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FEDERAL. R E S E R V E BANK OF ST. LOUIS

NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS

St. Louis, November 14. 1929.
T O T H E M EM B ER BANKS IN D IS T R IC T No. 8:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act and my circular dated
September 27, 1929, in regard to election of directors of this bank to succeed John G. Lonsdale, Class A
director, and LeRoy Percy, Class B director, whose terms expire December 31, 1929, there is given on
the back hereof a list of the candidates nominated for such directors, indicating by whom nominated.
There is sent herewith to each bank in Group 1 a preferential ballot for use in voting on the candi­
date for class A director and to each bank in Group 3 a preferential ballot for use in voting on the
candidate for Class B director. There are also enclosed an envelope bearing on its face the certificate in
regard to the vote, an envelope marked “ Ballot’' in which to seal the ballot, and a self addressed return
envelope.
The ballot and certificate on the envelope m ust be executed by the officer who has been authorized
to cast the vote. A list of the designated officers was attached to my circular above mentioned. In
order that the ballot may be secret, the name of the bank and of the voting officer should not be written
on the ballot, but only on the certificate envelope, and the following procedure should be observed:
(1)

After the preferential ballot has been marked,

(2)

It should be placed in the envelope marked “ Ballot” and the envelope sealed.

(3)

After the certificate on the certificate envelope has been executed,

(4)

The ballot envelope should be placed w’ithin the certificate envelope and the latter sealed.

(5)

Then this certificate envelope containing the sealed ballot envelope should be returned to
me in the self-addressed envelope.

Under the law, the ballot must be returned so as to reach me w ith in fifte e n d a ys after its re­
ceipt. The polls will open on November 15 and close at 3 p. m. on December 2, 1929. At that time
the ballot box will be opened in the Board Room of this bank, the sealed envelopes containing the bal­
lots will be opened, the votes counted and results of the election announced. The candidates arc in­
vited to be present or represented on that occasion.
While the banks in Group 2 will not vote in this election, this circular is sent to them without
forms for their information.




Respectfully,
ROLLA W ELLS,
Chairman of the Board.
(O V E R )

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

N O M IN A T E D BY F O L L O W IN G B A N K S IN G R O U P 1:

John G. Lonsdale, St. Louis, Mo...................................................
Place and dale of birth: Mem phis, T enn., 1872.
Education: H igh School, H o t S prings, A rk .; Episcopal H igh School,
A lexandria, V « .; C hristian B rothers College. St. Louis, M o.; St.
Jo h n 's M ilitary Academ y, M anlius, N . Y. and business collcgc. Bal­
tim ore, M d.
Business activities: Began in real estate business, H ot Springs,
Ark. Built railroad betw een H ot Springs and L ittle Rock. A fter­
wards opened bro k er's office at Mot Springs, with branch in New
Y ork. In 1904 became p artner in N ew \ ork brokerage firm of L ogan
& Bryan. In 1915 accepted presidency of N ational Hank of Com ­
m erce in St. Louis. Now P resident of M ercantilc-Coram erce Bank
and T ru st Com pany. S t. Louis and C hairm an of the Board of Mercantile-Com m erce Company, St. Louis. Also a director of M issouri
Pacific Railroad Company.
Other afiliation i : P resident of American B ankers’ A ssociation;
D irector of Cham ber of Commerce of the U nited S tates and C hair­
m an of Finance D e p a rtm e n t; Chairm an of A dvertising Com m ittee
of Ind u strial Club of S t. L ouis; head of Rail Consolidation C om m it­
tee of St. Louis C ham ber of Com m erce, and a Class A director of
F ederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

