Imperial Valley press., 1908-12-05
NEW LEASE OF LIFE
 FOR OLD CIVIC BODY
Reorganization of Fl Centro's Chamber of Commerce For
 Active Work Effected
Many New Members Taken In and Energetic Board of Directors Elect ed With Hearty Cooperation of the Ten Thousand Club - Many Candi- dates For the Directorate.

dates For the Directorate.
 Reorganization of the El Centro Chamber of Commerce was effected Wednesday night, at a well-attended meeting in the city hall, by the cleo tion of a new board of directors. The annual election should have been he'd in October, but no meetings of the body have been held since last win ter, and no effort has been made to keep up the membership by collection of dues. Of the persons present at the meeting, but five were members of the old chamber. The rest declared their intention to become members, however, and it was decided that all should participate in the reorganiza- tion.
 Chairman Stanley Brown explained that the Chamber of Commerce owed the Sunset Magazine $500 on an old advertising contract and that the bill had been reduced by Dr. Hubbard to $400 A committee appointed last winter to collect the money had re- ported that the subscriptions to the fund were collectable within $75 of the full amount. It was explained also that the Chamber has a running cori- tract to pay $20 month to the Sun set for valley advertising and owes $50 on that account.
 An effort was made to drag the im- broglio of the late 5 not Splk q C6111i mittee into the meetl <and to ma!2s it appear that theSe s..S friction be- tween the Chamber of Commerce and the Ten Thousand Club, but the er- roneous statements made were cor rected by the president of the Ten Thousand Club, who declared that if the Chamber of Commerce should be revived and put upon a substantial and efficient footing, he would be in favor of merging the membership and having but one body collecting dues and attending to the work properly devolving upon a chamber of com merce. Instead of antagonizing the movement for reorganization of the chamber, the Ten Thousand Club was heartily in favor of it, as was proved by the fact that a majority of the per sons present were members of the i. Ten Thousand Club.
 Chairman Brown substantiated that oko E that President Kelly of the Ten Thofs- and Club had co-operated with him in the matter of reorganization and had been strongly in favor of revival of the chamber as the representative and active civic body of Fl Centro, recog- nizing the value of the name and de- string to establish the body upon a solid basis. MT. Brown made an earn est plea for united and effective work of all citizens for the good of the city and the promotion of all interests in the valley, and the ill-advised attempt to create discord was quickly sup pressed
 The meeting proceeded to elect elev. en directors by ballot, and the follow ing named board was chosen:
 J. Stanley Brown, R. H. Clark, E. E. Forester, F. B. Fuller. T. B. Blan- chard, w. E. Morton, H. Eummelen, Geo, A. Carter, w. F. Wilsie, D. W. Noland and J. c. Blackinton. Of the unsuccessful candidates, Judge Cole. D. D. Pellet and w. O. Hamilton were shy one vote, A. D. Medhurst and Jas per Travers received three votessea F. G. Havens nine votes, and there were few scattering votes for per sons not nominated.
 The new board of directors will meet this Saturday. night and organize by electing a president, ce-president, treasurer and secretary
 At the regular meeting of the Ten Thousand Club next Monday night. the matter of merging or cooperating with the Chamber of Commerce. will be talk en up, and doubtless some plan for obviating duplication of dues and of work will be worked out