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F E D E R A L R E SE R V E BANK O F NEW YORK rCircular N o. 3 9 1 1 1 L October 29, 1952 J Nomination and Election of Directors (By member banks in Group 1 only, that is, member banks having capital and surplus o f $10,000,000 or over) To Member Banks in the Second Federal Reserve D istrict: In accordance with the provisions o f section 4 o f the Federal Reserve A ct, as amended, and Circular No. 3900, dated September 25, 1952, in regard to election o f directors o f this Bank fo r terms o f office from January 1, 1953, to December 31, 1955, to succeed J o h n C . T r a p h a g e n , class A director, and C l a r e n c e F r a n c is , class B director, whose terms expire December 31, 1952J there are shown on pages 2 and 3 the names o f the candidates nominated fo r such directors, and by whom nominated. T o each bank in Group 1, except banks affiliated with holding com pany affiliates which have desig nated another bank to participate in this election,* the follow in g are being sent with this circu la r: (a ) Preferential ballot fo r use in voting fo r candidates fo r class A director and class B director. (b ) Colored ballot envelope in which the ballot is to be sealed. (c ) Certificate envelope bearing on its face the certificate in regard to the vote. (d ) Addressed envelope in which all o f the foregoing should be returned to me. The ballot and certificate on the certificate envelope must be executed b y an officer who has been authorized to cast the vote. A list showing the officers designated fo r this purpose by the respective member banks in Group 1 was attached to the above mentioned circular dated September 25, 1952, and a similar list amended to October 27, 1952, is given on page 4 o f this circular. In order that the ballot may be secret, the name o f the bank and the name and title o f the voting officer should not be written on the ballot, but should be written on ly on the certificate envelope. (1 ) A fte r the preferential ballot has been marked, (2 ) I t should be placed in the colored ballot envelope and that envelope sealed. (3 ) Then the sealed colored ballot envelope should be placed within the certificate envelope, and the certificate envelope should be sealed and the certificate thereon executed. (4 ) Then the certificate envelope containing the sealed colored ballot envelope should be returned to me in the enclosed addressed envelope. The law provides that the ballot shall be cast within 15 days after receipt o f the list o f candidates transmitted herewith. The polls will open on October 30, 1952, and will close at 12 o ’clock noon, on Friday, November 14, 1952, and in order to be counted as valid the ballot must be received b y me at or before the latter time. U pon the closing o f the polls the ballot box will be opened in the board room o f this Bank, the sealed envelopes containing the ballots will be opened, the votes counted and checked b y tellers, and the results o f the election announced. The candidates are invited to be present or represented on this occasion. Because banks in Groups 2 and 3 will not vote in this election, this circular is sent to them without form s fo r their inform ation only. R obert T. S t e v e n s , Chairman of the Board. * As indicated in Circular No. 3900, dated September 25, 1952, section 4 o f the Federal Reserve Act, as amended, provides that whenever any two or more member banks within the same Federal reserve district are affiliated with the same holding company affiliate, participation by such member banks in the election o f directors o f Federal reserve banks shall be confined to one o f such banks, and the holding company affiliate may designate the bank to participate in such election. Consequently, the ballot o f any bank in Group 1 so affiliated cannot be counted as valid unless there is on file with me evidence that such bank has been so designated. Candidate for Class A Director W . R AN D O LPH BURGESS, N E W Y O R K , N. Y . Chairman o f the E xecutive Committee, The National C ity Bank o f New Y ork, New Y ork, N. Y . W . R a n d o l p h B u r g e s s was born in Newport, R. I., on M ay 7, 1889. He was graduated from Brown U niversity in 1912, and follow in g W orld W a r I, received the degree o f D octor o f Philosophy from Columbia University. In 1948, he was appointed chairman o f the executive committee o f The National C ity Bank o f New Y ork, and chairman o f the board o f directors o f the C ity Bank Farm ers Trust Company. the National C ity Bank in 1938 in the capacity o f vice chairman o f the board o f directors. H e join ed Earlier, Mr. Burgess was Assistant Federal Reserve A gent and then D eputy Governor o f the Federal Reserve Bank o f New Y o rk ; he also served as executive officer o f the Reserve System ’s Federal O pen Market Committee. D uring the years 1947-1949, he was a member o f the Federal A dvisory Council representing the Second Federal Reserve District. Mr. Burgess