The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1906-04-25
BROOkHAVEN PROGRESSIVE bN.
This is the Name the City's Rless
Men Have Organized Under

ms IS lhe Name the lily DleSS1
Men Have Organized Under
On April Goth, at 4 o'cld p.
m. the adjourned meeting the
promoters and organizers al
business league for Brookhbn,
was called to order by the dr.
man at the mayors Office. lhe
i following we're present:
: j. W. McGrath, chalrmanIH.
! Cassedy, secretary, and EF.
Brennan, Chas. Elder. VIII.
Seavey, A. G. McNair, Lee ler-1
ett, J. N. Davis, Bert Mclir,
R. j. Boone, I. G. McNaiIM.
i Mccullough, Doc Sartin, q.
Jones, A. Danlico, Julius lie
batsch, R. M. NaIty, S. P. OIer,
B. i. Hobbs, O. Newton, il f.
10. Conant, Dir. I. Z. Parhs,
.ILonnie Kees and L. H. BoweI
I The minutes of the last melng
we're read and adopted.
/ The committee composed d f.
! V. Becker, Warren McNairtnd
HI. Cassidy, reported that hey
had notified nearly every bu}ess
man of the meeting, and thfthe
objects to be attained met wiIthe
universal approval.
Mr.. Cassidy stated the oeots
of the organization, and h| re-.
marks we're supplemented " a
brief but earnest address HMr.
s. P. Oliver, who suggest} that.
the objects of the organizatn be
extended to the deVelopnht of
the whole of Lincoln dnty,5
which suggestion met vii the.
approval of all present.
The Ways and Means Chmit-
tee reported as follows:
GentIemen:-W We, your chmit-.
tee, beg to report that i have
examined the bylaws of veraI
of the business leagues the
cities of this State. and haJ also
had an interview with Mr.. hkes-
lee, the secretary of the JEkson
Business League, who isvery
familiar with the workingof all
of the leagues cf the State.
After going over the batter
carefully, we have decided b rec
commend for your constellation
the plan of organization 3opted
by the city of Newton, Miss,
which is as follows:
They have board of doctors
of eleven members, with tree of
the members of the board bonsti-
tuting an executive coimittee
| with whom the secretak may
consult.on matters requir;hsquick
action, and the powers Otis ex-
ecutive committee are fixecby the
board of directors.
They raised a considerable sum
of money by popular suhs aptiop,
and admitted members I mem
bership in the league on monthly
dues Of $1.00, so cen5 and 25
cents, the member ioiniR fixing
his fee and monthly duEs They
found a large number d ladies
took advantage of the low ate and
Joined the league.
Respectfully submlsted
A. G. McNAR,
j. w. McGRATH,
w. II. SEAVEY,
o. NEWTDNsJR.
The report was received nd ap
proved.
On motion the Organization was
made permanent.
On motion the chairma ap
pointed committee of i've te
nominate a president,i yiepresi
Ident and a temporary secretary
land treasurer and board d.direct
Tors as follows: D. Newtjn, Jr.
is. p. Oliver, w. Fl. Sea{ey, A
lC. McNair, E. r. Brenngn. The
/ committee presently reported
nominating j. W. McGfath fol
president, w. Ell Seayey, vice
president, and II. Cassedy, tenn
/ porary secretary and treasurer
and that they would nomintae
board of directors at the mex
meeting, consisting of nine, /
Having been determined that th
president and Vicepresiden
should be members Of said boar'
by virtue of their Offices. Th
gentlemen nominated we're respec
ltively elected to hold bfice unit
their successors we're elected.
After some discussion, the nam
of the organization was fixed an
selected as the BfOokhaven Pro
gressiye Union.
/ A committee &c tile chairman
E. +. Brennan, Fl. Csssedy, N
McCullough, S r Oliver and a
IC. McNair was chosen to subml
rules and regulations for the GOV
| ernment Of the union, and to issu
an address to the people settin
forth the objects Of the unior
etc:
On motion the chair app0inte
III. M. Wood and IM. cCulloug
/ to solicit membeIs and circulai
written agreemelN % be subscril
Led to.
A vote Of thanks was extende
/ Mr.. Blakeslee for bis efforts, an
iaiso r. ID. Lanier. Es Abrams an