Evening star., 1924-01-11
SEITZ JOINS STAFF ;
OF COLUMBIA BANK
Teller at Federal-American for Six.
Years-More Officials
Are Elected.
RIGGS TRANSFERS FUNDs3
Today's Trading on Washington :,
Stock Exchange.

John N. Seitz Of the Federal-Aner-
lean National Bank has been added !.
to the official personnel Of the Column
the position of assistant cashier OF. .
that institution on January Is. Mr.. !.
Seitz has been connected with thee
FedsralAmerican as teller for the
last six years. Prior to that time ha =
was teller at the Continental Trust ~
Company and previously a runner as =
the National Bank of Washington.
His banking experience covers fifteen
years. -.
Present officers OF the Columbia
were reelected to their respective
positions at the annual meeting Of
directors yesterday They include. =
James A. Messer. president: Benja-
min W. Guy, vice president; Frank
j. stryker, vice president and cashier;-.
Arthur N. Mitchell, assistant cashier
and Walter B. Guy. attorney. Al
Riggs Makes Transfer to Surplus
Transfer of $3.50, 900 from undivided
prohts TO the surplus account was au-
thorized yesterday at the annual
meeting of directors OF Riggs Ma.
sienal Bank. The surplus of the in
prohts, approximately 100000; CAPT
| tai. $4,000 900, and total resources, $35.-
! $4,000. Deposits increased about $3.-
100000 during the past year, it was -
| said
Promotion of several junior officers
| of the bank was consummated at yes
terday's meeting. Nelson B. ONeal,
! formerly assistant auditor of the in
| stitution, but lately cashier of the :
Bank of Martinsburg. w. Va, was
| named an assistant cashier. G. Gwynr
Dent, in charge of the foreign exi
change department, boasting seven
teen years service, was also named
an assistantscashier. r. G. Marx was
| elected auditor, and I. ]. Roberts, per-
sonal secretary to NJ. E. Allies, was
named secretary to the president
Other officers were reelected as fol-
lows% Charles C. Glover. chairman Of
the board; Milton E. Allies. president;
Robert v. Fleming, vice president and
cashier; w. j. Flather, vice president;
Joshua Evans, jr.. vice president; Avon
Vass. vice president; H. G. Hoskinson,
assistant cashier and manager of the
outside Offices: Earl H. Amick, assistant
cashier; Frank G. Burrough, assistant
cashier: Frank ]. Hogan. counsel and
trust officer, and George NJ. Mckee, as
sistant trust officer.
joint Stock Land Bank Omcers.
Thomas P. Hickman. vice president
and cashier of the Franklin National
Bank, has been elected a director of
| the Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank. !,
I Other directors reelected at the an,
! nual meeting follow: ~
B: w. Parker. John B. Cochran. A
| Mitchell Palmer. John I. Cassidy, j.
r. Waller. Thomas P. Hickman, Ar
! thur Peter and George a. Harris. all
of Washington; J. T. c. Hopkins. jr.,
president Cecil National Bank, Port >
! Deposit. Md: George G. Grattan, di-.
rector National Bank. Harrisonburg.L
Va; L. W. Gunby. president Central
National Bank, Salisbury. Md; Harry
Footer, vice president Peoples Bank.
Cumberland. Md; ]. w. Long. vice
president Virginia National Bank and
vice president Banking Trust and .
! Mortgage Company. Petersburg. Va. =.
| Charles Edward Hilliard, president.
Peoples National Bank. Hagerstown.
Md; Vernon GOWN. Vienna, Va; F. c.
| Bedingsr, president Farmers Bank.
! Boydton. Va; W: G. Dent. president,
Carter, investment banker, Winches-.
| ter. Va; r. Laurie Mitchell. attorney
| and director Charles County Bank.
La Plata. Md: j. NJ. Hooker. NJ. c.
! president Front Royal National Bank, :
| Front Royal, Va.
Building Association Election.
! At the annual meeting of stock
! holders Of the Home Building Asso-
citation the following officers and die
rectors were unanimously reelected
William T. Galliher. president; George
/ W. Linkins, vice president: William
K. Reeve. vice president; James Nor"
ris Woodward, secretary: Richard
E. Claughton. treasurer. and r. L.
| Quigley, Fred L. Voght, Morris Hahn.
, A. Lynn Mcdowell. Alfred B. Baker
and c. Edward Beckett, directors.
Washington Stock Exchange.
! Washington Gas Light Company
stock gave evidence of Its formerl
] strength on the local board today
when forty-six shares sold at 49h.
| Mergenthaler was also stronger, SELL
! ing at 1861. Riggs National Bank.
| sold to the extent of forty shares at
| 295. and Capital Traction was un-'
i changed at "a and 94is. Bonds were
liStleSs.
Capital Traction Omcers.
| The Capital Traction Company,
stockholders yesterday reelected the
entire old board, consisting of George.
E. Hamilton. Edward j. Stellwagens.
John S. Larcombe. David S. CARL,
Benjamin Guy and John H Hanna
and John NJ. Perry of New York.
Directors reelected officers as fol-
| lows: George E. Hamilton, president;
John H. Hanna and David S. Carll
vice presidents; H. D. CHAMPION, sec-6
retary-treasurer; j. z. Heberle, as
sistant secretary, and c. B. Koontz,
assistant treasurer.