Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-31
DELAWARE TRUSTS
PLANS STILL GOOD
New Office Building Project May
Materialize in Near
Future.

Although Alfred l. du Point wasn't
present Yesterday at the Delaware Trust
Co dinner at the Hotel du Pont, having
been suddenly called to Washington, he
had word by proxy for the diners,
which greatly pleased and gaddened
them Speaking for MIR du Point, Charles
G.. Dickson, one of the vice-presidents of
the company, said that ''it is quite pos
sible that work upon our new banking
home in Wilmington may be started IN
the near future This means that the
trust company by no means has abandon
ed the project of building modern
office building, talked OF after the trust
company came under the present man
agcncnt.
There were about sixty men who sat
du Point Hotel, and the whole gather
ing was CHEEKY and home-like, the
down-State men meeting the local Off
GERS and acquaintance were made all
around William G.. Taylor, a vice
president of the company, acted rs
POSTMASTER and called upon Charles
c. Dickson to read MIR du Points pre-
pared statement Judging by the an
| nouncement the new bank and office
building will be erected upon the spot
where the present building stands At
| the northeast corner of Ninth and
Market streets, which plot extends to
| the First Presbyterian Church and runs
! clear to King street The original build
( ing plan. as prepared year ago, calls
/ for "A ten or more story structure, con-
structed of steel and white Italian marble,
having excellent approaches on Market,
! Ninth and King streets, and having
offices arranged III suites and otherwise
There were at the banquet also many
| informal talks from the various branches,
, in which each speaker told Of the progress
/ being made by his own particular in
| stitution, and these talks also were
received in each instance with loud APP
J plausc As matter Of fact Il was demon
stratcd Nv these takers that with its
advanced methods inbankIng thcDclaware
/ Trust Company WAS forging ahead as
q banking Institution, and that new and
! advanced plans are being worked out
/ which eventually will make the trust
/ company a leader of all financial instltu-
, tons IN Delaware
/ AMONG THOSE PRESENT.
| Besides the officials from Whining
ton. the following directors and officers
/ Of the branches down the State were
/ present at the banquet
/ From AiIddletown ]. Frank Briggs,
Joseph Biggs, c. Malcolm Cochran,
/ Dorsey " Lewis, George v beverley,
/ Jesse l. shepherd Nathaniel J Williams
/ James r Noodall. Jr, Edward ledley
I William G. Lockwood.
| From Dover j Herman Anderson,
I James b. Bice James A. Downes, John
" Fenimore, William II. Greenwich
I Thomas H. Howell, George p Section,
/ Francis NJ Sopcr, William r Peters,
/ Howard NJ Buckson, Claude b. Pretty
/ man.
| From Seaford James ]. Ross, S
! ii Messick, Edgar c. Ross, J Emory
| Wiley, H. NJ Carroll DR. William
/ T Haines Robert b. Elliott, Harry NJ.
/ Bell
from Seaford- Martin Lee, Orlando
| r. Martin,
From Laurel Minos F. Culver, Cur
It's f. Davis, Arthur ;. Hearn, Edmund
Kitchens, Victor c. Kitchens, Charles L.
Horsey, John " King Daniel ] Lay
ton. Jr. Thomas II Riggln, William
f. Valiant, Albert White William II.
/ Cook, Willard H. Ellis
From MIllsboro- William l. Parker.