Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-01-03
ELECTIONS OF BANK
n OFFICIALS BEGIN
Merchants Bank First to
Name 1923 Official Family.
400 to Attend Dinner.

Selection OF official families TO serve
the many local financial institutions
during the ensuing year began today
when officers OF the Merchants Bank
and Trust Company were elected at
. meeting of the newly chosen board
Of directors. inducted into ofice at
tho annual stockholders meeting yes
1erday.
Peter A. Drury was reelected presi-
dent of the institution, while others
chosen were: Ezra Gould, first vice
president: l.. e. Schreiner, and j. l..
Sherwood. vice presidents: William
Henry White, secretary: Edwin w.
Popkins, treasurer: Frank E. Ghisellt,
assistant treasurer; W. G. Baden as
sistant treasurer; Henry S. Wattles'
assistant treasurer: ]. d. Beveridge.
manager. foreign department; b. Ash
by LeaVell, assistant trust otncer, and
Wade Fl. Ellis, counsel.
other Officers Named.
Members of the advisory boards of
the company's two branch banks, the
Dupont and BroolIland. were also
elected today. They were Eugene Z.
Copenhaver. F. H. Ridgway, ". r.
Clark, James A. Gore and Charles j.:
n
3. Daniels, Redmond Mayo. William
f. Russell, Joseph Klein. John l..
kause, J. l.. Sherwood, s. Steart Poole
and Fred A. White. for the latter,
The banks directorate. following
the election yesterday, is now com
posed of Harry E. Allen, Harry r.
Carroll. Peter n. Dorsch, Peter A.
Drury Ezra Gould. w. A. Hill,
Michael J. Keane, r. c. Marshall. tr.;
J. Ernest Mitchell, Frank oHara. Ro-
land S. Robbins. I. e. Schreiner, j. L
Sherwood, Eugene A. Smith. A. G,
Waller. william Henry White and
John Zanier.
While virtually every bank in
Washington will hold its annual
stockholders meeting within the
elimination and addition of directors,
few, il any. important changes are
anticipated by those familiar with
the local financial situation.
Bankers-Brokers' Dinner.
More than 400 acceptances to the
Joint dinner of the Washington
branch, American Bankers Associa-
ton, and the Washington Stock Ex-
lard Hotel January 20. have been re-
ceived by Eugene e. Thompson'
tee, who said today that IL those
invited continued to accept at the
sary to place limit on the seating
capacity.
senator's and representatives will in
all probability attend the dinner, and
IN order to prevent duplication all
members OF both organizations have
been specially requested to refrain
from inviting each other as guests.
The chairmen of the several COM
mittees are hard at work on the detail
l. FwA ~. tod hNaN
the 1923 banquet of the two organiza-
1ions will far surpass any like event
ever held in Washington.
Joshua Evans, jr., is working with
Mr.. Thompson as co-chairman of the
general committee. while w. w. Spaid
and Harry v. Haynes, are in charge
Of the committee on entertainment;
George o. Watson and Frank G. Ad-
olson, jr.. printing; Corcoran Thorn and
George White, speakers; John c. Ed
wards. decorations, and J. Thilman
Hendrick, menu.
A. I. b. Meeting Tonight.
Human Wants and Their Satisfacc
ion" will be the theme Of Prof. Dona-
hue's talk before members of the
advanced class, Washington Chapter,
American Institute of Banking, to-
night Tomorrow night Raymond q.
Dickey will address the banking and
commercial law class Of the institute
on Personal Property"
Directors Elected.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Washington Market
Company Monday the following were
elected TO the board of directors:
charles J. Bell, Wrisley Brown, Will
liam V. Cox, c. T. Price, Ralph w.
Lee. Clarence F. Norment, James B.
I.ambie. william G. Carter, William
p Reeves. Frank w. Bolgiano. Apple
ton P. Clark, Clarence A. Aspinwall
and Robert D. Marshall.
Application Granted.
Controller of the Currency Crissinger
yesterday issued an order authorizing
the Franklin National Bank to establish
an additional office at I'LL Connecticut
avenue.
John B. Cochran. president Of the
Franklin, will have direct charge Of this
office. He said yesterday that it will
probably be several months before the
branch is definitely established. The
site is adjacent to the New Walker Ho-
tel, now In course of construction, and
is considered one Of the most desirable
locations outside Of the financial dis
trict itself.