Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-12-18
STATE BUSINESS MEN.
Annual Meeting Next Month-List O.
 Members.

l Members. 1 The annual meeting of the stats
 Business Mems association will beheld
 Tn Bristol, the home of the president.
 January 2S, 1904. It is expected that about 100 delegates from all parts Of the state will be in attendance. They will be the guests of the Bristol asso- citation.
 The following statement prepared from the reports shows the number Of business firms represented in each as sociation, and it also gives the names of the president and secretary of each. with the exception of Ansonia, Derby and Shelton: Seymour-Z. 0. Beard, president: r. S. Valentine, secretary; sixty mem bers.
 Bridgeport L. Graves. president: c. K. Birdsey, secretary; 1855 members. BTistol--A. J. Muzzy, president; Fred erick 0. Norton, secretary; 11S mem- bers.
 Danbury-G. H. Fuller president:
 Hber A. Hodge. secretary; sixty mem- bers.
 Enfeld-M. D. Broderick, president; NJ. A. Mitchell, secretary; fifty -thre members.
 Glastonbury--J. Fl. Hale, president: H. B. Rising, secretary; sixty-nine members.
 Hartford-I. 0. Treat. president: Foster D Harvey, secretary; 371 mem bers.
 Manchester-J. A. Fitch, president; Fred W. Mills, secretary; inenty mem bers.
 Meriden--F. D. Smith, president.
 Dexter l.. Bishop. secretary; seventy six members. New London~-H. D. Barrows presi- dent: Philip ?, Hankey, secretary: six ty-two members. New BritainZA. H. Abhe. president; Q. J. White secretary: 130 members.
 New Hayen-R. c. Lighthourr. pres fdent; F. J. Linsley, secretary; PTS members
 Rockville--F A. Kuhnlev. president; W. E. Foster. secretary: 13O members. Southington-W. S. Gould president:
 E c. Lewis, secretary; thirty mem bers.
 Torrington- George D. Green. presi-
 dent: Walter Holcomb, secretary: sev-
 entyseven members. Waterbury-Warren l.. Hall. presi- dent: Frank A. Wenzel, secretary; 143 members.
 Willimantic--T. D. Jordan, presi-
 dent; A. ID. Stiles, secretary; eighty three members. Total, 2,015 members. A. Fl. Abbe of New Britain the state secretary of the Business Mems association. has just received reports
 from all the local associations which
 hold membership in the state organiza- ton. The reports give the names of the officers and number of firms in i, each local association. They show that the state association has a mem hership from the combined locals Of 2,O15 business houses. which repre- sent personal membership of from $500 to 4O00. This shows substan- tial increase in membership the past year, during the presidency of ex-Sen- l ator 4. I. Muzzy of Bristol l Tn order that the reports might he
 uniform, State Secretary Abbe sent
 out circular letter. stating the exnct information he wanted from the local l secretaries. The replies came to him very promptly. showing a gratifying 1 interest on the part of the associations. ] The object in securing the reports is l to ascertajn how many delegates each association is entitled to in the state | convention. as the representation is
 based upon the membership. Each as
 sociation is entitled to two delegates
 and one extra for every twenty-five
 members over the first twenty-five
 Secretary Abbe will notify each asso.
 ciation the representation 1t will have.
 so as to avoid any misunderstanding
 and the state officers will plan for the l convention accordingly. The reports received from the vari.
 ous associations will be read with in terest by business men of the state.