The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-11-20
MACHINERY OF
CLUB IN MOTION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS HELD
FIRST MEETING LAST NIGHT.
SETTLES IMPORTANT THINGS
Members to Serve as Secretary Al
ternateIy for Three Months Term
). G. Perkins Elected Assistant
Observation-Disclosures Appointed


). G. Perkins Elected Assistant
Secretary-COmmitte Appointed
Important preliminary stpes %
ward putting the machinery OF the
new Business Mems Club in motion
were taken last nisbt at the first
meeting of the board of directors
by the election of the various stand
ing committees and the adoption of
motions authorizing President
More to engage an assistant secre-
tary and hire a room to be used as
the office of the club
The meeting was held at the Fed
eral court room. There were pres
ent President c. H. More, S. C.
Tucker, W. F. bennett, K Media
witt, B. G. Stegman, J. " Lamb,
Judge John Bartlett, Emile Wise,
w H. Putegnat. 4. Ashheim. and
NJ. J. Slattery.
After general discussion of the
question of securing secretary, it
was deciued to adopt a plan accord
ing TO which a member of the club
Will be elected secretary to serve
without salary for a short term, fin
ally fixed at three months, he in
turn to be succeeded by another
member for the next three months,
and so on, until changed; and that
a paid assistant secretary be en-
gagged TO take care OF ale office and
do whatever work will be necessary
there. 5. c. Tucker was chosen TO
serve as secretary for three months
beginning December and 3. G.
Stegman for the second term, be
ginning March l.
J. G. Perkins, of the Herald staff.
was elected assistant secretary and
President More was authorized to
engage him or one ear at a salary
of $50 per month
Mr. More was also authorized to
rent certain room in the old Elks
hall from c. NJ Armstrong at a
price not to exceed $4,000 per
month
L. Cobolini, B. 6. Stegman and
S c. Tucker were appointed a com
mitttee to confer with the trustees
of the old Board of Trade in the
matter of securing from them for
INV ltoC VI LAit new tilD certain luI-
niture, which is in their possession /
These standing committees were
elected to serve for a term of one
year:
Waterways CObolini Col, I
Uriah Lott, Capt VIM Kelly.
Finance. 4. McGary, J. Gregg, (
IgnaciO Garcia
Railroads and TranspOrtatiOn.-i
W H. Putegnat, Frank Pierce, w. /
Z. McDavitt, Jose Celaya, S. Ben
avides, S c. Tucker, T J. Hicks. w /
H. Mason, Jr., J. R. Howse
Civic improvements. Kowal- (
ski, w. G. Whitman, NJ J. Slattery, /
De X. Smith, G. W. bennett, C. L. /
.Jessup, J. w. Lamb, Dr. H. X. Loew, .
J. c. De Bruin, DR., A w. HiIger, 7
Manuel Besterio
Municipal Affairs. Cobolini. |
w. F. bennett, NJ Houson, B. G. /
Stegman, j. c. Fernandez. John /
Bartlett, X H. McDavitt, R. E. HoI-
land, Frank Champion.
PubIicity.-M J. Slattery. D. H. /
Cummins, J. W. McClintOck, E. F. +
ROrke, A. W Cunningham. c. NJ +
Armstrong, j. B. Scott
Entertainment j. COmbe, E. +
c. FOrto, A. A. Browne, R. B.
Creager, S. Dworman, n Allen, F. +
w. Kibbe, w. w Lastinger, A. w. /
Wood, E L. Hicks, R. c. Patter-
son, J. H. Baldridge. J. Lockett, /
Emile Wise, J. L. KOwalski, A Cue /
to, F Rabb, J. BOllack
A special finance committee was
appointed consisting of S. c. Tuck
er, B. G. Stegman and w F. Den
nett, to canvass the members with
the view of pursuading as many as
possible to pay more than the regu-
lar monthly dues and also to col
lect in advance from all willing to
pay.