The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1901-07-20

ORGANIZATION
Business League Starts on With
Brightest Prospects.
GEO. G. JOHNSON. PRESIDENT
Has a Membership Of Over Three Hundred,
Which Includes Greenvills's Best
Business Men.

WHICH ihcludes ureenville's Best
Business Men.
If numbers and enthusiasm count for
anything, the Young Mems Business
League is already success.
Tuesday night at Pythian Park one
OF the largest attended public meetings
ever held in the city assembled in re-
sponse to a call, the purpose of which
was to complete the organization of a
Young Mems Business League, which
had its birth at meeting held in the
Cotton Exchange last Thursday night.
Chairman w. A. Everman called the
meeting to order and stated its object.
Mr.. L. Pink Smith, the secretary, arose
and moved the appointment of COM
mittee of three on organization. The
motion was carried, and the chair se-
lected Messrs. L. Pink Smith, Z. w.
Tilford and N. Goldstein.
While the committee was out Hon.
Leroy Percy offered the following
resolution:
GAS taxpayers of the State of Missis-
sippi, interested in the good govern
ment thereof; as business men OF
Greenville, interested in the CONNER
cial advancement of our community !;
as citizens of the county of Washington,
proud OF the good repute it has enjoy
ed, we deplore and denounce the cow
ardly assassination of two helpless
Italians that recently occurred at Lake
Washington lin this county, as being
subversive OF the principles OF good
government. a deadly blow to the com
mercial success of any community
which will condone, acquiesce in or
tolerate such crime, a wantOn insult
and stigma to country noted for its
law abiding and honorable citizenship;
and deeply impressed with the convic-
tiOn that not to punish Is to cOndOne
such crime, and that the stain can
only be effectively wiped out by the
punishment of the criminals, we re-
spectfully request our governor TO or
der special session of the circuit
court of this county so that If possible
those perpetrating this murder may De
discovered and brought to justice, and
that the governor be requested to offer
suitable reward for the arrest and
conviction OF the guilty parties"
In his speech in support Of the reso-
luton Mr.. Percy said he deplored the
killing and unless the assassins were
denounced by the citizens 1T would
stand as barrier to the advancement
of any improvement in the county. He
knew, he said, that the stain was not
placed on the fair name Of Washing
ton county or the old citizens or their
sons on Lake Washington but those
guilty of the crime should be hunted
down and punished. The resolution
was unanimously passed.
The committee on organization offer
ed the following named gentlemen a.
officers of the new organization:
President-GeO. q. Johnson.
First Vice President-L. T. smith.
Second Vice President-R. w. III
ford.
Secretary-H. T. Crosby.
Treasurer G. Bull.
Directors Ed. Taylor, Chas. Halter,
Ed. Holland. f. P. Odeneal, L. Wal
dauer, Joe Weinberg, s. Blum, +. M
Robinson, Ben johnson, Sol lsenberg,
w. P. Shelton, Joe HARRISON.
Mr.. Goldstein moved that the name
of the new organization be "rne
Young Mems Business League" /" Car
ried.
Another motion by Mr.. Goldsteln
that each member be assessed w a
year, was amended by a motion that
each business firm be assessed So and
members 81, which was adopted.
A move by Mr.. Wolfe that a COM
mittee of FIVE be appointed on consti-
tuition and bylaws was carried, and Y.
N Thomas, Eph Wolfe, J. A. Gabory,
Sam Blum and W. A. Everman were
selected.
The meeting then adjourned
MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT
Vice President Smith, in the absence
of President johnson, called meeting
of the League Friday night to hear the
renort of the committee on constitu-
tion and bylaws, which was well
renresented. The committe made its
renort and it was adopted. The clause
on the assessment of members brought
mn mite a discussion and 10 agree
ment as to fair and equitable assess-
mept could be reached. Mr.. Thomas
moved that it be referred to the board
Of directors, which motion was passed.
The meeting was then addressed by
representatives of an independent tele-
nboue company, who wish the citizens
of Greenville to inaugurate one here.
This matter was referred to the board
of directors, who held meeting this
morning to discuss propositions, etc.
The next meeting of the League will
be held at the Park Pavilion 90 next
tuesday night when the different
committees will be announced.