The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-08-21
MORGAN IS
REELECTED
crrom Thursdays Advertlser)

NtTOD1 lnuISudyb AQNeTIlSeT.y
Endorsed by every member OF the
Chamber of Commerce present at yes.
terday's annual meeting and the re.
cipient of congratulations for the ex-
cellent work which he had accomplish
ed during his term, james F. Morgan
was unanimously reelected as president
of the Chamber for the coming year.
Probably the strongest appreciation Of
President Morgan's administration of
the Chamber IS affairs came from j. p.
Cooke in a letter to Mr.. Tenney, who
after reading the letter, added words
of commentator which swept aside
all Mr.. Morgan s objections to a sec.
ond term.
Mr.. Cooke wrote: 81 most strongly
advocate Mr.. Morgan Is reelection. He
has done more for the Chamber OF
Commerce than any other president
since its organization. He has many
matured plans in progress which will
greatly strengthen the organization. /
know you share my views on this sub
ject."
Mr.. Tenney in endorsing Mr.. Cooke Is
opinion said he took the utmost pleas
ure in supporting Mr.. Morgan for the
office, and as an ex-president of the
Chamber, he felt that he could truth
fully say that Mr.. Morgan had been
the most efficient of all presidents and
that he would maintain his record dur.
ing the coming year.
The nominating committee which
presented Mr.. Morgan IS name, made a
report recommending the election of
the following: James F. Morgan, presi'
dent; j. z. Cooke, vice president; II. P.
Wood, treasurer and secretary. Trus-
tees: f. NJ. Swanzy, L. D. Tenney, w
Pfotenhauer, Richard Ivers, Z. F.
Bishop, j. A. Kennedy, A. w. L. Bot
tomley, L. /. Spalding, c. II. Cooke, l.
7. Peck, +. Z. Paxton and Jas. D. Dole
cit will be noted,' said the com
mittee report, 'that your committee
has recommended the reelection OF the
old board of officers and many of the
trustees who have served for the past
year. While it may generally be good
policy to annually make change IL
the personnel of the board of man
| agement of an institution of this kind
your committee is of the opinion that
| it would be no easy task to improve
|
so ably conducted the affairs of thif
Chamber for the past twelve months
More especially do we allude to the
good work of our worthy president
whose untiring efforts in behalf of this
organization have awakened new in
terest in its affairs, have already beer
productive of splendid results, not TO
/! speak of the many matters of vital
Importance to the business community
of this Territory that have been un'
dertaken by him and in our opinion
should be left with him to complete
and as slight tribute to the able and
efficient manner in which Mr.. Morgan
and his colleagues have served this
Chamber in the past year your com
mittee further recommends that hi:
and their reelection be made unani
NOUS" This report, which was &C
cepted, was signed by Messrs j. M
Dowsett, chairman; j. Waterhouse ane
George z. Denison.
The treasurer Is report showed total
receipts of $13, 122.55 and disburse
ments of $12,97l.04, leaving balance
of $l25l.5l.
The report of Secretary Wood show
ed a total membership on the active
list of 1O2. At the date of the last
annual report the membership nrmbcr
ed 73, and during the year 80 names
were added, an increase of 40 per cent
Three members were lost by retirement
and one by death.
President Morgan read his anrua,
report and Secretary Wood read the
report of the Promotion Committee i
work for the past year, both of which
appear elsewhere in this issue.
The meeting was one of the larges
held in many months. The presiden
notified the Chamber of his appoint
ment of l.. A. Thurston, E. II. Wode
house and w. f. Dillingham; as mem
bers of the Tariff Convention.
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