The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1907-04-24
THE PROGRESSIVE UNION.
New Financial Plan Adopted by Yes.
terday's Adjourned Meeting.

terday's Adjourned Meeting.
A meeting Of the Progressive
Union was held at the mayors
office Tuesday evening, the 23rd.
Tho meeting was called to order
by the chairman, J. w. McGrath,
at $50 and proceeded to the trans.
action of business.
The committee appointed to
notify the members of the meet
ing reported that they had partial
Ily performed the duty. The re-
port was received, the, committee
Thanked and discharged.
The committee on collections,
cosisting of f. ". Becker, Sam
Abrams and j. Ii. Sumrall, re-
ported that it had collected $139. 55
and submitted a list amounting to
$124 to be collected, Is per cent
tof which they deemed collectable.
The committee was complimented
for its efficient work and contin-
ued in Office to collect the balance.
The committee appointed to de-
wise plans for the future financing
of the Union, consisting of DR.. j,
Fl. johnson, Chas. Edler, i.
Abrams, M. Mccullough and FL.
Cassedy reported the following
scheme for raising money to fur
ther carry on the work Of the
Union, in the form Of two sub
scription lists, one to be submitted
to the business houses and one to
be submitted to individuals, to-
wit:
We, the undersigned business
houses of BrookhaVen, subscribe
the amounts opposite our names
for the support of the Progressive
Union for the year beginning
May 1st, 1907, and ending April
Both, 1908; it being understood
that the board of directors, at any
time they may deem it necessary
to raise funds, shall have the au-
thority to levy an assessment upon
the undersigned, not to exceed
the amount subscribed, during
the year above mentioned. This
subscription does not relieve the
individual members of firms, or
the managers or stockholders of
corporations, of the payment of
membership fees should they sub
scribe also as members of the
Union.
The subscription list to be sub
mitted to individual subscribers
reads as follows:
We, the undersigned citizens of
Brookhaven, bind ourselves sew
orally, with no less than 49, others,
to pay into the treasury of the
Progressive Union, for its finan-
cial support, during the year be-.
ginning May 1st, 1907, and end
ing April 30th, 1908, the sum of
six dollars, in installments of
sums no greater than $1.50 each,
when called for by the board of
directors; such subscription to
entitle each of the undersigned to-
membership in the Union.
The committee further made
suggestions as to some of the
work to be done by the Union,
that part of the report, on motion,
being deferred to await further
action by the Union or its board
of directors.
On motion, duly seconded, the
report of the committee was
adopted as the financial plan of the
Union for the next twelve mouths.
On motion of Mr.. S. Abrams, a
committee of three, consisting of
S. Abrams, f. v. Becker and
Marshall Mccullough, were ap
pointed by the chair to solicit sub
scriptions on the Individual list,
and committee of three were
appointed, consisting of E. +.
Becker, w. FL. Seavey and DR..
Henry Flowers, to solicit sub
scriptions to the list intended for
business houses.
A motion was made that all
who were willing to sign the in
list should indicate their
willingness and desire BY rising
vote, and upon the vote being
taken, all present arose.
On motion of Mr.. B. E. Hobbs,
the chairman and the secretary
were requested to draft a short
address explaining the financial
plan and giving the purposes Of
the organization.
On motion, the meeting adj
journed, subject to the call Of the
chairman, when the committees.
indicated their readiness to report.
j. w. McGRATH.
Chairman.
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