is a trustee o f the Mutual L ife Insurance Company o f New Y o r k ; a director o f the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, the Discount Corporation o f New Y ork, the Inter national Banking Corporation, and the Union Pacific Railroad C om pan y; and a member o f the local boards o f the R oyal Liverpool Group o f Insurance Companies. Mr. Burgess is now president o f the Association o f Reserve C ity Bankers, and is a form er president o f the Am erican Bankers Association and the New Y ork State Bankers Association. Nominated by the following member banks in Group 1 NEW YORK Place Name o f Bank or Trust Company Albany State Bank o f Albany Buffalo The Marine Trust Company o f Western New York New York City Bank o f the Manhattan Company The Bank o f New York Bankers Trust Company The Chase National Bank o f the City o f New York Chemical Bank & Trust Company City Bank Farmers Trust Company Corn Exchange Bank Trust Company The First National Bank o f the City o f New York Guaranty Trust Company o f New York The Hanover Bank Irving Trust Company Manufacturers Trust Company J. P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated The National City Bank o f New York The Public National Bank and Trust Company o f New York 2 Candidate for Class B Director CLARENCE FRANCIS, N E W Y O R K , N. Y . Chairman o f the Board, General Foods Corporation, New Y ork, N. Y . C l a r e n c e F r a n c is was born in P ort Richmond, Staten Island, New Y ork, in 1888. He was graduated from Am herst College in 1910, and served on its board o f trustees from 1944 through 1950. In 1950 he received the honorary degrees o f D octor o f Commercial Science from New Y ork University, and D octor o f Laws from Trinity College, H artford, Connecticut. He entered business with Corn Products Refining Company in 1910. In 1919, he became national sales manager o f the Cereal Division o f the Ralston Purina Company, St. Louis, Missouri. join ed General Foods Corporation as domestic sales manager o f the Postum Company. In 1924, he Successively, Mr. F rancis was vice president, director, and president o f Post Products Company, I n c .; and vice president in charge o f sales, executive vice president, and president o f General F oods Corporation. Since 1943, he has been chairman o f the board o f directors o f General Foods Corporation. Mr. Francis is a trustee o f the Committee fo r E conom ic Development and o f the Mutual L ife Insurance Company o f New Y o r k ; and a director o f the Northern Pacific Railroad, A ir Reduction Company, Inc., and Mead Corporation. He has been a director o f the Chemical Bank & Trust Company, New Y ork City, and a member o f the Business A dvisory Council o f the United States Department o f Commerce. He has been serving as a class B director o f the Federal Reserve Bank o f New Y ork since M ay 1951. Nominated by the following member banks in Group 1 N EW YORK Place Name o f Bank or Trust Company Albany State Bank o f Albany Buffalo The Marine Trust Company o f Western New York New York City Bank o f the Manhattan Company The Bank o f New York Bankers Trust Company The Chase National Bank o f the City o f New York Chemical Bank & Trust Company City Bank Farmers Trust Company Corn Exchange Bank Trust Company The First National Bank o f the City o f New York Guaranty Trust Company o f New York The Hanover Bank Irving Trust Company Manufacturers Trust Company J. P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated The National City Bank o f New York The Public National Bank and Trust Company o f New York 3 1952 Election of Directors List of 2 5 Member Banks in Group 1 Revised to October 27, 1952 Group 1 consists of member banks having capital and surplus of $10,000,000 or over N E W JE RSEY Place Newark Name o f Bank or Trust Company Officers Authorized to Cast Vote Fidelity Union Trust C o m p a n y ..................................... . President, or any Vice President The National Newark and Essex Banking Company o f N e w a r k .............................................................................. President, any Vice President, or Cashier The National State Bank o f N ew a rk .......................... . President, any Vice President, or Cashier NEW YORK Albany . President, any Vice President, or Cashier Buffalo Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company . . . . President, any Vice President, or Secretary Buffalo The Marine Trust Company o f Western New York . . President, or any Vice President New York City Bank o f the Manhattan C o m p a n y ............................... . Honorary Chairman, Chairman, Vice Chairman, or President The Bank o f New Y o r k ............................................... . President, any Vice President, or Treasurer Bankers Trust C o m p a n y ............................................... . President, or any Vice President The Chase National Bank o f the City o f New York . Chairman o f the Board o f Directors, President, any