The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-02-09
ELECTION Of OFFICERS Of
THE COMMERCIAL CLUB
Largest Annual Meeting in History Of
Club Last Night---Plan Made for Car
negie Library---Club Building Com
mittee Reported Progress-Able Lot
of New Officers.

Things were doing at the annual
meeting of the Commercial Club last
night. 1t was booster meeting and
augurs we'll for the work of the club
during the coming year. During the
evening announcements were made
of the prospects of being able to
secure a Carnegie library for the
city, and the Commercial Club build
ing committee also reported that
there was every likelihood of being
able to finance a new building for
the club. The reports of Presider'
Fisher and Secretary Gellatly showed
that the club had not been idle dur
ing the year. A very strong lot of
officers and directors were elected to
serve during the coming year.
The meeting last night was the
largest gathering of Commercial Club
members ever held. In the recapitu
lation of the work of the past year,
Secretary Gellatly reported that at
the annual meeting last year there
were but 5S members in good stand
ing This year there were 100 mem
bers in good standing, with 80 men,
bers in arrears and 55 new members
WHO have been accepted but who
hi We failed to pay in their dues.
Election of Officers.
Following the report of the sec
rotary officers for the coming year
were elected as follows:
President-Dr D. w. King.
Vice President-A. c. Dallach.
Treasurer-George R. Fisher.
Board of Directors-M. Koran,
George H. Farwell, J. F. Weber, A.
T. Wells, H. w. Taylor, A. A. Bous-
quet, D. A. Beal, DR.. J. H. Blake,
Sam r. Sumner.
1t was expected that there would
be some friction over the election of
officers, but everything passed off
smoothly. Dr. King and Mr.. Dallach
both made short addresses along the
line of the work of the Commercial
Club.
Carnegie Library.
One of the surprises Of the evening
was the announcement of Mayor Gel
latly that he had just had a con-
- %1n
city council and that if the club
showed a favorable disposition to the
plan the city would take the initia-
tive in the securing of a Carnegie
library for the city. The plan as out
lined by the mayor was that as
site for the library building a corner
of the city park could be used. One
portion of the park is triangle, and
IL is thought that this could be used
and would not be detriment to the
appearance or use of the park. 1t
Isl thought that 5000 can be OBJ
famed from Mr. Carnegie for the
building and that when the new city
tax levy is made that a q mill tax
could be added. This will bring in
approximately $1,000 per year,
which would be used for mainten-
ance. The Commercial Club unani-
mously endorsed the library plan AMI
recommended that the city officials
take the initiative in securing the Ii
brary under the proposed plan.
Commercial Club Building.
The Commercial Club building
committee, Messrs. w. r. Prowell,
Arthur Gum and Harry Taylor, re-
ported progress and stated that sub
committees have already been ap-
nointed and there is no doubt but
what it will be possible to secure
finds for the building of the new
club home 1t was also stated by
member of the committee that the
plan is that the building should be
erected soon so that it might be used
in entertaining large proportion OF
fhe visitors who are coming west
Aard during the season to visit the