37 but his legal knowledge – unsurpassed by that of any member of his profession in Virginia – was always at the Bank’s command. No sacrifice of a personal preference was too great for him to make if his fine sense of duty to the Bank persuaded him that it should be made. Second, that while we accept the resignation of our long time friend with regret and are fully conscious of the loss to us which it entails. We, nevertheless, feel that a record of such long and conspicuously successful service entitles him, as he approaches the closing years of a distinguished career, to lay aside the exacting duties that weigh heavily indeed even upon those who are blessed with youth and health and vigor, and we assure him as he retires to private life that he carries with him the sincere affection and respect as well as the cordial good wishes of each and every member of this Board and the officers of this Bank, and their hope that the remaining years of his useful life may be filled with peace and rest and happiness. Mr. Moore responded to the Board upon receiving a copy of the resolution: Gentlemen: I have read a copy of the resolution adopted by you on the occasion of my resignation of my position of Director of said Bank, and desire to express my thanks for the expressions of esteem and good-will that they contain. In my long association with you in our joint calm I have acquired, as would naturally be the case a feeling of showing attachment for each of you, which I am sure will be life-long – with it I have implicit confidence in your fidelity in the interests of the Bank and in the soundness of your judgment in managing its affairs. With great respect I am Sincerely Yours, A. Moore, Jr. Mr. William A. Bradford was appointed as the bank’s second President at a salary of $300 per year. Mr. Bradford, a former school teacher and farmer, was Treasurer of the County of Clarke and a leading figure in Clarke County’s financial and business circles for a quarter of a century. He succeeded Mr. M. W. Jones as County Treasurer in 1895 and in 1901, after coming to Berryville from nearby Millwood (where he sold his Lakeville Farm), he was elected a member of the Board of Directors of Bank of Clarke County. His long service with the bank gave him an intimate knowledge of the bank’s affairs. Mr. Bradford lived at 30 West Main Street in Berryville where, for exercise, he paced back and forth on his front porch. Shareholders were treated to a dinner at the Berryville Hotel for the first time on January 13, 1921. Later that year, the Board consented to allow the placing of a clock on the outside of the building by the Women’s Auxiliary of the American Legion.