The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-23
THE TWO BODIES
TO BE UNITED
Young Mems Business Association
viii Cease to Exist.
ALL IN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Latter Organization Will Absorb the
Former and the Young Men VIII
Go in at the Eleventh Annual
Meeting on January ilth.

The Young Mems Business Association
at "A meeting last night adopted resolutions
which will make that organization a part
of the Chamber of Commerce.
This amaigamatiOn will probably be ef-
fected at the annual meeting of the last
named body, which will be held January
nth.
President Henry Lee Valentine presided
at the meeting last night He referred o.
the committees rpOrt and presented ~
for consideration II was adopted as read.
Before the meeting adjourned Mr.. S.
H. Halves offered motion that the thanks
Of the members be rendered President
Valentine and the other officers for their
faithful services. This was carried. There
being no other business for consideration,
the meeting was declared adjourned.
The resolutions that have been adopted
by both bodies with an explanatory let
ter from Secretary r. \. Dunlop follow;
ACTION OF THE CHAMBER
Richmond. Va. Dec Is, 1899.
Mr. Henry Lee Valentine. President Y.
NJ. Il. A.. City:
Dear Sir:-I beg TO advise that ar the
meeting OF the Board Of Directors OF the
Chamber, held yesterday evening. the
enclosed resolutions. relating TO the plan
for matchmaking the Chamber and the
submitted by Mr. L. y. Morris, as a re-
port from the Chambers Committee. and
after a discussion of the question, IN
which the deepest interest was manifest
ed I'm the movement. the resolutions were
approved and the report OF the committee
was unanimously adopted
When action has been taken by the
Young Mems Business Association ap-
proving these resolutions and adopting
the report Of It's committee. viii you
kindly in accordance with the under
standing between the two committees.
have Mr.. r. r. Harrison. secretary Of
your Association. furnish me with a list
of your members. the object being as you
remember. 20 have them recorded as
members Of the Chamber.
r.. A. DUNLOP
Secretary
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolutions adopted at a meeting ~
committees representing The Richmond
Chamber OF Commerce and the Young
Mems Business Association bold De-
cember A. 1899 for the purpose OF consd-
oring and formulating a plan under which
the two organizations could be amalga-
mated. The resolutions to boz reported
back 10 the two bodies Tor approval
Present: S W. Travers. T.. Z. Morris.
IT, l.. Caboll. S. H. Hawcs Bi u. Nun
ford and w. o SHELTON representing me
Chamber. and Henry Leo Valentine y.
stewart Hume. John Stewart BRYAN. w.
% Echelborger Robert foxy Jr.. and
Milton Strauss. representing TIE fousg
Ners Business Association
Frst-R4solved that the Board n Di-
e.enrs OF the Richmond Chamber %
Commerce shall. ON January H. iooo a,
tho annual meeting Of the Chamber ~
COMMERCE be constituted Of ten mem-
b.r. If tho Young Mems Business Asso-
c4fion. To be nominated BY that Asso-
CATION. and OF fifteen members 70 he
nominated by the Chamber o. Commerce.
SECOND VfCE-PREsIDFNT
second Resolved that Mr. IIcnr- lee
Valentine. the present president OF the
Young Mems Business Association. shall
be made the second vice president OF the
Chamber az the annual meeting on jan
uary H. 1900.
Third Resolved. that 10 the standing
committees OF the Chamber % Commerce.
which corresponds in nearly every In
stance 10 those Of the y NJ. b. A.. there
shall be added a standing committee on
conventions.
Fourth-Resolved. that every member
OF the Y. NJ. Il. A.. In good standing At
the date OF the amalgamation OF the
two organizations. shall by virtue there
OF be a member Of the Richmond Cham
Der Of Commerce as OF January n. 1900
and remain a member until May I. 1900
after which date any one may become
member Of the Chamber. with all the
privileges thereof: II an employee. upon
the payment OF 500 per annum as an
nuai dues: and II a corporation or en-
ployer at 5000 per annum: II being I'M
derstood that the word employer shall be
construed 20 include any officer or head
Of a department OF a corporation or mem.
Der OF a e0partnership.