The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-03
FORMAL OPENING Of THE
SECURITY TRUST COMPANY
PUBLIC INVITED TO INSPECT NE"
QUARTERS AT ll43 MAR
KET STREET.
visitors VIII have An Opportunity TO
Visit Every Department OF Mag
LifIcant Banking Building.

! The formal opening OF the Security
! Trust company will be held tonight at
it's new building al ll4% Market street.
! from to o'clock. when the general
public is Invited to make a thorough
! insncCt;nn Of the new banking quarters.
/ which compare favorahly with any in
| the state both in equipment and con-
veuience for customers. While the bank
! has been occupying its new building
since November "6. 1917. no publ IL In
! specIiun OF the building has been made
the Invitations having been delayed I'M
| I'll the interior of the structure was en-
| tircly completed.
1t WAS on November 26. 1902. that
tho first meeting Of the directors or
| the Security Trust was held ana the
company organized. ny strange coin
cidrn"r 1t was the same day fifteen
! years lated that It moved into its new
| building, from it's first home at ll45
Market street. Dr. John l.. Dickcy one
Of the present directors suggested the
name for the organization.
! First Directors.
At this meeting there were present
! J. y. Vance. 5. Il. Elkins. n. e. Whit
akcr, L. -. Hoffman and l. Z. Sands.
: all Of whnm became the first directors.
several al whom are still serving or
! ~ officials The capital of the COM
! pany was fixed al s300.0Qh and the pnid
! in surplus; was 100000. Today the cap
| ttsl remains the same. but the company
has prospercd under It's very able Of
! ficers and now IT has q surplus Of $780,
! 100 and deposits OF sl.8U0.0n0
The company does general banking
business In all its relations having
savings department; trust department
where all fiduciary matters are looked
after: insurance and real cstotr depart
ment: safety deposit boxes and for
eiG1l department where all languages arc
npokcn. This lust department has been
the means OF bringing foreigners from
all parts Of this section within radius
Of fifty miles. who come here to do
their banking and tnke advantage Of the
! trip 10 do their shopping in tho city.
One OF the features Of tho new build
ing Is ruun kept for the free use Of
those who desire 70 hold meetings on
financial matters which Is at their dis
posal at all times.
The Formal Opening.
Tonight al the formal opening there
has been every arrangement made IT,
have the customers OF the institution
and others who visit II. go through the
building and visit each department and
II will prove q surprise TO many in its
appointments. Souvenirs will be given
10 all the NlSllOTS anu l~p DttllOS W III
entertain the crowd during its stay.
In the basement brass band will
play while on the mczzanaine floor Il
soft stringed orchestra will furnish en-
! tcrtatnment.
Tho officers and directors Of the conf
pany will be on hand tu sec all THOR
| friends and To mako new ones. and II
is expected that there will DE a steady
, stream OF people going IN and out the
doors during the two hours tho reccp-
! tiun Will last.
Officers Of Company.
Tho officers and directors OF tho
: Security Trust company arr W. t..
Stone. president: +. {. Hoffman. vice
president: NJ. J. McFadden. vice pres
ident: Fred J. Fox. secretary and cash
Ter: Harold S. Martin. assistant cnshIer;
E. b. Bowie trust officer: Charles W.
Jackson manager real cStat" depart
ment: james II. Beans. John NJ. Brown.
Or. John L. Dickey. William f.llingham.
r. W. Fair. F. F. FariS. +. T. Hitch
man. F. G. Hoffman. J. d. Hoffman. Jr..
William Liphardt. G.. w. Lutes. W. =.
McCluskey. y. J. McFadden. II. ". Mr
Lure. y. l.. Meyers. II. s. Sands. l.. f..
Sands. q. T.. Stifel. W. L.. Stone. II. L.
! Vance and G. W. Woods. directors.