The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-11

Recepts during 1892. i2,ooo.oV
sis.ss2.I II |
Total payments during year..."..".... si2.sllaa
Balance cash on hand. 'o-0''@
The report was received and placed on |
file.
The report OF the finance committee
was next read and gave In detail the ex-
pendi lures of the board during the year.
The next business was the election OF
officers. Nominations for all omcers
were made by a committee or which
Charles ii. Merriman was chairman, as
follows:
President. J. Lewis Peirce first vice
nresident. John McAuslan; second vice
president, Gardiner Q. Sims; treasurer.
Oren Westcott.
Willard. j. Herbert Foster. Henry G.
Day, Charles ii. Sheldon, Jr., Henry f.
Richards. stephen o. Metcalf, Joseph
Davol, G. ". whitford. j. Nicholas Brown,
Thomas W. Rounds, George II; Wood.
Herbert n FenneE; s,.alss albert Howara a. u,r,1ng
Gardner, Arthur l.. Kelley: Frederic Full
Ter. Edward c. Bucklin, John ID. Lewis,
Edward II. Mason.
Committee of Observation-Disclosures B.
Chambers. Nicholas Sheldon. William
Ames, Charles Fiet 'her. Edward
COMMITTEES of Appeal-B. w. Persons.
| George W. Butts. Jr.. William ,; Hay
ward, Cornelius S. Sweetland, William
Cotton Classification Committee-John
NJ Richmond, Daniel j. Suliy' Eugene
1 Y. Andem.
On motion o. Mr.. Merriman the vote of
| the members was cast by James NJ. KIM
bail and all Of tn officers as nominated
were elected.
President George on retiring made
few remarks which were neither perora-
tioa or 'valedictory." He thanked the
board for the honor which it had con-
ferrsd upon him during the past two
years, for its courteous forbsarance
toward his failings To his fellow officers
he was grateful for their uni
form kindness and assistance: He
emphasized especially the impor-
tance of the Board of Trade on the
community aud called attention to the
fact that its meetings and active interest
in matters that pertain to the welfare OF
the city, state ana nation was not what
IL should be- IT, his last inaugural he
had mentioned some needed improve
ments but no action had been taken.
He sincerely hoped that the future might
have better things in store for the board
Charles ii. Merriman and James p
Rhodes were appointed to escort the
newly-elected president to the chair.
: where he was welcomed in a few felici
tous words by the retiring executive.
j. Lewis Pierce then made n few we'll
| chosen remarks In Wnlcn ne salu mat TIT
equalization would be 25 years old mex
Nav. 1t had become force In Provi
deuce and he trusted that greater activity
would attend its course during the com
ing year. Many matters were deserving
: of its attention in business way
: He closed by recommendation tina
some action be taken regarding tn
twenty-nfth anniversary. Mr. Georg
moved that a committee be appointed Z
: take the matter in charge, saying That
/ | movement was set on foot last yea
= for a banquet, but failed, Vet he though
that the board might consent TO celebrat
e at least once H. twenty-five years consio
ering the fact that Olneyville anh LAS
4 Providence celebrate unce year.
!. The motion was seconded and carried
= The chair appointed the eight survivin
ex-presidents of the board, Charles j
=. Georre' Nelson w. Aldrich, James I
o Chacr, c. w. Lippitt, Charles II. Merr
man. A. ID. Chace, Jeffry Hazard and
u. Stark rkweather, as ii committee 20 nav
q the celebration in charge.
= Letters from the Boston Chamber
Commerce, the New York Chamber
IN Commerce aud from Congressman Hs
ter regarding the silver bill, were refe
l. red TO the executive committee
,- 1t appeared from the records that Il
t. mem bership has decreased during th
year from SOC to 492. Thera have bee
70 tan transfers of membership and seve
he deaths The deaths were Henry L. Be
te nett John A Brown. David Gowde
Fl. Geo. C. Nightingale, Edw. A. Green
Geo. ". Crocker