Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-01-15
BANKS HOLD
ANNUAL. MEETINGS
Principal Business Electing Directors
National German American"
Changes Name to "American Ma
tiOnai."

The stockholders of the various
banks of Wausau and the Wisconsin
Valley Trust company held their an
nual meetings the past week. The
election of boards of directors was
the principal business. The reports
presented at each meeting showed the
banks to be in exceptionally fine con-
dition and enjoying a steady increase
of business Notwithstanding the exist
ing war.
The Marathon County bank held
it's stool Rholders' meeting on Monday
evening, electing the following direc-
tors: Walter Alexander, Chas. w.
Harger, 3. F. Wilson, w. p. Schol-
field and M. c. Ewing
At a meeting of the directors held
later the following officers were elect
ed:
President-Walter Alexander.
Vice President-C. w. Harger.
Cashier-H. c. Berger.
The other banks held their meet
ings on Tuesday evening as follows:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
There was large gathering of the
stockholders at the First National
bank at o'clock p. m. Cashier A.
H. Grout made an extensive report
of the banks condition, which was
a most favorable, showing a large
and steady increase of business. The
following directors were elected:
d. L. Plumer, John Ringle, Sr., w
E. Curtis, G. d. Jones, F. P. Stone, Z.
e. Turner E. B. Thayer, j. N. Man
son and VIM. A Paff
The directors at its meeting on
Saturday morning, elected officers as
follows:
President-D. L. Plumer.
Vice President-John Ringle.
Vice President-F. P. Stone.
Cashier-A. H. Grout.
Asst Cashier-C. G. Kruger.
NATIONAL GERMAN AMERICAN
The one question of great moment
at the annual stockholders meeting
of the National German American
bank was the proposed change in the
name of the institution. The presi-
dent of the bank, B. Heinemann,
brought the matter before the stock
holders in an address, deeming it
the thing to do before the election of
the board of directors. After deplor
ing the fact that this country was in
war with Germany, ne told of his be-
ing in Frankfort, Germany, at the
time war was declared with Russia
and France, when every sign bearing
Russian or French names was OBJ
liberated or destroyed. Later the same
procedure was gone through with ref
erence to English signs and names,
when war was declared by England.
He closed by saying.
"No demands by either of the gov
ernment or the public have been made
to change the name Of German firms
or signs or titles, but considering all
things from all sides and wishing to
show sincere loyalty to the most glori-
GUS and the most liberty-loving coun-
try on the face of the earth, the Unit
ed States of America, l am expressing
the wish and your board of directors
unanimously recommend that the
name of this bank be changed to the
American National Bank of Wausaul
After a thorough discussion the rec
ommendatiOn of the banks president
and board of directors was unani-
mously approved and that bank will
hereafter be known as the American
National" board of directors was
elected as follows: Walter Alexander,
C. G.. Yawkey, w H. Bissell, H. G.
Flieth, c. S. Gilbert, B. Heinemann,
d. j. Murray, c. H. Wegner. The di-
rectors elected officers as follows on
Saturday morning:
President-B. Heinemann.
Vice President-Walter Alexander.
Vice PreSident-C. S. Gilbert
Cashier-H. G. Flieth.
CITIZENS STATE BANK
The stockholders of the Citizens
State bank met at 1880 o'clock p. m.
Reports of the years business were
made showing a very prosperous con-
dition The board of directors was
elected as follows: s. M. Quaw, c..
A. Barwig, A. H. Clark, VIM. F. Belize,
G. A. OSWALD, F. w. Genrich, A. F.
Marquardt, Henry Ruder and o. C..
Lemke. The board of directors met
after the annual meeting and elected
the following officers:
Presidents. M. Quaw.
Vice President-C. A. Barwig.
Cashier-W. E. Hudtloff.
Asst Cashier-W. A. Koch.
WISCONSIN VALLEY TRUST COM
PANY
On Tuesday afternoon the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Wisconsin Valley Trust company met
in the offices of the company and af-
ter reports had been read, showing
an unusual year of prosperity, the fol-
lowing directors for the ensuing year
were elected: A. l.. Kreutzer, c. B.
Bird, H. J. Seim, o. G. Fehlhaber, j.
J. Okoneski, A. P. Woodson, M. P
Mccullough ]. S. Alexander and P
Nj. Wilson A directors meeting was
held following the stockholders an
nual meeting and officers for the COM
ing year elected as follows;
President-A. l.. KleutZer.
Vice President-C. L. Bird.
End Vice President-H. j. Seim.
Sec and Cashier-O. G. Felhaber.