El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-05
BOOSTERS
ELECT DIRECTORS
Meeting Of Chamber of Com
merce Develops Into a
Get Together Feast

Las Cruces, n. NJ, Oct. 5.-The an
nual meeting Of the Mesilla valley
chamber OF commerce was held at the
ArmOry.
The president r. z. Mcbride, stated
the object OF the meeting. Forrest
Mckinley acted as secretary There
were p members Of the organization
in attendance.
President Mcbride told of the pro-
gress of the chamber of commerce
work and stated that the interest
shown in the good roads movement
the removal Of the office of the Wells
Fargo Express company uptown, the
location Of the cigar factory, and the
success of the first annual fair were
mentioned as some Of the results Of
the cooperation on the part of the
business men and the chamber Of com
merCe.
A verbal report Of the secretary
gave a membership in good standing
OF Il members, eight of which were
yearly members paid to the end OF
1911 the balance being So members
who are paying dues monthly
Inc report of the treasurer gave the
total collections for the year S1314T5.
OF this amount $1T6 was expended for
rent, SS3.89 for expense of collections.
S562.67 for salary Of secretary, S29S.58
Tor advertising, leaving a balance Of
$lIl66 in the treasury.
The names of the following were
placed in nomination for directors F.
z. Lester, Mesilla Park; William Pal
mer, Jr.s RinCOn; J. G. McNary, BerinO,
and the following from Las Cruces:
J. n May, r. P. Porter, R. E. Mcbride,
q. R II. Smith, n. c. Frenger, P. W.
Barger, NJ. B. Stevens
Jose Gonzales, J. B. Wickard, Vim.
pointed telers and tally keepers by
the chair.
The following were elected: F. E.
Lester, T. Rouault' jr-' j. Il. May R P.
Porter, n B. Stevens. r E. Mcbride,
7. r. h Smith, William Palmer, IT.,
and J. c. 8IcNary.
Prof. Hiram Hadley addressed the
meeting on the subject Of unity both
IN support Of the chamber Of com
merce and in the building up Of the
farming community.
F. z. Lester, Of Mesilla Park, spoke
OF the results Of advertising, pointing
to the work being done by other sim
liar organizations for the upbuf1dfne-
of their communities by bringing In
the farmer and investor from the out
side by a liberal display Of printers
Ink Mr.. Lester gave 1t as his opin-
ion that the first duty Of the chamber
OF commerce was to put Las Cruces
on the map, as few people know that
we are here"
D. V Peacock, one of the retiring
board, gave an address on the ad-
vantages Of real estate exchange to
work with the chamber Of commerce.
II was shown that the real estate men
had to combat the usual assortment
Of curbstone knockers who have moth
ing themselves and want to see the
others in the same class
Mr. Foster suggested return to
the monthly luncheon, stating that the
get together" spirit of these func-
lions would be Of much benefit in the
future as it had been in the past
A meeting Of the new board was
held INN diately after the adjourn
ment Of the general meeting. and IL
was agreed to hold a meeting for the
permanent organization on Friday.
october 6, at p. m. in order to give
the out Of town members an oppor-
tuntty TO be present and take part in
the meeting.
The season Of 1911-12 opened for the
Las Cruces Music club with a Mozart
Bach program at the residence Of Mrs. |
Stevens.
The program was followed with re-
freshments, Mrs. BadenOch being the
hostess OF the occasion. Those who
took part In the program were: Misses
Foster and Brown, Mrs. Branigan Mrs
Stoes Mr.. Frenger, Mr.. Stoes, Mrs Sex
ton, Mrs. BrOaddus. Mrs. Holt Mr. Car
risOn, Mrs Stevens
John ]. Mccullough, Of FL Paso. was
in town en- route to the camp OF the
Memphis Copper company in Organ
Mountains. accompanied by Mr. Daily.
formerly Of Utah, who is in charge OF
III exploitation OF the Memphis.