The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-15
THE cHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Eighty-three New Members Elected
 Last Night.

The chamber of commerce held a regu- lar meeting in the Builders exchange on Chapel street and elected eighty three new members, thus bringing the membership up to more than 500. The membership committee was highly commended for it's able and efficient work and vote of thanks was passed to the members of the committee. Three resignations were received and accept ed. They were from E. G. Buckland, J. B. Sargent and John H. Stetson.
 Henry c. Rowe of the harbor com mittee reported that word had been re- ceived from Congressman Sperry an- nouncing that the congressional com mittee on rivers and harbors would hold hearing next Friday on the mat ter of improvement for New Haven harbor. Major Leach has been sum- moned to appear before the committee and make known what he has ascer- tained as to the needs of the harbor here The chamber voted last night to appoint Henry c. Rowe as representa- tive from that body to appear before
 the committee Friday with representa- tives from the city harbof commission. The following resolution was passed in response to a request from Chairman H. H. Hanna of the Indianapolis none tary convention for some action: Re solved, That the New Haven chamber of commerce, realizing the need of a sound and stable system of finance, 1 hereby commends to the attention of our senators and congressman the need | for positive legislation which shall ir- sure to the people bank note currency absolutely safe but adequate to the needs of all sections of the country; and
 we respectfully urge that such legfsla- ton be had at the present session of 1 congress or at a special session to be called for that purpose.
 In the absence of President George l H. Ford who was detained at home on account of the illness of Mrs. Ford, the vice president, Max Adler, presided al | last nights session.
 | The new members elected are as fol | lows:
 l Samuel S. Adams, Charles B. filling
 Arthur H. Barnes, Edwin H. Barnum John K Beach, Elihu A. Beckley
 Charles Bigelow, Harry c. Booth, Will
 mot V. Bradley. Frank J. Brown Charles T. Cannon, John N. Champion
 Prentice w. Chase, Leonard M. Dag
 gett, Solomon Davis Harry G. Day Charles S. DeForest, J. Edward Dennis
 William F. Dickerman, John A. Doolit- l tie, Edwin c. Dow, John T. Doyle
 James P. Earle, Edwin s. Ferry, sam
 uel D. Gilbert M. D., James 8. Green
 John M. Hall, Elmer E. Hallock l Charles S. Hamilton, Henry B. Harri
 son, William H. Hazel, John B. Healy
 John Hegel, George T. Hewlett, Lynar l A. Holmes, Albert s. Holt, Oswin W l Humiston, Charles R. Ingersoli, Ernes' 1 l.. Isbell. Walter P. Judson, Frederich
 L. Kutscher, Louis A. Lanpson, Sey.
 mour c. Loomis, Walter I, Lowe, Johr
 Y. McDermott, Clarence S. Mclean l Walter E. Malley, Henry W. Mans
 field. John M. Marvin, George A. Math.
 ews, Charles F. Merwin, George w
 Merwin, Charles H. Miller, Walter K | Newport, Frederick F. Norman, Mat
 thew c. O'Connor M. D., Philip Pond
 2d, Frederick S. Porter, William Reeves | Edward H. Rogers Paul Russo Charle' | F. P. Sanford, Barnard B. Savage, Vii liam R. Shaffer, Henry G. Simons, Wal
 ter c. Skiff, George P. Smith, Franp A. Southworth, Morris Steinert, Ru | dolph Steinert, Robert C.. Stoddard
 James E. Todd, Arthur B. Treat, Will liam H. Van Buren, jr, Raymond l.
 Walkeley James H. Webb, I. DeWit
 Wood Smith G. Wood, Lewis s. Welch
 Walter o. Whitcomb Albert Widman David F. Wiser and James Wrinn.