The Savannah morning news., 1903-03-20
SECRETARY CHOSEN
HOME SECURED BY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE..
AT MEETING OF DIRECTORS
STANDING AND SPECIAL COMMIT
TEES WERE NAMED.

square Now Occupied by Central
of Georgia Omccs-AppIicatiOn for
Charter Already FiIed-Rev. DR..
Jordan Addressed Meeting ReIa-
tive to Coming of Southern Bap-
fist CCnVentiOn-DirectO Want
Citizens to PntrOnize Home
Merchants.
w. J. Donlan is the secretary OF the
ChamberSof Commerce of Savannah.
He was recommended for the position
yesterday by the committee appointed
10 pass on applications. and was unan-
imously elected at a meeting of the
directors.
The committee. as a part of its report,
states: Mr.. Donlan is a young man,
competent, ambitious, and has had
about nine years business training. He
has the advantage of being an expert
stenographer is ready to take the 20
sition at once, at a salary of $1,000 per
annum, and his term of engagement to
be subject to the pleasure of your
board
AS vouchers for his ability character
Iers of reference from a number Of
the most prominent men OF Savannah,
as well as men most prominent in the
commercial and railroad world in 9TH
sr cities. Besides the application of
Mr.. Donlan, applications were received
from ten other gentlemen.
The meeting as a whole was a most
important one. for besides the choice
of the secretary, a number of impor-
tant matters were brought before it.
Maj. J. Ferris Cam, reported that the
committee TO draft a charter had com
pleted it's work, and already filed an
application for it. A draft of standing
and special committees was also SUBJ
mitted and adopted
Jordan for the Baptists.
An interesting part of the meeting
was an address made before the board
by Rev. DR.. j. d. Jordan, pastor of
the First Baptist Church, who appear
ed on behalf of the Southern Baptist
Convention, which is to meet in Savan-
nah May 7, s and 9. Mr.. Jordan ex-
planned the advantages that would ac-
crue to Savannah through having the
convention meet here, giving estimates
vali ous articles while in Savannah.
He expects an attendance, he said, OF
at least 2,000-probably between 1000
and $500. He reported that he has
already arranged for accommodations
for 1900 persons. All these will pay
for their entertainment, but the incl
dental expenses of the convention, en-
tertainment of the officers, speakers, re-
turned missionaries, etc, also station
cry and stamps, will require about
500, and it was to secure an appro-
priation of a part of this sum that Mr..
Jordan appeared before the board. The
matter was referred to the Executive
and Finance Committees with power
to act.
Have Secured a Home.
A committee consisting of Messrs.
Lee Roy Myers, G. H. Dorset and T.
E. Youmans was appointed to secure
and fit up suitable quarters for the
Chamber of Commerce. They went to
work Immediately after the meeting
adjourned and rented that part of the
building that was formerly occupied by
Hull & Lathrop, fronting Johnson
Square, but which now contains the
offices of the treasurer and the pay
master of the Central of Georgia Rail-
way.
So soon as these offices are moved to
the Citizens Branch Bank building
which will be done next week. the
quarters will be fitted for the occu-
pancy of the Chamber of Comm cree.
The secretary of the organization will
take office Immediately.
President Estill stated that the
membership book now showed an en-
rollment OF 500 names, and Mr.. O.. S.
kulman, chairman of the Soliciting
Committee, reported that the lists of
his committee showed some sixty-odd
hrn1JUhf NtrN n
cussion as to how best to secure other
members. 1t was moved that the
names already secured be published in
the newspapers, but this motion was
disposed of by referring the matter to
President Estill and Mr.. Kulman.
To Help Home Merchants.
DR.. j. Lawton HERS suggested the
creation of new committee to be
known as the Steering Committee. and
suggested that its chief duty be to fos-
ter the patronage of home merchants.
He stated that the Chatham County
Medical Society, at it's last meeting, had
adopted a resolution by which the
members pledged themselves in future
to buy of local merchants everything
possible, and where the articles needed
We're not in stock. to order them
through the local dealer.
Messrs. S. Krouskoh, Roy c. Foster
which reached popular chord. Final
ly upon motion of MIR. Foster the mat
ter was referred to the Committee on
Commerce and Trade.
Mr.. Fosters resolution in full is:
Moved That the COMMITTEE on Com
merce and Trade be instructed to look
into the matter of such heavy pur-
chases of commodities for personal ana
household use, as are now reported 10
go to outside cities, and report to the
board on some definite plan to pursue
TO secure all such trade to our local
stores and tradesmen."
Dues Are Coming In.
A report by one of the directors that
the representative of a certain adver-
Using scheme was in Savannah led to
the adoption of a resolution that the
members of the Chamber of Commerce
will patronized no advertising plan that
has not been investigated and sanction
ed by the Chamber of Commerce. This
Is the tenor of the resolution. With
more careful wording defining it's ex-
act scope it will be filed later with the
Executive Committee.
Treasurer McCauley reported the
collections were satisfactory and that
he expected a heavy increase in them
on and after April 1. A number of
communications were read among
them two inquiring into the advan-
tages savannah offers as a site for
manufacturing plants. and another
from the Greater Georgia Association
enclosing an open letter to the people
OF the state. The meeting was well
attended many of the members unable