Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Tuesday, July 19, 1921, p. 1.
J. L. GRIFFITH, LAST OF OLD BANKERS, DEAD
Was Fourth Cashier of The First National Bank in One Hundred Years
.
Joel L. Griffith, for 36 years cashier of the First National Bank and the fourth cashier in one hundred years, died at his home, 83 Washington street, this morning, at 1 o'clock, after a lingering illness. He had been in ill health for some months, but had recovered sufficiently to permit his return to the bank. He had been confined to his home two weeks. Mr. Griffith was also vice president of the bank, assuming that position in 1912 upon the death of the president, Robert Shriver, with whom he was associated 38 years.
Mr. Griffith was a native of Pipe Run, Washington county, Pa., and was in his seventy-first year. He came of old Quaker stock. Mr. Griffith was reared on the farm on which he was born. He came to Cumberland at the age of 24 from Ohio and took a position as accountant with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He then connected with the First National Bank as messenger and his rise was rapid.
Mr. Griffith was a strong Republican, although he never sought political preferment. For many years he was a trustee of the First Presbyterian Church and was its treasurer. He was treasurer of the Cumberland Dry Goods and Notion Company and of the Queen City Hotel Company and was a director in both companies. He was an enthusiastic member of the Shawnee Canoe Club, which he helped to organize, and was treasurer of the club. Mr. Griffith was fond of outdoors and he obtained greatest recreation in canoeing.
Mr. Griffith was twice married. His first wife was Anna Binford, of Ohio, who died New Year's Day, 1908. In November, 1913, he married Miss Ada Sprigg, daughter of the late General Joseph Sprigg, who survives. There are no children.
Mr. Griffith is survived by two brothers, Col. William E. Griffith, Cleveland, O., formerly of this city, and Eli Griffith, of New York. There are also two sisters surviving, one in Iowa and one in Ohio.
Mr. Griffith was the last of the old active Cumberland bankers.
The funeral will take place at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon with services in the First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Wed., July 20, 1921, p. 16.
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Last of Cumberland's Pioneer Bankers
The Late Joel L. Griffith
The funeral of Joel L. Griffith, for 36 years cashier of the First National Bank, who died at his home, 83 Washington street, early yesterday morning, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. Services will be conducted in the First Presbyterian Church, of which he was the treasurer, with the Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers will be: Benjamin H. Biays, Leroy Horton, Douglas P. Lefevre, Frank B. Jenvey, W. M. Roberts, Rawley K. Swayne, John S. McCauley, and J. Vance Wiebel.
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Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Friday, July 22, 1921, page 9.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL OF JOEL L. GRIFFITH
Rev. Dr. Jas. E. Moffatt, pastor of First Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. Ambrose H. Beavin, rector of Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, officiated at the funeral service for Joel L. Griffith, cashier of the First National Bank, at the Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Benjamin H. Biays, Leroy Horton, Douglas P. LeFevre, Frank B. Jenvey, William Milnor Roberts, Rawley K. Swayne, John S. McCauley, and J. Vance Wiebel.
A choir composed of Mrs. William J. Cramer, Miss Ilda Turner, William L. Morgan, Lloyd Rawlings and Harry B. Jamison, accompanied by Dwight Townsend, organist, sang "Peace, Perfect Peace." Mr. Jamison rendered "Just As I Am." Beautiful floral designs bedecked the altar and chancel.
Rev. Dr. Moffatt, who delivered the funeral sermon, enumerated the many well-established attributes as a churchman and a business man of Mr. Griffith. The pastor who spoke feelingly said that he, like the many other attendants, was a mourner, aside from officiating at the funeral of one of his nearest comrades. He said that although Mr. Griffith was always a member of the Association of Friends, he took an active interest in the spiritual welfare and in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church, of which for many years he was treasurer. He spoke of Mr. Griffith as being a counsellor of value to many of the humbler as well as the more influential patrons of the bank.
Members of the Shawnee Canoe Club, of which Mr. Griffith was an officer, and employees of the First National Bank were present at the services.
Contributor: Michael Allen Mudge (50193996) • [email protected]
J. L. GRIFFITH, LAST OF OLD BANKERS, DEAD
Was Fourth Cashier of The First National Bank in One Hundred Years
.
