Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-13
v. R. & f. PED.
TOPS HIGH OF 1927
100- Share Lot Brings Top
Price in Over Year-TWo
Bank Shares Out.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.


WASHINGTON Railway & Electric pre-
ferred stock sold higher on the loca
Stock Exchange today than at an,
time last wear One hundred share
changed hands in single transaction
al TO-.
Capital Traction sold at 1925. Peo
Piles Drug at 121i2 and 122. $50 shares
Of National Mortgage d Investment
| preferred AZ SSs. and Potomac Electric
5i3 per cent preferred at 1882.
Two hank stocks appeared on tn,
board. five shares of Riggs Nation7
selling at 49S and five shares of Fed
( eral-Amorican National ~ 341. In the
/ bond division Gas 6s. series \ moved
at l06'2 and 10a3, while the Gas +,
+ sold at 10Si, Two 81 600 transfers il
! Railway & Electric Is took place "A
9l&..
New Rapid Transit Director.
At the annual meeting of stockhold
ers OF the Washington Rapid Transi
Co. held yesterday. the following di
vectors were elected: Louis c. Barley
E. OCle Harper, George T. Hoover, +
d. Merrill. Eugene Z. Thompson. Har
ley F. Wilson and James G. Yaden.
Harley T. Wilson. majority stock
holder. speaking Of the election to The
hoard Of Mr.. Yaden, president Of tbs
Federation of Citizens Associations
said that it was his desire that tn,
citizens of WASHINGTON should be fully
Informed concerning the problems anC
poiicies of the company, and that III
expected the company 10 he benefited
by the suggestions which might ht
brought 10 the hoard hy Nh Yaden
Whn IN . nnSitipyo ha fully -
qua;nted with the needs OF the Dis
trict.
After the stockholders meeting The
board If directors met and elected the
following officers. F. n. Merrill. presi
dent and general mana ger: Alexander
shapiro. vice president and assistant
general manager: Clinton r. Thomp
son, secretary, and Louis c. Beall
! treasurer.
Bishop Heads Title Companies.
Arthur G. Bishop has been elected
president of the District Title Insur
ance Co, the Lawyers Title Insurance
Co. and the Washington Title Insurance
Co. TO fill the vacancy caused by the re
tirement of E. l.. Schmidt Mr.
Bishop has been vice president and
title officer for several years. He has
hCN48 N1t1l tiitN ~ -filiIft lIcIl LOT I'D
years. The newly elected head is also
a director in the National Capital In
surance Co. the Northeast Savings
Bank. and vice president of the Per
petual Building Association.
At yesterdays organization meeting
these officers We're chosen: Eugene A
Smith. vice president: Joseph y. Saun
ders, Charles W. Stetson. George II
OConnor and William NJ. Hallan. vice
presidents and title officers. Harry NJ
Packard. secretary-treasurer; John Fl
Stadtler, Raymond Nierbuchen. assist.
ant secretary-treasurer l.. Roy Hill
assistant treasurer. OF the officers
reelected all have been with the com
pany for several years nut Joseph y
Saunders. George H. O'Connor and
Harry NJ. Packard almost equal the
record. Of service of the new president
all three having been with the com
panies more than 80 years.
Stone & Fairfax Officers Chosen.
The stockholders of Stone e. Fair
fax have elected the following officers
! for the coming year; John T. Meany
president: Charles p Stone. jr., vic.
president: George Reber Littlehales
treasurer: Fl. Spottswood White. sec
fetary. and Emmons s. Smith, tr.
assistsn ut secretary.
Mr.. White, who for the past three
years has been connected with the
firm of Moore Hill. will Join Stone
d Fairfax February / i, at which time
the firm will locate in its new offices
1908 Connecticut avenue. in the re
modelled Magruder Building.
Roberts Elected Assistant Cashier.
In connection with the orga nizatior
o. the Riggs National Bank director.
yesterday afternoon, I. j. Roberts