The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-06
CHAS. H. MAYER
MADE PRESIDENT
Committees Are Appointed to Seek
Means of Improving West Ham
mond Which Is Growing Splendid
ly and New Organization Means
Much to Village.

The newly organized West Ham.
mond Commercial Club, which has met
with such popular favor in the retuve-
mated village, held a meeting last night
and with a good attendance elected the
permanent officers of the club, appofnt-
ed fits directors and selected the vnrs
GUS committees.
The officers OF the club are, Chaa.
III. Mayer, the pop man, as president,
Henry F. Lindner, president OF. the
Western Grain Products Company, as
vice president and G. E. Nease, of the
firm of e. A. ktnkade and Company,
as secretary and treasurer of the club.
The directors are Charles H Mayer,
Henry F. Lindner. U. Sparord. Aug.
Mayer and z. A Kinkade. Four com
mittees Were created they and their
chairmen being respectively: Indust-
rial committee. e. A Kinkade: Local
Improvements, ]. J. Brehm: Election
committee, John Rohweddefs Finance
committees. Hens.y LiAdner
The West Hammond Commercial
Club is only a few weeks old. but ii
came into the field at an opportune
time and has the support of the best
slow. the charter members set about
to secure a charter and a communica-
tion from the secretary of the state to
the club last night was to the effect
that the charter had been granted and
that the club may nov pfoeeed as a BODY
recognized by Eas kfA<e of Illinois to
carry out it's ofset and nurnosas
for which it has Been Created.
Object of Club.
The object and purpose of the club
may be summed up in a few words and
In the charter is set. out in the follow
Ing words: The object of the West
hammond Commercial club is to ad-
vance and protect the business and So
cial interests of West Hammond"
The member hip of the club is open
to all business men of West Hammond
and to all property owners Irrespective
OF the fact whether they live in the
village or not. By making the member
ship broad, many of the big property
owners living in Chicago and New
York can become members of the club
and take more personal interest in
the community.
There is, however. a clause in the by
laws Of the club. which more than anv
thing else. shows that the club is es-
tablished for the general welfare and
not for the political boosting of a few
preferred members. The partfcular
clause in the bylaws specifies that II
any member. of the organization should
become candidate for a political Of
fee that he must withdraw from MEM
bership until the campaign in which he
is candidate is over. After the cam
paign he may become member Of
the club again. The club will be non
PARTISAN. but it goes without saving
that 1t will be strong factor in the
interest of good government.
In the interests of its community and
Tor the welfare in general the club
VIII cooperate with commercial clubs
IN other villages. towns and cities and
the sentiment at present is favorable
ror cooperation with the Hammond
club in matters pertaining to the two
communities divided by the state line
There are franchise matters vital to
ooth Hammond and West Hammond
ana the younger club feels that by CO.
operation the best results can be at
tanned.
Interested In Deep Waterway.
The West Hammond Commercial club
mas entered, into the Calumet deep wa
ter project. and Will give its undivided
support for this measure. The Calu-
met deep water project. in which the
entire Calumet region is concerned,
was one of the foundation thoughts of
the club when 1T was organized.
New members are coming in con-
stantly and a very desirable list of
new names has been added to those
of the sixteen charter members.
The meeting last night was held at
the home of Henry Lindner on Stan
ton and Lincoln avenues. but hereaf-
ter the club will meet in its perma-
nent club rooms. The permanent club
rooms are located in the building of e.
A. Kfnkade & Co.. 80 West Rimbach
avenue Gone Hundred and Fifty-second
street,, rooms having been purpose