Business & Finance: Personnel: Nov. 16, 1931

Last week the following were news:

Patrick H. Joyce, chairman and acting president of Chicago Great Western .RcU was made its president (see above). Adolph F. Stone, former chairman of F— 6 W, Grand-Silver Stores, Inc—> was made president, succeeding his brother.

Harold F. Stone, who became vice president and treasurer. Among other changes, Edward J. Quintal, vice president of Chase National Bank, was elected a director. Chase last year bought $8.000.000 worth of Grand-Silver bonds, has not as yet offered them to the public. Recently the company (163 5-10-25^ and $1 stores in the U. S. and 52 in Canada) passed its dividend, gave no explanation.

Clarence M. Brown, vice president, was elected chairman ofPittsburgh Plate Glass Co,. succeeding the late William Lewis Clause. Harold F. Pitcairn. automaker, was added to the directorate. The company is the largest U. S. maker of plate glass, is expanding into chemicals. Albert Spalding, nephew of Albert G. .Spalding, and Golfer Robert Tyre Jones Jr. were elected to the directorate of A, G— Spalding & Brother

s— Mr. Spalding’s election follows closely upon the death of his father, James Walter Spalding, chairman of the board. Golfer Jones, who acquired a block of Spalding stock with his Spalding contract this summer, will be “directly connected with Spalding’s research laboratories at Chicopee, Mass., where golf implements are devised.” Albert Spalding is celebrated as a violinist.