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The Fifth Avenue Association INC. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING FIFTH AVENUE---NEW YORK OFFICERS JOHN H. TOWNE, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD WILLIAM J. PEDRICK, PRESIDENT ANCELL H. BALL, VICE-PRESIDENT DOUGLAS L. ELLIMAN, VICE-PRESIDENT JOHN S. BURKE, VICE-PRESIDENT HARRIS A. DUNN, TREASURER THOMAS W. HUGHES, SECRETARY TELEPHONE: PEnnsylvania 6-7900 In reply, please refer to #6. April 30, 1932 Jacques Seligmann & Co., Inc. 3 East 51st Street New York, N. Y. Gentlemen Attention of Mr. Germain Seligman I have a twofold purpose in writing to you at this time. I want to thank you for your assistance in our work during 1931 and to urge you to continue your aid during the present year because of the greater need for our activities in these days when business, realty, and residential interests are stirring into activity again. Conditions in the Fifth Avenue Section today are remarkably similar to those which existed in 1921. The courage and loyalty of our members at that time made the development which followed those panicky days of the early twenties the greatest this section has ever witnessed. Similarly, the past three years have been very trying ones, but our section today is in an excellent position to take advantage of the expected upturn in business. The twenty-five years experience of our Association indicates that there can never be stability and progress where there is fear of invasion by speculative interests, and that fear, we believe, would soon return if the protective influence of the Association were ever removed from this section. Looking back, I am sure you will agree that the work of this Association has been well worth while. Your confidence, loyalty, and support can insure that it will be carried on. I hope, therefore, that we will receive your check for dues for the coming year and that we will continue to have your cooperation in the important activities which lie ahead. Very sincerely yours Wm. J. Pedrick Wm. J. Pedrick President T Enc. "To conserve the highest and best interests of the Fifth Avenue Section embracing Fifth, Madison, Park, Fourth Avenues and Intersecting Streets" [[left margin]] DIRECTORS ROBERT ADAMSON ANCELL H. BALL WALDRON P. BELKNAP...Vice-President Bankers Trust Company WITHERBEE BLACK...President Black, Starr & Frost-Gorham, Inc. L.M. BOOMER...President Sherry-Netherland Corporation JOHN S. BURKE...President B. Altman & Company J. HOWES BURTON...President Burton Brothers L.E. BUSWELL...Treasurer Childs Company JAMES S. COBB...President Abercrombie & Fitch Company CLARKSON COWL...Chairman of the Board and Treasurer James A. Hearn & Son ELIOT CROSS Cross & Cross P.E. CROWLEY...President New York Central Lines HARRIS A. DUNN...Vice-President Irving Trust Company DOUGLAS L. ELLIMAN...President Douglas L. Elliman & Co., Inc. EDWIN S. FRIENDLY...Business Manager New York Sun DUNCAN G. HARRIS...Vice-President, Brown, Wheelock: Harris, Vought & Co., Inc. JOHN A. HARRISS...Capitalist W.W. HOPPIN...Attorney-at-Law EMIL W. KOHN...Treasurer Theodore A. Kohn & Son PHILIP LeBOUTILLIER...President Best & Company JAMES T. LEE...President Shelton Holding Corporation EUGENE E. MAPES...President Brooks Brothers C.J. OPPENHEIM, Jr....President Jay-Thorpe, Inc. WILLIAM J. PEDRICK...President The Fifth Avenue Association, Inc. J.R. POLLOCK...Assistant to the Vice-President New York Telephone Company E. CLIFFORD POTTER...President Three-Seventy-Three Park Avenue Corporation THOMAS A. REYNOLDS...Vice-President The National City Bank FRANK G. SHATTUCK...President Schrafft's FRANKLIN SIMON...President Franklin Simon & Company JOHN SLATER...President and Treasurer J. & J. Slater M.S. SLOAN...President The New York Edison Company JOHN SLOANE...President W. & J. Sloane ALFRED E. SMITH...President Empire State, Inc. WALTER STABLER...Consultant Kenneth Slawson Hobbs, Inc. LOUIS STEWART...Chairman Advisory Board, 40th Street Office The New York Trust Company GAGE E. TARBELL...Real Estate JOHN H. TOWNE...Secretary Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. WILSON HATCH TUCKER... I.M. WHEELER...President C.G. Gunther's Sons ARTHUR WILLIAMS...President American Museum of Safety EDWARD C. WILSON...Vice President Empire Trust Company FREDERIC T. WOOD...President Fifth Avenue Coach Company
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Not sure how to best represent the dots on the Directors list, whether to use ... or --- (they are used for formatting purposes to keep all the titles right-aligned like in a Table of Contents, so amount of dots doesn't have inherent significance)
