The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-05-03

done him, and pledged bis best
efforts In the interest of the as
socIatIon.
Secretary L. G. Dorgan, tn,
popular secretary of the NJ. Y. G..
was next nominated for the posi-
ton of secretary-treasure and he
too was unanimously elected b,
acclamation. He is a very ener.
getic young man. and will fill the
ofiice ably--a worthy successor Of
Secretary Sampsell.
! The following five vice .presl.
dents were elected: r. r. krebs
Of Pascagoula; ID. d. A. Nash. of
Biloxi; Hon. Geo. B. Penrose. of
Pass Christian; E. j. Bowers. of
the Bay-Waveland Club; Thos. L.
Cooke, of Mobile, and Emile J,
OBrien, of the Southern Yacht
Club.
The election of officers having
been concluded Commodore o..
Brien offered a motion to the ef-
feet that the president be author
lied to appoint the committees at
bis pleasure, and this was carried.
The first matter taken up under
the head of new business was the
next point for the annual meet
ing, which will take place on the
last Sunday in April, 1903. After
a little discussion Biloxi, Miss,
was decided on.
The assignment of dates for
tho regattas Of tho seasons circuit
being next in order, ex-Commo
dore Emile J. O'Brien moved that
the first date July 4, be assigned
to Mobile. Biloxi, which had the
date last year, wanted It again
and DR.. Nash made brief talk
toward the end of enlisting sup
port for the capture of it. But
after a good natured wrangle be-
tween the Biloxi representative
and Commodore O'Brien the vote
was taken, and the date went to
Mobile almost unanimously. Pres
ident Bush expressed his deep gra-
tiflcation and appreciation of this
favor to the Gulf City club and
assured the delegates that Mobile
will do herself proud on this oc-
casion.
With but little further discus
sion the following dates were as
signed:
Mobile-July 4 and 5.
Pascagoula---July IL.
Biloxi---July 18 and 10.
Pass Christian--July Is and 26.
Observation-Disclosures 2.
Southern Yacht Club at West
End--August 8.
1t was at first proposed to have
at least two weeks intervene be-
tween the regattas, but a. this
would carry the clubs dates too
close to the end of the season at
the summer resorts it was decid-
ed to have only one week inter-
vene.
The rules which governed the
association last year, those of the
5. 7. g., were adopted for the
present year.
DR.. A. X. Robertson, of Pass
Christian proposed that the as
sociation offer o handsome cup as
a prize for the open sloop, be-
tween l8 and % feet, winning the
greatest number of races during
the circuit regattas. This, he
said would lend additional inter-
est and would result in material
increase of interest and addition
to the fleets, as each year some
member would build a boat ex-
pressly for the purpose of beating
the winner of the year before.
Ex-Commodore Emile O'Brien
said that it would not do to start
out too big; confine the class of
competitors for the cup this year
to open sloops Is to 20 feet sail
ing measurement, and gradually
increase the size. This idea was
finally adopted and it was furth-
er decided that for the better fur
therance of the idea, no boat
which lost in the contest for the
cup this season will be permitted
to race for it next season. The
president was authorized to ap-
point a committee to be compos-
ed of one member from each club
to draw up a deed Of gift and tc
solicit subscriptions, the president
and secretary to be ex-offcio mem,
bers.
After some further desultor,
discussion of matters of little i'm.
portance the meeting was finally
adjourned, and refreshments, so.
lid and liquid, were served. The
visiting delegates were then showr
over the club house and variousIy