New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-10
RANKS CHANGE BOARDS.
DROP INSURANCE HEN.
,AIerander, Hyde, Mcintyre, DepesO
and the McCudas affected.

The annual elections Of directors OF natlonal
hanks were held yesterday. and number Of former
,,., insurance officials dropped from the lists
~. most notable case WIS that OF the National
1,rk OF Commerce. which numbered among It's
s,-ec,ors James w. Alexander. ex-president Of the
equitable: James Hasen Hyde. William H. Mcln-
.,-e Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew and Richard A.
,r.r-,rdv. ex-president Of the Mutual who were
s-onned EIihu Root and D. o. Mills resigned
f-harles H Allen, Paul D. Cravath, Victor Mora
-stz and Paul Morton were elected TO the board
M, Allen is a vice-president Of the Morton Trust
ror1nanr Paul D. Cravath is personal counsel 10
-rhamas r Ryan. Paul Morton is president of the
E,uitable and Victor Morawetz is chairman or
.ha board Of directors OF the Atchison.
The other bank 20 drop fits insurance directors
4ss the Asto- National, which elected Archibald
: Russell 10 succeed Robert H McCurdy. John
A Mccall was q director in three national banks
N. National City, the First National and the Ci1-
ems Central National He was retained on the
hoard Of each
The Essex County Trust Company. Of East
Orange N ,. dropped James w Alexander and
Henry Rogers winthrop. Their places were filled
by Theodore NJ. Woodland. of Newark. and Charles
wiley brother of Congressman William IL
1Vuev The board was reduced two members by
+h retirement Of Justice J. Franklin Fort because
Of pressure Of judicial duties and Edgar B. Ward
~ the Prudential who recently announced his
intention to retire from active business
DROP ALEXANDER AND HYDE
The Fidelity Trust Company and the Union Ma
t,onsl Bank, both of Newark. each dropped James
u Alexander and James Hazen Hyde William A
Day will represent the Equitable in both institu-
lions.
The National City added George F. whitson. one
NJ ia ,ice-presidents 10 it's beard of directors, and
made Horace NJ Kilborl and James A. Stilman,
son Of the president vice-pTesidents A haTanagh
rss made cashier and J. II. McEldowney assistant
cashier The First Natioral elected George F.
rl,raf 1pd hee n
assistant cashier. of its vfce-presidents. MI
Baker is the youngest bank vice president in this
citv. being only thirty years old He also was
elscted : director Of the Chase National, Of which
his father is q director
The National shoe and Leather Bank reelected
the retiring board with the exception Of William L.
Mover. Who was succeeded by William Reichman.
The shoe and Leather is 10 be consolidated with
the METROPOLITAN Bank and Mr.. Meyer recently re-
signed as president of the former institution ms
Mace being taken by Henry Ollesheimer. president
If the Metropolitan. Mr. Meyer was eected, yes
which IS renorted to he about to be merged with
the Mechanics and Traders -, !. ~
Gaatin National. and his place vas taken by ms
nsphsw ThomsS pemny Who vas elected last oc
tober Ia III out the unexDired term or Jusuct
. aoTsan fo me full term 2 S schenck resigned
from the board of the Hamilton National. Inc
J P Fargo member. William Rockefeller was
succeeded in the Mechanics National by Percy a
board of the Nep--York National Exchanges Bank
The Peoples Bank added Theodore Tiedmann to
It's board. and the Phoenix National added William
PIerson Hamilton. j c. Davies and Jordan L.
Mott il replaced David B. Sickels and Alfred z.
Fountain in the TWenty-third Ward Bank. William
p Isham retired from the board OF the Bank OF
'he Metropolis. being succeeded by Stanley 7.
walter P Bliss to succeed Clarence n Mackav and
S. L. Schoonmaker TO take the place of the late
Daniel S, Lamont
PRESIDENT FANCHER RETTREs
The retirement of Charles H Fancher as presi-
dent Of the Irving National Bank, at Hudson and
Chambers SITS, announced yesterday. Contin-
ued Illness was the cause assigned for Mr.. Fam
cher's retirement He elected chairman OF
has been vicepresident and has acted as president
Of the bank for four years, while Mr.. Fancher has
been H. elected president Charles l. Far
ren. vice president of the Fort Dearborn National
Bank OF Chicago. was elected o Yice-president Of
the Irving National. The number Of the Irving's
directors was increased to nineteen, and among the
neE directors Mr.. Farrell, Charles H. Dale.
president Of the Rubber Goods Manufacturing Com
paDy; William F. Burrows, vice-president of Libby,
Mcneil Libby. Of Chicago: Robert B, Arm
strong. president Of the Casualty Company of
America and formerly Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Of the United States. and Charles r.
american Exchange National. the Bank of New
l,ork. National Banking Association, the Century,
Pacific National
TIE TILE Insurance Company of New-York elect
"a me following officers for the year: Edgar J
IeVey, president and general manager; Charles T.
bsrney and John D. Crimmins, vice-presidents; Cy
1rer Chauncey II. Humphreys and Edwin A.
bayles. assistant secretaries.