Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-23
TWO TO BECOME ONE.
The Y, NJ. B, A, and Chamber Of
Commerce to Ama|gamate.
BOTH BODIES HAVE AGREED,
The Arrangement 10 Be Put in
Effect January fifth.
THE TERMS OF AMALGAMATION.
The Members of the Association To
Enter the Chamber Body, and
"A Permanent Committee on Con-
ventions to BE Formed.

The Chamber Of Commerce and the
Young Mems Business Association Will
soon become one.
The terms Of amalgamation have been
formulated and adopted by both bodies.
and the new order Of things will so into
effect with the annual meeting of the
Chamber, TO be held January 11th.
Mr. Henry Lee Valentine, president Of
the Young Mems Business Association.
is to become second vice-president OF the
Chamber; all the present members Of the
former body are to be received into the
latter. and to the Chambers standing
committees is to be added one on con-
ventions.
The last meeting of the Young Mems
Business Association. as such, was held
last night, when the agreement drawn
by a joint committee was ratified and the
necessary steps taken to carry it out
There was a full attendance. and the
president, MIR. Valentine, was in the
chair.
SECRETARY DUNLOP'S LETTER.
The secretary read a letter written to
President Valentine by Secretary r. a.
Dunlop. Of the Chamber Of Commerce, In
which the latter says:
Il beg to advise that at the meeting Of
the Board Of Directors Of the Chamber,
held yesterday evening, the enclosed re-
solutions. relating to the plan for ANAL
gamating the Chamber and the Young
Mems Business Association were sub
mitted by Mr. L. T. Morris. as report
from the Chambers committee, and az
ter a discussion of the question, in which
the deepest interest was manifested III
the movement the resolutions were ap-
proved and the report Of the committee
was unanimously adopted.
when action has been taken by The
Young Meas Business Association APP
proving these resolutions and adopting
the report Of its committee, VIII you
kindly, in accordance with the under
standing between the two committees
have Mr.. r. X. Harrison, secretary Of
your association furnish me with list
of your members, the object being, as
you remember 10 have them recorded as
members OF the Chamber"
ACTION or JOINT COMMITTEE.
Accompanying this letter were the re-
solutions adopted at a meeting Of COM
mittees representing the Richmond Cham
Der OF Commerce and the Young Mems
Business Association, held December T.
1899 for the purpose of considering and
formulating a plan under which the two
organizations would be amalgamated. At
this meeting there were present Messrs
s. w. Travers, L. 4. Morris. II. l.. Cabell.
S. II. Halves. b. b. Munford. and W. O.
Shelton. representing the Chamber: and
Henry Lee Valentine, p. Stewart Hume,
John Stewart Bryan, IA. ID. Eichelberger,
Robert Lecky. Jr., ana Milton Strause
representing the Young Mems business
Association.
This committee adopted the following
resolutions:
1. Resolved, That the Board Of Direct
Ors of the Richmond Chamber Of Com
merce shall. on January II. 1900. at the
annual meeting Of the Chamber Of Com
merce be constituted of ten members OF
the Young Mems Business Association
To be nominated by that association; and
of fifteen members to be nominated by
the Chamber of Commerce.
2 Resolved That Mr. Henry Lee Nalen-
tine, the present president of the Young
Mems Business Association. shall be made
the second vice-president OF the Chamber
at the anludl meeting bI JdilhdiF H. IH''
3. Resolved, That TO the standing com
mittees of the Chamber Of Commerce
which corresponds i'm nearly every I'M
stance TO those Of the Young Mems Bust
ness Association. there shall be added a
standing committee on conventions.
ALL MEMBERS TAKEN IN.
f. Resolved. That every member OF the
Young Mems Business Association In
good standing at the date Of the amalga-
nation of the two organizations, shall
bv virtue thereof. be q member Of the
Richmond Chamber Of Commerce as OF
January H.. 1909. and remain a member
until May !. 1900; after which date any
one may become a member of the Cham
Der. with all the privileges thereof: II an
employee. upon the payment OF - pei
annum as annual dues; and If corpora
ton or employer al so per annum; u
being understood that the word employer
shall be construed 90 include any Officer
or head Of a department Of corporation
or member Of a co-partnership.
These resolutions were reported 10 th'
Chamber of Commerce and adopted. an1
the action Of the Young Mems Business
Association last night finally disposes ol
the question. the amalgamation becomlnt
eWective under the terms or the resolu
I.puartr nth.