Joel L. Griffith, for 36 years cashier of the First National Bank and the fourth cashier in one hundred years, died at his home, 83 Washington street, this morning, at 1 o'clock, after a lingering illness. He had been in ill health for some months, but had recovered sufficiently to permit his return to the bank. He had been confined to his home two weeks. Mr. Griffith was also vice president of the bank, assuming that position in 1912 upon the death of the president, Robert Shriver, with whom he was associated 38 years.
Mr. Griffith was a native of Pipe Run, Washington county, Pa., and was in his seventy-first year. He came of old Quaker stock. Mr. Griffith was reared on the farm on which he was born. He came to Cumberland at the age of 24 from Ohio and took a position as accountant with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He then connected with the First National Bank as messenger and his rise was rapid.
Mr. Griffith was a strong Republican, although he never sought political preferment. For many years he was a trustee of the First Presbyterian Church and was its treasurer. He was treasurer of the Cumberland Dry Goods and Notion Company and of the Queen City Hotel Company and was a director in both companies. He was an enthusiastic member of the Shawnee Canoe Club, which he helped to organize, and was treasurer of the club. Mr. Griffith was fond of outdoors and he obtained greatest recreation in canoeing.
Mr. Griffith was twice married. His first wife was Anna Binford, of Ohio, who died New Year's Day, 1908. In November, 1913, he married Miss Ada Sprigg, daughter of the late General Joseph Sprigg, who survives. There are no children.
Mr. Griffith is survived by two brothers, Col. William E. Griffith, Cleveland, O., formerly of this city, and Eli Griffith, of New York. There are also two sisters surviving, one in Iowa and one in Ohio.
Mr. Griffith was the last of the old active Cumberland bankers.
The funeral will take place at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon with services in the First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Wed., July 20, 1921, p. 16.
(large two-column photograph, with title above and caption below)
Last of Cumberland's Pioneer Bankers
The Late Joel L. Griffith
The funeral of Joel L. Griffith, for 36 years cashier of the First National Bank, who died at his home, 83 Washington street, early yesterday morning, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. Services will be conducted in the First Presbyterian Church, of which he was the treasurer, with the Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers will be: Benjamin H. Biays, Leroy Horton, Douglas P. Lefevre, Frank B. Jenvey, W. M. Roberts, Rawley K. Swayne, John S. McCauley, and J. Vance Wiebel.
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Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Friday, July 22, 1921, page 9.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL OF JOEL L. GRIFFITH
Rev. Dr. Jas. E. Moffatt, pastor of First Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. Ambrose H. Beavin, rector of Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, officiated at the funeral service for Joel L. Griffith, cashier of the First National Bank, at the Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Benjamin H. Biays, Leroy Horton, Douglas P. LeFevre, Frank B. Jenvey, William Milnor Roberts, Rawley K. Swayne, John S. McCauley, and J. Vance Wiebel.
A choir composed of Mrs. William J. Cramer, Miss Ilda Turner, William L. Morgan, Lloyd Rawlings and Harry B. Jamison, accompanied by Dwight Townsend, organist, sang "Peace, Perfect Peace." Mr. Jamison rendered "Just As I Am." Beautiful floral designs bedecked the altar and chancel.
Rev. Dr. Moffatt, who delivered the funeral sermon, enumerated the many well-established attributes as a churchman and a business man of Mr. Griffith. The pastor who spoke feelingly said that he, like the many other attendants, was a mourner, aside from officiating at the funeral of one of his nearest comrades. He said that although Mr. Griffith was always a member of the Association of Friends, he took an active interest in the spiritual welfare and in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church, of which for many years he was treasurer. He spoke of Mr. Griffith as being a counsellor of value to many of the humbler as well as the more influential patrons of the bank.
Members of the Shawnee Canoe Club, of which Mr. Griffith was an officer, and employees of the First National Bank were present at the services.
Contributor: Michael Allen Mudge (50193996) • [email protected]
Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Tuesday, July 19, 1921, p. 1.
J. L. GRIFFITH, LAST OF OLD BANKERS, DEAD
Was Fourth Cashier of The First National Bank in One Hundred Years
.
