The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-15
As Result of Ballots Cast Last
Night Two New Faces Will
Appear on the Board, Mr..
Hill and Mr.. Haas.
A SPLENDID ADDRESS,
By FRANK R. PACKHAM
Tells of His Experiences While
Touring the Country With
the Jap Commission-He
Praises Them. ;

The session of the Commercial club
last evening resulted in the election
of the following directors: Howard A.
Dill. F. Nj. Haas. George II. Knollen-
berg, John F. Mccarthy, Nettleton
Neff, S. E. Swayne and f. G. Hill.
The meeting was featured by the ad-
dress on the subject, Japan and the
Japanese" by Frank r. Packham OF
Springfield, Ohio, who accompanied
the Japanese commission over the
United States during its recent tour.
The above named directors were
elected for period of two years.
Two of the number E. NJ. Haas and
n. G. Hill are new faces on the board.
all the other newly elected directors
having served on the board previous
| ly. The new members succeed Z. w.
Craighead and Hans N. Kohl. The hold
over members of the directorate in
clude Adam H. Bartel, Henry Gennett,
A. L. Jenkins, W. II. Quigg, George
r. Seidel, George r. Dilks and Walter
| II. Bates.
| To Nominate Officers.
| The question of officers to serve
for the fiscal year of 1901, which
begins March l, will be settled by the
new board. A committee to nominate
officers will be appointed by Presi-
dent Mccarthy. The question of Sc
| lection of secretary to succeed f.
NJ. Haas will probably be of the most
interest. Mr.. Haas will, perhaps. con-
tinue to serve as secretary until he
takes the position of postmaster in
| May. There are several applicants
to succeed him.
S. f. Jones, W. b. Simmons and w.
A. Johnson were appointed as com
mittee to act with the committee of
the city council in the preparation for
the entertainment of the Indiana Mu'
nicipal league in this city, in June
The club was invited to appoint such
a committee by the city officials.
The address by Mr.. Packham fol
lowed the election and short bust
ness session. 1t was declared by
those present to be the best lecture
on the business conditions of this
|
Mr.. Packham accompanied the Japan
ese commission as representative
of a Cincinnati commercial bureau.
Tribute to Japanese.
High tribute was paid to the JAP
anese. The speaker said that the Jap
anese were capable of enjoying the
most loyal friendship of the Western
| It'll
ese are appreciative and are extend
; ing their influence toward world wide
peace, according to the speaker. Com
parison of what the Japanese people
were when first visited by Commo
dore Perry, and what the race is to
day was made, showing that almost
unparalleled progress had been made.
Japan is at the present time extend
ing much of its energies to the ut
t most development of its institutions
, and people. The object of that coun
try's delegation to visit this country
was to investigate educational and
scientific institutions of this countr,
and banking, foreign trade. cotton anG
silk trade, agriculture and horticul
, ture. inclusive of implements. cottor
manufactures. stock brokerage, shiI
building, building and contracting
5 car manufacture. electric power mu
nicipal administration, inclusive O
charitable institutions, education
medical science, chambers of com
merce, machinery, American tariff
warehouses. newspapers, transporta
: ton, and city traffic.