The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-17

Elias Shipman President
 Joseph Drake Vice President
 Henry Daggett Senr Treasurer
 William Powell Secretary
 Noted that Committee be appointed to report at the next meeting a code of Bye Laws for the acceptance of the members made choice of John Nicoll, Josiah Bron, Hezelliah Labins & Ma than Beers &; Henry Dagget Senr. Noted that MT Ebenezer Parmalie be paid by the Treasurer at the rate Thir- ty Five Dollars per Annum in Quarterly payments he having engaged suitable Room with fire and Candle light for the accommodation of the members of the Chamber of Commerce of New Haven every Wednesday Evening of the Year ensuing.
 Noted that MT Elias Beers be desired to order Childs Daily Advertiser of New York Dunlaps daily advertiser of Phila- delphia also the centinal X Independent Cronicle of Boston for the use of this society and at their charge.
 Noted that the Secretary Purchase T Book or Books to enter the Records x Notes OE the Members.
 Proposed as Members for admission by John Nicoll and William Powell Jeremiah AtWater Senr Frederick Hunt Hubert Townsend Ebenezer Peck, John Miles 2nd Jeremiah Atwater 3rd Rich ard Cutter, Elijah Forbes, William Hart, Hubert Boiling and Stephen Al ling
 Adjourned to Wednesday next 1Gth
 William Powell Sec'y
 The annual address to the chamber by its new president, General George H. Ford, has been already printed ;n our columns. The address is a cOnspic uous one, as few addresses to the cham Der have included so many important recommendations on important sub jects of 8 practical nature, or com manded more general public attention, from its dealing with live topics of gen. eral public interest. Accompanying the official copies of the address, which are now being mailed to members, is also a copy of the excellent address de- livered at the chambers annual meet ing by Colonel N. G. Osborn.
 One remark in President Fords ad- dress concerning the old original record book of the chamber is here inserted as follows:
 Our records have been kept intact from the first meeting referred to in 1794 to 1886 in one book, with the sig natures of nearly all of the members during that period, making a most in- teresting volume It is to be regretted that the record was not continued un interrupted at least for six additional ;,o o,1o +n n1afn1 century in one binding. As sufficient space remains in the book I shall, dur ing the year, ask an appropriation from the chamber sufficient to pay the cost of transferring the records for those six years, at least, from the new book to the old.
 The old original volume of the cham ber's records, and which, as above not ed, embOdies the entire records of the chamber for a period of nearly one hundred years, is still in an excellent state of preservation, although it's coV- CTS and pages show the raarks that Fa- ther Time has made upon them. It is an exceedingly interesting volume, more from what it suggests of events in our nations and our states histories than otherwise, the records themselves being concise and meagre and of rou- tine character as such records usually are. Here and there we read between the lines of momentous events in the nations history, such as the progress of the war of 1872, the Mexican war and important congressional measures, chiefly with reference to our ocean com merce Along the faded pages of the old volume we come upon names of New Haven men who were illustrious in our state and some who were of na- tiOnal renown, and all along, thiCkly studding the pages, are the names of | members of the chamber who have been eminently useful, able, public spirited men, who have done honor to our city and town. Occasionally a break appears in the records when meetings of the chamber were not held for years, some apathy having arisen, ] during which the chamber as a body 1 slumbereG.
 The names that appear from time to time in the records of the doings of this body in years long gone by as offering motions or resolutions, or as having been admitted to membership, are l mostly represented Dy NCo'CAlboiiN' who are of well known and influential | New Haven families of to-day. The l list of membership of the chamber to- | day is of similar character and it is a matter for cOngratulatiOn that the chamber is in such flOurishing cOndi- ton and live, active body, giving promise of continued growth and still | greater influence.
 A list of the officers of the chamber from it's formation to the present time covering a period of over one hundred years is herewith given and will be ot interest to all our readers:
 1794 to 1796-President, Elias Ship man; vice president Joseph Drake; treasurer Henry Daggett, ST; secre- tary. William Powell.
 1796-President, Joseph Drake; vice president, Elias Shipman; treasurer Nathan Beers; secretary, Henry Dag gett, jr.
 1797-President, Joseph Drake; vice president, Elias Shipman; treasurer Nathan Beers; secretary, Henry Dag | gett, jr.
 179S to 18O0-President, Elias Ship man; vice president, Isaac Beers; treas urer. Elias Beers; secretary, Austin DenisOn.
 1SOO-President, Isaac Beers; vice president, Elias Shipman; treasurer 1 yT-;l1fo