Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-01-08

After most successful all days ses-
sion, held in the auditorium of the ".
M. G. A.. the first annual meeting of
came to close Saturday evening at
$50 o'clock, with the report of the
electoral committee, giving the results
of the balloting for officers and d.
rectors as above shown. The next
meeting will be held at Waterloo, jan
uary 6. 1908.
The afternoon session was called
to order at 2:15 o'clock by President
T. B. Trotter The polls were closed
at 2 o'clock sharp, at which time the
ELECTORAL committee retired to the
parlors of the Y. M. G. A. building to
count the ballots.
Vice President B. M. Cleveland of
Waterloo made a short address to the
meeting urging that much stronger
effort be made throughout the ensuing
year to obtain a larger membership.
Short talks were made by several
members along the same line. Sew
eral minor matters were referred to
the board of directors and one or two
slight changes in the bylaws of the
ClOu VI LllC Vi 51ll1AdIlOA Wei q
voted upon and carried.
Next Meeting at Waterloo.
The only two cities put in nomina.
ton as the place for the next annual
meeting were Ottumwa and Waterloo
| Waterloo won by a large majority
and the next annual meeting will be
held at that place January 6, 1908.
A recess until the electoral commit
tee was ready to report was taken at
1880 o'clock. The committee finished
counting the ballots and reported al
5:15 o'clock 3
Constitution is Amended.
A vote by ballot was also taken on
a proposition to amend the articles OF
incorporation as follows: "Seven
members of the boad Of directors
shall reside in Ottumwa, Iowa, while
holding such office, and should any
one of the seven become non-resi
dent thereof, the board shall declare
a vacancy, and fill by appointment I'M
til the next annual meeting, the re
naming three members shall be resi-
dents of the state Of Iowa, but moi
more than one thereof shall reside in
the same county. This amendment
shall take effect Immediately upon Its
adoption.
The proposition was carried by 6
majority Of approximately 200 votes
This amendment changes the number
i of Ottumwa members from tos7
Its purpose is to insure quorum al
the board meetings to enable it tt
transact business.
The ELECTORAL committee was a.
follows: V. l.. Wilson, chairman; R
L. Steck, Boss Campbell, S. G. Cush
ing, A. G.. Cook and William Mercer
i Ballots We're received from member!
of the organization living, in New Yorl
city, the state of Texas and one O
two from New Orleans. Five hundred
and ten ballots were received in all.
I. Address at the Morning Session.
I In addition to the address of th,
President, T. B. Trotter, two other in
teresting talks were delivered at tn,
morning session of the convention
One of these was by the general coun
sci of the organization, John W, Lewis
of this city.
:. Mr.. Lewis had no formal report O
!; address to make and devoted the tim
allotted him to an excellent extern
poraneous talk on the association
present past and future. He outline
the advantages of the American Com
: mercial Travellers, spoke of it's wor
derful growth up to the present tim
and predicted a splendid future TO
the organization. His remarks wer
we'll received by the travelling me-
present, who joined with him in fee
ing the enthusiasm and belief in tn
future Of the organization which MI
Lewis expressed.
Report Of Chief Medical Examiner.
Mr.. Lewis remarks were precede
} by the report OF the chief medical e1