The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-20
A TRIBUTE TO DENMARK.
Paid Him by Col. EstIII at Meeting
of Citizens Bank Directors.

The weekly meeting of the board of
directors of the Citizens Bank was held
at the banking house yesterday morning
No action was taken to fill the vacancy in
the presidency caused by the death of the
late Brantley A. Denmark, nothing being
said at the meeting of the directors.
1t is assured. however, that the pres
ent vice president of the bank, Mr.. Mills
B Lane, will succeed Mr.. Denmark. Mr..
Lanes election will take place at the
next meeting of the board of directors,
which will be held Wednesday morning
of next week.
After the transaction of the regular
business Vice President Lane officially
announced the death of President Dem
mark, and suggested that a committee
be appointed to prepare resolutions on
his death
Col. Estill moved that a committee be
appointed to prepare memorial resolutions
and further that the officers of the bank
have painted a portrait of Mr.. Denmark
to be placed in the directors room.
Col. Estil prefaced his motion by say
ing: Mr.. Chairman, a few minutes since,
the cashier, in reading the minutes of our
last meeting, read that the president was
absent on account Oh Illness. iO-Idy
the president is absent again. You tell
US he is dead We who have been his
associates for so many years can scarce
ly realize that he has left us, and that
he will never again occupy his seat at
this board
1T is difficult to bring ones self to
believe that our friend is dead 1t seems
to me that he must come back, but
that can never be. 1t was the custom,
Mr.. Chairman, of Napoleon's Old Guard
after battle, to call the roll, and those
who stood up in the shattered ranks an
swered for their dead comrades, Dead
on the field of Battle Our dear friend
and associate died on the field of battle.
His life was a sacrifice to the many inter-
ests entrusted to his keeping. Never
strong in body. seldom in good health, his
stern sense of duty would not permit him
to devote any time to himself. His was
a strenuous life; he had no spare days.
Seeming to realize that his was a short
life. he hurried on with lifes work, TAX
ing but little rest or recreation.
1--WE knew him as no other body of
men did All of us were with him at least
once week, and many nearly every day.
We knew him as wise counsellor and a
sincere friend. He was a strong friend of
his friends, and charitable to all men.
That we will miss our dead president but
feebly expresses our loss He has left
u.s. however, a precious heritage, if we
will but remember his many manly virtues
and try to initiate them / would have his
face ever before us TO remind us of his
devotion to duty, of his honesty and his
purity of character. Words, however elo-
quent portraits however life-like, can
never illustrate the man whose loss we
mourn to-day. AS banker, lawyer and
citizen, he was always the same; true to
every trust and trusted as he was true.
Vice President Lane then appointed Col
J. II. Estill, II. ID. Stevens, Esq, and
John r. Young, Esq, a committee to
prepare suitable memorial resolutions
which will be reported and acted upon at
a future meeting.