The Washington times., 1914-06-11
F IRST NATIONAL CO.
NAMING DIRECTORS
actional Feeling Is Shown in
Meeting of Stockholders of
Fire Insurance Concern.

With factionaI feeling cropping out
'1rouShout the delibcration, stockhold-
r-s of the First National Fire lnsur-
Snce Company are tnfs afternoon hold
& their annual meeting for tie selcc-
on of directors at the Southern build
ng, in which the organization has head
'.uarters.
Both the faction headed by former
'ostmaster General Robert ]. Wynne,
ecently deposed as president OF the
ompany. and that led by Frederick s.
dudley, acting president, and Robert II.
TUttie. vice president, claim sufficient
rotes 10 control the directorate 10 be
elected
when Mr.. Dudley called the meeting
together more than 100 individuals, 2
majority of them stockholders from
'ther sections of the country, were
'acked into a small room. in which the
lection is being held. An effort WIS
Immediately made by the opponents OF
Mr.. Dudley to perfect a temporary or
EaniZation which would take the direc-
ION of the meeting away from him.
Objection was raised by the Dudley
'Ounsel for the company. that no Or
ganiZation. temporary o. permanent,
could be effected until it was ie-eT-
mined who was entitled to vote, and
consequently a registration of all stock
FOLDERS represented directly or by
pruXie in the meeting was ordered.
The tellers selected are A. ID. L
JeCkie, Robert II. Young, and w. IL
Snolts. The company has issued AS, 900
shares o fstoclS, held by approximately
1900 share holders. To count the en-
tire number of ballots, the officers say,
probably will require more than Gay.
One set of proxies was. sought in the
name OF Robert J. Wynne and former
n NIL, ,a-fn H.,
cast Jy htessrs. Wynna and Dubois for
the following Candidatcs for the direc-
tcrate: Robert j. Wynnc Fred +. Du-
luis. SoftTey Creylle, Daniel I. CHS
holm. John Lewis Smith, George Z.
Livingston. Gustave L. Rausch, and
lanes ;. Eas5y-Smith, all Of this city,
and Chester Tomson. OF New Jersey;
n. VI. Narrenfeit. of Maryland; Goef-
Trey Creylle, of Washington; Frank c.
hinges, Of Virginia: Thomas II. Hamer
OF Idaho; John p. Collins, of Missouri: :
J.. @. Barton. Of Florida. and George
n E6sall of New YORK.
All proxies procured in the nsme of
Robert N Harper, Clarence a krouse
Tor Robert y. Harper. Justice George
w. Atkinson, Justice Ashley NJ. Gould,
J.. r. Jordan Bates Warren, Robert R.
Tdttle. F. S. Dudley, p. r. Walters.
". +. Thyson. Robert R. Dearden. Jonn
Mckee. S. J. johnson. Richard Wight
man. Howard c. .shober, and Clarence
a. Krouse..
Permission for holding the annual
election of directors was given by JUS
tIce Stafford, presiding in Equity Court,
No. ]. in an order entered today dis
charging the rule issued against the
company and directors in the suit of
Charles T McNally, a stockholder.
Justice Stafford directed that Attor-
neys W. Gwynn Gardner and Ralston
& Richardson. counsel for the plaintiff,
he furnished with a list OF the stock
holders. There was no particular oppo-
Eition TO this action on the part of the
Trading on the Washington Stock
Exchange was today confined to two
stocks. Arlington Fire Insurance Stock.
q rather Inactive issue, and Mergen-
thaler Linotype. The insurance stock
was the only sale during the regular
call, fourteen shares being disposed of
st l2l-. The Mergenthaier sales were
made after call and consisted of a total
OF thirty shares which brought IA.
The regular quarterly dividend cf
III per cent has been declared by the
Capital Traction Company. payable
July !. to stockholders OF date June
The Eastern Light and Fuel. Gem
pany has declared a . per cent Givi-
dcnd Cn its common stock. II is pay
able JCly l 10 Stockholders Of date
June IL.
The Union Trust Company has de-
Clared quarterly Dividend Of I Z per
cent, payable July Is to stOckh Olders
- record July l. Tee books will be
closed for the transfer of stock from
July l to July II.