New-York tribune., 1908-01-15
NEW BANK DIRECTORS.
ANNUAL ELECTIONS HELD
Substitutes for Former Morse
Heinse-Thomds Representatives.


r7ent were retired Several state institutions also
seld elections
Edwin Gould, William Nelson Cromwell and Will
.srn H TAYLOR were elected directors of the MeT-
-autile National Bank. the Gould interests having
recently taken over the stock holdings OF Z. Au-
rustus EIeinze who resigned as president of the
bank at the beginning of the financial troubles last
taH. The meeting OF stockholders was adjourned
until February IL James Z. Nichols. j. O. Luxe
snd r W woolworth who entered the Mercantlie
hoard last fall following the withdrawal Of the
FHeinze interests. retired yesterday.
Alfred H. Curtis. who president OF the Ma
sionai Bank of North America under the morse
-szfnne. and became vice-president when Mr- Morse
resigned es vioe-president ard William F. Have
never became president, retired yesterday as
director as did NJ. D. Thatcher. s H p Fen ana
George Ramsey were elected 10 I'LL the vacancies
It is understood that Mr.. Curtis will resign as vice
president when the directors meet for organization
tomorrow -.
Thomas D Adams elected a director OF 'li1
Garfield National Bank. and the board was reoo'eu
from nine to eight, Charles W Morse anu no -
successor to Charles ". Morse as vice-presioeH'
vyiIl take place to-day
The death of Charles T. Barney and tire ressna
,sons- Of Charles W. Morse. Harry e Morse anu
-, -, .o-r,r;e, from, the directorate Of the Ne"
,-,s4e-dsn National Bank left four vacancies ''
ronaaine Brown and John g. Hemeii0n i, 49,,
-l,osen directors and the board was r~eouCeu ~ -
.,,elra "a ten members. The other drec'ois
- - vo,,en NJ Healey, r. V Louis
T-, n Carroll George ". Wilder ffahh y
tz,nsuaap IT, John F. Carroll ailo rieu % - "
80, AT meeting of the new ooaro flehh "
r-.ns-,sr 5r was reelected president ana r. u
-. ,,ss reelected cashier. General HealeS
60 rb,.sen vice-president to succeed Charles w
sorse and John q. Hemerich was re-eiec'eo vice
president .-k ., -Four
.-,,- s+reet Rank was the election of Samuel h
yZ5ee1er Of Bridgeport, Conn., formerly heao OF
tbe wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing Company
.. succeed Charles ". Morse MI Wheeler IS a
,-,,a stock holder in the bank Mr. Morses STOCK
- -acer,lz. purchased by r. Ross Appleton. the
r-esidert of the bank. There were no oulef
-hsnges Rather sweeping changes were Inaoe !,
- 5;-ec+ors;e Of the Mechanics and Traoers
r,s-L seven new members were added 10 the
- -l,icb NOW stands as follows: Henry Aibers,
.K-5ITia-7 O. Allison, James T Ashley, T. L bo-
sa-t James " Brown William J. ButtIng' w +
C-orwith B. c. Cronn. ". c Darnroh' a VI
r,.aeyer c E Donnellon. E A Filter. l. NJ
f-rort Paul Grout, Simon J. Harding, LOUIS II
+rollcvar Thomas F. McCook- Joseph Mtchaejs'
t7snI,us Nathan, c. E. Ring, Isaac Stebel "llialn
S,r.sser Charles Strauss, David a sullivan ana
Thomas q Tonpkins. No changes were iliaoo ="
the officers. ,4.
T7hl stockholders of the Hamilton Bank at their
annual meeting elected several new directors
There remain only three members or the olo ooafo
George ? Brown Martin B. Fink and William
Martin The new members are as follows:
charles a ODonohue, Frank L Grant freoerich
= Grant Frederick D kilburn, Postmaster EDWARD
" Morgan. Theodore Haehler. Anthony Stumpf'
william L Ward. William ?. 1oungS and Charies
2 Hobbs
>cs-ional Rank II was voted TO wind I'D the banks
affairs George .. Mercer and w E. McReynolds
were appointed liquidating trustees The pank
-ras organized on April g. 1907 with capital STOCK
Of s9oo.99 and a surplus OF sleoV" george NJ
coffin is lis president Stockholders subscribed TO
the banks at $50 share II is believed that
sfter uouidating the banks assets about &lgS a
shere ]-iu remain TO he distributed
The membership of the National City Bank board
was reduced from twenty-four 10 fVenty-Jhree and
one Of the TWO vacancies caused by the recent
death Of Samuel Sloan and H. o. Havemeyer was
61Ied By the election OF W. Ashley DeWof-
The directors Of the Lincoln National Bank were
reelected and Marcellus Hartley Dodge was added
n The board It was voted to increase the capital
ttock from sD0o09 10 sL0o0,ea
Arthur Q James was elected director Of the
First National Bank TO succeed his father, D. VII
lis James vho died recently. No other changes
we're made
Luther Kountze retired as director of the Ma
Tienal Bank of Commerce and Henry A Smith,
one Of the vice-Dresidents Of the bank, elected
= director No director chosen TO succeed the
late Charles 7. Barney.
Three more members were added 10 the board
r. the Fourth National Bank in the persons of
Eugene Delano, T Frank ManviIle and Thomas K
EcKirterick The board OF the American Exchange
National Bank also increased by two new
members, Edward Burns and Lewis L. Clarke
making fourteen directors. Mr.. Clarke, who had
been assistant cashier, was also elected a vice
president
Q. c. Fessende1l, who has been flling the
cancy in the board of the Chatham National Bank
caused by the death OF Dan 3. Smith, was elected
% the board. and Richard Flynn was chosen 20
succeed the late Henry P Doremus The stock
holders Of the Second National Bank voted TO in
crease the capital stock from s50ooo0 TO $4,000 ooo
tut made no changes in the directorate officers
George Zabriskie was elected q director Of the
Merchants National Bank thereby increasing the
hoard by one.
Gorge z. Roberts was elected a director of the
Pboentx National Bank TO succeed Henry w de
Forest sud Frederick ". Dunbar chosen TO
succeed the late George Engel On the board of the
+tna National Bank. Harold H. Hackett was
elected 20 succeed the late Samuel Sloan on the
hoard OF the Bank Of the Metropolis
Henry L de Forest, G. O. Waterman and f j.
Erend were elected directors of the Coal and Iron
National Bank 10 succeed Robert ". de Forest,
, L Eldridge and Henry z. Meeker- The board
cf The Citizens Central National Bank was re-
sected with the exception OF Frederick Southack.
who died recently, the board now numbering sew
ruteen members instead Of eighteen w r. Peters
a1cceeded the late David s. Egleston as director
o. the Bank of America
The board of directors OF the Produce Exchange
Bank was increased from eight TO ten members by
the election OF Walter C. Hubbard and Edward c.
Rice. John r. Wood vas elected cashier TO sue
oeed the late Z. s. Whitman.
The stockholders OF the Battery PARK National
Rank voted 20 reduce the number OF directors from
fifteen te eleven. The following directors retred
Harry T. BLACK Robert A Chesebrough. AItred
Il Post and Henry r. Shoemaker. The other
eleven directors were reelected. Leroy w. Bald
Win president Of the Empire Trust Company, was
added TO the board OF the Century Bank. in place
cf Jarles r Deering.
The stockholders Of the New fork county Ma