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June 15, 1917
The Butte Daily Post
Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana
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Butte stock brokers, led by I.A. Heilbronner, plan to donate commissions to the American Red Cross during June 18-25 week, following New York Stock Exchange initiative to raise funds for war council's $100M goal. Several firms have subscribed.
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STOCK BROKERS TO HELP RED CROSS
Men Who Deal in Stocks Will Give Part of Their Commissions Next Week.
I. A. Heilbronner of the Heilbronner company has called a meeting of the stock brokers of Butte for Monday evening to consider a plan suggested by the governing committee of the New York Stock Exchange for donating a certain percentage of commissions received next week to the American Red Cross.
Mr. Heilbronner is in receipt of a letter from John W. Prentiss, president of the Stock Exchange Association of Partners, outlining the program by which it is hoped that a substantial portion of $100,000,000 the Red Cross war council is trying to raise will be donated by the stock brokers of the United States. Mr. Prentiss asks that local brokers be interested in doing the same thing that the New York brokers have decided upon, donation of a percentage of commissions during Red Cross week, June 18-25, together with such other sums as they feel they can afford.
The following brokerage concerns have already subscribed to the plan: Dominick & Dominick. Post & Flagg. J. P. Morgan & Co., F. B. Leech & Co., J. and W. Seligman. Hornblower & Weeks. Decoppet & Doremus, Clark Dodge & Co.. Herrick Berg & Co.. W. W. Lanahan & Co.. Baltimore: E. F. Hutton & Co.. Harris Winthrop & Co., Eugene Meyer, Jr., & Co., Montgomery (Clothier & Tyler. Kissel Kinnicutt & Co.. White Weld & Co., Clark Childs & Co.. J. S. Bache & Co.. Shearson Hammill & Co.. Kuhn Loeb & Co., Knauth Nachod & Kuhne. Millet Roe & Hagen. Boissevain & Co., McClave & Co. Bab-cock Rushton & Co., Swartwout & Arpenzellar.
Men Who Deal in Stocks Will Give Part of Their Commissions Next Week.
I. A. Heilbronner of the Heilbronner company has called a meeting of the stock brokers of Butte for Monday evening to consider a plan suggested by the governing committee of the New York Stock Exchange for donating a certain percentage of commissions received next week to the American Red Cross.
Mr. Heilbronner is in receipt of a letter from John W. Prentiss, president of the Stock Exchange Association of Partners, outlining the program by which it is hoped that a substantial portion of $100,000,000 the Red Cross war council is trying to raise will be donated by the stock brokers of the United States. Mr. Prentiss asks that local brokers be interested in doing the same thing that the New York brokers have decided upon, donation of a percentage of commissions during Red Cross week, June 18-25, together with such other sums as they feel they can afford.
The following brokerage concerns have already subscribed to the plan: Dominick & Dominick. Post & Flagg. J. P. Morgan & Co., F. B. Leech & Co., J. and W. Seligman. Hornblower & Weeks. Decoppet & Doremus, Clark Dodge & Co.. Herrick Berg & Co.. W. W. Lanahan & Co.. Baltimore: E. F. Hutton & Co.. Harris Winthrop & Co., Eugene Meyer, Jr., & Co., Montgomery (Clothier & Tyler. Kissel Kinnicutt & Co.. White Weld & Co., Clark Childs & Co.. J. S. Bache & Co.. Shearson Hammill & Co.. Kuhn Loeb & Co., Knauth Nachod & Kuhne. Millet Roe & Hagen. Boissevain & Co., McClave & Co. Bab-cock Rushton & Co., Swartwout & Arpenzellar.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Stock Brokers
Red Cross
Donation
Commissions
Philanthropy
What entities or persons were involved?
I. A. Heilbronner
John W. Prentiss
Where did it happen?
Butte, New York
Story Details
Key Persons
I. A. Heilbronner
John W. Prentiss
Location
Butte, New York
Event Date
June 18 25
Story Details
Stock brokers in Butte to meet to discuss donating a percentage of commissions received next week to the American Red Cross, as suggested by the New York Stock Exchange. Several brokerage firms have already subscribed to the plan.