The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-16
Offer w as Refused. l,a


S;iTo demonstrate that he & had fSl,o de-Sf..
Sire to- control the a "a irs OF he ltss
able Notwithstanding he md n his ii family
own $40 shares or the II, 600 shares so e thaSs
stock, 1T became known vest terday 81 tia III
at the directors meeting a. week {ag N rssi
Hyde Offered to place the Il $40 sllaresg
In the keeping OF he d ctors fors5 All
term or five years. The Of was prompt
tly refused. !. It was al lso said tn at a. lcx-I
nnder as a trustee st the estate q & Hons
ry8 Hyde, had used the voting power 9 fS
tho Hyde shares during tho \ last few 4
years. III sSs5 . }f ..;IB 7, 'fSs
n Tho statement was made Gt o7day tha t$S
James Il. II Hyde values the $40 shares 90 CSS8
Equitable stock. owned by his mot her. his III
sister,f Mrs. Sidney p. r. ley and III nlsel f3
ut SIT, 900, 600. he par lis
n, H Hartman Is credited Wit having nv
suggested to James j !. II III two yea RS q 80 81
that together they purchase the II yde3SSS
stock and that Atr. II 3Wou I'D no eIi-5ss
gtertalll8 the, propositlon.a ~ tss
The Petition. e.
At tho meeting to-day, two ne TIT ions WI l4s
bo presented to tho board, n each 81 ignetlSf
by 9thrty-nine Officers OF the society,iE$sE M
Including the president and two Of " the N
four vlce-presldents n one peti itton4 q skins
that the control of tho! society etnkeni9 N
from the Stockholders and given to spoli-gii
icy-holdcrs, and the other declaring y z p$t
be tho opinion OF the ssners X that the n
reelection OF James Fl, III yde who a 81 the
owner OF 81 per cent. OF the stoc g3a
first yice-president. would DO pre1udicals! 81
to the welfare and progress OF the so. -ssgg
clety. The last petition follows; 4
10 the Board Of D Droctors OF he Eau lta,5sgg .sg
Bile I,ifa Assurance Society ofg he l)u ted
$ States s.: }5 5tsf IN s5S5 sfEs
'Referring to tile petition dated HFehrll-5}s. VI
tt,o, "a bn
be given AHoce III thejmanngementsof Of the IA
affairs o. the society and the 4conseryat ton "a
OF Its funds, .we deem, It roper 4 % sta at9
to MI. Hyde onSthe sdiinstar,t as the rep
resentative and owner OF q majority of95l
the capital stock of5the society, I, a. "a {. S
DIR y MopinIon te 4a after the most carefaand 4
anxious consideration of the subject. the 58s
re-election Of Mr., Hyde ns yiee-pre sident EN-
and acting prssaHn. II .ns psfca ~ haa q.
ysIh, Welfare and progress ofi the society and
tho conservation Of the trust & Funds hsI.l
Hyde's prolnlncnce In 3yario US yylys and
his acts as vice- president are such as telld "a:
to provoke criticism of the society, ere. ss
Its man;lgement,8and to3injure It's bus stness 3s
as anIinstitution which has been uniferln,i q;
~ held out TO the public as conduct ed IS,
sesiX senat On an az protsstion poll posy
ers. u z. .ss 4. y (, 81 5s es55i
Respectfully bmtttel,
i;aStsIigned, James W. AlaxaIdsr. prss;;-- W IA
dent;1 Gage p. ,rarbsll second vice, ,prssii-s y
dent; George Il. wilson, third vice. .presl- y
dent; Wiilam Alexander, secretary; /; .. q
Van 8CIse, actlary, p, Jordan. con7i5j III
tloiier: R. G. IIaan. associate act tuary,saA 5E
Murray, cashier; Francis W. 4 Jackson.
auditor; ]. g. Roquet secretary gsnsral FL
for Europe a, "A. Sprln gmey eyer us sis tan
to third vlce-president; ~, Y, ylor, 5Ss
Robert ], alix and II n Kitoylssi a Y,
perintenlenr OF agencies; Walter E',g John
son inspseyo5 agsneies m M Mslsam tdgs
McCurdy, assistant registrar, Gerald ri, .&
Brown bond 9 ,,,I and 7, nov 81
S,eppsf Charles II. Inslee. lel clerk IA r-
thur Peil Medical direetor:: John iyafreI, iS
assistant medical dlraetor saK y s
Thornas III. rockwell, assissant medical
dlfector; III. II. C0nrssi,a ass ant ,nud
tor. by w, Hi II, Henderson. sAAas