GENERAL LUCIUS D. CLAY
General Lucius D. Clay was awarded the 1949
Gold Medal of the Holland Society of New York
on November 17th at a special dinner at the
Waldorf-Astoria. The award was presented by
Dr. Harold O. Voorhis, President of the society
and Vice Chancellor of New York University.
The award is presented annually to an American
citizen who has performed some outstanding serv
ice for the common good.
General Clay has won a worldwide reputation
as a soldier, administrator and trouble shooter for
the Armed Services. During his 30 years in the
ROBERT M. HANES
United States Army, he has served as a Deputy
to the Director of War Mobilization, Deputy
under General Eisenhower in charge of civil af
fairs in Germany, adviser to Secretary of State
Marshall at the 1947 Foreign Minister’s confer
ence in Moscow, Military Governor in Germany
and Commander of all U. S. Armed Forces in
Europe.
Ecusta was very pleased to hear of this award,
and we extend our sincere congratulations to
General Clay.
Mr. Robert M. Hanes, Director of Ecusta,
President of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company,
former President of the American Bankers Asso
ciation, and recent Chief of the Marshall Plan
to Belgium, has recently been designated Director
of Economic Affairs for Germany and Chief of
the Economic Cooperation Administration at
Frankfurt.
Mr. Hanes has given invaluable counsel to
Ecusta during the past ten years, and, in the be
ginning, he was instrumental in obtaining finan
cial aid from a syndicate of Southern bankers
which he headed.
In the field of American business and banking
he has a long, proven record of outstanding
achievement, and in civic life he has been for
many years an influential leader in the South.
All Ecustans join in extending heartiest con
gratulations to Mr. Hanes, and we wish him con
tinued success in the momentous task of stabiliz
ing the economy of Europe, We are proud to
have him as a member of our Board of Directors.
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