The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1907-01-23
COMMERCIAL CLUB
ORGANIZED
With Eishty-Three Charter Mem.
berS-..An Enthusiastic Meeting.

Last Saturday afternoon few of our
enterprising townsmen decided that Co
lumbia ought to have Commercial
Club, and be in position to push her in
terests and that of Adair county, as it
has never been done. A paper was
prepared setting forth the object of the
organization, and STIMULATING that a
membership fee of SIS would be re-
quired. Within few hours sixty of
our best citizens had signed the agree
ment, and on Monday morning more
than twenty more readily attached
their names. In the entire history of
Columbia no move looking to the public
good good has ever been so readily and
enthusiastically accepted on the part of
those interested in the welfare of this
community. On Monday night the
meeting was held in the court house,
and the organization wassmade as ap-
pears below. The object of the organ
lization was briefly stated by c. S. Har-
Eis, after which he was selected as tenn
lorary Chairman and Gordon Montgom-
~ and w A. Coffey were selected as
cretaries. The permanent organiza-
is as follows:
S. Harris, Pres. James Garrett,
v. P. j. o. Russell, End V. P.
don Montgomery, Secretary, w. A.
~, Treas.
(e following gentlemen compose the
of directors:
R. Myers, N. M. Tut, j. S. Stapp,
;. Jeffries, w. K. Azbill, w. F.
wright, w. D. Frazer, Sam Lewis,
Young. M
Sc acquainted with the various
,ers of the board of directors and
rs will not doubt that persistent,
1t effort will be made to carry to
essful termination the purposes for
h this body was organized.
was one of the most harmonious
lerings, of our citizens, ever wit
BED on an occasion of this kind. From
inning to close good will prevailed
every effort seemed to be made to
lidify and cement into one compact
dy of activity, all the energy, ability
Id determination of Columbia Fired
Hith zeal to bring good out of bad, to
hange the disagreeable for the pleas
mt and to inaugurate methods that
I'LL advance the commercial interests
Columbia and Adair, as we cannot
put feel that new era of activity and
advancement for this section has ap-
Ipeared. Within very short time the
Club will be in position to show its
worth in the business affairs of this
community.
The following are charter members
of the organization:
H. c. Baker, G. S. Harris, H. N.
Miller, n M. Tut, VIM. F. Jeffries, j.
T. Page, Gordon Montgomery, Rollin
Hurt, G. P. Smythe, G. B. Smith, J..
N. Coffey, Frank Sinclair, J. N. Como
yer, w. F. Cartwright, J. S. Stapp,
w. K. Azbill, j. B. Barbee, j. H. Golf,
M. Cravens, Horace Jeffries, E. w.
Reed, j. O. Russell, A. S. Chewing,
w. D. Frazer, T. A. Murrell, Frank
Jackman, Jno. w. Flowers, E. G. Shaw,
T. E. PAUL, j. G. Eubank, G. T. Flow
ers. Jr., G. w. Staples, ]. R. Garrett,
w. r. Grissom, ]. H. Smith, L. w.
Bennett, w. H. Wilson, w. o. Pile, w.
R. Myers, w. A. Coffey, Braxton Mas
sic, H. A. Walker, 10 Coffey, Jr., j.
H. Young, E. G. Atkins, j. T. Good
man, Jr.. w. T. Mcfarland, J. P.
Hutchinson, 10 N. Conover, A. D. Coy,
R. H. Dnrham, j. M. Russell, Bruce
Montgomery, w. T. Price. Jas. Triplett,
w. F. Hancock, Junius Hancock, r. F.
PAUL, w. w. Jones, w. l.. Walker,
John w. Jackman, w. D. King. R. P.
Browning, G. A. Smith, T. R. Stults.
G. F. Suits, Walker Bryant, r. L.
Smith, J. H. Judd, John w. Morrison,
Il. T. Bradshaw, o. S. Dunbar, Sam
FLewis, Georgia R. Shelton, j. R. Hind
man, G. H. Nell, w. w. Bradshaw, P.
d. Nelson, L. B. Hurt.
CONSTITUTION.
ART. l. The name of this association
shall be The Columbia Commercial Club
and in this name it shall transact its