Los Angeles herald., 1892-11-19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Proceedings at Yesterdays Meeting O
tho nlrnctnr.

Proceedings at Yesterdays Meeting of
the Directors.
The board of directors OF the chamber
Of commerce met in regular session yes
terday. There were present Directors
Freeman, Forman, McGarvin, Graf,
Edwards, Klokke, Breed and Johnson.
In the absence OF President Wells Sec
ond Vice. President Freeman occupied
the chair.
The committee on ways and means
reported on the favorable condition of
the secretary's books and accounts.
Applications for admission to men,
bership from w. r. Stats and I. D..
Stimson we're read, recommended by the
committee on membership. They were
elected members of the chamber.
In the matter of the delegation to the
Nicaragua convention at New Orleans,
Director Klokke reported that Mr..
Stimson could not attend. Communi.
cations to the same effect from @. M.
Wells and @. j. Ainsworth were read.
The secretary stated that Mr.. Work
man had not been heard from. Mr..
Breed and Mr.. Freeman said they would
60 If possible.
The matter of arranging substitutes
was left in the hands of the secretary,
with power to act. The name OF Judge
j. M. Bonner of New Orleans was offered
as delegate and the secretary was in
struced to send him credentials.
The committee appointed to arrange
for supplies and improvements about
the hall and Offices reported through it's
chairman, Director Edwards, and the
secretary and superintendent were au-
thorized to make number of purchases.
A communication from W. H. Mills,
stating that he could not speak before
the chamber at present on account of
illness, was read and ordered fled.
A communication from j Mills Davies
in regard to exhibits from Kern and San
Luis Obispo counties was read and the
secretary was instructed to reply that in
the opinion of the board it was not ad-
visable to put in exhibits from those
counties.
The following resolutions with regard
to the death of A. H. Denker were read
and passed by unanimous vote:
Whereas, A. H. Denker, prominent
and active member of the chamber of
commerce and a former director, has
passed from our midst to the life beyond
the grave; therefore, be it
Resolved, that it is the sense OF the
chamber of commerce that in the death
of A. IL. Denker this community has
lost an upright and praiseworthy citizen
and the chamber of commerce an en-
thusiastic and earnest member, whose
devotion to the welfare of this section
and whose profound confidence in the
outcome of its future was an inceesant
source OF encouragement to all with
whom he came in contact.
Resolved, that a copy OF these reeo-
lutions be spread upon the minutes OF
the chamber OF commerce and that a
copy of the same be furnished to the
daily newspapers and a copy also be sent
to the bereaved family, to whom this
board expresses its earnest and heart
felt sympathy.
Director Freeman brought up the
matter OF the renewing OF the exhibit
in Chicago, to continue through the
worlds fair, and asked the members of
the board to take it under consideration
and talk it over with other members of
the chamber and ascertain whether any
thing could be cone.
1t was moved and carried that a COM
mittee of three be appointed to consider
the question of an annual banquet for
the chamber of commerce.. The follow
ing were appointed: Directors Klokke,
Breed and Forman. On motion of
Director Klokke Director Freeman was
added to this committee.
The board then adjourned. Director
Klokke gave notice that the committee
on banquet would meet next Wednesday
morning at 8 a. m. at the chamber OF
commerce.
During the coming week bureau Of
information pamphlet will be sent to
each member of the cham Der.