Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08

February, 1915. The Secretary Of the
Treasury found need for but $50
600 The Bank of Washington sub
scribed and took $4,000 of it
The banks of the District or 90.
iumbia at that time We're the Bank of
Washington. the Bank of the Metrop-
oils the Bank of Alexandria. the
Bank of Columbia the Union Bank of
Georgetown. the Farmers and Me
chanics' Bank of Georgetown and the
Mechanics Bank of Alexandra.
Personal SIX tches.
The MIR Bradley mentioned in this
Column as having removed the eff
facts of the Bank of Washington 10
Rrookyille, Md when the result OF
the battle of Bladensburg became
known III Washington, was iiiiam
A. Bradley. an early member OF one
ri The oldest and most prominent tam =
lilies of Washington. He was appoint
ed a runner of the Bank of Wash :
inpton on March 20. 1911, became dis-
count clerk in 1914, bookkeeper IN
,,a.,., 1915. teller on November H.
1915, and cashier in 1919 he held tna.
rii1,a tin lS2. when he resigned. his
successor being Roger G Weis ntnah,
VINO was elected mayor of Washing
ton city in 1924, 1926 and 1875 MI
Weightman was president OF the e!eF-
enth common council of the city IN
&.
also of the twelfth common council
in 1914, and the thirteenth in 1915.
He was an alderman of the city dur
ing the administrations OF Mayor
Samuel n. SmallWood in 1879 and
1921. and the administrations of
Mayor Thomas Carbery III le22 ana
1923
He was appointed chief clerk of the
patent office in 1851 by Commissioner
Ewbank and was removed from minor
position in patent office library by Com
missioner Fisher in 1870. Alexander r.
shepherd, then vice president OF the
board OF public works, gave him small
office in that branch of the District gov
eminent He died in Washington in
july, 1872.
Gen. Weishtman. as he was called be-
cause of his connection with the Dis
trict militia in 1861, under commission
from President Lincoln, was born in
Alexandria in 1855 and came to Wash
ington in 1901, securing employment as
a printer on a local paper. He was
elected public printer and lived on the
northeast corner of Pennsylvania ave
nue. and 9Th street. the site of his home
being covered by the National Hotel.
Trust Company's Big Showing.
An increase of s3,071, 4S9S1 in de-
posits over the call of November l.,
1918, is shown by the response to the
January call of the controller of the
currency on the Washington Loan
and Trust Con i,anv. 4a,eSt 81.
shows s12,517.99231. while the No
vember call showed s9,4465225O. Of
ficials of the local trust company are
highly gratified over the showing,
and Yesterday pointed out with pride
that this 100000 increase is the
largest gain shown by the returns
of Washington's financial institutions
under the latest call of the controller
Deposits in Local Banks.
Banks OF the District of Columbia
responding TO the call of the controller
of the currency for the condition of
business as of December 81. 1918, and
in addition to those banks all eady
recorded in this column, report deposits
as follows:
Union Savings Bank. Sl,526. 00139,
against $1,618,754.72 OH the November
call.
United States Savings Bank, $780,
31718, against S1,718,443.33.
East Washington Savings Bank,
$684,82347. against $639.002.12.
Potomac Savings Bank, $l,789,702.05,
against 1851, $500.
Merchants Savings Bank, $1,O21,-
|257.37, against $932.007.41.
Washington Mechanics Savings
Bank, $965.31s.05, against $780,
347.Q4.