The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1894-01-25
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
A Very Enthusiastic Meeting Of Leading
Business Men.
one HUNDRED AND FOUR MEMBERS.
OF Incorporation aud the
By-Laws Acknowledgements Made
on Prospective work for the Or
Eanixation-The List 20 Date.

ganixation-The list TO Date.
On Tuesday evening a meeting was
held at the rooms OF the Yakima club 10
rear the report OF the committees on
Incorporation, constitution and bylaws
Of the proposed con mercial club. Mayor
w. +. Prosser acted as chairman and w,
W. Leeper secretary. 1t was a very
enthusiastic gathering, and by O'Clock,
the time fixed for the meeting, fully IS 4
Yakima's prominent business and pro.
fessional men had assembled to hear the
reports OF the various committees.
The soliciting committee, consisting of
+. f. Benson, q, NJ. Mckinney and J. II.
Greer, reported le4 names pledged for
mem bership. The committee on consti-
tuition and bylaws, consisting of J. I.
Kingsbury, ii. j. Kuecher and J. j. Car.
penter. reported the result Of their labors
in drafting constitution and bylaws. The
constitution reported by them was a copy
OF the constitution and bylaws Of the
Commercial club OF Tacoma. The COM
mittee on Incorporation, consisting Of A.
B. Weed, A. B. Ross and C. d. Mnrane,
next gave in their report which, after a
short discussion, was adopted.
Some very lively parliamentary debates
were INDUCED in, pending the adoption
Of the reports OF the committees, and but
for the familiarity of Chairman Prosser
with Roberts Manual" frequent en-
tang ements would have ensued. These
bouts only tended to increase harmony
and enthusiasm, and when Captain
Kingsbury objected to the first Monday
night in February for the annual meeting
OF the club for the election of officers, be-
cause the city council met upon that
night, the enthusiasm reached its height.
The Yakima Commercial club will oc.
cnpy the quarters formerly occupied by
the Yakima club. All old pnembers in
the Yakima club are to be refunded the
dues paid by them during the year 1913.
and are entitled to share OF stock of the
value Of ten dollars in the Yakima Com
mercial club, free of charge. and in case
the Yakima Commercial club continues
its existence for two years, the property
held by the Yakima club is to be turned
over to it.
After the adoption OF the articles OF
incorporation, constitution and bylaws,
the following trustees were elected for
the ensuing year: A. B. Weed. w. f.
Prosser, Edward Whitson, E. f. Benson
and III. j. Kuechler. The association of
these gentlemen with the new CONNER
cial club in great measure insures its
success. They are all representative
business men OF the highest type, whose
personal interests have always been
sacrificed for the good OF Yakima, and
we are glad to congratulate the club upon
its success in securing five trustees so well
qualified to perform the important duties
which devolve upon them.
The first annual meeting for the cleo
ton of officers will be held on Tuesday
evening, January Both, at O'Clock, at the
club rooms; full attendance is desired
OF all who have pledged themselves for
membership. This is very important
meeting and no one interested in the
success Of the club cannot afford to be
absent. The annual meeting for the cleo
ton of officers will be held each year
thereafter. on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday of February, and the regu-
lar business meetings OF the club will be
held on the first Tuesday of each month.
The capital stock of the club is $4,00l,
divided into four hundred shares of $40
each; one share entities the holder 10
membership. The dues are one dollar
per month, payable in advance. The
officers OF the club will consist of presi-
dent, vice president, recording and
financial secretary and treasurer; and a
governing committee consisting of ten
members, who shall have charge of the
internal affairs OF the club.
By vote it was determined to name the
organization Yakima Commercial club.
The dues will be 81 per month, payable
in advance. Nonresident members will
be charged IS yearly, payable when they
attach their signatures to the constitu-
ton and bylaws and yearly in advance
thereafter.
Annual meetings of the club will be
held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in February. The regular meet
ings will be held on the first Tuesday OF
EACH month.
Fifteen members will constitute quo
rum at any meeting.
Officers OF the club will be elected on
the first Tuesday after the first Monday
in February of each year. Polls will be
open from to 8 O'Clock.
The secretary will give notice of any
special meeting by mail and bulletin.
Following is list OF the names already
signed to the list Of membership: w. f.
Prosser, j. T. Kingsbury. w. J. Lince,
John Reed, H. ]. Kuechler, ]. J. Carpen-
ter, w. w. Mccormick, G. d. Murane,
Il. NJ. Mckinney, Thos. F. Maher, Harry
Spinning, E. II. Libby, w. W. Corbett,
Geo. c. Mitchell, A. B. Ross, w. ii.
Chapman. ]. A. Taggard. W. II. Hare, A.
B. Weed, H. II. Lombard. s. G. Henton,
E P. Kuhl, w. w. Leeper, E F. Benson,
w. w. Watson, J. B. Pugsley, Ira p.
Englehart, j. L. Stackhouse, Frank
Horslev, r. A. Hume, j. F. Brown, W.
F. Miller, Jasper Mikkelsen, A. C. Camp
/ bell, Jr., Bernard Wilkinson, A. f. Lar
son, Geo. A. Smith, C. A. Anderson, A
|. Gutter, f. B. Shardlow, j. w. Sinsel
W. Gross, T. ]. Redfield, James Green
+. w. Spain, o. T. Stratton, A. II. Ma
guire, Geo. S. Vance. E. A. Brown, E
M. Reed, L. B. Harris, I. W. Moore, w