Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-05-03
Annual Meeting Held Last Night
Reports Show the Club in
FIOuriShing Condition.
OFFERS CUP FOR RACES
New Commodore, w. X. Bassford,
Made Offer Upon Taking the Chair
Last Night Which Will Arouse
Much Interest in Water Sports in
This Vicinity This Season - The
Officers EIected-GOOd Attendance

The annual meeting of the Raritan
Yacht Club last night at the club
house, the second of the annual meet.
ings in the clubs handsome new
home, was made memorable by sew
eral important feature, including an
attendance which has seldom, if ever
been equalled; favorable reports for
the year just ended, from the retir-
ing officers and committees; the
broaching of plans for a splendid OBJ
fering of a cup by William X. Bass
ford as a trophy for racing; the cleo
ton of officers for the coming year;
and the election of several new mem
bers
The officers elected are: Commo-
dore, William X. Bassford; vice COM
modore, Nelson P. t. Macan; record
ing secretary, Louis V. Emanuel; fl
nancial secretary, Arthur H. Bough-
ton, Jr., treasurer, Edward ]. Nc
Cormick members of the board of
trustees, Herbert E. Crowell, Chaun-
cey G.. Baldwin and Ambrose P. Ken
nedy; measurer, Ernest A. Pierson;
regatta committee, George Schantz,
chairman, and John E. Sofield, For
rest L. Smith, William Hanson and
John Hanson, Jr. Other committees,
which are appointive, will be named
shortly.
Memorial Day, May 80. being the
first anniversary of the dedication of
the new clubhouse, celebration will
be held. The arrangements are not
yet in tangible shape, but it is known
that two of the features will be ra-
ces in the afternoon and dance in
the evening.
Mr.. Bassford Greeted.
When the newly elected commo-
dore, Mr. Bassford, took the chair,
he was greeted with applause. and
he spoke briefly, urging large attend
ance at meetings and expressing his
confidence in the clubs future sue
cess. He then announced his offer
to present cup. The owner OF the
powerboat winning the cup once VIII
have his name engraved on it and
anyone winning the cup three times
will retain ownership. In the cup
races there will be suitable handi-
Gaping.
The reports of the retiring officers
and committees showed very en-
couraging state of affairs and an as
set of club property aggregating over
$4,000. Several candidates were ad-
mitted to membership, making the
total number of members 14O.
The retiring officers, whose terms
ended last night upon the election OF
their successors, and who have work
ed well and zealously for the club
advancement, were: Commodore,
Louis M. Rossi; recording secretary,
Franz Nelson; financial secretary
John E. Sofield; treasurer, Clarence
C. Sibley; trustees, w. X. Bassford
w. A. Belcher, and c. c. Baldwin
measurer, G. V. Evans; regatta com
mittee, G.. v. Evans. chairman. DR.
Herman Anderson, T. ]. Dover, II. n
Acker, and c. S. Dutton. There were
other committees also, including thai
on entertainment, J. E. Stricken,
chairman, e. j. Mccormick, w. A
Crowell, DIR. G. w. Tyrrell, and Z
H. Smith.
The retiring commodore, Mr. RIOS
81, expressed his thanks to the mem
bers for their help in making th'
year just ended the success 1t ma
been and his hopes for continued en-
couragement this year.