New-York tribune., 1900-01-10
BANK DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
CHANGES MADE IN SOME or THE M
sTITUTIoNs AT THE ANNUAL
MEETINGS

The stockholders OF almost all the National banks
of tbis city yesterday held their annual meetings
for the election OF boards OF directors The changes
made as far as announced. are as follows:
william Waldorf Astor retired as a director o.
the Caliatln National Bank and the Astor National
Bank being longer eligible 20 serve on account
Of his having renOunced his citizenship here His
nIace IN the Board Of che GaIlatin alsd BY the
election OF Charles A. Peabody. jr.. his business
a0ant In this country. and John Downey ras
chosen to succeed him as director OF the Asror
National.
Ths stockholders of the National CITY Bank
which recently increased the number OF Its direc-
tors from seventeen 20 twenty-one yesterday re-
elected the outgoing directors and elected addl-
tional members Of the Board E. II. Hartman. tas
we'll known railroad man: Moses Taylor. grandson
of the late Moses Taylor. former president Of the
bank; A. c. Loonns. vice-president OF the nstitu-
tIou and w s. Bogert. 8fr. Bogert. VINO was on
Monday elected director OF the New-York Gas and
Electric Light Heat and Power Company As one
OF the representatives Of the Consolidated Gas
Standard OIL interests, which have recently secured
control OF that corporation IS the private secretary
of lanes StIIlman. president Of the National City
Bank It is understood that his election TO tho
Board OF the National City Bank only temporary.
and that he will soon give place 70 a prominent
hnancier who Is to be elected TO the directorate
The BOARD of Directors OF the Hanover National
Bank which is closely affiliated with the National
City was increased from twelve TO fourteen the
peUr members being Lucius Moore OF Hudson y.
n,
who inherited the major portion OF the great
fortune left by his uncle George smith the pioneer
Of banking in the West, who died few weeks ago
In London.
Contrary 10 the expectation OF Wall Street no
change was made yesterday in the Board Of the
National Park Bank. Edward z. Poor. president OF
the bank said that the meeting was the regular
annual meeting OF the stockholders for the election
of directors and for any other business legally
coming before IT, A majority Of the stock was
voted either in person or by proxy. The old Board
OF Directors was reelected without change or addi
ton An amendment TO the articles OF associa-
ton was unanimously adopted making tne Board
Of Directors more elastic by naming the minimum
as nine and the maximum as seventeen. Instead 70
a mandatory number Of fifteen. as heretofore No
additional director nOnina ted or elected nor Is
an increase in the Board in contemplation
At the Chemical National Bank the vacancy
caused by the death OF Robert Goelet was HIed %
the election of George De Witt. OF the Ia" nrrn
of De Witt Iocknan & De Witt. and the legal rep
resentative Of the Goelet estate
Francis L. Hine. vlce-president Of the First Ma
tional Bank and Henry p. Dawson were elected
additional directors Of the Liberty National Bank
Mr. Dawson the former cashier. was also elected
vice-president Charles W. Riecks. the assistant
cashier was appointed cashier. his former place
Person &. Dodd. C w Ide Henry R Kuuhardt
and A C. Garfield retired as directors OF tne
the election of Leroy W Baldwin. Henry 5
Deshon. Daniel Bacon and George l. Nlenols, 49,.
One change was made in the Board or the leaLcer
Manufacturers National Bank Gates W Mctiar-
ragh being elected a director to succeed Joseph
Agostini. John G. McCuloggh, president of ne
Chicago and Erie Railroad Company. was e!ecJed
a director of the Bank Of New-York National
Banking Association. filling the vacancy caused hy
the death Of James MOir.
The stockholders of the Chase National Sank
elected John Waterbury director in place OF the
late John G.. Moore
Three new members were added to the Board OF
Directors OF the New-YOrk National Exchange
Bank-Willams Hollis. jr.. cashier OF the Hanover
National Bank Warren Cruikshank and Lewis +.
Pierson, cashier of the bank. AT the Seaboard Ma
tiOnal Bank Edward c. BOdman was made d.
rector to succeed his partner. George Mirnine who
S retiring from active business
The stockholders OF the Market and Fulton Ma
tiOnal Bank elected William BrOokneld and Leo
pold Stern NIL vacancies caused by the retire
ment of R. A. c. Smith and John AbendrCth-
c. Ledyard Blair elected director OF the
Western National Bank to fll the vacancy caused
by the death of Henry B HYDE, president OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society. The Continental
National Bank chose A. Clifford Agnew TO succeed
the late John 7. AgLew, and also elected an adCi-
tional director in the person OF Vernon H. Brown