Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-09
Well Known Young Business Man
Elected 10 Head Body for
Coming Year.
COMMITTEES REPORT ADOPTED
Unanimous Vote on Al officers and
pirsetors-Mr. Powell Briefly out
lines Some Important Matters He
Want Attended to During His Term
Standing Committees.

Mr. w. Lee Powell, who has been
one OF Newport News leading busi-
ness men since the place was VIZ
lave which was not so long ago that
Mr. powell is not young man, was
elected president OF the Chamber OF
Commerce for the ensuing year last
night. The president and the other
officers whose names were submit
ted to the chamber by the nominal
ing committee were elected by urani-
mons vote. The new officers are as
fellows:
president-W. Lee Powell.
Vice president-George X. Dabney
second vice president-C. b. Nelm,.
Third vice PRESIDENT. II. Graves.
Treasurer. c. Phillips.
Directors-W. s. Copeland. M. Z.
Armstrong, Capt. J. z. b. Stuart, w.
L. Cottrell. A. b. Meyers. W. q. 1--we
zey. r.. M. Lett, Dr. Clearance Porter
Jones and J. E. Warren.
New Presidents Address.
Upon being escorted TO his seat. the
new president made bsIe: address
I'm which he thanked the lnmbe- for
the honor. and promised TO 10 his best
toward making the coming year one OF
the most successful in the chambers
history
He briefly outlined some OF The I'M
portant things he waated 10 SEQ at-
tended TO and announced the appoint
men, OF the standing committees. The
retiring president. Mr.. w. S. Copeland.
was unavoidably absent and the first
vice. president. Mr.. George r. Dabney.
called the meeting to order. Later
Mr.. Dabney asked DR.. Clarence Por-
ter Jones to take the chair.
The matters referred to in the presi-
dents address were sent to the proper
committees.
Standing Committees.
The standing committees are as fol-
lows:
Arbitration-Capt ]. A. Buxton.
chairman; Elias Peyser. II. NJ. Scheer.
f. W. Milstead. NJ. B. Morris.
Advertising-W. 8. Copeland. chair
man: T. r, Belch. w. f Cottreli
Horace Epes. o. J. Birmingham.
Commerce and commercial usages-
II. B. Holmes. chairman: Maj. James
Haughton. Arthur Lee. DR.. Clarence
Porter Jones, J. ID. G.. Brown.
Entertainment-Dr Clarence Porter
Jones, chairman: A. T. Moore. Ivan H.
Wise, Elias Peyser. J. F. Able. Jr.
Health and sanitstion-M. C. Arm
strong. chairman: s. Gordon sum
ming. C. d. West. ]. w. Robinson. T.
" Christian
]. F. B. Stuart, chairman: c. A. Huff
man. w. n. Landcn. ]. T. Ballentine.
r. w. Reynolds.
Ranks and currency--I. A. Willett.
chairman: A. l.. Powell. Sol Peyser,
w. B. Vest. w d. Coionna.
Convention and expositions-Abe
Horwitz. chairman; r. n Holloway.
A Rosenbaum. A. B. Meyers. W. G..
Pritchard.
Express postal and telegraph. C.
Phillips. chairman: Fred Msnville. F.
d. Cock L. r. Goodwin. NJ. Handels-
man.
Insurance T. T. Hunter. chair
man. II. A.. Morewitz. w. X. Salley,
J. w Gunter. T. J. Hundley
Information and s;atis.ics-O. ID.
Bachelor. chairman: F. W. HUFFMAN.
F. c. Straehls. ]. A. Sommerville.
W. L. Cooke.
xsnufactures-N. VI. Lash. chair
man: p W. Hiden, C. X. Weaver. W.
IT, I. Kent. J. W. Davis
New members. r. Warren, chair
man: Fred J. Palmer. ". c. Blacks
ton. Al G.. Toiker. J. Reyner. c. o.
Pugh. c. b. Nelms. W E Council. c.
C. Berkley. j. Eisenman.
Streets. roads and parks p.
Asnyille. chairman: z. ". Braxton. VI.
G. Armstrong. p. J. Pressey, s o.
Bland.
ways and means-w. 2. IIvezev,
chairman: W r. CottreIi. T.. c. Phil
iips. Abe Horwitz. Dr. Clarence Porter
Jones.
Legislation and taxatior-Geo. "
Wise. chairman: z. I. Ford. W. T.
Chspin. 2. J. Patton. W. r. Livezey.
New enterprsses-W r Co;treIi
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