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1 Mr. John B.' Spotorno is the assistant 'cashier, and he, .too, is an indefatigable ( worker, ever willing and untiring in fostering the bank’s best interests.
1 The following-named gentlemen were elected by the stockholders to compose a new Board of Directors, to serve for a term of one year, as follows:
Chas. L. Hopkins, capitalist, with vast interests in Louisiana and Mississippi.
" 'John Osoinach, owner of the Bay’s Mercantile Company and Osoinach’s New Opera House.	1 .
L. M. Gex, merchant and pile contractor.	-
J. A. Efreath, justice of the peace and notary public.
Dr. R. de Montluzin, physician and surgeon,president of the Board of Health.
Chas. G. Moreau, publisher of the Sea Coast Echo^	v	I
A. L. Stokoe, owner of the Bay Saint Louis Ice, Light and Bottling Works.
H.	H. Gordon, vice president and general manager of.the_ Hancock "Naval Stores Co., Ltd. j Geo. R. Rea, cashier of the Merchants iBank.
, Joseph O. Mauffray, owner of the . Mauffray stores.
John K. Edwards, mayor of city, and »lumber manufacturer.
This is the same board as last year. i Before adjourning' the stockholders vot-! that a resolution of thanks be tendered Mr. John Osoinach, the retiring president, for his untiring energies and successful efforts in behalf of the bahk, and it was further voted as a deeper mani-festion of appreciation that the cotn^ii-tee in charge have the reaolutioa published in local press,
. Immediately after tbe adjournment of this meeting the new board of directors convened and elected the following-named officials:
President, Gbaa. L. Hopkins.
Mi’st Vice President, L. M. Gex.
Second Vice President, Dr. Roger de Montluzin.
Cashier, Geo. R. Rea.
Assistant Cashier, John B. Spotorno.
The different committees from mem-. bers of the board of directors was appointed by the president. f‘ "W. J. Gex is the bank’s attorney. -There is every indication and promise for as good results in the future;.if not better. The Merchants Bank Building is progressing and the bank will be in its new domicile about the 1st of the year.	-	-	S.
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