New-York tribune., 1910-01-12

rector of the Bank OF the Metropolis, to
fill vacancy caused by the resignation or
James Stllman some time ago.
Charles A Body, president or the REQ
pies Trust Company. Brooklyn was eiected
al director OF the Merchants Nationai Bank
as successor TO the late Charles stewart
Smith. The only change made in the board
of the Union Exchange National Bank was
the election of Louis ]. Well, who has been
vice-president. but not director
The stockholders of the Century Bank
elected w. A. Gillespie director, TO NIL a
vacancy, and Thomas L. Leemint as sue
cessor TO James II. Cobb. The directors OF
the Importers and Traders National Bank
were reelected including John ]. Lapham.
who was recently chosen as successor to
the late James r. Plum. The directors of
the Mechanics National Bank were re-
elected except William B. Boulton, the
membership of the board being reduced by
one The meeting of the National Copper
Bank. which is soon to be merged with the
Mechanics. postponed. The annual
meeting of the Hungarian-American Bank
has been postponed until January is in or
der to give time for foreign proxies to reach
this city.
Directors Of the following institutions in
this borough were reelected yesterday:
National banks-First. Chase, Liberty
Commerce, Hanover, Phenix, Garfield,
Fifth. Bank of New York, Seaboard. CAL
latin, Irving National Exchange. Market
and Fulton. Citizens Central. Lincoln. Mer-
camille and Coal and Iron. State banks
West Side. Nassau, Metropolitan. State,
Germania. Peoples. America, New York
Produce Exchange. Twenty-third Ward.
Plaza and Bryant Park and the Standard
Trust Company. The directors of the
Equitable Trust Company were reelected
on January 1.
Alexander j. Hemphill. president of the
Guaranty Trust Company, 1t is learned
from excellent sources. will continue at the
head of the company after the merger with
the Morton and Fifth Avenue trust COM
panies. The board of the enlarged institu-
ton will be composed Of the men already
announced and. in addition, Charles IL.
Allen. vice-president and director of the
Morton Trust Company: Valentine P. Sny-
der, president of the National Bank of
Commerce. who Is a director of the Morton
and Fifth Avenue trust companies; Paul
Morton, president of the Equitable Life AS
surance Society, a director of the Fifth
Avenue Trust Company. and ". S. john
ston, a director of the Morton Trust Com
pany.
cashier of the Liberty National Bank. has
been elected a director of the First National
Bank of BROOKLYN. as successor to Moses
May. who died on Sunday
The stockholders of the Williamsburg
Trust Company reelected the directors. but
left Mr.. Mays place vacant. Edwin r.
Maynard. controller Of the Brooklyn Saw
ings Bank. was elected an additional direc-
tor of the Nassau National Bank of Brook
lyn. William J. Bennett was elected di-
rector and appointed assistant cashier of
the Mechanics Bank of Brooklyn. succeed
ing James Raymond in both places. The
directors of the National City Bank, Union
Bank and Nassau Trust Company, of
Brooklyn. were reelected.
Alexander ]. Hemphill and Lewis l..
Clarke, the new president of the American
Exchange National Bank. were yesterday
elected directors of the United States Safe
Deposit Company. to fill vacancies.