The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-12-31

oil the commercial CLUB! NOmina-
lions are to be made differently this
year than ever before. The amend
ment to the constitution takes force
for the first time Article III reads
as follows:
''Officers of this association shall
be President, Vice President. Secre-
tary, Treasurer and a board of
trustees, nine in number, who shall
be elected, except the Secretary, at
the annual meeting of the club by
written ballot, and shall hold office
until their successors are elected
and qualified.
Nominations shall be made in
writing and each nomination, to be
valid, shall be made over the sigma
ture of not less than three nor more
than five members of the club, and
shall be posted upon the club bull
,etin board for not less than ten days
efore the date of election. All names
ban be written or printed upon one
|cket and in alphabetical order"
- The annual meeting takes place
on Monday, Feb. 18th. Nominations
must therefore be posted on the bull
letin board not later than Feb. Bird.
The office of president being the
most important, the qualifications
for the occupant of that office are
being discussed by many who are
interested in the welfare of Wenat-
chee's booster organization.
If the club is fortunate enough to
set a man who has the unusual abil
tiles of DR.. King, together with his
intense loyalty and the enormous
amount of time he has given to the
discharge of his oneroUs duties, the
club will be indeed fortunate. That
is too much to hope for. Few men
can afford to sacrifice so much time
for the benefit of the public. Prob
ably this will not be required SO
ton is On working basis and the
routine can be cared for largely by
the secretary.
The prime qualifications needed
by the president of the Wenatchee
commercial club are: He must be
good presiding officer; he should
be unbiased in his opinions; his
BUSINESS judgment should be keen
and tell balanced; sufficient time
ought1to be at his disposal to exer-
else GLANCE over the affairs Of the
~ lumber of men are qualified
respects for the position, but
pf them would declare they
Tot the time required. A few
been quietly talked about who
T. |be induced to sacrifice enough
OF ir valuable time to this pub
lie service.
Mayor John A. Gellatly would fill
all requirements if he could be in
duced to accept. 1t is we'll known
that he is looking forward to a well
earned rest from public service of
all kinds which has extended over
long period. He is loyal to the
city and his experience would make
city and his experience would make
Ed. S. Russell would be a popu-
lar candidate if his name is allow
ed consideration. Having acted as
a city father and as a trustee of the
club, he is thoroughly conversant
with all details. AS a presiding of
ficer, few in the city or valley are
better equipped. He has shown rare
business acumen in his own affairs,
while his loyalty to the club has
been evinced by his contributions of
both fme and money.
A. q Wells is always referred to
as on4l of the best business men of
the cA3. He has not given so much
time public service as several
other prominent citizens have done
He is a very busy man and it would
doubtless be considerable of sac
rifice for him to accept the presi-
dency. No one can doubt, however,