The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-11-12
Hon. ]. S. Love Elected Active Vice
President-Capital Stock Largely
Increased-O6cers and Directors
Men of Ability and Wealth.

Bank, LumbertOn, Miss.
For the past five and n half
years Mr.. Love has been connected
with the Banking Department of Mis-
sissippi as State Bank Examiner, dur
ing which time he has served as
Chairman of the Board of Bank Ex-
am...o.5-a .1s-tion he has filled with
credit to himself and to the State.
His success as a banker and as a
bank examiner and the high esteem in
which he is held by the bankers OF
Mississippi resulted in his election as
active v~ice-president and manager OF
the enlarged Greenwood Bank and
Trust Co.
The information and knowledge o.
banking and business generally he ha:
acquired as Bank Examiner through
out the State and his wide acquaint.
ance eminently fits him for the re
sponsible position to which he ha'
been chosen.
In accepting MI. Loves resignation
IS Bank Examiner for this term, MI
Lewis E. CrookS Chairman of thu
Board of Bank Commissioners, write
him the following very complimentary
letter, which evidences Mr.. Love
high standing with the Banking De
partment of our State, a letter we ar
pleased to reproduce.
Meridian, Miss, Nov. 3rd, 1919.
"Mr. ]. S. Love,
"Hattiesburg, Miss.
Greenwood, Miss.
"Dear Mr.. Love-
"My absence from home has caus
ed delay in acknowledging receipt O.
your resignation, which I trust yo,
will pardon.
~ have called a special examina
ton for Monday, November 10th, t,
qualify any applicants to fill the va
cancy.
In this connection, l desire to per
soi-ally state that it is going to be {
difficult matter tosget a. man possess
ed of your qualification and the exc
cutive ability, so necessary to con.
tinue the work and success of the
barking department which has beer
established largely, through your eff.
forts.
II am confident the other Commits.
sioners join me in feeling deep regre'
in the loss Of your services to the
Banking Department, and no doub'
resolutions to that effect will be ado.
pied at our next meeting.
wishing you every success in v
new venture, and with kindest person.
al regards.
Yours very truly
LEWIS E. CROOK"
The acquisition of Mr.. Love by the
banking fraternity of Greenwood is
fortunate for u city. He has al
ready been warmly welcomed by the
stockholders and depositors of the
Greenwood Bank and Trust Co.. as
well as by u church and social cir
cles.
The bank has made wonderful prog.
ress under his management and that
OF his able assistants, the other off.
GERS of the bank.
With the enlarged capital stock anl
the splendid banking connections, to.
gether with greatly increased depos.
It's, much business should be drawn te
our city that has heretofore gone else.
where.
In speaking Of this change and OF
making Greenwood his future home
Mr.. Love said to a reporter of The
Daily Commonwealth today: at is
with a great deal of regret that 1 am
severing my connection with the
Banking Department of the State, a
work that has been very congenial and
reasonably successful; in the perform
nee of which l was always treated
with the greatest consideration and
courtesy by both the bankers and
state officials; and it is on ccount OF
the large opportunities offered by
Greenwood and the pursuit of per-
manent banking that I was induced to
tender my resignation as State Bank
Examiner and cast my lot with the
e~nterprising people of your splendid
city.
I'm doing so, / believe I have cast
my fortune in the most progressive
town of the State, and / am firmly of
the opinion that with genial good fell
lowship and united efforts Of the citi-
zenship Of this city, Greenwood will
soon eclipse her great accomplish
ments Of the past. and within q few
years viii be the largest city IN the
The attention Of our readers is cal
led to the announcement OF the Green~
wood Bank and Trust Co. to be found
IN this issue Of The Daily Common
wealth..
The officers are: ]. Z Thomas
president, J. sieve active xiee-pres-
dent, Morns Lewis viee-president,
b Sti1iipE 1eerpresident, RIA Han
essists1tI
Hol1M