The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-13
Suggestion Made by Y. M. B.
G. Directors to CONNER
cial Club Officials at Ban
quet Last Night.
LINES OF ENDEAVOR
OFTEN CROSSED NOW
President Keller of Younger
Organization Says the Two
Clubs Are Working for the
Same Purposes.

With the suggestion from the Young
Mems Business club. the younger
body. that the time seemed to have ar
rived when this organization might
become a part OF the Richmond Com
mercial club, which is the older organi-
zation. the glad hand of welcome was
extended by the latter at a banquet
last night Of the directors OF both.
The Westcott hotel was the scene
of the little gathering of the heads of
the two commercial organizations and
the affair was most enjoyable from
q social point OF view and 1t also was
productive Of much good. The direc-
tors OF the Young Mems Business
club were the hosts; the directors OF
the Richmond Commercial club, the
guests. and the "get-together-spirit"
was manifested on every side.
S. E. Swayne. president of the Com
mercial club, and win w. Keller, presi-
dent OF the Young Mems Business
club, occupied places at the head OF
the table, while directors OF the two
organizations were lined along either
side of the banquet table.
President Keller Speaks.
President Keller opened proceedings
with general outline of the work OF
the Young Mems Business club. He
pointed out that 1t had been success
full in it's efforts to do things" for
Richmond, but said that he was ready
to admit that the lines Of endeavor OF
the two organizations were frequently
crossed, and that there resulted an
overlapping of work. He also showed
that there were many members Of the
Young Mems Business club who also
were identified with the Richmond
Commercial club and the members
were realizing that there was some.
thing OF q burden involved In keeptng
up an active interest In both. IN con
cluding his remarks, President Keller
said that he personally was OF tho
opinion that the Richmond CONNER
cial club was fulfilling every require
ment of an organization Of this charac-
ter and that while the Young Mems
Business club could continue rs q sep
arate body, he believed 1t would be
wise for a merger OF some sort to
take place. The plan. he said, by
which this could be brought about,
was matter to be determined later.
In response, President Swayne, Of
the Commercial club began by paying
a tribute to the Young MeHs Bust
ness club saying that he had long ago
recognized it ~ force In the com
munity. He believed, he said. that
there would be better results for the
city, however, II two organizations
that were working for the same end.
could work together In single body
rather than in separate organizations.
President Swayne made It very plain
that the Commercial club would vel
come the Young Mems Business club
into the fold and he. expressed him
self as highly pleased that the young
er organization had taken the initia-
tive In the matter.
Short Talks Given. IS
Short talks were made by most Of
the directorro of both organizations, the
general sentiment being that the mer-
ger should take place. Among those
who spoke were John L. RuDe, John
II. Nicholson. Charles w. Jordan, e.
NJ Haas, John Zwissler. George IL.
Knollenberg, Adam H. Bartel, Stephen
Kuth, Will J. Robbins, win Romey.
Omer Whelan, James A. Carr. Walker
Land, Raymond Mather. George Sell
del, Will Quigg, Harlan Simmons. VIII
lard Rupe, Howard Dill, Pettis A.
Reid, D. s. Coe, Raymond Nicholson.
and Will Decker.
The directors of each body au-
thorized the president to name COM
mittee of three members to take up
the matter of the proposed merger.
the two committees to meet and out
line plan which will be passed on by
both organizations.
The Richmond Commercial club now
has q membership of 377. II is prac-
tica1ly assured that the membership
mark will have reached 500 within .
month or two. even though the merger
with the Young Men'S Business club
should not take place. However. 1t II
happens that the two shall become
one, there is no question that the Com
mercial club will be one Of the largest
bodies OF its kind in the Middle West
in proportion to population. The lines
Of work that the Young Mems Busi-
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