Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-12-30

| FOURTH NATIONAL BANK, NASHVILLE,
Tenn, Dec. %, 1S74.-The Board met
upon the call Of the President at II noon,
when there were present Samuel Watkins,
r. Il. Gardner, Hugh Douglas, William Fl.
Evans, Henry Hart, o. +. Noel, Thomas
Platter and James WhitwOrth.
Upon the Board coming to order, the
President, James WhitwOrth, in a few IT,
MARKS, explained the object Of the meeting
to be to take some action upon the death q
the Cashier, which occurred last night a.
his residence in this city, at $50 O'Clock
and asked permission that his remarks
in substance and the resolutions should be
spread on the minutes of this bank, which
was unanimously granted.
THE PRESIDENTS REMARKS.
Gentlemen: l have called YOU together
this morning for the purpose of announcing
to you the sad intelligence of the death Of
our Cashier and friend, John Porterield,
and that YOU take such action in regard
thereto as you in your wisdom may
deem proper. In his death we have
lost valuable officer, whose place
will be difficult to fill. Il is not more, per
haps, than ought to say, that his ripe ex-
perience and sound judgment in business
made his opinions sought alter, and when
given, in regard to any transactions, had
great weight with every class Of men with
whom he was associated. With this esti-
mate of the man, desire this Board to put
on record a suitable tribute Of respect and
appreciation of his usefulness and charae-
ter, that they may 60 down to his children
and poSterity in such shape as they may be
benefited thereby.
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS
Whereas, it has pleased the Almighty to
remove from the busy walks Of men our
friend and cashier, John{P oterfeld,
Resolved, that we, the Directors Of the
Fourth National Bank Of Nashville, deeply
deplore and lament his loss TO his family
and friends, and that, while as Board, we
feel the irreparable loss we have sustained
in his untimely death, yet our loss is not to
be compared to the crushing and over
whelmiRg calamity il is TO his devoted fam
lily.
Resolved, that while our hearts are filed
with anguish and pain, we hereby tender
our deepest sympathy 10 his wife and chill
dren, and trust that they may be sustained
in their sad affection by the grace Of that
God in whom he had faith, and to whom
they alone, in this hour Of their greatest dis
tress, can look for suecO-.
Resolved, that we recognized in him
while living all those sterling qualities Of
head and heart which malrs a true man in
all the relations of life, but more especially
as husband, father, neighbOr, citizen aud
officer of this bank, and commend bis vir-
tues in all these respects TO the eOnsidera-
ton OF his lellOw-eOuntrymen before and
amongst whom his daily walk and life has
been most usefully spent for the last thirty
or forty years.
Resolved, that as banker, business man
and hnancier, it is not too much to say Of
him that, in his day and generation, he had
in his,chOsen ayOcation but few equals or
superiOrs.
Resolved, that we will attend his funeral
in body, and that these resolutions be
published in the city papers, and a copy,
with the seal OF the bank, be sent to his
family.
WhereupOn, the Board adjourned, to
meet again at o'clock to attend the
funeral in body.
JAMES WHITwORTH, Pres.
THos. PLATTER, Secretary.
The Fourth National Bank will do no
business to-day after O'Clock, that the en- |
ployes may attend the funeral Of its
Cashier. JAMES WENTWORTH, Pres.
Dec. so, 1874.