson, attorneys, and Wharton
E. Lester, counsel
Franklin National.
All the old officers of the Franklin
lows: John B. Cochran, president; R.
S. Turk. vice president; J. Fendall
Cain, cashier; John z. Benton, assist
Second National Bank.
The same officers that served last
year were reelected today by the
directors: Cuno H. Rudolph. presi-
dent: Walter C. Clephane, vice presi-
dent; Samuel J. Prescott, vice presi.
dent; John C. Eckloff, cashier; Jacob
Seharf, assistant cashier
Park Savings Bank.
An additional vice president was
elected by the directors OF the Park
Savings Bank. The officers for
1917 are as follows: Thomas Somer-
willie, president; Lewis Z. Breuninger,
vice president; Walter H. Rlopfer,
vice president; George E. walker, vice
president, and Frank w. Bolgiano,
who was added to the list of vice
Presidents William B. Todd, secre-
eph w. Cox, counsel.
Farmers and Mechanics.
Officers of the Farmers and Ne
chanics' Bank were reelected as fol-
lows: William King, president; Rob
ert-D. Weaver and J. Henry Small,
vice presidents; c. w. Edmonston,
cashier, and Charles T. cropley, as
sistant cashier.
Seventh Street Savings Bank.
The directors of the Seventh Street
Savings Bank reelected all the old
officers of the institution. The list:
Somerset r. Waters, president; A
II. Plugge, vice president; Harry
Kaufman, vice president; John d.
Howard, cashier; J. Peyton Torbert,
assistant cashier; r. E. Burgess, sec
rotary, and Charles F. Shreve, coun-
sell