The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-08-03
IN MEM0RlAM.
Meeting Of the Directors OF tbo City Ma
tional Bank Resolutions on the Death
of A b Stafford.

Meeting Of the Directors Of tbo City Ma
tionai BANK Resolutions on the Death
OF A. B, Stafford.
Alta meeting of the directors OF the
CITY National bank and Enterprise say.
ings bank, OF the city OF Cairo, held at
the City National bank building, in
Cairo, Illinois, on the ID day Of August.
A. d., 1877, in memory of Alfred &, SAT.
ford, late president OF the latter, and
cashier OF the former bank, the follow
ing resolutions were offered and upon
due consideration anu expression of
opinion, unanimously adopted, as the
solemn sense OF the meeting, collectively
and individually, viz; belt
Re,olrcd, BY the united directory OF
the CITY National and Enterprise say.
inps banks OF the city OF Cairo, now as
sembled TO do homage and reverence to
the memory OF the late Alfred z. Stafford.
First-ThaU in Mr.. Stafford we
recognize, not only the original
founder OF the institutions, whose direC,
tory are now here present to
mourn his untimely loss, but one whose
sublime integrity. honesty Of purpose,
unsurpassed executive ability, rem rka'
bic Judgment Of human nature, financial
forelhought and intultlve knowledge OF
all that constitutes a perfect banker
could alone nave given TO these instita'
lions the confidence they have in public
estimItion and the high and justly mer'
tied DO,i!iOn they now occupy, we are
proud to say-in public favor,
Second-Ihat to the warm heart
generous impulses and pure and lofty
desire of Mr.. Stafford 10 found in this
community an Institution where every
honest man, woman and child, could lay
up, and receive again with interest, each
| honest penny the people OF Cairo are
indebted Tor IT. first sayings bank, and
for his effort in that behalf, many must
and will arise TO bless his memory"
Third-That as the head OF these
institutions no cnCOmiums can DC
Justice to his memory, and no language
can adequately express the sorrow
most profound, or the loss beyond cstl-
mate that We iccl and have suffered In
the death Of such man.
Fourth-Ihat in the opinion OF these
directors no man IN any community
ever held so large a share OF the pubic
lie lrt. or deserved it more than Mr.. sat
lord: in business, in public and private
charities. in the cause of education anC
in social lite, his loss cannot be estimated
Fifth-Ihat to the great public business
| heart OF Cairo, the unnumbcred friends
Of the deceased. and especially his de-
voted wife aud relatives, we. mlngllng
our tears with theirs. extend profound
sympathy, and give assurance that Mr.
| Sail0rd's memory will ever be cheished,
, SiNth-That copy of these resolu-
tiOns be forwarded 10 the wife OF
the deceased, spread upon the records
OF the City National and Enterprise say
ings Banks, published in the Cairo pa
pers; and that the assistant cashie
OF the City National Bank be, and
hereby authorized and instructed to pro
cure, at the cost OF said bank. suitabl
lite-slzed portrait OF Mr.. Stafford. to b
hung in said bank, to the end that We
who shall ever remember, may ais
daily see the honest, noble, and generou
face of the founder and patron OF tn
banks which these directors represent.
p. W. BARCLAY, Chairman.
| G.. y. WILLIAMSON, Secretary.