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DERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST. LOUIS
UIWARY OF THE FEDEftAV,
RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELW-

N O M IN A T IO N F O R

D IR E C T O R

St. Louis, January 28, 1938.

T O T H E M E M B E R BA NK S IN D IS T R IC T No. 8:
In accordance w ith the provisions of Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act and my circular dated
December 17, 1937, in regard to election of a Class A director of this bank for the term ending Decem­
ber 31, 1940, there is given on the back hereof the nam e of the candidate for such director and a list of
the banks that nom inated him.
There is sent herew ith to each bank in Group 3 a preferential ballot for use in voting on the candi­
date for Class A director. There are also enclosed an envelope bearing on its face the certificate in
regard to the vote, an envelope m arked “ B allot” in which to seal the ballot, and a self-addressed return
envelope.
The ballot and certificate on the envelope m ust be executed by an officer who has been authorised
to cast the vote. A list of the designated officers w as attached to my circular above mentioned. In
order that the ballot may be secret, the nam e of the bank and of the voting officer should not be w ritten
on the ballot, but only on the certificate envelope, and the following procedure should be observed:
(1) A fter the preferential ballot has been m arked,
(2) It should be placed in the envelope marked “ B allot” and the envelope sealed.
(3) A fter the certificate on the certificate envelope has been executed,
(4) The ballot envelope should be placed w ithin the certificate envelope and the latter scaled.
(5) Then this certificate envelope containing the sealed ballot envelope should be returned to
me in the self-addressed envelope.
U nder the law, the ballot m ust be returned so as to reach me w ith in fifte e n d a y s after its re­
ceipt. The polls will open on January 31, and close at 2 p. m. on February 15, 1938. At that time the
ballot box will be opened in the Board Room of this bank, the sealed envelopes containing the ballots
will be opened, the votes counted and result of the election announced. The candidate is invited to be
present or represented on that occasion.
W hile the banks in Groups 1 and 2 will not vote in this election, this circular is sent to them w ith­
out forms for their information.




Respectfully,
W IL L IA M T . N A R D IN ,
Chairman of the Boards

(over)

C A N D ID A T E F O R CLASS A D IR E C T O R
N A M E A N D B IO G R A P H Y

G. R. Corlis, Anna, III........ ............ - ..................... ............ ..........
Plate and dale o f birth: A nna, III., 1889.
Education: G raduate of U nion A cadem y, Anna, III., and Beloit
College. Beloit, W ii.
Business activities: Elected A ssistant Cashier, Anna N ational Bank,
A nna. III., in 1911. H as been Cashier of the bank since 1917 and a
d irector since 1923. V ice-President and director of F ru it G row ers
P ackage Co., Jonesboro, III., for the past 10 years. Receiver for Anna
Stone Co., 1931 -34.
Other affiliations: P resident. Anna Cham ber of Commerce, 1930.
D irector of Anna-Jonesboro Com m unity H igh School during past IS
years. M em ber Board ot D irectors of Stinson Memorial L ibrary for
past 10 years. Commissioner and Secretary of Clear Creek D rainage
and L evee D istrict during past 18 years.
Follow ing connections w ith Illinois B ankers' A ssociation: Group
10— S ecretary, 1927-28, Vice-Chairm an, 1928-29, Chairm an, 1929-30;
M em ber of— Com m ittee on County Federations. 1929-30, A dm inistra­
tive Com m ittee, 1929-30, C om m ittee on Bank M anagem ent, 1930-31,
1933-35, 1937-38, Com m ittee on Crim e Prevention and Insurance,
1931-33, and E xecutive Com m ittee, Group 12, 1936-37.




N O M IN A T E D BY F O L L O W I N G B A N K S IN G R O U P 3s
____Citizcns Bank &• T ru s t Co., B atesville, A rk.
F irst N ational Bank, Conway, A rk.
F irst N ational Bank. N ashville, A rk.
A m erican N ational B ank, Rogers, Ark.
F irst N ational B ank of L aw rence Com ity a t W aln u t R idge, Ark.
F irs t N ational B ank, A ltam ont, III.
A nna N ational B ank, A nna, III.
F irs t N ational B ank, A va, 111.
C arbondale N ational Bank, Carbondale, III.
N ational Bank of Carm i, C arm i, III.
F irst N ational B ank, Cobden, 111.
Coffeen N ational Bank, Coffeen, 111.
F irs t N ational Bank, Coulterville, IU.
F irs t N ational Bank, E ffingham , 111.
F irst N ational Bank, F reeb u rg , III.
F irst N ational B ank, G rand T ow er, 111.
Peoples N ational Bank, G rayville, 111.
H oyleton S tate & Savings Bank, H oyleton, IlL
F irst N ational B ank, Jonesboro, III.
F irst N ational Bank. K inm undy, 111.
Litchfield N ational Bank, L itchfield, IU.
F irst N ational Bank, M arine, 111.
F irst N ational B ank, M ascoutah, 111.
P eoples N ational Bank, M cL cansboro, III.
F irs t N ational Bank, M urphysboro, III.
F arm ers & M erchants N ational B ank, N aahville, IlL
F irs t N ational B ank, N ew ton, 111.
F irst N ational B ank, O lney, III.
R am sey N ational B ank, R am sey, 111.
Richview S tate B ank, Richview, IlL
F irst N ational B ank, S m ithton, 111.
F irs t N ational B ank, S taunton, IlL
S tate Bank of Steeleville, Steeleville, IlL
F irst N ational B ank, S um ner, 111.
N eat, C ondit & G rout N ational B ank, W inchester, III.
Security N ational B ank, W itt, IlL
F irst N ational B ank, X enia, IU.
F irst N ational B ank, Z eigler, IlL
F irst N ational B ank, H u ntingburg, In d .
F irst N ational Bank, O w enton, Ky.
L afayette N ational Bank & T ru s t Co. of L oxem bnrg, L eM ay, Mo.
N ational B ank of K irksville, K irksville, M o.
F irst N ational B ank, P erryville, Mo.
F irst N ational B ank, Salem , Mo.
Citizens N ational Bank, T re n to n , Term .