Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
Gratifying Interest Shown Friday
Night at the Meeting for
Organization.
A BANQUET is PROPOSED.
Che Hon. w. J. Van Pattern Elected
President of the CIub-Othcr OIL
GERS, Directors and Committees
-1IcndGuarters in Fletcher
Library Building.

The ADJOURNED meeting oil the BurIinE-
Ton Commercial club for organization was
held Friday night at the Y. NJ. G. 4.
building. There was a good attendance
On the part of business men and a graft
lying degree of interest was shown. The
Necessary steps were taken for the COM
pletion of the Incorporation of the club
bfter which the work Of organization
&as taken up.
The report of the committee on nominal
lions was presented by j. l.. Southwck,
chairman Of the committee, ana after the
substitution u director for three years
pf the chairman Of the committee for that
Of W. +. Hall, who has moved from the
eity the report was accepted as follows.
OFFICERS.
Prcsident-W. j. Van Patten.
Nice-presidcnt-G. +. Whitney.
TreasurerH. S. Weed.
Clerk--M. D. Mcmahon.
Auditor-E. S. Jsham.
Diroctors--For four years, &. j. Smith,
Elias Lyman, II. j. Stanley; for three
Years, J. L. Southwick, J.. u. Abernethy,
Eeorge NJ. Bcsett; for two years, w. f..
Greene. L. w. Parkhil, w. c. Isham; for
bne year. w. J.. Mccormick, Lawrence
pfiicio, Mayor J. i. Burke.
on motion of Gen. II. S. Peck, the clerk
was instructed to cast Il ballot for these
officers who were declared elected
PRESIDENT VAN PATTEN'S RE-
MARKS.
Mr.. Van Patten thanked the members
OF the club for the honor of election as
president of the organization. He said
that during the coming year he would do
everything in his power to make a success
Of the important work which the club has
Undertaken. lie spoke of the necessity of
thorough cooperation on the part of our
business men and thought the club might
well take as Il motto, the words Watch
put" He spoke of the work of thcdifferent
committees and expressed the belief that
the interest manifested by those present
was the promise Of success Of the Bur
lington Commercial club. Tho chair then
announced that the next business in Or
der under the bylaws would be the APP
pointment of committees and that if the
corporation would take a short recess,
the directors would report the result of
their consideration of this subject. The
directors at once repaired to the parlors
hnd after a short period they reported
The appointment of the following
STANDING COMMITTEE.
Executive committce-J. L. Southwick,
Elias Lyman, C. j.. Whitney, ]. a. Man
son. DR.. D. c. Hawloy.
Memberships. S. Poasc, T. G.. SAT-
ford. Robert Noble A. q. Mansur, c..
S. Van Patten.
Mercantile intorests-F. d. Aberncthy.
il. j. STANLEY, J.. II. Turk, G. A. Bar
Der. II. ii. Hagar
Manufacturing interosts-C. d. Ord
way, A. C. Whiting, L. j. Booth, r. c.
Cottam, G.. II. Holden.
Transportation and communications
George NJ Besett. f. e. Burgess, i, Y.
Clarkson, i. a. Brodie, c. j.. Smith.
Information and publicty--N. J.. Me-
Cormick, w. j.. Howe, Joseph Aud f.
NJ. Sheldon, I. +. Houston.
Finance committee-H. l.. Ward, n.
T.. Chamberlin. c. L. Soulc, +. o. Beau
Pre-, ]. NJ. Bregstein.
Legislation--C. Z. Smith, J. F. Cush-
man, c. C. Miller c. S. Isham, V. A. Bull
lard
Observation-Disclosures NJ II. Buckham,
DR.. II. G. Tinkham, Supt II. o. Wheeler.
Prot c. W. MiXter, DIR. r. T. Nc
Sweeney.
Burlington as a residence city-F. r.
Wells, Clarence Morgan, Henry Holt
81 New York, Edward Hatch, Jr., of
New York, Gen. Il. S. Peck.
New industres-G. T.. Whitney, J. J.
Whalen, Il. S. lsham, s. J.. Platka,
Thomas Reeves.
Burlington as n resort and conven-
Zion city,. T.. Burke, Z. i. Wood