The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-11
MUNICIPAL UNIONS OF TWO CITY WARDS
 AT WORK TO SECURE GOOD MEN FOR OFFICE
WARD 9 ORGANIZED.
Major Screws President of Munici-
 pal Union.

Ma1Or screws ETeSlQeuC or muu1C1- pal Union. At an enthusiastic meeting of eitizens of Ward 2 last night in the Commercial and In- dustrial Association rooms the Citizens Mu- nioipal Union of Ward was permanently or ganized with Major ". W. Screws as Prssi- dent
 mass meeting of the union will be held Monday night at o'clock in the Montgomery County court house, at which time ways and means of furthering the objects of the orsani- zation will be decided.
 On account o& the inolemency of the weather, only about 26 of the large number of voters who had signed the membership lists circulated some six weeks ago were present. but 1t was the sense of every one of those present that a permanent organisation be perfected and that the union should at once become useful to the city.
 PhaPes Coleman presided over the meeting. He stated that the meeting was called to per manent1y organize the union or abandon the idea He urged some decisive step. For the bensnt of thoss who were not well acquainted with the temporary organization, the secretary read the minutes of the preliminary meeting, at which the plans were laid for the permanent organization of the union.
 Captain Philip H. Stern, who is a member of the Executive Committee from Ward 3 Municipal Union twas called on to speak to
  ganisation- Captain Stern urged immediate ac- ton and reviewed the municipal situation in it's entirety.
 At the conclusion of the remarks of Captain Stern, Mike Mohr moved that the thanks of the meeting be tsndered Captain Stern for his speech and advice, which was adopted
 Mr, Mohr then moved that the organization be made permanent and that a committee of three be appointed to nominate permanent offl cers- The motion of Mir Mohr prevailed unani- mously.
 The nominating committee returned after a few minutes conference and made the follow ing reporti
 For President. V. W. ecrsws: for Secretary. A. T. Hannon-
 The report was unanimously adorted-
 w. W. Pearson then moved that the name of the organization be the Citizens Municipal Union of Ward 8 which was oarFied by 6 unanimous vote
 A declaration of principles was discussed. but it was decided to postpone action this important mattsr until e full meeting of the union
 On motion of Morris woolf, it was decided that 6 committee of i've be appointed to d. vide the ward into districts to be canvassed before Saturday by members of the union. each member to be assigned to a different district On this committee was appointed Morris woolf. w. W. Pearson. M. H. Stuart. E c. Adams, Robert c Taylor. Duncan May and Mike Mohr.
 The committee will meet this afternoon at the office of M H Stuart at 5 o'clock
 On motion of Robert Taylor 1t was decided to hold an open meeting of the union Monday night at o'clock in the county court house. The permanent president was requested to make arrangements for this meeting
 committee composed of J. E. WorswicR M. P Le0rand and W. W. Pearson was ap- pointed to draft declaration of principles to be submitted to the union at the meeting Aon- day night.
 After enthusiastic speeches by various mem. bera of the union the meeting adjourned until Monday night.