The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-04-20
BUSINESS MEN MEET
Wrlte-up For Manufacturers
Record.
COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SCHOOL
DIR. King Reelected Secretary Stand
ing Committees, Etc, Etc.

A regular meeting OF the Bust
ness Mems Association was held
Tuesday night. President H. f.
CrismOnd presiding. with DIR. j. c..
King. secretary. There was good
attendance.
Mr. Gunyon Harrison, of the COM
mittoe TO prepare an article for the
Manufacturers Record, presented a
splendid paper prepared by Mr.. Day
id /. Jaynes entitled why Should
Manufacturers Locate In Fredericks-
burg?" The article was accept
ed and vote OF thanks given Mr..
Jaynes by the Association.
On motion OF Mr. G. OConor
Goodrich the committee on the Bat
tlefields Park was enlarged TO seven
instead of three members. The pres
ident stated that he would appoint
the additional four members later
and notify each one.
MIR. A. p. Rowe moved that
a committee be appointed to confer
with the committee of the alumni OF
the Home and School and join with
that committee in an effort to re-
tain the Home and School in this
city under its present status. This
motion was carried and the president
appointed Mr. A. F. Rowe. DR. J. G.
King and Mr.. c. O'COnOr Goodrich.
MIR. T. y. Brent, of the committee
appointed TO make recommendation
in regard 10 dues. the secretaryship
and the advisability Of field sec
rotary. recommended thar the dues
of the Association be fixed at $500
per year; that the office Of secre-
tary and financial secretary be sep
arated; that there be a financial
secretary: that the salary of the
secretary be $50 per annum; that
the financial secretary be allowed
10 per cent on all collections of
dues and funds OF the Association
The report was received and June
LIST fixed as the time for the in
creased dues to go into effect.
Mr.. Brent offered resolu-
ton creating the office OF financial
secretary and setting forth the
duties of the office. This being a
change in the bylaws. it was laid
over until the next meeting
DR.. J. G. King was unanimously
elected secretary for the ensuing
year.
Several bills in connection WIN
the visit here of the agricultural
train were ordered paid. =,
Several communications were read
i'm regard to locations for Industries
and replies sent out by the secre-
tary.
Mr. Goolrick. of the committee IN
regard to municipal government
stated that the matter had beeh
taken up with a similar committee
of the Council and that the matter
was being investigated.
Mr. Montague spoke on the pro
posed automobile road from Wash
ington to Fredericksburg and stated
that he hoped the matter would nov
die out
The president announced the FOL
lowing standing committees:
Transportation-R. l.. Biscoe' >
c Foster. NJ. G.. Willis. Jr.. }. ".
Thomas W. A. Bell. Capt. 7. Nc
Cracker. A. l.. Brulle. VI. PodoiI'
Michael Wallace
Legislation-C. O'Conor Goolrick
Capt. NJ. b. Rowe. w. W. Butzner
Neutrality-suspicious. warden
Henry Dannehl. W l.. Brannan.
Membership-A. b. Young. r. NJ.
Curtis. y. B. Kinsey. w II. owen
S. S. Kaufman.
Advertisnig-Capt. T. VI. Larkin'
J. willard Adams. Z. NJ. Young W. 4
II. Brulle. J. f. Undertake.
Hospitality-E II Russell, Lee
] Graves. A. p. Dempsey. F w
Feuerherd. W. r. Lucas
Public Interest-C. W. Jones
Henry Dannehl. A. p. Rowe. Isaac
Hirsh. R. A. Kishpaugh.
NONRESIDENT Trade-T.N. Brent
Gunyon Harrison. T. NJ. Larkin
Auditing. F. Gouldman. Jr., +.
c. Ninde. c. +. Layton.