Show MUTUAL LIFE IS RID OF Rumor That Tha the Presidency of the Company Has Been Offered to James H 14 Rufus W V Peckham i iR R signs From the MEW ET YORK No Nov A AI N I 1 to today tt resigned as president dent of the Mutual Life Insurance company compan HIs resignation on was accepted b by the tho board of trustees and FrederIck Cromwell treasurer of the Mutual was named as his bin temporary successor successor While ne no definite announcement was made regarding the selection of a per immanent successor of McCurdy It was persistently reported that the presIdency decoy dency of the company had been offered to JamesH Eckels who was lor ilor of during time the adminis administration of President Mr lr Eckels Is now president of time the Commer Commercial cial National bank of Chicago On Account of Health Mr 01 resignation was sub submitted to the board of trustees In iii a lot let letter lotter ter In which lie he declared that his con on of health demanded his Imm Immediate retirement from active bus ness He had been dissuaded from his connection with the corn com compan pan pany last June when he reached the age of 70 yean only b by the serious dIsturbance which previously had arisen in insurance affairs In view of these the e conditions lie he believed it his I duty dut to remain D athis post He found bow however er that ho he overestimated lila hIs I and it was upon the advice or Of his physicians that ho tend I ored his hie resiGnation 0 I Unanimously Accepted I Time The resignation wee was unanimously ac ace e too and amid time the trustees passed a In which they express time the hope that ded rest may afford the relief for audi recovery as m my be hoped hOled for at his time of life and as assure ure him ot of their best beet wishes for 01 Ills his future comfort and happiness in cir clr more e congenial lenial to lila his pros pres present emit ent tastes and ind The of Justice Rufus W m ot o the United States supreme COUtt as a C ot of the Mutual also I wu was to th board of trustees at meeting The resignation was accepted Ju had I b boon en a 3 tru trustee of df the Mutual ual for more than re eare rs |