The Arizona sentinel., 1905-10-11
YUMA COUNTY CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
A Business Organization to Promote
and Advance the Interests
of Yuma County

promotion and advancement of the in
terest5 of Yuma and Yuma County.
The meeting and organization grew
out of previous gathering of q ''hand-
full" of citizens at the same place On
Thursday evening. October 5, when a
setting forth the necessity for the CO.
operation of all citizens in organized
effort to advance the varied interests
Of the town and county. There were
present at this meeting: Burt Dunlap,
Fred w. Vessel, j. M. Polhamus,
Thos. D. Molloy, Geo. H. lockwood
II. H. Donskersley. Mr.. Molloy pre-
sided and Mr.. lockwood acted as Sec
rotary. After adopting a constitution,
and making PAL tial temporary Or
ganization the meeting adjourned to
Monday night, October 9.
The Permanent Organization.
T The Monday night meeting was
called to order by temporary chairman
Molloy, who briefly stated that the OBJ
ject was not for the purpose of an
nulling >or antagonizing the action of
any other proposed organization. He
said ''we don't propose to try an i'm
posibility-We don't propose to pay
any thousand dollar salaries when we
haven't got the thousand dollars to pay
the mathematical conundrum: ''HoW
to pay thousand dollar salary with a
thirty dollar fund" was hardly ne
cessary of further calculation.
Temporary Secretary lockwood read
the minutes of previous meeting and
report of committee on organization,
which was unanimously adopted; the
committee on membership reported III
| signatures.
The following officers were then
nominated, in the order named, and
each elected by unanimous vote:
President, J. w. Darlington, First
Vice President, Mrs. Fanny r. Pugh.
Second Vice-President, Isaac POLKA
mus.
Treasurer, F. f. Sanguinetti, Sec
rotary, O. F. Townsend.
Assistant Secretary, Geo. H. Rock
wood.
There were fourteen nominated for
membe of the board of directors, and
the constitution, which provided for
only nine was on motion amended so as
to increase the number to fourteen. y
The Board of Directors-T. w. I'm
derhill, John Gandolfo, A. Modesti.
Frank Hodges. q. b. Clymer, John
Stoffela. ". A. Bowles, T.. w. Alex
ander, Harry Brownstettcr, Jerry
Millay, H. c. Haupt, A. F. White, j.
E. Eudy, j. NJ. Molina.
The dues were fixed at one dollar per
month. payable monthly.
The officers and directors were all
elected by reclamation, and every ac-
ton of the meeting was harmonious.
The membership includes the best
citizenship of the community. men
whose names give assurance of stability
to the organization. The president,
ce-presidents and secretary are among
the best-known residents of the county
and territory.
Assistant Secretary lockwood is
young man of ability and enthusiasm,
and will be valuable aid to Mr.. Town
send, who is now preparing advertising
matter to be used in carrying out the
objects of the organization, which will
undoubtedly be the means of much
good.
Following is complete list of the
membership, to date:
Membership Roll.
Burt Dunlap, e. f. Sanguinetti, L. G..
Stahl, H. II. DonkersIey, Frank E, Lee,
A. Modest, Fred w. Vessel, A. w.
Townsend, Geo. A. Duke, J. NJ. Pol
hanus, Juan Zabala, Bob Anderson
(MarshaD, Thos. d. Molloy, Jerry
Millay, Walter Riley deputy SheriffJ,
Geo. H. lockwood, L. w. Alexander,
r. H. Marine, John L. Huffman, j.
Kelley, J. w. Darlington, Frank Huff
man, G.. I. Tally, Geo. E. Darlington,
II. P CrandaIl, Isaac e. Godfrey, viii
H. Buck, T. w. Underhill, Jno. Dunno,
j. l.. Redordo, C. V. kIeedeu, NJ
Morris, Isaac Polhamus, j. H. Car
penter, ]. l. Toler, w. H. Shorey, 7.
H. Kinsler, D. O. Moore, H. Vance
Clymer, Cornelio Angulo, Henry APP
John, M. D., K. r.. Thornton, E.
Frankel, A. F. White, S. Monroe, A.
G. Byrnes, Franlc Webster, Samuel
DeCor~e, Joe Henry, r. NJ. Riley, VIM.
J. Dunno, L. Esselburn, NJ. J. Nugent,
NJ. S. Hibbard, Paul Moretti, E. a.
Ingram, John Stoffela, Il. \. Jordan,
O. c. Johnson, G. P. Cronin, Cash
NJ. Smith, Charles Gufoy. N. O.
Archibald, John Rimpau, f. G. Blais-
dell, E. Roy White, r. a. Mcpherson,
p. B. Hodges, John Gandolfo, Charles
w. Payne, Thomas Stratton, Frank
Hodges, Edw. D. Hodges, W. G. De-
Spain, r. D. La Pine, Harry Brown
stetter, w. II. Dutton, G. M. Bridge,
F. L. Ewing, r. II. Chandler, james
Neahr, H. G.. Haupt, c. c. Dyer, Gus
Livingston, J. E. Ludy, Walter Evans
Fannie Reese Pugh, d. M. Devore, U.
g. Wilder, Camlin Evans, o. +. Town
send, John Gandolfo, Jr., J. NJ. Molina
Mike Levy, Charlie B. Feige, n S.
Parks Henry Levy. G.. II. Hitting 2