Evening star., 1939-01-13
BisseNe Is Promoted
By Riggs National,
Others Reflected
Assistont Vice President
Is Native Of Capital;
Has Fine Record
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Following the organization meet
ing Of the Board of Directors of the
Riggs National Bank, held late yes
terday, Robert V. Fleming. president
and chairman of the board of the
bank, announced that all officers of
the bank were reelected to the po-
sitions previously held, with the ex-
ception of Hubert T. Bisselle, who
was promoted from the position of
assistant cashier to assistant vice
president of the bank.
Mr. Bisselle, who entered the serv-
ice Of the Riggs National Bank on
December l. 1920. is a native of
Washington. D. c.. and was educated
at the local public schools and at
George Washington University.
Early in his career with the bank,
while taking the courses Of the
American Institute of Banking, he
distinguished himself by winning
three times in succession the first
prize in the essay contest conducted
by the District of Columbia Bankers
Association. and in each instance
presented his paper, dealing with
technical banking subjects, to the
annual convention of the District Of
Columbia Bankers Association.
In June. 1887, by reason of the
completion of three years of resident
and extension work in advanced
banking, economics and allied sub
jects, Mr.. Bisselle was a member of
the first graduating class of the
Graduate School of Banking estab-
lished by the American Bankers As
sociation at Rutgers University, New
Brunswick, N. j.
Officers Are Listed.
A list of the officers elected for the
ensuing year follows:
Robert V. Fleming. president and
chairman of the board. and Charles
c. Glover, jr., vice chairman of the
board
General banking department: Avon
M. Nevius. vice president: George o.
Vass, vice president and cashier, and
Hilleary G. Hoskinson, vice presi-
dent
John R. Mcmillan, Nelson B.
ONeal, Frank G. Burrough and
Hubert T. Bisselle, assistant vice
presidents.
I. j. Roberts, B. Gwynn Dent. D.
j. Callahan, jr. Charles R. Fadeley,
William H. Taylor and J. Byron
Brooks, assistant cashiers.
Trust Sidney F.. Tai
taferro, vice president and trust Off
Ger; George M. Mckee, trust officer:
Henry K. Dierkoph. assistant trust
officer; Kenneth F. Brooks. trust Of
f1cer: Edwin B. Shaw. assistant trust
officer.
Accounting department-Ray
@. Marx, controller: r. Earle Hay
cock, auditor, Daniel D. Whltcraft,
assistant auditor
Branches-Gregg c. Burns. assist
ant cashier; Ralph R. De Prez, as
sistant cashier.
Farmers & Mechanics branch
Harry L. Selby. assistant cashier
manager; L. o. De Lashmutt, assist
ant cashier assistant manager.
Dupont Circle branch-Corcoran
Thom, jr, assistant cashier-man-
ager; William L. Hoeke, assistant
manager
Park road branch-Carl H. Donch,
assistant cashier manager; Joseph
A. Keene, assistant manager; Robert
V. Mellefont, assistant manager.
Northwest branch - Harold w.
Burnside, assistant cashier-man-
ager; Charles G. Hubbard, assistant
manager; Norman F. Brown. assist
ant manager.
Chevy Chase branch - J. Ezra
Troth, assistant cashier manager;
Richard A. Weaver, assistant man.
ager.
Seventh street branch-B. I. Bou-
dren. assistant cashler-manager; F..
A. Auldrldge, assistant manager
Friendship branch-W. Edmund
Freeman, assistant cashier manager;
L. B. Pendleton, jr.. assistant man
ager.
General counsel for the bank,
Frank j. Hogan: attorneys for the
bank, Hogan & Harrison.
Hamilton RenameS Staff.
Edwin c. Graham was reelected
president of the Hamilton National
Bank at the organization meeting
of the directors yesterday, the other
officers including w. J. Waller. vice
president and cashier; Joshua
Evans, jr., vice president; w. R.
Forster vice president: F. P. Har-
man, jr., assistant vice president;
c. j. Gockeler, assistant vice presi-
dent. w. L. Sanderson. assistant
cashier; W. G. Baden. assistant
cashier; H. H. Shackleford, assistant
cashier; Erskine Gordon. trust Off
GER, Aubrey O. Dooley, assistant
trust officer; Arthur J. Linn, con-
troller Millard S. Yeatman, auditor,
and Roger j. Whiteford. general
counsel
Brookland branch---J. L. Sher-
wood. branch manager; w. H.
Martin, jr., assistant manager.
Dupont Circle branch-L. E.
Schreiner, branch manager: Ken
meth o. Hulse assistant cashier.
Northeast branch - George F.
Hoover, branch manager; Julian o.
Cardin. assistant manager.
Pennsylvania avenue branch-E.
Gerstenberg, branch manager; John
H. Schooley, assistant manager.
Potomac branch-C. W. Shoe
maker. branch manager; Elmore T.
Burdette. assistant manager.
Seventh street branch-John M.
DeMarco. branch manager; Francis
J. Creamer, jr, assistant manager.
Woodridge-Lang branch-E. L.
Norris, branch manager; T. S. NAL
lon, jr., assistant manager.
Columbia Officers Reelected.
Frank J. Stryker was reelected
president of the Columbia National
Bank at the organization meeting
Of the directors held yesterday after
noon. All other officers were also
retained in Office, including James
A. Messer, vice president; Robert H.
Lacey. cashier; Albert E. Yeatman,
assistant cashier; Sheridan S.