The Washington herald., 1917-01-10
WASHINGTON'S BANKS
ELECT OFFICIALS
Annual Meetings Held by Financial In
stitutions of Capital.

Annual meetings were held yesterday
by all national banks in Washington, sew
eral OF the trust companies and q num-
Der of savings banks.
Stockholders elected a number Of d.
rectors to I'LL vacancies on the various
boards due to designations, deaths and
the going into effect Of the Clayton in
terlocking directorate measure.
The Riggs National Bank had two
vacancies on its board, both due to death
John r, Mclean and Henry Hurt. Two
additional vacancies were Created, one
by the resignation OF Admiral William
II. Bronson, who intends to spend the
next year in Japan, and is now en- route
there, and one caused by the refusal of
Joseph Paul, one of the veterans of the
board to permit his name to be used
again, refusing to resign, but asking to
be relieved OF the post.
To I'LL these vacancies John s. Lar
combe. Henry B. Spencer. Julius Garfinkle
and Fleming Newbold were chosen direc-
| tors.
The National Metropolitan Bank added
the names of II. c. Sheridan and Walter
Tuckerman to its directory. the only va
cancy being caused by the decision of
| II. X. Willard to remain on the board Of
another bank. he having been given per-
mission by the Federal Reserve Board to
serve on two boards until his return from
abroad.
1 The District National Bank added its
three cashiers to the list of directors. A.
C. West, J. w. Williams and Louis C.
| Wilson.
! On the directory OF the Franklin Ma
tional Bank John E. Benton succeeds
c. A. Muddiman, retired.
Gen. E. A. Goodwin retires from the d.
rectory Of the Continental Trust Com
| pany and his place was filed by the cleo
i tion Of lama. r CamnhelI
The Commercial National Bank added
the name OF Carl Casey to its old board
and then reelected the list
| At the District National Bank Ellie
SEestz and J. c. Let's retire and Joseph
A. Whitfield and j.. Leo Kolb succeed to
the board of directors.
| The National Capital Bank elevated II.
II. Mckee, long time cashier. to the di-
rectory, filing the vacancy caused by the
retirement OF George F. Harding.
At the Union Savings Bank, Joseph T.
| Ralph was added to the board.
At the Merchants Bank. Levi Cooke
succeeds w. F. Jones. At the McIach-
len Banking Corporation. Marshall o.
Leighton and Lanier p. McLachlen were
added to the board.
The Columbia National added James A
Messer and r. L. Russell to its board,
John Mitchell. jr., retiring.
| w. F. GUIDE and Richard J. Earnshaw
retired from the Lincoln National Bank
directory, under ruling OF the reserve
board enforcing the Clayton law, and
w. Griffith was added.
Union Trust Company.
Ofhcers- Edward ]. Stellawern, president; George
| z. Hamilton. Arst vice president attorney and
trust officer; Ge rye Z Fleming. second vice preA-
dent and assistant trust officer; Walter s. Harlan
! third vice president: EdsOn B. Olds treasurer; /;
Edward l.. HnIyer, sscr~tary: W. Frank D. Herrou
assistant treasurer and William L. Crane Assistant
| secretary.
Dtrectors-Joseph H. cranford. C. Thomas Dun
Iop. George z Fleming. Georys L hamilton
| Walter 5. Harlan, Frank O. Henry. d. J. Kauf-
man, A. s. Kenny. James b. Lsmbie. George X.
McLanahan, T. p. Morsan. Arthur Murray. Georxe
d. S. Portss. Ord Prston. Fnness A. Richsrdson.
Harry l. Rust, J. Henry Small. Emmous s. Smith,
Edward J. stellwaszn and. Charles Y. WisOn.
washinston Loan & Trust Co.
DiTcctors-H. G. Meem, Thomas B, Bradley. Ben
| jamin W. Guy. Charles b Bailey. William T.
Barker. John Fl. Clamp, Augustus Orana Joseph J.
Darlington, Floyd L DsTis. John Joy Edson, p
! A Fenninz A. p. Fua. John A Johnsfon. George
| A. King. Martin A. Knapp, John B. LaTner
| Thsodore W NOses. Andrew Parker. Arthur Peter.
Samuel L. Phillips n. H Shea. Thomas w.
Smith Ellis Spear George Tussden. Harvey W.
| Wiley and A. S. Worthington.
Federal National Bank.
| Byron g. Adams, Walter A Brown, John II.
| Clapp. Myer Cohen. william Knoxlss Cocp1 J. J.
| Darlington, William John Eynon, Z. O. Graham,
| William +. Ham, Frank J. Hogan, Ralph Jenkins
Ralph W. Lee. Louis Mackzll Arthur d. Marks
James Dudley Morgan John L. Newboh. Frank B.
| NoyeS John Pools, James BrVwn Scott, n. d.
Shea and Leon Tobriner.
| Lincoln National Bank.
John ". Bn~ner. Robert Callahan. Floyd e.
| Davis, Robert A. Dors. Albert s. Gatlcy. Leroy
! s. Heron. Andrew Lofher Lucas P Loving Peter
Lsttsrnsr. s. Dana Lincoln r. D. AcAulife
! Patrick T. Moran, Howard R. Norton. Henry T.
! Ofterdinner, George O Pumphrey SAMUEL O. Red
nan. Joseph strasbUrxcr. WILLIAM d. Sullivan and
| G. Taylor wads.
Second National Bank.
Bernard n Bridget Walter O. Clspaans. Will
| lam V. Coz. Charles W. Fairfax. Thomas Grant,
| William NJ. Hannay. WLtr Il. Klopfer, William
| f. Matangy. Samuel J. Prescott, Ouno II. Ru-
| dolph, f J. Sacks. Joseph p. Stephenson. william
B. Thomrsou. William H walker. somsset r,
Waters. Edward o, whitocd Nathaniel Wilson,
/ Alexander Wolf and Simon Wolf.
metropolitan National Bank.
Guide John B. Henderson. A. A. Hoehlins ir;
| Charles Jsnoosen. o. Il. p. Johnson Rudolph
Kaufman, A. Lisner. T0znley A. Mckee, John
II Moore. J. r: R.iston. Hugh Reilly: T; Law
rasun Rigs, William H Sannders Charles G.
Smith. r.: George @. Smith. n; George Trues-
A. Wtinsatt and Georys ". White.
National Bank of Washfngton.
Directors- R. p. AndrexI, J. NJ Beavers. Z. O
Brandenburg a. c. Duffy, Max Fschar, Msu-
nee +. Flynn, Daniel Fraser, T.. Charlton Graves,
| ]. T. Hsndrick. Michael A. Ksans W. J. kehoe,
| James LansburEh, Clarence W. Les, Charles Lin
kins Wharton E Lester, Charles R Luce Arthur
J. May. J. G. Mdnbery. W. Clarence Miller.
Georye W. Mos. O. F. Nonnent, Harry Nor
msnt R, E. Psiro F. W. Plugge, A b. Rnn.
odeI s. Smith, Geose P. Sacks. Charles schater
\ John Sctvener. George L. Starkey. Charles e.
| White. P. ]. Walshe Harry Wardman and Levi
Woodbury..
| Franklin National Bank.
Direcors-Edvsrd z. Adams, william H II.
Allen, Wilson T. bartholomew. John E Benton.