The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-06-01
BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE
Elects Officers and Directors for the
Ensuing Year.

A meeting OF The directors off the
Business Mems League was heli at
the Cotton Exchange last Thutgday
night for the election of new Officers
and hearing the reports of the letir-
President T. c. Holmes calle the
meeting to order, and learning that
the secretary was out of the city and
that the treasurer could not be pre-
sent to make their reports, he asked
what was the desire of the meeting
Mr.. Goldstein and others favored
the hearing of the presidents report
and the election of the new officers
Mr.. Holmes then read his report,
which is given in full in this issue,
and is a full. fair and complete state
ment of the leagues work.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Holmes
address Mr.. Goldstcin introduced the
following resolution.
Whereas, The Business Mems
League recognize the valuable SER
vices rendered the organization by
Mr.. T. c. Holmes as its president,
and shown by the full and valuable
report just made on the past years
work and success of the organization
therefore, be it
Resolved, That as league the
thanks of the organization be ten
dered Mr.. Holmes for his faithful
services as its president and his val
liable report on its past work, and
the suggestions for the future de-
velopment and prosperity Of our
city And be it further
Resolved, That this resolution be
spread upon the minute book of the
league and the report published in
our city papers.
The motion was then placed be-
fore the meeting and was unanimous
ly carried
The meeting then went into the
election of officers for the ensuing
year. Mr.. Holmes stated that the
first officer to be elected was the
president. Mr.. Crosby placed in non.
ination for that place Mr. NJ Rosen-
stock. The nomination was second
ed by Messrs. Will Isenberg, Gold
stein and Smith, and Mr. Rosenstock
was elected by acclamation
The next officer to be elected was
that of vice president, and Mr. J. M
Anderson was placed in nomination
by Mr.. Will lsenberg, and on motion
was elected by reclamation.
The office of second vice president
was the next to be selected, and Mr..
L. Pink Smith nominated Mr.. Chas.
Halter, and Mr. Halter, in turn, nom |
mated Mr.. J. NJ Robertshaw, Mr..
Halter asked tina his name be with
drawn from the race which was final
ly consented to by Mr. Smith, and
Mr.. Robertshaw was elected by
reclamation.
The selection OF directory was
next in order and a committee of |
three, consisting of Messrs. Isenberg
Halter and Smith was on motion ap-
pointed to retire and select nine di>
rectors. The following were named
by the committee as directors: T. |
c. Holmes, R. Taylor HARRISON, II. |
N Alexander, Henry Crittenden, J. |
Wyche, Chas Halter, N. L. Rite
man, Pat Sharkey, which commit
tee was also unanimously elected by
acclamation
On motion, unanimously carried |!
the Business League invited Presi |
dent Roosevelt to- visit Greenville on
his trip south next fall. The reso-
luton is as follows:
The following preamble and reso-
utions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, We, the members of the
Business Mems League of Greenville.
Miss, feel that there is no State in t
the great empire betwee the Allegha
n,rs and the Rockies more deeply
in the work of the Inland