The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-02-01
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Board of Directors Meet and Adopt
Constitution and BY Laws.


meeting of the directors of the Sum-
ter Chamber of Commere was held
Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. Pres
ent, John NJ. Knight, president; E. L.
! Witherspoon. J. L. Alnut, W. B. Boyle.
J. W. McKeiver, r. F. Haynsworth, w.
M. Graham, H. L. Scarborough, E. I
Reardon and Mayor Geo. W. Dick.
Minutes Of the meeting Of directors
held January were read and ap-
proved. President knight stated that
most important business before the
meeting was the reading Of the consti-
tuition and by laws presented by the
special committee appointed for that
purpose. Chairman II. F. Wilson, Of
the committee on constitution and by
laws, being absent, owing to illness
the constitution and by laws were read
by the secretary. Section two Of article
s was amended to read: "An applicant
for regular membership may besnomi-
mated at any regular meeting Of the
board Of directors of the Sumter
Chamber of Commerce. instead Of at
any regular meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce" Same rule applying to
the election Of honorary members Of
the Chamber Of Commerce. With this
change the entire constitution and by
laws were adopted, on motion Of w.
M. Graham and 81. L. Scarborough.
President Knight announced that he
would appoint at his leisure, the chair
man of the following committees, as
provided by the constitution and by
laws and that he and the chairman Of
the various committees would select
the members of the aid committees:
Committee on Manufacture and
Commerce.
Committee on Transportation.
Committee on Public Improvements.
Committee on Public Entertain
ment.
Committee on Statistics and 1nfor
nation. ~
Committee on Internal Trade and
Improvement. :
The above six committees. being
standing committees and; an audit
ing committee viii also be appointed
Immediately.
On motion Of Messrs. Alnut and
Scarborough the amount OF salary to
be paid the secretary and treasurer
will be determined at the next meeting
of the board Of directors. Mr.. Scar
borough moved that the secretary and
treasurer be instructed to begin the
collection Of membership fees and
notify dues. Monthly dues to begin
February 1. 1905, payable in advance.
Architect D. G. Zeigler was present
and stated that he has been in cores
pondence with: manufacturing firm
which desires to locate branch fac
tory in Sumter. The secretary read a
letter from the company in question.
Mr.. Zeigler@ asked the cooperation Of
the Chamber of Commerce and stated
that a representative Of the company
would soon be here for the purpose of
further investigation.
President Knight informed Mr..
Zeigler that as soon as the representa-
tive arrives a special meeting of the
committee on manufactures and COM
merce will be called to take the matter
up and he was assured the hearty CO.
operation of the Chamber of Com
merce.
The secretary stated that Mr..
George Burchill had declined to serve
as member of the board Of directors,
but would continue his membership
in the Chamber Of Commerce. On mo-
| 4.
H. Edmunds was unanimously elected
director to succeed Mr.. Burchill. The
question of the purchase Of type
writing machine and printing of the
constitution and by laws was deferred
to the next meeting. The constitution
and by laws calling for the election of
two vice presidents Of the Chamber OF
Commerce, on motion of Mr.. r. r.
Haynsworth, Mr.. H. L. Scarborough
was unanimously elected first vice
president and on motion Of Mr.. W. q.
Bolye. Mr. R. F. Haynsworth was
unanimously elected second vice pres
dent. There being no further business
the meeting adjourned. subject to the
call Of the president.
Emmett :. Reardon, Sec.