The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-06-02

For Two Years james NJ. Head,
Nashville; W. NJ. Brandon, Dover; NJ.
r. Campbell, Tullahoma.
For Three Yeras VIC. Collier, Nash
vile; W. B. Earthman, Mmlreesboro;
W. II. King, Lawrenceburg.
WEST TENNESSEE.
For One Year-O. G. Barton, Dyer;
B. B. Walker Dyer; II. @. Moorman,
Fayett county.
For Two Years William Spellings,
Mckenzie; J, H. DUNCAN, Giles coun-
ty; W. N. White, Upton county.
For Three Years -Stokly D. Hayes,
Jackson; John H. Mcdowell, Union
City; Richard Cheatham, Memphis.
The principal duty performed by this
Governing Board was the selection of
an Executive Committee, as this Execu-
tive Committee, through its chairman
and his assistants really does all the
the work, the chairman of the commit
tee being the executive officer of the
League. The Executive Committee
chosen is composed of Herman JUST,
of Nashville, Chairman; H. W. But
tOrff. John A. Pitts, Nashville; b. r.
Strong, Knoxville; Owen Lilly, Mem
phis; j, W. Rosamon, Gadsdon, and D.
NJ. Stewart, Chattanooga.
1t was the unanimous wish of the
convention, expressed by resolution,
that Herman Justi be elected as Chair
man of the Executive Committee, be-
cause of the entire satisfaction derived
by them from his previous work. They
approved his methods and desired
them continued, and this desire will
be fully complied with. Mr.. Justi and
his assistants are already at work.
The Executive Committee will meet
May "a to fully outline the work,
which the chairman will at once exc
cute,
A part of the work is already practi-
cally determined. All the papers read
before the Convention, in the order in
WHICH it il believed they will do the
greatest good. will be published in
pamphlet form, of uniform size, for
distribution to the members of the
league and to its friends. AS printed
they will be numbered so that the re-
cipient may know if any are missing
and may have them supplied. They
will be we'll printed on good paper
and they may be bound for permanent
preservation, which they we'll deserve.
Those who first enroll their names as
members will receive the first copies.
The Executive Committee will estab-
lish headquarters ia Nashville. The
Office is not yet selected, but will be at
an early day, and it will be headquar-
ters for all members of the League Wis
iting Nashville. 1t will be in every
sense Bureau of Statistics and Infer
nation and the statistics and informa-
ton collected will be freely distributed
wherever it is believed it will benefit
the people Qf the State. They will be
accessible 10 all who want to use IL en-
for the benefit of Tennessee, and es-
necially to all members of the League.
Every man who desires to see Ten
nessec prosper, who desires to lend q
hand to that prosperity, should send
his name and his dollar to the chairman
Of the Executive CemInittee, Mr.. Her.
man J1sti, Nashville, Tenn, The
amount need not DO limited to one dol
lar, for the example of the gentleman
who sent $50, and the examples Of
those other gentlemen who pledged
their respective counties for $50 and
800 as the least to be subscribed this
first year, are we'll worthy of imitation
After single year Of practical opera
, ton no memher will need an argument
10 convince him of the resultant bene
fits. All who are familiar with the
work heretofore done under Mr.. Justi'i
direction need only to be assured tha
he will continue at the helm.