F irs t N ational Bank................................El D orado, Ark.
F irs t N ational Bank................................Fort S m ith, Ark.
Bankers T ru st Com pany....................... L ittle Rock, Ark.
U nion T ru st Com pany........................... L ittle Rock, Ark.
Simmon* N ational B a n k -.....................Pine Bluff, Ark.
F irst N ational Hank................................E ast S t. Louis, 111.
U nion T ru st Com pany............................East St. Louis, III.
Citizens National B ank..........—....... —E vansville, Ind.
Old N ational Bank.................................. E vansville, Ind.
C itizens L’nion N ational B ank............ Louisville,
F irst N ational Bank................................Louisville,
K entucky T itle T ru st C om pany.....—Louisville.
L iberty Bank & T ru st Com pany........Louisville,
Boatm en’s N ational B ank—
......... ......St. L ouis,
Brem en Bank....................................... —
.St. L ouis,
Cass Bank & T ru st C om pany......_— St. L ouis,
F irst N ational Bank.............. ..............—St. L ouis,
L afayette-S outh Side Bk. & T r. Co...St. L ouis,
M ercantile-Com m ercc Bk. & T r. Co„St. L ouis,
Mississippi Valley Mer. St. T r. Co..St. L ouis.
N orthw estern T ru s t Com pany........ —
.St. Ixniis,
U nited States Bank ............................. St. Louis.
Union National Bank..—.— .....—— .Springfield,

Ky.
Ky.
Ky.
Ky.
Mo.
Mo.
Mo.
Mo.
Mo.
Mo.
Mo.
Mo.
Mo.
Mo.

Bank of Commerce A T ru st Co........M em phis, Tenn.
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C A N D ID A T E F O R CLASS B D IR E C T O R
N A M E A N D B IO G R A P H Y

N O M IN A T E D BY F O L L O W IN G B A N K S IN G R O U P 3:

LcRoy Pcrcv, Greenville, Miss............................... ............................... F irs t
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Place and dale of birth:

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A aslungton C ounty, M iss., 1861.

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Business activities:
A dm itted to the liar in 1881. Besides being
engaged in the practice of law, he is a p lan ter with extensive land
holdings.
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Other a filiations: U n ited S lates Senator from 1910 to 1913. Now
a Class H director of Federal R eserve Bank of St. Louis




N ational B ank.................................Black R ock, Ark.
"'M onroe County Bank
B rinkley, Ark.
Farm ers N ational Hank
Clarksville, Ark.

F irst N ational & / . — T I Z Z T S S F c , ^ Ark.
F irst N ational B ank
Junction C ity. Ark.
Bank of M arvell............ ..................... — M arvell, Ark.
New F irst N ational B ank---------------- - I ’aragould, Ark.
F irst N ational B ank
.....Palestine. Til.
Salem National Hank................ ........ —Salem, III.

(O V E R )

F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK O F ST. LO U IS

Preferential Ballot
Group No. 1.

November 14, 1929.

This ballot and the certificate on the envelope m ust be executed by the
officer who has been authorized to cast the vote and whose appointment and
signature have been certified to me.
The choice must be indicated by cross (X) in the column below.
This ballot m ust be returned so as to reach me w ith in fifteen d a y s after
its receipt. The polls will open on November 15 and close at 3 p. m. on
December 2, 1929.
Failure to observe above instructions will invalidate this ballot.
ROLLA W E L L S ,
Chairman of the Board.

V O T E F O R CLASS A D IR E C T O R
C A N D ID A T E (Indicate choice by X)
John G. Lonsdale, St.

Choice

Louis, M o..........................................................................................................

Note — After execution, please place this ballot in green envelope, seal
same and place the sealed green envelope in white envelope bearing certifi­
cate, then seal the latter and return it in self-addressed envelope.



F E D E R A L R E S E R V E BANK O F ST. LO U IS

Preferential Ballot
Group No. 3.

November 14, 1929.

This ballot and the certificate on the envelope must be executed by the
officer who has been authorized to cast the vote and whose appointment and
signature have been certified to me.
The choice must be indicated by cross (X) in the column below.
This ballot must be returned so as to reach me w ith in fifteen d a y s after
its receipt. The polls will open on November 15 and close at 3 p. m. on Decem­
ber 2, 1929.
Failure to observe above instructions will invalidate this ballot.
ROLLA W ELLS,
Chairman of the Board.

V O T E F O R CLASS B D IR E C T O R
C A N D ID A T E (Indicate choice by X)
LeRoy Percy,

Choice

Greenville, Mis*.........................................................................................................

Note — After execution, please place this ballot in pink envelope, seal
same and place the sealed pink envelope in yellow envelope bearing certifi­
cate, then seal the latter and return it in self-addressed envelope.



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CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD,

Federal Reserve Bank,
ST. LOUIS, MO.