Evening star., 1926-03-22
BANK IN NEW HOME,
TREASURE MOVED
FederaI.American Is Open for
Business Now at 14th
and 6 Streets.

The Federal. American Bank this
morning opened for business it's hand.
some and costly new home at the cor
ner of Fourteenth and q streets. After
weeks hOusAwarminH. during which
time tn 1usands visited the new bank
and inspect ed It's many attractions, all
the banks currency. securities. rec
Ords and other equipment were re-
moved from the former headquarters
on r street and today found things
moving along as smoothly to all out.
ward appearances az IL the officers
and employees had been In the new
home for years
The most striking feature about the
hank Is the absence of the usual
"a ces. wickets and grillwork at the
tellers' counter. 4 special type of
teller'e counter was originated by John
Poole. the president, and Alfred G..
Bosom. bank engineer. The counter
has two levels, the first three feet six
inches above the floor and more than
eight inches wide. This is for the Gus
toners to use while counting money
or signing checks. About foot above
this is the counter over which the
money is passed On this counter In
little iron fence about a foot high.
the first rod being so placed that
money can easily be passed beneath
II. The teller's funds are kept under
his top counter Al a distance which
akes II impossible to reach them
from the outside.
Many Decorations.
The new hank is one Of the finest
buildings of it's kind in the country.
Every feature has been planned with
a view to the convenience and comfort
of the employees and the eXpediting OF
ba mixing business. The interior OF the
bank is finished in variegated stone
from Aqua Creek. Va, and among the
rooms of special interest are those
for the president and the board OF d.
rectors. Many special floral deccra-
tions were in evidence again today.
Headed by ". T. Galliher. chairman
of the board. and John Poole. presi-
dent. the Federal American National
Bank counts among it's directors
many Of Washington's outstanding
business man. The other members OF
the staff are:
William John Evnon, vice president;
w. !. Waller, vice president. Charles
r. Lyddane. vice president: Charles ID.
Boyer, cashier: s. Louise Mitchell.
assistant cashier: William NJ. Seay. as
sistant cashier: II. n. Shackelford. as
sistant cashier: Joseph d. ierkes. as
SlSlHnI FdSnlPT. w iIliHTh !. b'iiii'oh'
assistant to president: Erskine Gordon,
trust officer, and Leon Tobriner, gen
aral counsel
BOARD Of Directors.
The board is composed of the fol
lowing:
Byron s. Adams. Lester A. Barr.
Albert e.. Berry. Thomas Bones.
w F. Brenizer. Alexander Britton.
Walter A. Brown. Joshua W. Carr.
John H. Clapp. A. L. Clarke. Myer
Cohen. William Knowles Cooper.
John r. Crowley. John Dolph. T. G.
Dulin. William John Eynon, W, G.
Galliher: W. T. r, Galliher' w Isaac T
Ham George w. Harris. G. NJ.
Hendlev. Or. Ralph Jenkins. Harry
King. Ralph W. Lee. I. 3. Linton.
DR.. Louis Mackall, !, A. Maedel.
Arthur y. Marks. John l.. Newbold.
Frank p. Moves. John Poole. DR..
James Brown Scott. James F. Shea.
Warner Stutler. Leon Tohriner
George E. Walker and l.. Perry West.
The removal of millions In currency.
securities. costly gems and all the
other valuables that customers keep
in their safe deposit boxes. was ac-
complished late Saturday and SUNDAY
without a hitch. The Police Depart
ment co-operated in giving complete
protection as the big job was carried
out. Much Of this work was under
the direction of W. T. Johnson. as
sistant to the president.
The site of the present bank is the
former site Of the Federal National
Bank. which vas organized In 1913
and was combined with American
National in 1922. the two banks TAX
ing the name FederalAmerican at
that time.