Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-14
BOARD OF TRADE.


CONFERENCE.-The subject OF Membership.
The Board of Trade held its annual
meeting Thursday. Under the rules of
made at the March meeting for the
election in April. and officers hold their
positions until their successors are
elected. AS the matter Of nominations
10 March had been overlooked it was
agreed that the present officers hold
over until next March. President Will
liam Lawton was in the chair and ID.
W. Taylor was secretary.
The board devoted great deal of
time TO consideration OF recommended
tions by the membership COMMITTEES de-
signed to keep the matters of honorary
membership and the membership OF
the newspapers under the direct con-
troll of the board. The plan was to
elect such members annually, the news
papers to make written application.
Upon the recommendation of the mem-
bership committee Hon. George Gray
and Mayor Henry g. MoLear were
elected honorary members, after the
plan had been adopted. Then NJ. Z.
s;atterthwaito introduced motion to
elect the newspapers OF the city as
inembers But it appeared that writ
ten application was required under one
of the resolutions and as no written Hp-
plications had been received, the board
could not elect them. As the passage
OF the resolution had practically dropped
| the papers from membership given them
at the January meeting. the members
OF the board felt uncomfortable for fear
| the newspapers might get wrong im-
preston from the proceeding.
After protracted consideration oil
| the subject it was decided to reconsider
| the whole series of resolutions, five in
| all, and refer them back to the com
mittee with instructions to report al
the next meeting. BY this action the
newspapers continue as members of the
board.
Chairman Hollis OF the excursion
! committee reported that 800 to !, 00t
persons came to Wilmington on the first
Trades Day excursion.
James 7. Birnie was elected an active
member. The resignation Of ThomaI
Tatnall was accepted.
This annual report Of the membership
committee showed that % member
had been elected and four had resigned
not gam of "a. The membership nov
nunbera l75. The COMMITTEES urget
each member to endeavor to secure new
members. The efforts Of S. A. Boott
in securing 16 new ones in five month";
we're warmly praised and the board CAV
him vote of thanks.
A lstter was read from Congressman
Handy expressing his pleasure at seeing
members of the board in Washington a
the time they went to appear before th
river and Harbor Committee.
Treasurer John II. Hudson reported
receipts of S752. Al and a balance o
S24. 93. The boards dues of S25 to th
national board were ordered paid.
1t was decided to increase the salar
of Secretary Taylor from 500 to 5000
year, although some members favore
an increass to only $3.50.
President Lawton was instructed t
appoint committee of three to con
slider the advisaoility OF having han
quet and IL necessary to call speciU
meeting of the board on the subject.
W. d. Mullen, Jr., made some re
marks as to the need of more enterpris
,, and activity in the board and urge
that efforts be made to increase th
membership He cited the case G
Reading with about 81, 900 inhabitani
which has Board of Trade OF NOR
than 800 members.