Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-10
PERSH|NG ELECTED
TO RIGGS BOARD
Warren.GaIIiher Faction Is
Left Off Directorate of
Continental Trust.


rectors Of the Riggs National Bank at
the annual stockholders meeting
today.
In connection with other annual
stockholders meetings, also held to.
day. Wade Fl. Cooper was elected
president of the Continental Trust Co.,
ending a sharp contest which has been
carried on for several months for the
control of the bank.
The only new bank president elect.
ed at this time is affiliated with a SUBJ
urban institution. the Bank of Bethes-
da. George +. Sacks taking the helm
in the place of Walter r. Tuckerman,
who announced that he was not a can
didate for reelection.
Several other local banks took one
or more new directors to fill vacancies
or increase the size of the board.
prominent business men being selected
for these important duties.
Riggs Bank Board Increased.
The Riggs board was increased
from 81 to the full strength Of Is
members.
Gen. Pershing has been a depositor
| at Riggs ever since he was a second
| L
Judge Parker is noted jurist who
il now making Washington his per-
manent home. Charles II. Tompkins
and Henry r. Erwin are business and
professional men of high standing.
! Years ago Mr.. Erwin was closely as.
ISOLATED with the late John l..
Edwards.
The old board of directors reelected
is as follows:
Charles c. Glover. William J..
Father. II. Rozier Dulany, Sterling
| Ruffin, Charles c. Glover. jr.: Louis +.
| Jeffries, John S. Larcombe. Henry B.
| Newbold, c. Powell Minnigerode,
| William NJ Ritter. Harry +. Clark,
Frank J. Hogan. Randall Fl. Hagner.
| Robert " Fleming. Coleman Jen-
| nings, John Oliver La Gorge, Isaac r.
Mann, Edmund d. Rheem, Karl w.
Corby, John J. Pershing. Edwin b.
| Parker. Charles II. Tompkins and
Henry P. Erwin.
Changes on Continental Board.
At the annual meeting Of the
| stockholders of the Continental Trust
| Co. the following directors were
| elected:
Wade II. Cooper. David A. Baer
| Victor J. Evans, &. c. Calhoun. Leon
s. Oppenheimer. Norman Fischer.
Charles A. Goldsmith. Henry Rehlert.
| Ellie Sheetz. Charles W. Warden.
| Frank #. Hines, James l.. karrick.
| Carter B. keene, William Clark Tay-
| lor, d. w. Thayer. Conrad II. Syme,
l.. c. Strider. Nathan B. Scott. ii.
| Claude A. Swanson and F. II. Ed
| monds.
David A. Baer. Claude A. Swanson
and Leon s. Oppenheimer were the
only new men elected; Leon S. OPP
penheimer succeeding his father, the
! late Simon Oppenheimer. who was
a member OF the Continental board
| for a number of years.
As an aftermath OF the struggle for
| the control OF the Continental Trust
| Co. in October. led by W. T. and c. E.
Galliher and Bates Warren on the one
side and Wade II. Cooper and his
| friends on the other. the following old
| directors were left of Of the newly
| elected board: Bates Warren, c. Il,
| Gall.her. J. II. Galliher, William II.
| Sholes. Hugh II. Obear. John r. Wal.
| Ter and w. J. Waller.
The newly elected board met in1me-
diately following the annual meeting
and elected Wade II. Cooper president.
Charles w. Warden vice president and
treasurer, James L. karrick vice
president, Mary J. Winfree secretary.
Norman Fischer trust officer and
Charles a. Douglas counsel.
John III. Moore and +. A. Barbour
will serve Al assistant trust officers
and A. r.. Holden auditor.
Mr.. karrtck. who succeeds Mr.. War
rem as vice president. In president OF
the Fidelity Storage Co. and has been
| a member of the board OF the trust
company almost since its founding.
He In the son.in.law Of former Justice
| OF the United States Supreme Court
David j. Brewer.
Columbia National.
The Columbia National Bank stock.
| holders elected the following directors
al their annual meeting today:
Harry Blake. w. Clarence Duvail.
John Joy Edison. J.. Whiting Estes. C..
Fenton Fadeley. Albert r. Fox. Ernest
G. Guy. David J. kaufman. George
II. Leimbach. James 4. Messer. 10.
| seph II. Milans. John II. Miller. Theo-
dore W. Noyes. Walter s. Pratt. tr.;
II. Francis Saul, Frank J. atryker
and John y. Swartzell.
Second National.
The Second National added Carl J.
Bergman and A. r. Jorss. both well
| known Washington business men. to
| the board Of directors at today's meet.
ing. One fills a vacancy on the board
| caused by q death and the other takes
the place OF r. J. Sacks. who has
| served the bank for many years. The
following were elected:
Carl j. Bergman. Edward #. Col.
laday. v. b. Deyber. Fred Drew. John
l EnvnAPiph
| liam ~. Hannay. Frank y. Hight. A.
r. Jorss. Frank NJ. Low. Frederick w.
| Mackenzie. August II. Plugge. Samuel
J. Prescott, cnno IL. Rudolph. Jacob
| Scharf, Andrew J. somervilie. William
III. Walker. William X. Winslow and
Alexander Wolf.
| Bank OF Washington.
The National Bank Of Washington
stock holders elected these directors
Al the annual meeting:
j. VI. Beavers. u. c. Brandenburg.
Henry ~. Brawner. jr.: Wrisley
Brown. u. J. Callahan. J. Edmund
CAmmack. Max Fischer. Maurice r..
Flynn. q. w. Forsberg, George r..
Goetz, II. Charlton Graves. J. r, Hen.
jellAff. Michael A. kesne. Mark I.ans-
burgh. Morris r. NARROW. Arthur j
NAV. John q, Meinbsrg. w. Clarence
Miller. Clarence II. Norment. Clarence
". Norment. IT.: Harry Sorment
| Richard Il. Pairo George y. Sacks.
Charles Schafer, John EcriVener.
Odeli n. Smith. George l.. starkey.
James Tfimbie. y. J. Waishs and
Harry Wardmhn.
The organization meeting followed
a. once. with those offIcsra being
| elected:
Chairman of the board, Clarence ".
Sorment; president, George H. Star.
key; vice presidents. George J.. Sacks.
James Trimble and Daniel j. Gala
han; cashier. j, Frank White; assist
AM cashiers, Edmund II. Graham,
John Alden, William ~ Howard and