Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-12
PICK STELLWAGEN.
FOR GAS Co. BOARD
Directors Elect Banker.
Annual Meeting of Capital
Traction Co. Is Held.
BY EDWARD c. STONE.

AT n meeting of the board of direc
TORS of the Washington Gas Light
Go. held today. Edward ]. Stellwagen
president of the Union Trust Co. was
elected n director TO fill the vacancy
on the board caused by the recen'
death Of DR.. Guy Fairfax Whiting
The new gas company director mas
made a close study of pubic ntllNes
for many years. having long peen
member of the directorate OF the zap,
ifal Traction Co. lncidentaliE' ne -
also director in the kaielsn t,o.e'
%. and the Capital Park Hotel Corp.
only Yesterday Mr.. Stellwagen was
e,ected head of the Union Trust 90.
for the twenty eighth consecutive
time.
Capital Traction Election Today.
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Capital Iractlon "
TODAY the directors elected were
Ssaorre +. Hamilton. E. J. Stellwagen.
John :. Iarcombe. David 5. earn:
Jobn NJ. Perry. John II. Hanna ana
Charles c. Glover, jr. The directors
then organized by electins these
George f. Hamilton. chairman OF
.ha executiye board; John II. Hanna,
president: David s. Carll, wee presr
dent, II. d. Champion, vice presIuelI'.
secretary and treasurer: John ,eil
inc. purchasing agent ana assiS.an.
secretary. and {. Is. koon'Z' ass'>'A"'
treasurer.
Local Securities Remain Firm.
| Securities held firm on the Wash
,rcton Stock Exchange TO-DAY III
rather light trading. Capital iraction
came out at 1898. Potomac IoM
81 per cent preferred at los g, Nasn
.rSton Gas Light at 81 rsop
e fnvestment preferred. in a ioo-share
,,-noyer AT SIS. The only bank stocH
r,ov;nr was Liberty National winch
Cbesneake & Potomac Telephone %
..~ts+ered 10lL. Washington Gas oS'
ser,es r. 1oSi2, and Washington Iean
. -. & Electric As, 92i.. Three trahsac'
lions in Capital Traction Ss loon p'eee
n l05. .,as
Trust Company Votes Dividends
-,,o s,re,tors of the Washington
Ian & Trust Co. late yesteI9"S ner
$3.50 the regular dividend OF per
10, nd an extra disbursement Oh
: 80 cent both payable on FEBRUARY !
.,ocrholders of record Januar! "a
{ T,a hoard also organized tor lne
IN. ,-a.r hy re-electing these ON
Ioh, low Edison. chairman OF the
hoard: John 3. Larner, presldehl,
drew Parker. vice president HAIRY
Meem. vice president: ATtnul oI
vice president and general Sou a.
Charles II. Doing. vice presioeGn. -
go s,,rer: William II. Baden. trust
oafcer. Alfred II. Lawson. real estate
oacer. lanes NJ. Mason. George M
FISHER and Herbert W. Primm, ASSIST
az, rrea surers, and Leonard Marpury'
assistant trust officer.
Land Bank Directors Elected.
A. Yesterdays annual meeting OF
.ha Potomac Joint Stock Land Bank
ere following directors were eiecteo'
George A. Harris, John /. Casseoy, a.
Mitchell Palmer. Arthur Peter. Jonh
y Cochran, Marshall Mckibbin.
THOMAS p. Hickman of washington;
Werner Gown, Vienna. Va: Charles
Edward billiard. Hagerstown, Nd;
Carroll Pierce. Aiexa ndria. va; Joseph
A. Wilmer, La Plata. Nd; y: i: sna-
mate, Charlottesville. Va: j. 4: -
Hopkins. jr.. Port Deposit. Md: shlr-
Lev Carter. Winchester. Va: Harry
Foo;er. Cumberland. Nd: F. {. Bedin'
ger. Boydton. Va; ]. N. Hooker
Stuart. Va; George G. Grattan, Jr.,
Har-isonburg. Va; j. +. Saui, IT.
Salem. Va. and c. Thomas Summers,
Frederick, Nd.
Mr. Harris. the president. reported
tbat AGRICULTURAL conditions in Mary
land and Virginia are stable. the puiid
ing Of good roads and diversiflcatlon oL
crops being vital contributing factors:
He also told the stockholders that laho
values had recently showed substan'
,tial advances in recent sales. The 70
tomac Land Bank now has outstano-
ing farm loans OF 81. 900 900.
Lincoln National Organizes.
The directors OF the Lincoln Ma.
tionaI Bank organized for the year at
noon today by re-electing the follow
ing officers:
FLOYD T.. Davis, president: Albert 3.
Galley. executive vice president: John
". Brawner, w. Nick. Stowell. IL I.
OYterdinger, vice presidents: James A.
Goper, cashier; H K. Wilson. j. Ever.
ett Baird, j. Frank Rice. assistant
cashiers.
Home Building Election Held.
At the annual meeting OF the Home
Building Association the following off,
cers and directors were elected by the
stockholders: W. r. Galliher. presl'
dent; George w. Linkins and Fred i.
vogt, vice presidents; James Morris
Woodward, secretary: William X.
Reeves. treasurer: Alfred Il. Baker, L.
Edward Beckett, Charles q. FIemmlng.
Morris Hahn. A. Lynn Mcdowell ana
J.. l.. QuigIey. directors.
Title Company Names Directors.
Al the annual election held by the
stockholders Ut the Washington Title
Insurance 90. the following directors
were elected 10 serve for the ensuing
year: Arthur g. Bishop. Ernest j..
smith, William II. HaIisn, George III.
O'Connor, William r. GaIliher, Sidney
r. Thomas, Charles II. Gillett, William
b. Eerrick, George r. Hane, Clarence
=. Eorment. II. Glenn Phelps. IL.
francis isauI, Fred Mckee, Lee Bar
roll and John l.. Winsnd.
District Title Directors.
~ the annual election held by the
etockholeers Ut the Distr!ct Title In.
sUrance 90. me following directors
were elected: Charles q. Allen, Arthur
o. Bishop Edmund ID. Ebcem, Joshua
w. Carr, Alfred ~. Lawson. Sidney
r. Thomas. Lee EsrroIi, William &.
Miller. Eugene h. Smith, Joseph /.
Weller. II. j.. Rust. Jf.s Il. l.. Schmidt,
Carl ). I<ergnann. John r. Etory and
Charles Il. GiiIeti.
Lawyers Title Firm Fleets.
The sDockhOiders NJ the Lawyers
little Insurance "a. ha.e elected The
following directors. Arthur q. Bishop.
ttaTies ". ststson. Joseph -. SaUn,
defs Harry 81. Pa"ksrd. Ernest L..
Schmidt, Sidney T. Thomas. Lee Bar
fDlj, Tbeo1Dre r.. Gu, Jr.; Eugene a.
smith. GeDrRs 81. Emmeflch. Clar-
snce r. DDnohoe. Charles -. j>auDiaD.
Ghsries II. KiHdi", James Med. rhsa
end Charles IL. GI!lett.
Farmers 4 siseIaHies Officers.
Tie GlfectoFs III the Farmers II Me