Vice President, or Cashier . Chemical Bank & Trust C o m p a n y ............................... . Chairman, President, or any Vice President City Bank Farmers Trust C o m p a n y .......................... . President, any Vice President, or Secretary Com Exchange Bank Trust C o m p a n y .......................... . Chairman, President, or any Vice President The First National Bank o f the City o f New York . President, any Vice President, or Cashier . Guaranty Trust Company o f New Y o r k ..................... . President, any Vice President, or Secretary The Hanover B a n k ......................................................... . Chairman o f the Board, any Vice President o f the Board, President, or any Vice President Irving Trust C o m p a n y .................................................... . Chairman, or in his absence, the President Manufacturers Trust C o m p a n y .................................... . Honorary Chairman o f the Board, Chairman o f the Executive Committee, President, or any Vice President The Marine Midland Trust Company o f New York . Chairman o f the Board, President, any Vice President, or Chairman o f the Executive Committee . J. P. Morgan & Co. I n c o r p o r a t e d ............................... . President, or any Vice President The National City Bank o f New Y o r k ..................... . President, any Vice President, or Cashier The New York Trust C o m p a n y ..................................... . President, or any Vice President The Public National Bank and Trust Company o f New Y o r k .................................................................... . President, any Vice President, or Cashier United States Trust Company o f New York Rochester . . President, or any Vice President Lincoln Rochester Trust C o m p a n y ............................... . President, or any Vice President 4 . . FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK Preferential Ballot October 29, 1952 Group No. 1 This ballot and the certificate on the certificate envelope must be executed by an officer who has been authorized to east the vote and whose appointment has been duly certified. The polls will open on October 30, 1952, and will close at 12 o ’clock noon on Friday, November 14, 1952. This ballot must be returned so as to reach me before the latter time. Failure to observe instructions will invalidate this ballot. R o b e r t T. S t e v e n s , Chairman o f the Board. V O TE FOR CLASS A D IR E C T O R O F F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F fo r term o f office from January 1, 1953 to D ecem b er 31, 1955 C a n d id a t e New York, N. Y. VOTE FOR O CLASS B D IR E C T O R O F F E D E R A L R E S E R V E B A N K O F for term o f office from January 1, 1953 to D ecem b er 31, 1955 C a n d id a t e C l a r e n c e F r a n c is , New York, N. Y. Chairman of the Board, General Foods Corporation, New York, N. Y. YORK (Indicate choice by X below) Chairman of the Executive Committee, The National City Bank of New York, New York, N. Y. W . R a n d o lp h B u rg ess, NEW NEW YORK (Indicate choice by X below) O D IR E C T IO N S F O R V O T IN G 1. Mark this preferential ballot to indicate choice. 2. Place preferential ballot so marked in the colored ballot envelope and seal that envelope. 3. Place sealed colored ballot envelope in certificate envelope and seal certificate envelope and execute certificate thereon. 4. Return sealed and executed certificate envelope (w ith sealed colored ballot envelope enclosed therein) in envelope addressed to M r. Robert T . Stevens, Chairman, Board o f Directors, Federal Reserve Bank o f New York, Federal Reserve P. O . Station, New Y ork 45, N. Y . BALLOT ENVELOPE E l e c t io n o f D ir e c t o r s of Federal Reserve Bank of New York The marked preferential ballot should be placed in this envelope, and this envelope should then be sealed and placed in the certificate envelope. CERTIFICATE ENVELOPE This Envelope Should Contain Only Ballot in Sealed Colored Envelope It Will Not Be Opened Until Polls Close G rou p N o . 1 1952. .................................................................................................> (Date) To T. S t e v e n s , Chairman o f the Board, Federal Reserve Bank o f New York. M r. R obert In accordance with section 4 o f the Federal Reserve A ct, as amended, I hereby certify that my choices for a class A director and a class B director o f the Federal Reserve Bank o f New York for terms o f office from January 1, 1953 to December 31, 1955, are as indicated thus ( X ) in the columns o f the ballot sealed herein. For (Name o f Bank) (Location of Bank) (Signature of officer designated to vote. See list of member banks in Group 1 in Circular No. 3911.) (T IT L E of Voting Officer) M r . R o b e r t T . St e v e n s, Chairman, Board o f Directors, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Federal Reserve P. 0 . Station, New York 45, N. Y.
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