East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1905-02-08
TWENTY-FOUR
NEW MEMBERS
Commercial Association EleC--
ted Officers and Heard
Recommendations.

nOOUIIIlIIClIudllUtI
Last night occurred the annual
meeting of the Pendleton Commercial
association, and officers for the en-
suing year were elected. reports of
old officers received and numerous
other matters discussed.
Officers and Boards.
For president during the coming
year 1t was the unanimous sentiment
that ]. A. Borie should be reelected,
and this was done after a brief speech
by T. G. HALEY, praising the work
of that official during the past year.
For vice president c. E. Roosevelt
was again placed in nomination by
Leon Cohen, and this election was
also unanimous. But here the re-
election of the old officers came to
an end, and the young blood" of the
| association was recognized by the
election of Fred Lampkin as secretary
and Mark Moorhouse as treasurer.
A committee was appointed to
nominate nine men to serve with the
officers on the board of managers
This committee reported the names
of Leon Cohen, Robert Forster, F. p.
Judd, NJ. A. RAIDER. w. L. Thompson,
]. w. Maloney, Bert Huffman, George
Hartman, Jr., and DIR. c. J. Smith
These nine were then unanimously
chosen to serve on the board of man
ayers
Reports and Addresses.
The annual address of President
Borie was next read, and is publish
ed elsewhere in this issue.
The report of Treasurer Vincent
showed balance of s4S1.9e to be in
the treasury, derived from the fol-
lowing sources: general fund, $25016;
cigars. s3.45; billiards, $72,2O; cards.
$140.65; key deposit. $3.50.
| The irrigation committee reported
through their chairman, Bert Huff
man, that in accordance with the sug-
gestion of ]. T. Whistler, circular let
! ters had been sent to Butter creek
farmers for the purpose of securing
data on the subject of winter irriga-
! ton, and also that replies had been
received to a number of these letters.
S. H. Forshaw. who has been en-
gagged for several months past in
making a collection of the products
tilla county exhibit at the Lewis and
Clark fair, told the association what
had been accomplished, and of the
various obstacles encountered in pre-
pairing the exhibit. The matter of
arranging an exhibit of Indian curios
to be used in connection with the,
county display, was discussed, and
the idea seemed to meet with favor.
Twcnty-fom New Members.
The names of "a applicants for
membership were next read. Besides
those published in last evenings pa
per the names of Rev. Henry Dixon
Jones and G. Newquist were in this
list. On motion, the SIS initiation
fee was not charged the above candi-
dates, and they were all unanimously
elected to membership in the associ-
alton.
For Local Depot Display.
An earnest plea was next made by
T. G. HALEY for the arranging of a
county display to be placed in a glass
cabinet at the o. r. & n. depot here.
Mr.. HALEY suggested that this dis
play, besides the specimens showing
the agricultural and other industries
of the county, there could be placed
photographs from over the county
adequately showing the scope and
extent of the same. He also recon-
mended that an illustrated booklet
be prepared to be given home seek
ers desiring information. The need
of new people for the county was
dwelt upon by Mr.. HALEY, and it was
urged that this year, during the Lewis
and Clark fair, was the time for work
to be done along that line.
President Borie announced that
when he made up his list of commit
tees for the association he would also
appoint one to investigate this sub
ject.
Thomas Milarkey Recognized.
For the past 13 years the CONNER
cial association has had the use of
its present rooms, the property of
Thomas Milarkey, for an unusually
small rental. and this despite the fact
that the owner has been offered more