Evening journal., 1908-12-04

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del. Dec 4.-The Dover
Board Of Trade was organized last night
in one of the most cnthus astic meetings
ever held in Dover with $50 working
members who paid their membership fees
in advance
The Board elected John r. Wharton.
president; Elmer L. Benson, secretary
and treasurer and approved the follow
ing committees:
Industrial Committee Ito communicate
with and secure new manufacturing cs-
tab, bl,shments)-Dr. James Martin. chair
man. Mayor William Pennewill Robert
Scott. Robert f. Lewis and Amos A.
Watson
River and Harbor and Transportation
William H. Baker chairman;
Dr. James Martin, Alden b. Richardson,
Arley b. AIagee. William Pennewill, E. E.
Benson. John b. Wharton, Henry l.
Beers, Henry L. Moore
Mercantile Committee-william p. sat
terheld. A. G. wolcott. William J. Benson.
L. J. Faucet, w. Lincoln Clayton. Jacob
W Goodman, Clayton W. Fisher. John NJ.
Houston, John J. Morris. j. w. Tucker,
John J. Scanlon. DR.. r. $. stephens. J.
II. Eckert. Levi Scott. Walter Minner.
Membership Committee-Dr Jas Mar
tin. chairman; Edward J. Faucet. Il. ID.
Dorzbacl. Mark W. Cole. Douglas c.
Alice. Gilbert G. Packard. Harry Mayer,
Maurice A. Hartnett. William IL. Baker,
c. w. Fisher. j. w. Tucker. w p sat
terfeld A. Friedman. Walter Morris
I.vr fsnt,,t,afffaa- -TTorr,- nflasolr. Oh, l..
man; Arley b. Magee, James NJ. Satter-
field.
Entertainment Committee--John b.
Wharton. chairman; Joseph r. Hoffocker
J. NJ Davidson, Elmer L. Benson, c. w
Fisher, J. Frank Starting Eldad l.. Clark.
civic Committee-R. J. Ferguson chair
man: Henry Ridgely. John Carrow
Henry u. Dorzback Edgar Wilson, r. r.
Kenney. Rev J. Il. Turner. Rev A. w
Lightbourne. Rev. 5. J. Cleeland, Rev
Claybornc Phillips. Rev. Henry Ohm
stead Rev r. r. Waldron. Wesley Webb
or the membership committee. William
II. Baker reported forty applications. ac.
companied by the fec and Dr. Martin ro.
ported twenty-six. There was a spirited
rivalry between the two which created
much amusement as the hour tor the
meeting approached.
The old Business Mems Association
which has added as feeder for the bis
now organization. was. on motion OF NJ
Magee. merged into the Board Of Trade
The largo and modern lodge room in the
Priscilla Building was leased from y. l.
Clsrker, trustee. for headquarters for tn,
future. and adjournment was rade e
Monday evening. December "A. at which
time all the new committees will max.
report and get into working order.
So much business was transacted tha
the president summoned stcnographer
II. Z. Martindale, TO assist the secre
tary.
The Washington Chamber Of Commerc,
invited the new organization to visi
Washington during the inaugural cere
monies and offered to provide suitable ac
commodations and throw open its bust
ness home 20 the Dover Board
The ozone of commercial prosperity wal
in the air and permeated the room-th,
headquarters of the Robbins Hose Com
pany-which was crowded. men being
compelled 70 stand throughout the meet
ing
The new organization accepted will
thanks. membership in the Wilmington
Board OF Trade.
III ought 10 have been done ten year
ago, 'Said Mr. Baker the chairman o
the River and Iisrbor Committee. afte