Word: prosser
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...this was finally too much for the heirs of both Founder Thomas Mellon and his son Andrew, who was Treasury Secretary to Presidents Harding, Coolidge and Hoover. Only one direct descendant, Seward Prosser Mellon, 44, still serves on the board, but family members together hold 15% of the bank's stock, providing effective control. They picked as Barnes' acting replacement Nathan Pearson, 75, a longtime financial adviser to Philanthropist Paul Mellon, who holds 9% of the bank's shares. Heading the search committee that begins meeting this week to find Barnes' successor is Andrew Mathieson, who advises the heirs...
...David F. Prosser...
...held at No. 23 Wall St., Home of the House of Morgan. Head of the House John Pierpont Morgan was in Europe. It was Partner Thomas W. Lament with whom conferred Charles E. Mitchell, National City Bank; William C. Potter, Guaranty Trust; Albert H. Wiggin, Chase National Bank; Seward Prosser, Bankers Trust. These men controlled resources of more than $6,000,000,000. They met briefly; they issued no formal statement. But to newsmen, Mr. Lamont remarked that brokerage houses were in excellent condition, that the liquidation appeared technical rather than fundamental. He also conveyed, without specifically committing himself...
...unambiguous upper-class twits, where it is always a bright spring morning with nary a cloud of poverty, malice or lust? Analyzing Wodehouse is like trying to bisect a meringue. The whimsy of Blandings Castle and the Drones Club crumbles to the touch. Names like Freddie Threepwood, Oofy Prosser and Marmaduke Chuffnell lose by the listing...
First and foremost, UMass dominated all of the first half and a large portion of the second. The Minutewomen controlled the ball with crisp passes--from player to player, unlike the Crimson booters, who continually passed to areas rather than to teammates. And the UMass midfielders, especially Natalie Prosser, commanded their zone from start to finish...