New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-10
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Gray. Msrzaret 2 swami John q
Ham saorus G. TIscnpson william
Lord Katherine NJ. TYLER. Alice z.
Niles isabel " Vfuccx souie-
Read. Albert -
ALIaEN-At the residence q mis- daughter ~
IS5 Vest IN ST. Mount Vernon. y. T. August
8 John b Allen. aged as ysars s months Fu-
neral privs.e
aF ei,9 Tuesday. Ausust .: in Sev To-s
1a3don ns el,p. ?. Gray ~ieow OF The ar.
hereafter.
HANN-At Summit. y J. m August 1910
Nalone catherine. oldest daughter OF Mr. and
1esdec o0er No 700 Ham rzgsraI al her a.
N - wednesday. August 10. p n
LoRD-on august :. 1910. Katherine NJ Lord
HlIs % Snester > Lord Funeral al p
dence No 81 South Portland ave. BROOKLYN.
NILESIsaoel " daughter % the lsr~ Hugh
Whit ISe,,; and Maria Mansfield White ana Tidor
Park. New York city. Tuesday. iuglst 3
suneral Friday at D. m Kindly or1ls
August Q. Albert Chester Reed IN hi. 7ssh
year Funeral service Msnchester F-idav
terry. Albany. n. Y.
SIMMONS
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF The Fourth
National Bank OF the City OF New YORK. being
member Of the Board upon learning ., tn.
death at Lake Mohonk on Friday the hrtn in
this Bank for the last twenty-five Years ii
rects the entry OF the following Minute a,
part Of the proceedings OF this meeting
Joseph Edward simmons after graduation
at Williams College. IN 1852. admitted
practlsed law a few years ar Troy. y. Z Hs
came 70 the City Of New York IN 1887 10 Ell
gage in business az a banker and broker. and
soon became prominent and trusted member
Of the New York stock Exchange Re
chosen President Of the Exchange for tn
years l-s4 and lss5. and during these yesrs
devoted himself solely to the duties Of that Do
sttton. including the Improvement Of IN.
methods and administ ration OF the ExcHa1zs-
He became a member of the Board OF Educs-
ton OF the City Of New York in 1871. and
1888 became President % that Board which
Office he retained for five Years In 1853 h
became President Of this Bank and served
such President unfntarr1ptedTv until his death
He was President Of the Clearing House in n.
years 1897 and 1898 and a member % ths
Chairman in the year 1901 In the year 1874
the degree Of Doctor OF Laws was conferred
upon him by the University Of Vermont and
later he became a life trustee OF his Alma
Mater In the year 1907 he was elected Presi-
State Of New York. and retained that or1ce
until the time 81 his death. In each OF these
positions he rendered distinguished services.
most Of which are already matters OF history
Mr.. Simmons was a Trustee OF the New
death and acted as its Treasurer for Por-
tiou Of this time As President OF the Cham
I
tee Of the Sailors snug Harbor. In both these
great institutions he caused be made
and condition and was able from his thorough
knowledge OF business methods and OF ac-
counting 20 be OF great service N the estab-
iishment of modern and more thorough and
economical methods.
This simple recital OF the more prominent
positions held by Mr.. simmons Is sufficient 70
show the high estimation which he
held and the importance OF his services to the
community IN which ne lived Mr. simmons
was, above all. q public-spiTfJed citizen. and
lent freely both his business experience and his
time TO all important movements OF public
interest The general appreciation Of his char
acter and of the value Of his services was sig
naIly attested BY the large attendance at his
simple public funeral. and b. that Of many
Of his friends and admirers at the fJ1rrhsr
services at WoodIawu Cemetery. as well ss b.
sy-rnpa thetfc public notices and By very many
private letters deploTiuz his death and sxtoI-
ling his life and character.
To the Fourth National Bank Mr. simmons
rendered faithful and devoted services HIS
wide knowledge and experiences. together with
rvo yesrs OF Recommendation as President and
were OF iuestimabIe value the Bank. Under
his management the Bank steadily pursued a
course in consonance with conservative com
ciaI exp-dieuts experiments He had th-
full confidence Of his Bank Directors. OF 10
Mr.. SimmOnss attractive personality his
courteous and even courtly manners. his abso-
made warm friends and admirers OF all
brought into contact with him He vas fond
friendship He never forgot a friend and
spared effort to crafty as far as ne could
every request Of a friend which he felt thai
he could honestly grant His sense Of honor
was high and rigid. and his consciousness o.
his own honest intentions and purity 0f meth
DDS made him fearless in conduct and action
and conternp tuous OF undeserved ce1sUre o.
abuse.
To the Bank the great loss suffered oy The
death of J. Edward simmons - one which
will long be felt. To the members Of this
Board personally his taking away from th-tr
midst causes deep sorrow. and they sadly
make this inadequate aCknoWl ed8neur OF their
feelings with expression OF heartfelt sym
patty for the members OF his family IN th-ir
afiiction.
SAVANNA Narragapsett Pier. Rhode Island. On
Monday August :. John Butler swami soi .
Lillian l. and the late John swami II ne 500
wear OF his age Funeral services VIII h. hsi1
AZ st Paui's Church StoCkbridge. Mass on
THURSDAY August II. at $50 D. m
TuoNPSON-At Elizabeth y J.. TUESDAY. ~
Sath wear Funeral services at his late resi-
deuce No - North Broad st. elizabeth
Thursday. August Il. az : p m
THERON August 4 Alice E Tyler Retsr
10 Frank E cam pbeIl. The Funeral church
No 24i West sd st, Campbell Building
WITJEOX-N East Orange, n J, August =
1910 Sduier Thomas Wilcox. in his Sd year
Funeral services AT his late residence, No L.
Prospect St Wednesday. August te. az : ,
m Relatives and friends are invited 70 n
tend