East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-11-15
NAME OFFICERS
FOR ROUNDUP
Eight Old Members Of Di-
rectorate Reelected and
Three New Men.
FINANCES ARE EXCELLENT
Association Is Out of Debt and Owns
Its Own Park-Itetiring President
Presented With Handsome Gold
Watch by Stockholders.


Sheriff Till ID. Taylor is the new
president of the Roundup, George
A. Hartman Jr., is vice president,
James II. Gwinn is secretary and Roy
w. Ritner is treasurer. At a meeting
of the new board of directors last
night following meeting of the
stockholders of the association, this
selection of officers was made.
The new board of directors con-
sists of eight members 'of the old
board and three members of sub-com-
mittees of the past year, ]. II. Gwinn,
r. w. Ritner, Mark Moorhouse. Law
renee Frazier, T. ID. Taylor, Roy T.
Bishop George A. Hartman. Jr., and
Fred Earle being reelected and
James Sturgis, Jack Keefe and Henry
Collins being chosen to fill the vacan-
cies caused by the unwillingness of
old members to serve.
BY the adoption of an amendment
last night, the membership of the
board is reduced from fifteen to elev-
en- and complete control and manage
ment of the show is INVESTED in it.
Choice of President PIeases.
The new president has been prom
inently identified with the Roundup
for the past two years in the capacity
of director of livestock and 1t was
largely through his untiring efforts
in securing the country for bad hors-
es that the association has been able
TO present a wild west show teeming
with thrills and excitement. The Sc
lection of the directors of a man to
succeed ]. Roy Raley, retiring presi-
dent, meets with unanimous and hear
ty approval and is taken to indicate
"A continuance of the same business
like methods which have marked the
direction of the Roundup since it's
inception
Other Officers Capable.
The vice president-elect has been
director of finances for the associa-
ton during the past year and has
kept the accounts of the Roundup
in such n systematic manner that ev-
cry penny in receipts and disburse-
ments has been accounted for, and
he has kept such checks on the eX-
penses that any stockholder at any
time has been able to ascertain the
exact financial status of the associa-
tion and to learn in detail for just
what the money has been expended.
Those who heard his report last
night were highly pleased with the
service he has rendered and applaud
the recognition given him by his fell
low directors.
Both Secretary Gwinn and Treas
urer Ritner We're chosen to the Off
ces which they have held since the
first organization of the Northwest
Frontier Exhibition association and
their reelection is evidence of the
satisfaction they have given.
New Directors Qualified.
James Sturgis, j. Il. Keefe, Jr.. and
Henry w. Collins, the new directors
are all men well known in business
circles of the city and their election
is accepted with general satisfaction.
All are young men and were prepar-
ed for directorships by service during
the past year on sub-commttees of
the Roundup. Mr. Sturgis is a MEM
ber of of the firm of Il. l.. Smith &
Co, Mr.. keefe is secretary of the
Commercial association, and Mr.. Col
Inns is local manager of the Balfour-
Guthrie company.
Mortgage Is Lifted.
At the meeting of the stockhold-
ers last night, Director Hartman
made the announcement that the s4,-
600 mortgage on the Roundup
grounds has been paid and he pre-
sented the city with the satisfaction
of the same SO that the park is now
the unencumDered property of the
prefaced the welcome announcement
with the statement that there had
been many rumors at the time that the
association had decided the property
to the city that the directors had no
intention of paying off the mortgage
but would force the city to assume the
obligation, and he said the directors
were glad to silence these pessimists
by this evidence of their good faith.
Handsome Gift to RaIey.
At the conclusion of the meeting
and just before adjournment, Secre-
tary Gwinn, after delivering a brief
eulogy of the retiring president for
his untiring efforts, his sacrifices, his
faithfulness and efficiency, in behalf
of the stockholders presented to Mr..
Raley a beautiful solid gold watch as
a token of the appreciation which is
felt for him and the esteem in which
he is held.
Mr.. Raley was much moved by
this demonstration and in accepting
it, made his audience feel his graft
tude. He modestly decried his own
part in the making of success for the
Roundup and declared the gift
should be divided into fifteen equal
parts and one part given to each di-