Joel L. Griffith, for 36 years cashier of the First National Bank and the fourth cashier in one hundred years, died at his home, 83 Washington street, this morning, at 1 o'clock, after a lingering illness. He had been in ill health for some months, but had recovered sufficiently to permit his return to the bank. He had been confined to his home two weeks. Mr. Griffith was also vice president of the bank, assuming that position in 1912 upon the death of the president, Robert Shriver, with whom he was associated 38 years.
Mr. Griffith was a native of Pipe Run, Washington county, Pa., and was in his seventy-first year. He came of old Quaker stock. Mr. Griffith was reared on the farm on which he was born. He came to Cumberland at the age of 24 from Ohio and took a position as accountant with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He then connected with the First National Bank as messenger and his rise was rapid.
Mr. Griffith was a strong Republican, although he never sought political preferment. For many years he was a trustee of the First Presbyterian Church and was its treasurer. He was treasurer of the Cumberland Dry Goods and Notion Company and of the Queen City Hotel Company and was a director in both companies. He was an enthusiastic member of the Shawnee Canoe Club, which he helped to organize, and was treasurer of the club. Mr. Griffith was fond of outdoors and he obtained greatest recreation in canoeing.
Mr. Griffith was twice married. His first wife was Anna Binford, of Ohio, who died New Year's Day, 1908. In November, 1913, he married Miss Ada Sprigg, daughter of the late General Joseph Sprigg, who survives. There are no children.
Mr. Griffith is survived by two brothers, Col. William E. Griffith, Cleveland, O., formerly of this city, and Eli Griffith, of New York. There are also two sisters surviving, one in Iowa and one in Ohio.
Mr. Griffith was the last of the old active Cumberland bankers.
The funeral will take place at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon with services in the First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Wed., July 20, 1921, p. 16.
(large two-column photograph, with title above and caption below)
Last of Cumberland's Pioneer Bankers
The Late Joel L. Griffith
The funeral of Joel L. Griffith, for 36 years cashier of the First National Bank, who died at his home, 83 Washington street, early yesterday morning, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. Services will be conducted in the First Presbyterian Church, of which he was the treasurer, with the Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers will be: Benjamin H. Biays, Leroy Horton, Douglas P. Lefevre, Frank B. Jenvey, W. M. Roberts, Rawley K. Swayne, John S. McCauley, and J. Vance Wiebel.
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Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Friday, July 22, 1921, page 9.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL OF JOEL L. GRIFFITH
Rev. Dr. Jas. E. Moffatt, pastor of First Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. Ambrose H. Beavin, rector of Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, officiated at the funeral service for Joel L. Griffith, cashier of the First National Bank, at the Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Benjamin H. Biays, Leroy Horton, Douglas P. LeFevre, Frank B. Jenvey, William Milnor Roberts, Rawley K. Swayne, John S. McCauley, and J. Vance Wiebel.
A choir composed of Mrs. William J. Cramer, Miss Ilda Turner, William L. Morgan, Lloyd Rawlings and Harry B. Jamison, accompanied by Dwight Townsend, organist, sang "Peace, Perfect Peace." Mr. Jamison rendered "Just As I Am." Beautiful floral designs bedecked the altar and chancel.
Rev. Dr. Moffatt, who delivered the funeral sermon, enumerated the many well-established attributes as a churchman and a business man of Mr. Griffith. The pastor who spoke feelingly said that he, like the many other attendants, was a mourner, aside from officiating at the funeral of one of his nearest comrades. He said that although Mr. Griffith was always a member of the Association of Friends, he took an active interest in the spiritual welfare and in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church, of which for many years he was treasurer. He spoke of Mr. Griffith as being a counsellor of value to many of the humbler as well as the more influential patrons of the bank.
Members of the Shawnee Canoe Club, of which Mr. Griffith was an officer, and employees of the First National Bank were present at the services.
Contributor: Michael Allen Mudge (50193996) • [email protected]
J. L. GRIFFITH, LAST OF OLD BANKERS, DEAD
Was Fourth Cashier of The First National Bank in One Hundred Years
.
