The Washington herald., 1917-01-12
In the World of Finance and Trade
BONDS ARE feature
ON LOCAL EXCHANGE
Many Washington Banks Elect Direct
ors at Meetings.

Trading at yesterdays session of the
Washington Stock Exchange centered
principally in the bond list. Capital Trac-
ton 5s sold at log S-4 a decline of one
fourth of a point; American Graphophone
6s at l02 II. an advance of one-half Of n
point, and Georgetown Gas IS at 105 Ia
Seventeen shares of Capital Traction
changed hands at 81 IA to "a 1-2 A few
shares OF Washington Gas were trans
ferred at II, and six shares of Lanston
changed hands at "A.
franklin National Bank.
Directors of Franklin National Bank
have reelected the following officers:
President, John B. Cochran; vice presi-
dent, r. S. Turk; cashier, J. Fendan Cain,
and assistant cashier. John E. Benton.
Pennsylvania Railroad Meeting.
The annual meeting Of stockholders of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
be held March l3. At the time the stock
holders will be asked to approve the
agreement for the acquisition Of the prop
erty and franchises of the Harrisburg.
Portsmouth. Mount Joy, and Lancaster
Railroad Company. The railroad of that
company constitutes that portion of the
main line Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
between Lancaster and Harrisburg. The
Pennsylvania Railroad owns more than
50 per cent of the capital stock.
Exchange Bank of Washington.
The Exchange Bank of Washington has
elected these directors: NJ f. Buckley
II. NJ. Dixon. j. f. Donovan. John T
Doyle, Mark F. Finley. John r. Flynn
Frank f. Ghiseln. $. w. Henry. NJ. f.
Mangan, p. T. INLAND. W. X. Reeve, A.
NJ. Rizik. John F. Schriner, u. Grant
Smith, Elmer SothorOn. Walter Spauls
AnSnn
Officers OF the bank are: Mark +. Fin
ley, president; Elmer SOthoron, first vice
president; w. X. Reeve. second vice pres
ident; William r. Nagel. cashier; Anson
s. Taylor, treasurer, and NJ. +. Mangan
counsel
Officers elected by other boards of direc-
tors follow:
National Capital Bank.
H. H. Mckee, president; Albert Carry
and s II. Walker, vice presidents. The
position of cashier will not be filled for
few days
American National Bank
w T. Galliher. president: c. H. Liv-
ngston. first vice president; Davis Ell
kins, second vice president; william Sell
by, cashier. and A. c. West, K. T. Love
and J. w. Williams. assistant cashiers
Riggs National Bank.
Charles c. Glover. president NJ. F.
Allies. vice president; w. J. Flather, vice
president; Joshua Evans, jr.. cashier,
and Harry V. Haynes, Avon NJ. Nevius
and Robert V. Fleming, assistant cash
iers
Federal National Bank.
John Poole, president: N H. Shea, vice
president; Charles B. Lyddane. assistant
cashier, and ]. ]. Darlington, general
counsel.
Lincoln National.
Floyd E. Davis, president; Robert CAL
lahan. vice president; Patrick T. Moran,
second vice president; Albert S. Gately,
cashier; W. Nick. Stowell. assistant
cashier: Howard Wilson, assistant cash
ier; ]. Everett Baird, assistant cashier;
n. T. Orrterdinger, secretary to the board
OF directors; Lucas P. Loving. attorney,
and w. W. MILAN. associate counsel
District National.
Robert n. Harper. president; W s..
Hoge. Gerson Nordlnger. w p, Lips
comb and Lewis Holmes. vice presidents:
Edmund S. Wolfe. cashier; Theodore S.
Mason and J. D. F.. Schneider, assistant
cashiers. Barnard johnson were
chosen attorneys, and Wharton f. Les
ter, counsel
Commercial National Bank.
Ashton G. Clapham, president: Arthur
Lee. vice president; James A CahiT, vice
president; Tucker K. Sands. vice presi-
dent and cashier: F. Fl. GhiselIi and II.
V. Hunt assistant cashiers.
Second National Bank.
Cuno II. Rudolph president: Walter c.
Clephane. vice president; Samuel ]. Pres
colt, vice president; John c. EcklofT,
cashier. and Jacob Scharf, assistant
cashier.
Chosen Director.
Wade H Cooper, president Of the
Union. and also of the United States Saw
ings Bank, has been elected a director
Of the First National Bank of Hyats-
Vile, Md
Home Building Association.
The Home Building Association has
elected these officers: Richard E ClauGh-
ten, president; Anson S. Taylor and Will
lam T. Galliher, vice presidents; James
NJ. Woodward. secretary; Edward S.
Wescott, treasurer.
Directors, George w. wilkins, Charles
H. Moore, William K. Reeve, J. Paul
Smith, Fred l. Vogt, Madison WhIpple
The annual report showed the assets of
the association as $271,52