Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-11
BERTHOLD SP|Tz IS
NEW PRESIDENT
Of THE CLUB
ENERGETIC BUSINESS MAN
HEADS ORGANIZATION
M. r, Kelley Reelected Seere-
tary and Directors Organize
for the Coming Year Status
of Building Up for Discussion

Al a meeting Of the board Of direc-
isrs Of the Albuquerque Commercial
club following the annual meeting 81
the club last night. Berthold spitz. Of
the Ilfcid-spitz Mercantile company,
Was elected president for the coming
year, succeeding +. l. Medler, Who re-
mains a member Of the directorate
hut who declined to continue at the
head of the organization because ~
conflicting business affairs o. NJ.
Marion WAS elected first vice prests
dent. G. l.. Brooks. second vice pfesi-
dent. and Marcus T. Kcily. was unanl-
nlously reelected to the sccrotaryship
The terms OF directors George A..
Kasemnn. O.. ~. Marion ana George
t. CROOKS expired last night, All
three we're nominated for reelection
for the three year term, and MessfH.
Brooks and Marion were elected. Mi.
Kascman declined to be reelected 10
tho board. lie stated thai bis business
affairs would keep him out Of Albuq-
querque the greater part Of the time
and refused TO consider being return
ed to the board. air. Spitz was then
elected By unanimous vots
The directorate as 1t now stands Is
as follows Is Spitz, G. L. Brooke
o. y. Marion. Arthur j.. Walker, NJ
w Flourncy, u. l.. Medler, W r.
Johnson. Noa llfeid. and ]. G.. Bald
bridge.
The annual meeting was called col
- - ...tI. ftIa4 A. -LF.l.Nl $50 An |
Madlef, the retiring president, with
eighteen Of the 81 regular members
present. The president called for the
annual report Of ttile secretary as the
first order OF business. Secretary
Kelly presented Ii lengthy report
showing q total Of 81 regular mem
berg and % associate members, the
regular membership being about the
same AZ a ycsr 70. and there bcing
= slight falling off In the number Of
associate members. Tho report show
ed tho club TO nave outstanding in
debtcdnoss OF approximately &t,t00 az
against about 5000 Of such indebted
meas a year ago. Tho report explain
~d that the increase N in~dcbtcdncss
was due to heavy repairs which had
bran made TO the building and equip
msnt during the past year, including
the installation of a boiler in the hcat
ing plant ana the renovation of the
tro ppcr floors and 10 unusual ex-
penses which it was necessary TO IN
eur during the national irrigation
congress. without these expenses the
report showed that a balance would
have been shown for the years BUSH
ness,
The full report was ordered printed
and a copy mailed each member and
sssuciatc member.
The following members attended
the meeting T. L. Mcdlrr, NJ. =
Kelly, g. l.. Brooks. W, @ Hope. q. 4.
y. A. Macpherson, }. Vein
man. ". s Iiopcwoil A. T.. Walkcr
@. y Marion, y. ilfcld. c. T.. Al
Albert F'abcr, G, T.. Newcom
en- r. II, Kent Ivan Grunsfold, y. ,
Weinman, wallace Hessclden. !
The election Of the three directors
followed ana Mr.. Marion asked for q
OF the committee appointed TO
investigate the matter Of the clubs
of the building and the IN y
against the property pres-
dent Medier made a partial report 3,
covering the present position o. the +