Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-15
PRESIDENT BLAND NOW
AT HEAD OF BODY
Offcers and Directors Proposed by
Nominating Committee Unanimously
Elected Last Night-veteran In
yited; Welcome For Flrsmen-Mass
Of Business Disposed Of.

Besides electing officers for the en-.
suing year and receiving the report
of the retiring president, the Cham
Der OF Commerce last night discussed
various matters of interest to the
community and disposed of a mass
OF business. President S. Otis Bland,
as well as the other officers nominal
cd by the committee at the last
meeting were unanimously elected,
and will enter upon their duties to-
day. The retiring president. w. Lee
Powell, submitted an exceptionally
interesting report of the work accom-
plished during the past year, with
recommendations concerning projects
yet to be undertaken or carried out.
Mr.. Powell covered the ground fully,
telling of the success of the chamber
IN various undertakings, notably the
securing of the 35-foot channel ap-
preparation. the lighting of the local
harSor, the abolition of the double
quarantine and the improvement in
coastwise freight service. A rising
vote of thanks was rendered Mr.. Pow
ell. and the secretary was authorized
10 have the report printed in pam.
pultl lUill lOi ulotliDutlOu
The New Officers.
The new officers of the chamber
are as follows:
President-S. o. Bland.
First Vice-president-W. w. Har-
wood.
Second vice-president-W. B. Live
zey.
Third Vice-president-A. b. Meyers.
Treasurer. E. Warren.
Directors-W. Lee Powell Captain
J. f. B. Stuart, C. X. Weaver, NJ. e.
Armstrong. w. S. Copeland, George
r. Dabney, ]. II. Graves, II. b.
Holmes, C. B. helms.
The New Committees.
Mr.. Bland made a brief speech
thanking the body for the honor con-
ferred upon him. He said he regard
ed this as an opportunity for good
work in behalf of the city. and said
he expected the cooperation of the
officers and members. The only way
anything can be accomplished, he de-
clared. is by "A strong pull. a hard
pull and a pull all together" Mr..
Bland announced his committee ap-
pointments as follows:
Arbitration-J. A. Buxton, chair
man; Elias Peyser, Fl. NJ. Scheer, 4.
w. Milstead. c. A. Hoffman.
Agriculture and ImmigratiOn-C.
T. Jones, chairman; Geo. n. Wise.
J. W. Clements, A. l.. Powell, l.. b.
Manville
Advertising. +. T. Hunter. chair
man: w. Ice Powell. w. T. Chaplin,
c. o. Pugh, Sol Peyser.
Banks and Currency-O. ID. Batch
elor. chairman; ]. A. Willett, w. r..
Vest, J. z. T. Hunter, w. H. +.
Enos.
Commerce and commercial Usages
H. b. Holmes, chairman: Mai.
James Haughton, +. Il. Bragg. W. A.
Post and l.. p Stearnes.
Conventions and Expositions-L-
IB Manville. chairman: Abe Horwitz,
A. Rosenbaum, A. II. Meyers, VI. s.
Llewellyn.
Eutertainment-W. Lee Powell.
chairman: Clarence Porter Jones,
Elias Peyser, Ivan II. Wise. James f.
Able.
Express. Postal and Telegraph-W.
n. Colonna. chairman; Fred Msnville.
In. L. C. Moncure. l.. r. Goodwin.
r.. w Reynolds.
Health and Sanitstion-E. W. Mil
stead. chairman: W. II. SalIey. J. w.
Robinsons s. Gordon Cumming. T. j..
Hundley.
Insurance-W. T. Chaplin. chair
man: NJ. C. Armstrong, G. c. Berke-
lev. A. J. Birmingham. Horace Epes.