Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1920 — DIRECTORS OF NEW BANK HELD FIRST ANNUAL MEET [ARTICLE]

DIRECTORS OF NEW BANK HELD FIRST ANNUAL MEET

Stockholders of the Farmers and Merchants’ bank held their first annual meeting Tuesday evening wdth about fifty stockholders, representing over four hundred shares present. The meeting was a very enthusiastic one and the stockholders were greatly elated over the wonderful strides the institution has made during its brief career. The resources have already surpassed the quarter million dollar mark. The board of directors that serv-. ed during the past year was reelected and consists of George A. Williams, W. L. Bott, D. E. Grow, Oren Parker, Isaac Leopold, J. P. Hammond and Walter Porter. The board then elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: George A. Williams, President; Walter V. Porter, Vice President; Joseph P. Hammond, Cashier; and C. E. Payne, Assistant Cashier.