Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-09
Al. LINDSTROM
TO LEAVE CITY
c.sbiar Of Rock Island Savings
Rank Resigns TO Accept Posi-
fion in Chicago.
vpnwINFNT IN CITY AFFAIRS
leaves h Enter Larger Field as
an Official Of the State Bank
Of Chicago.

Austin J TludstrOn, cashier of
- Rock Island Savings bank and
-noninent in civic and commercial
s,-,,es Of the city, will sever his
.,,neet:ou with the local banking
,-.,,tntiou within the next two
.-orths TO accept q position as as
-tstsnt cashier in the State Bank
= Chicaco. His resignation was
s-osarte6 Yesterday afternoon at
its meeting Of directors for the an
,'aI election Of the hanks officers.
The offer OF the Chicago bank is
recognition of Mr. Lindstrom'
shiIitv as banker and financial
sxnert. ana is in the nature OF a
Sgsttuct advancement The State
rank Of Chicago, which is located
TaSalIa street at Washington, is
me Of ChiCago's largest and most
;--nortant financial institutions.
uis res. Cnatl0n here will take effect
N or before June /
william C. Johnston, who has
hsen assistant cashier, was elected
cashier by the directors.
Nr LinEstrou came 10 Rock Is
land in 1910 from the s. s. Hadley
~,mpanv. q banking firm Of Cedar
Psnids, Neb-, to accept an assistant
rsshiershtp In the Rock Island Saw
tnvs bank During the eight years
n which he has been identified with
iocsI business interests he has TAX
On a prominent part in the civic,
rburch and commercial activities
NJ the city For two years. 1914
ard 1915. he served as president OF
,ha young Mems Christian assOCia-
+ton assuming charge of the assO-
cation shortly after il entered its
new home. He IS now serving on
the board Of directors Of the Cham
her Of Commerce.
IN the banking circles Of the
state. as well as in the local COM
nunity, NJ. LiudstTom has been p
leader. He has been president Of
the Tri-City Bankers Fellowship
cIub. and at the present time is
vice president Of group l, Illinois
Bankers association, which COM
urises the counties of the north
western part CT the state.
For four years he has been a
member Of the vestry OF Trinity
Episcopal church, and he is now
treasurer Of the diocese Of Quincy
and treasurer Of the committee to
increase the permanent diocese en-
dowment fund.
When pisrs were being formed
.or the third Liberty loan drive, the
directors Of the campaign in the
seventh federal reserve district,
with headquarters in Chicago, ap-
pointed Mr.. Lindstrom 10 direct the
drive in this city and Rock Island
county. west end. His resignation
81 this tine will not affect in any
wav his part in the local campaign,
and he viii continue to direct the
drive which was so auspiciOusly
launched yesterday,
With Bank II Years.
Mr.. Johnston, who was elected to
succeed Mr.. Lindstrom as cashier
at the annual election of officers,
has been connected with the saw
ings bank for the last II years,
working his way up through the
various departments. He will not
assume his new position until Mr..
Undstrom leaves for Chicago.
The entire board Of directors,
which has served the last year, was
reelected Yesterday ar 2 meeting OF
the stockholders Of the bank. The
o4cers were all reelected for the
coming year by the directors. The
officers named are:
President-H. 6. Gable.
Cgshier-W. G. Johnston
Assistant cashter-I J. Green.
Vice presf1ent-FIenry p. Hull.
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