The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-04
Annual Meeting Of Organiza-
tion Held Last Evening and
All Officers for the Year
Were Named.
PREPARATIONS FOR
G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT
Shown to Be Progressing
Well, the Club Taking Act
i've Part-Club to Meet
Festivals Deficit.

Prof. +. l.. Terrence. one OF the
most active members OF the Young
Mems Business club. will head that
organization during the ensuing year.
having been elected president at the
club meeting on Tuesday evening in
the Commercial club rooms. The po-
sition of secretary will again be filled
by Attorney w. w. Keller. William NJ.
Bailey was reelected vice president
and Fred II. Lahrman elected treasur.
err. The newly elected directors in
clude Harlan Simmons. Willard n.
Carr. Charles w. Jordan, stephen
Kuth. VIII Robbins. Frank l.. Waidele
w. II. Romey and Demas Coe.
Probably the most important task
ever undertaken by the club will be to
entertain the state G. A. Il. encamp-
mcnt to be held here some time early
next summer. Months of preparation
are necessary in order to assure the
success of the undertaking. The club
has the matter well outlined already.
In connection with the q. A. X. en-
campment the auxiliary organizations
will also hold their state conventions
here at the same time. In addition to
the q. A. Il. meeting which will. per-
haps be the largest held in Richmond
In ten years. there will be a number
Of other state organizations to hold
their annual meetings here later in
the year.
Statue Of Morton.
II 10 improbable that bronze mon
umcnt OF Oliver p. Morton, the fam
Gus Indiana war governor and after
wards United States senator, will be
unveiled at the time OF the encamp-
ment. II IL more likely that breaking
of ground. preparatory to the erection
OF such u monument, will be the feat
ure event OF the encampment. Anoth-
cr committee will be, chosen by the
president to follow up the work of the
old committee which canvasscd the
county relative to securing funds for
the moulding OF bronze statue of
Morton from plaster cast now in
the court house.
The standing committees of the
club will be appointed soon. In addi-
tiOn there will be committee to in
quire into the advisability of holding
an annual banquet during the winter.
The latter committee will be appoint.
ed nj once and will report at the next
meeting. The treasurer's report for
the past six months was read and or.
dered placed on file. Other reports
showed the club was In excellent con.
dition. having large enthusiastic
and very active membership.
A number OF obligations of the Fall
Festival still remain unpaid and the
creditors are becoming insistent Dif
felt were debated. The club holds a
promissory note calling for $500 from
the Festival Association and 1t Is prob
able that the remaining deficit will be
met In this manner. although no defin
itc action has been taken. At the pres
cnt time there are over 5000 in dues
collectable and the club Is in a fai,
way to extend further credit to its
protcgc.
In his address OF acceptance Presi
dent Terrence stated he would endea
vor to carry out the well established
policies OF the organization and asked
for the support Of his fellow officers
and each individual member of which
he felt assured. Secretary Keller il
his statement to the club dwelt on its
activities in the past year.
G. w. Jordan reported on the pro
grcss for the corn school to be helt
here during February. Everything /.
most satisfactory in this regard ant
particularly relative to the interes
which the farmers in this communit,
are taking In the event