The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-06

At a special meeting of the directors
 of the, National New Haven Bank held
 September 5th, 1905, the following pre-
 reference to the death of Wilbur F.
 Day Esquire, late the honored president
 of this Institution.
 Whereas:-=- s-..
 The directors of this bank have learn ed with feelings of the deepest sorrow of the decease of. Wilbur F. Day, Es- quire, who for forty nine years was connected with this bank and who for thirty-seven years has fulfilled with eminent ability the responsible duties of it's president,
 Resolved, That while we lament the
 loss of one whose consl"Sative counsejs and sound judgment have 50 largely contributed to the prosperity of the bank, we ourselves mourn the loss of a friend and associate who in all his social and official relations to us as well as in the performance of public and private trusts was so signally dis tinguished for integrity, fidelity and courtesy.
 Resolved. That our deepest sympathy
 is hereby extended to the widow and friend, and that as a token of our re- spect and to honor his memory the Cashier be directed to close the bank at
 the hour of his burial and that we ;Lt- tend his funeral in body
 Resolved, That the foregoing preamble and resolutions be spread upon the records of the bank and furnished to the press for, publication and that a
 be transmitted to the family of the de- ceased.
 Attest: At the special meeting of the trustees of the Connecticut Saving bank of New Haven, held at 12 o'clock, noon,
 on the 5th day of September 1905 the fn1 SfGr f1Ntn IIrn Ynf1 Yc1x adopted and a copy of it was ordered
 to be printed in the daily papers, and l an .engrossed copy of it was ordered
 to be sent to Mrs Day and her family: Wilbur Fisk Day died at his home in New Haven September ?, 1905, in the xty-eight. year of his age. MT. Day had been a trustee of this
 ance committee since 1893, and a mem organization 12 months ago. Tn all walks of life Mir, Day was a l model man. As a citizen he represent stood for the highest devotion; as a
 man of business he was the personi- | fication of honesty and integrity. "He summed no duty he sought no l honors; yet both came to him abund- antly and one led to the other natur- | ally and deservedly.
 Tt is of course as trustee of this ! lHSlILullDu LuhL W6S HIS lSllOW meln- bers, know him best, and especially those of us who have been brought into close contact with him as member of some of the important sub-commit- | tees of the board. No one associated | with him at all intimately could fail | to be influenced for good by his wise conversatism and excellent judgment. He was always ready to give his coun- | sel and advice cheerfully and freely. l His broad experience made his ideas
 broad and so promoted his welfare and ours. His long life of prosperity in the commercial world. connected as he | was so successfully and honorably with a sister institution, redounded to our credit as well as to his own, and l gave us many adantages which we | would otherwise have lost. His in- | terest in acquiring the new site and in the erection of a new building and in
 our plans was deep and full of hope. He saw the best and urged it's adoption in all we did and found happiness and
 pleasure in the accomplishment there l of
 | His place will be hard to fill, but his example will make the filling of it 1 the more easy, as by its continuing
 influence it will be sure to lift up to- | wards the high ideals, for which he | sought those who come after him as well as those who have; had the honor
 and privilege of serving with him and < < .,aVving zlilll. '