Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-12
TICKET WINS;
NO OPPOSITION
ANNUAL ELECTION OF CHAM
Der OF COMMERCE
J. o. Koepfli Chosen President Of the
Organization to Succeed II. s.
McKee-chambe to
Welcome Flint

The annual election of officers and
directors of the chamber of commerce.
held yesterday, passed off quietly as
there was no opposition to the regular
ticket placed in nomination some days
ago. The polls were open in the
chamber from a. m. until D. M,
when the board of directors met in
special session and canvassed the vote,
reporting the result as follows:
President, ]. O. Koepfli; first vice.
president, w. j. Washburn; second
vice president, VIM. d. Stephens;
treasurer, Chas. H. Toll; chairman
committee on commerce, II. s. Mckee;
chairman committee on agriculture and
horticulture, F. @. story; chairman
committee on manufacturing, Fred L.
Baker; chairman committee on mer-
camille affairs, j. Baruch chairman
committee on mining, Dan Murphy;
chairman committee on transportation.
r. H. Heron; chairman committee on
laws, II. T. Lee; chairman committee
on publications and statistics, Willis
H. Booth; chairman committee on
county and municipal affairs Oscar
Mueller; chairman committee on hotels,
o. T. Johnson; chairman committee on
finance and auditing, Gail B. Johnson;
chairman committee on building and
permanent exhibit, Niles Pease; chair
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G.. Barnwell; chairman committee on
boulevards, parks and roads, John H.
Norton; chairman committee on expo
sitions, A. b. Cass; chairman commit
tee on membership and grievances, A.
W. Skinner.
The new officers and directors will
assume their duties on February 10,
at which time the annual meeting will
be held and when the secretary will be
chosen.
Mr.. Koepf1i, who will succeed II. S.
Mckee as president of the chamber
OF commerce, is one of the well known
business men of the city, and is MEM
ber of the firm of Bishop & Co., a di-
rector of the First National bank and a
member of the California club. He
has long been identified with the inter-
ests of Southern California and is an
energetic and popular citizen of Los
Angeles.
The election shows the selection of
ten new members of the board of direc-
tors as follows: Fred. l.. Baker, j.
Baruch, Dan Murphy, r. H. Heron,
H. T. Lee, Willis H. Booth, Oscar
Mueller, Gail b. Johnson, Niles Pease
and Walter G. Barnwell.
During the session of the board Maj.
E. F. C. Klokke and Eugene Germain,
representing a committee of citizens,
stated that the citizens committee in
tended meeting Senator-elect Flint on
his return to Los Angeles with spec
ial train and large committee, and re-
quested the cooperation of the chamber.
1t was thereupon decided that the
chamber would tender a reception to
Senator-elect Flint and act in con-
junction with the citizens committee.
J. w. Jeffrey with others of a special
committee representing the seven
SOutnern COuHlleS VI SdllLOiIltt, du-
dressed the board on the subject of
obtaining an appropriation for a pa
biological station for Southern Cali
fornia. The board was heartily in
favor of the proposition and will second
the efforts of the committee, which is
to go north to take the matter up with
BENZ. Ide Wheeler.
Director Kays announced that the
knights of Columbus would hold their
annual convention in Los Angeles in
June, and as the chamber had issued
an invitation to them to hold their an
nual meeting here, it was decided to
give them a reception Monday night,
June 9Th.
The following were elected members
of the chamber of commerce: Fred
L. and ]. B. Sexton, W. C. Elderton.
H. B. Eakins, c. Antonioli.