New-York tribune., 1908-01-16
NAME NEW DIRECTORS.
Trust Companies Make Many
Changes at Annual Meeting.

At the annual meeting of the Trust Company of
America yesterday the eight directors whose
terms expired reelected follows: II. b.
Hollins, Frank r. Lawrence, Hosmer B. Parsons,
Stephen Peabody John ]. Riker, William F. Shee
han, James W. Tappin and Oakleigh Thorne. No
successor to the late Charles T. Barney was
elected. President Thorne and all of the other
officers reelected, except Vice-President
Philip s. Babcock.
The stockholders of the Metropolitan Trust Com
pany elected J. Horace Harding director in place
of the late Charles r. Henderson and Francis NJ
Bacon in place of Robert II. McCurdy, resigned
The other directors and officers were reelected
f. H Stillman was added to the board Of the
Guardian Trust Company. The other directors and
officers were reelected. Gordon Grand took the
place of the late Alvah Trowbridge on the board
Of the Commonwealth Trust Company. The other
directors were reelected
At the annual meeting of the Fulton Trust COM
pany tho stockholders elected Arthur u. Weekes
director for the 1909 term. TO succeed the late
James NJ. Varnum The following directors were
elected for the 1911 term: Charles A Peabody,
Douglas Robinson. Henry Lewis Morris, Frank s
Witherbee, Henry c. Swords Charles G Burke,
Robert Goeiet and Henry w Reighley
The board OF directors Of the Bowery Bank was
reduced from nine TO seven members at the annual
meeting, c. r. Naething and c. w wilcox reur-
ing. The other directors were reelected The
stockholders of the Colonial Bank elected William
Woodward director in place of Henry E stevens
Henry Hermann reelected president OF the
Union Exchange Bank. David Nevins was elected
vice-president and cashier and George B. Connley
assistant cashier.
r. =. Cheney, of Boston. was elected q director
Of the Empire Trust Company to fill vacancy.
The other directors and officers reelected
with the exception that William II. English
ond vice president. and William i. G- Gaillard,
first vfce-president. exchanged places.
The following trust companies reelected the
tiring boards of directors and officers without
change: Astor Trust Company, Manhattan Trust
Company, Mutual Alliance Trust Company, Van
Nordcn Trust Company, Bowling Green Trust
company, Bankers Trust Company, Fifth Avenue
Trus- Company, Fidelity Trust Company.
President Havemeyer of the National Bank of
North America denied yesterday that the directors
had under consideration plan TO liquidate the
hank He said that such plan had never been
discussed. and that there would be for it
The officers and directors of the Bank of New
York y A. were reelected. At the ANIMAL
meeting of the directors of the Bank of Washing
ton Heights the directors and officers
elected.
The Sea board National Bank will celebrate to-
morrow its twenty-ifth anniversary. The bank
was organized in 1889 as a state institution, but
became a national bank in 1885. OF the original
directors Of the bank five still on the board,
as follows: Samuel g. Bayne, Joseph Seep, 7.
Wistar Brown, Stuart G. Nelson and William A
Ross.
The State Controller designated the Columbia
Trust Company as depository for funds or money
paid into court in and for New York County
The directors of the Lincoln Trust Company
have unanimously approved A proposal to increase
the capital stock of the company from s1,000,00o
to s. 100000 by the issue five thousand shares of
stock. The directors at the same time, agreed
to subscribe for and take all of such stocs
which might not be subscribed for by the general
body of stockholders The success of the issue
is therefore assured. A meeting Of the stockhold-
ers has been called for January 80.