The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-13
NATIONAL BANK ELECTIONS.


 The national banks of the city yester- day held their annual meeting of stock holders for the election of board of di- rectors for the ensuing year. With but few exceptions no changes were made.
 The First National bank reelected the entire retiring board, which includes Pierce N. Welch, Henry F. English, Nor ris F. Tyler, Joseph Porter, Benjamin R. English, Max Adler, Thomas Hooker, Arthur T. Hadley. president of Yale, and Henry c. White. The directors will meet Friday for the election of officers. No changes in the officers is expected. 1 At the election of directors of the Sec ond National bank changes were made necessary by the death of Henry S. i Parmelee, late president of the Fair Ha- ven and Westville Railroad company, and the late Carlos French of Seymour. The board elected for new members Charles s. Mellen of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, and John Brewster Fitch, both new members. Old members reelected are Arthur D. Os- borne, John L. Billiard, Justus S. Hotch- kiss, Charles w. Hemingway. Samuel Hemingway, Henry H. Benedict, John M. Hall, and Alfred E. Hammer. Elec- tion of officers tomorrow morning.
 1 The New Haven County National 1 bank reelected the old board without change from last year: Henry D. White, John B. Darlington, Edward D. Bradley, Ezekiel G. Stoddard, Frederick s. Por- ter. A. Heaton Robertson, William R. Tyler. Bruce Fenn and Joseph E. Hu- binger. Election of officers at, this bank 1 tomorrow; morning at o'clock.
 At the Merchants National bank no change was made in the board of direc- tors. The following were elected: Hor- ace J. Morton, c. s. Mersick, James English, John w. Alling, Herbert c. Warren, George H. Ford, F. L. Bigelow, Thomas Wallace, jr., Frederick D. Grave. The election of officers will oc- cur tomorrow morning at 9:15.
 At the National Tradesman's bank the old board of directors were .re-elect- ed. They include Robert A. Brown, E. Henry Barnes, A. H. Kimberly, William T. Fields, Lynde Harrison, George T. Bradley, Henry Fresenius, Howard W. ! iO4lPSOiiy D. D. 0iiOilil15tI.0 u6 6lSc- tion will take place tomorrow morning.
 The old board of directors was re- Ielected yesterday at the National New Haven bank, viz: Wilbur F. Day, Hen- Try l.. Hotchkiss, Louis H. Bristol, Tim othy Dwight. George H. Townsend, Theodore S. Woolsey, and Hayes Quin- cy Trowbridge. The election of officers Friday morning.
 I At the Yale National bank the resig- nation of Herbert Mason as director wasS announced. Abner Hendee the we'll known State street merchant, was lelected in Mir Mason's place. The rest Iof the board is constituted as follows: Samuel El. Merwin, Franklin S. Bradley, Edwin s. Greeley, George o. Cruttenden, George F. Holcomb, Ellsworth I. Foote, Henry G. Newton, John T. Manson. The Edirectors will meet tomorrow, at which time officers will probably be elected for the ensuing year. A cashier vacancy on account of the death of Asa c. Bushnell
 also awaits the action of the board. A prominent Church street bank man, it lis understood may be elected to fill the lvacancy. Samuel E. Merwin, a direc- tor, reelected Yesterday, desired to re- tire, but the stockholders prevailed up- lon him to continue on the board.
 The meeting of the stockholders for the election of trustees for the New Ha- lven Trust company was held yesterday morning at 10 o'clock. The following
 were reelected: Pierce N. Welch, Hen- Try F. English, Thomas Hooker, Max
 Adler, Joseph Porter, Morris F. Tyler, Samuel E. Merwin, Eli Whitney, Benja-
 min R. English Henry c. White E. A.
 Bowers, James D. Dewell, Elliott H.
 Morse, Amos F. Barnes, and w. Perry
 Curtiss. Yesterday afternoon at 4.3O the directors reelected the old officers
 as follows: President. Thomas Hooker;
 vice president and treasurer, w. Perry
 Curtiss; secretary, G. F. Kendall.