Arizona republican., 1920-01-14
CHARLES r. SOLOMON .|S NEW PRESIDENT OF. NAT. BANK 0F ARIZONA

Having been identified with the Ma tional Bank of Arizona for the past 25 years, serving president of the institution for much of this time Emil Gang was advanced to the position of chairman of the board of directors at the annual meeting of stockholders of the bank yesterday. Although the new position will relieve MT. Gang of many of his former duties, he will retain his desk at the bank and actively assist in the management of it's affairs.
 Other officers elected for the ensu- ing year are: Charles F. Solomon president; Leo Goldman, vice -presi- dent; E. w. Clayton, vice president and cashier; J. J. Sweeney, assistant cash fer; L. H. Rhuart, assistant cashier; $. C. Gang. assistant cashier Guy Alsap, assistant cashier.
 E. w. Clayton, who will assume the active management of the bank as vice. president and cashier, comes to Phoenix with an enviable reputation in Arizona banking circles. For the past 20 years he has been engaged in banking as director and cashier of the Bank of Stafford and as vice president of the Arizona National Bank at Tue son. He has always been prominent in the business and social life of the southern counties of the state and his advent into the banking life of Phoenix is a decided asset to the financial in stitution with which he is identified.
 The directors elected to serve under the chairmanship of MT. Gang are: Edward Eisele, Jacob Miller, Leo Gold man, Dave Goldberg, D. H. Claridge, Charles F. Solomon, Ph. Freudenthal, F. w. Clayton.
 Messrs. Gang, Eisele and Miller have been directors of the bank for the past 20 years, during which time the bank has increased many times in size. Leo Goldman. although connected with the bank for the past p years, will serve this year for the first time in the capacity of director. Dave Goldberg is a pioneer resident of Phoenix and is at present the president of Goldberg Bros. of this city.
 Charles F. Solomon is president of the Arizona National bank of Tucson. Q director of the Bank of Stafford, Saf ford, Ariz-, and secretary treasurer or the Solomon -Wickersham company one of the largest mercantile firms in this state. MT. Solomon'S business ca reer has been devoted to commercial and banking activities in Arizona and he is considered one of the leading bankers of the southwest D. H. Clar- idge is heavily interested in the cattle and farming industries throughout the state and, although he has lived in Maricopa county but a short time, he is well acquainted here by reason of the fact that he has served in several legislatures and is at present a member of the state senate.
 Mir. Freudenthal is a vice president of the Arizona National bank of Tue son and a director of the Bank of Saf- ford. In addition he has numerous other interests in Arizona, among them being the Solomon Commercial com pany, of which he is the head
 Assistant Cashiers Sweeney, Rhuart and Gang have been with the institu- tion for many years and are well known to the banking public.
 Guy Alsap, newly elected assistant cashier, has been with the National Bank of Arizona for the past 12 years. He is a native of Phoenix and son of the late Judge John T. Alsap, 8 pioneer resident of Arizona.