The evening world., 1911-01-21
GREAT F|NANC|ERS
ATTEND FUNERAL
Of PAUL MORTON
Remarkable Gathering at Ser
vices Held in st. Thomas
Church.
TALK OF SUCCESSOR.
George T. Wilson, Gage E.
Tarbell and George w.
Perkins Are Named.
TALK OF SUCCESSOR.


Inc FUNERAL OF Paul Morton was held
this afternoon at -. Thomas's Church
In Fifth avenue. II was tho occasion
OF the gathering OF , really remark.
able assemblare n, nn,nciers lnsur.
spce and r,uro,a mayna,.s and .,n-
,,t,s ,,,,.,u
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"o''o" was PoPu'"' WI" "'
o'sineS associates ana during MS busy
career he became acquainted with most
ot Tue prominent mon OF TIE country
ia Dus.hess ana politics Except such
were ue'a'heu Dy urgent business
OF were uhaoIe TO reach New YORK.
'hese men "t'ehoed inc funeral
private iuher"i service ioI the iam-
10y was heiu IN the morning AZ the
Mor'oh res''ence' NO III rum avenue.
Hiucr 'hs WE'VE DIG van lnad' OF
mowers were sent from the residence 10
'ne chureh'
Flowers from Prominent Men.
President and Mrs. Taft sen, a wreath
of white roses from the White House
-conservatorics. Col. and Mrs. Roosevelt
sent n magniacen, floral piece. Among
other. who cent flowers were ]. p. Nor
r~n. Thomas +. RYAN. August Belmon,.
Edwin Haley. Mrs. clarence Mackey,
Valentine T.. Snyder. Henry w. Harris.
Mrs. ID. s. Webster and Charles Kings
ley. Immense floral pieces were sent
by the directors of the Equitable Life
Assurance Society and by the executive
officers Of the same
Occupying a conspicuous place in the
great mass OF flowers was n wreath OF
lilies of the valley, the tribute OF the
servants I'm the Morton household. On
the oasket In the house rested three
wreaths. one OF orchids, one OF gar
denias and one OF vlolets. These were
the offerings OF the widow and the two
daughters. They remained on the
oa.ke, when 4, was taken 10 the church.
The active pallbearers were william
A. Day. Gerald Brown. C. Il. Phelps.
Auditor OF the Equitable; l.. c. Fisher,
Auditor: George r. Wilson, Second
Vice. resident; A. II. Rosenfeld. WILL
lam C.. Poiilon, President OF the Mer-
camille Trust Company, and John Nord-
house, Mr.. Morton's secretary. TIL
honorary pslibearers were Thomas F..
Ryan. Theodore =. Shonts. Il. j. Ber-
wind, ]. +. Harris. Thomas Spratt f..
II. Thomas, +. 8. witherbee. James
McManon and C. II. Z%ehender.
D~iscusaion Of Successor.
rhsre 4. much discussion In financial
..d AIMING CIRCLES over Mr.. Morton,
.re,.,,or n. nr..ia.n, Of ,he Eoul,ab,e
Assurance soc,etv The executive com.
mi,,ee NJ tho directors. at the meeting
Adopting resolution. OF respect. Ia UNDER
stood 10 have discussed n successor In
orma,,v I'M, No sta,emen, a. 20 no,sI.
bllit,es was made. Trustees and the
princ!pal officers OF the company have
a,so been In conference a number of
Tina.
Amo,~ .boss freouently mentioned for
en-. Eo,i,.hi. nresidency ara George II.
wn.or ..co,d yice.nre.,dsnt n man
co,,,.r viii ,hs rank and Ale of Eo,K.
~. vro,r.r.. c.y. Tarheu who xa.
So...v.n go. = y,c.-nre.idsp, wul.
-. 80. .,,,, an.
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company anu oeo'se W. .'.""e' NV
recently retired from the D. r. morgan
firm.
II Is said an effort will be made by the
ssents and sub-agents of the company
a. IN. .a.,.r, di.,rlc, IN mako An issue
~. ..,.o,Io, =, = n.u haaa N, IN.
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soe'e'y' Nv PA" 81 'een "'""' ~
NC. MI wilson Is the cahuinate OF Tue
agent.. and his long association with
the affairs OF the society brings up the
question OF seniority In the line Of pro-
mo,ion. about which MIR. Morton was
..ann : ha,a haa soua very nro.
rouncsa ideas. He once said that, other
considerations aside. he believed in the
nj. Of sanlorl,v az service in the adj.
sn,oma,, n, oncers ~ the society
~
began as an OWee BOY
George T. Wilson began MS WORK IN
the service OF the Equitable as an ONCE
boy. He was In various departments
until assigned 10 the ONCE OF President
Alaxander One day Mr.. Alexander
$500 s,onorranher Ies, his nosI,tou
p.tso".' a. ,a"
NltHoLi NaihAHb' "' Wa