Show SMOOTH SAILING F R EQUITABLE Morns Liely to Settle t the S I i i iI IS SURE INTERVIEW wiTH WITH AN ANTI HYDE DiRECTOR New 1 r Tune June 10 letter has be besent bet sent to k memos F Ryan by bj Gerg GeOe use of Pittsburg membership In the board of trustees of the Life LICe Assurance Mr lr is now in this cIt b he and Paul Paul Morton orton bing being guests of tile tho mme he hotel in Fifth avenuE avenue After the directors hd had finished their work vork b by so Mr Moron Morton as chairman Roger Winthrop financial manager of the t tendered his resignation I It wc Was i explained that he did this as a a cour courtey y to Mr Morton new chairman i might not be embarrassed In an any way In the plans that for the reo reorganization on of the society the resul result of the directors wa was widely discussed In the wherever men of finance gath gathered erM ered few or of those directly interested cred to s say much for publication Morton Congratulated In th the e evening ning Mr r Morton orton attended the Pilgrims clubs dinner to forer former Ambassador Joseph Choat an and was the recipient of fan congratulations over ocr hs his new position When wI will you ou take charge of table affairs he was as aked asked As s soon as I 1 Scan n be relieved of n sty dutes duties in Washington y resIgnation n ngoe goe goes it f t on July I 1 but I expect fm this thin time on n to 0 pay there or less attention to Eq Equitable mater matters I was h here re to lok look after te the other ofte office f for r which I had been chosen cosen by the Metro s subWay syndicate but any con section wih with that is now out or of the i queston question I do not kow know who wi will be bc put in n t that t place Chrle Stewart Smith an diet director r ot of the Equitable vho icho also at attended attended tended the dinner denied that he op opposed posed in any way ay the election of Mr Morton as had b been n stated Stewart Is Satisfied I 1 a sin perfectly satisfied wih with the re ra suit of t the meeting sid said he ho We have done everything that the public re required quire of us and more more We Wc have corn com comple plied wih with everything ta that public opInion opinion ion has demanded and rightly de mended nR de This at action n mens means it matters nt who ho has control of the stock must come me and the board is pledged to see that it is carried out unless the court interferes a and I do not imagine that anything of tile the kind wi will occur I have bd had a talk with Mr Mor Morton for forton ton concernIng the resignations that have been placed in his hands I have hae advise advised him strongly not to accept t them aU all When a man starts out to torun torun run an establishment he cannot aford to throw ot out al all the old servant servants who know hw how the place ought to be rn run Mr tr Morton foron wl will be compelled to sur surround ron round wIh with men who are con on wih with the details and I beleve believe he be will i k keep ep at least some of those who clety have resigned in the service ervice of the s so |