Joel L. Griffith, for 36 years cashier of the First National Bank and the fourth cashier in one hundred years, died at his home, 83 Washington street, this morning, at 1 o'clock, after a lingering illness. He had been in ill health for some months, but had recovered sufficiently to permit his return to the bank. He had been confined to his home two weeks. Mr. Griffith was also vice president of the bank, assuming that position in 1912 upon the death of the president, Robert Shriver, with whom he was associated 38 years.
Mr. Griffith was a native of Pipe Run, Washington county, Pa., and was in his seventy-first year. He came of old Quaker stock. Mr. Griffith was reared on the farm on which he was born. He came to Cumberland at the age of 24 from Ohio and took a position as accountant with the Pennsylvania Railroad. He then connected with the First National Bank as messenger and his rise was rapid.
Mr. Griffith was a strong Republican, although he never sought political preferment. For many years he was a trustee of the First Presbyterian Church and was its treasurer. He was treasurer of the Cumberland Dry Goods and Notion Company and of the Queen City Hotel Company and was a director in both companies. He was an enthusiastic member of the Shawnee Canoe Club, which he helped to organize, and was treasurer of the club. Mr. Griffith was fond of outdoors and he obtained greatest recreation in canoeing.
Mr. Griffith was twice married. His first wife was Anna Binford, of Ohio, who died New Year's Day, 1908. In November, 1913, he married Miss Ada Sprigg, daughter of the late General Joseph Sprigg, who survives. There are no children.
Mr. Griffith is survived by two brothers, Col. William E. Griffith, Cleveland, O., formerly of this city, and Eli Griffith, of New York. There are also two sisters surviving, one in Iowa and one in Ohio.
Mr. Griffith was the last of the old active Cumberland bankers.
The funeral will take place at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon with services in the First Presbyterian Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Wed., July 20, 1921, p. 16.
(large two-column photograph, with title above and caption below)
Last of Cumberland's Pioneer Bankers
The Late Joel L. Griffith
The funeral of Joel L. Griffith, for 36 years cashier of the First National Bank, who died at his home, 83 Washington street, early yesterday morning, will be held tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock. Services will be conducted in the First Presbyterian Church, of which he was the treasurer, with the Rev. Dr. James E. Moffatt officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery. The pallbearers will be: Benjamin H. Biays, Leroy Horton, Douglas P. Lefevre, Frank B. Jenvey, W. M. Roberts, Rawley K. Swayne, John S. McCauley, and J. Vance Wiebel.
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Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. Friday, July 22, 1921, page 9.
IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL OF JOEL L. GRIFFITH
Rev. Dr. Jas. E. Moffatt, pastor of First Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev. Ambrose H. Beavin, rector of Emmanuel Protestant Episcopal Church, officiated at the funeral service for Joel L. Griffith, cashier of the First National Bank, at the Presbyterian Church yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Benjamin H. Biays, Leroy Horton, Douglas P. LeFevre, Frank B. Jenvey, William Milnor Roberts, Rawley K. Swayne, John S. McCauley, and J. Vance Wiebel.
A choir composed of Mrs. William J. Cramer, Miss Ilda Turner, William L. Morgan, Lloyd Rawlings and Harry B. Jamison, accompanied by Dwight Townsend, organist, sang "Peace, Perfect Peace." Mr. Jamison rendered "Just As I Am." Beautiful floral designs bedecked the altar and chancel.
Rev. Dr. Moffatt, who delivered the funeral sermon, enumerated the many well-established attributes as a churchman and a business man of Mr. Griffith. The pastor who spoke feelingly said that he, like the many other attendants, was a mourner, aside from officiating at the funeral of one of his nearest comrades. He said that although Mr. Griffith was always a member of the Association of Friends, he took an active interest in the spiritual welfare and in the affairs of the Presbyterian Church, of which for many years he was treasurer. He spoke of Mr. Griffith as being a counsellor of value to many of the humbler as well as the more influential patrons of the bank.
Members of the Shawnee Canoe Club, of which Mr. Griffith was an officer, and employees of the First National Bank were present at the services.
Contributor: Michael Allen Mudge (50193996) • [email protected]
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