The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-06-19
BOAROOF TRADE
ORGANIZED A 7
LARGE MEETING
sRuNSWIck's NEW COMMERCIAL
BODY is FORMALLY
ORGANIZED.
Every Man at Meeting Last Night
Joined the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Appointed to Solicit New Members.
Meeting Next Week.

At large and enthusiastic meeting
of the business men If the city held
at the city hall last night, Brunswick s
new commercial body-The Rruns-
wick Board of Trade-was formally
organized, fifty members were en-
rolled, special committee whose
duty it will be to solicit members
was appointed and the meeting ad-
journed to meet next Tuesday night
at O'Clock, at which time officers
will be elected, committees named
and special committee appointed to
take UP the matter of securing an eff
ficient secretary for The new o.gani-
zation.
Although the weather was unusual
ly not last night, it being decidedly
one of the hottest nights of the sum
mer, the city hall was pretty we'll
crowded when Chairman Haym called
the meeting to order He announc-
ed that at the last meeting a special
committee had been appointed to take
charge OF the formation of the board
and sa d that the report of the COM
mittee was ready to be submitted to
the meeting.
Chairman Twitty of the committee,
then read the report in full, which
was to the effect that the committee
had succeeded in sec ring an appro-
priation of $4,000 each from the city
council and the county commission
ers, upon certain conditions, which
we're agreed to by the committee. The
report told in detail OF the work of
the committee and several reccmmen-
dations were made, among them being
one that the new organization take
over the charter, franchises, ETC., of
the old Brunswick board of trade
that the dues of the new organization
be liked at 81 initiation fees ard s.
per year, payable in advance
The report of the committee in its
entirety was adopted upon motion of
Judge J. w. Bennett and following this
action short talks by President Aiken
and Secretary Ogg of the Old board
were made. Both of these gentlemen
briefly told of some Of the things that
had been ACCOMPLISHED by the board
in the past. They stated that they
realized the importance of a live, ,hust-
ling organization in Brunswick and
they felt certain that all of the old
members of the board would lend the
organization their loyal support
A motion was then made that all
those present desiring 70 become mem
bers OF the board be given an oppor-
tunity to join, and fifty names were
adde ed to the member31ip roll This
included practically every business
man at the meeting
A meeting was then held by the old
board of trade, and the fifty new
members were elected, after the rules
of the body had been suspended The
members elected last night are, o.
will be7-1pon the payment of the ini-
tiation fees and the yearly dues, be-
come members and will participate in
the meeting next Tuesday night when
officers are to be elected.
Haym appointed the following gentle
men as members of committee who
will solicit members: F. E. Twitty,
F.. D. Aiken, E. l.. stephens, <. C. |
Bruce, Albert Fendig, l.. Ludwig. This
committee will at once go to work !
and will submit its list of new mem !
bers at the meeting to be held next =,
week. These members will! then be |
elected in order that they may par !
ticipate in the election of officers and |
other preliminary matters.
1t is the firm belief that at least
$50 meynbers can be secured, which
will give Brunswick one of the larg- /
est commercial organizations in the
state. With the dues rxed at such
a nominal figure, every business man
in the city can become a member;
even the clerk will be able to join,
and it is useless to state that the sue
cess of the new organization IS now
assured and that within another
month it will Be in working order.
with an efficient paid secretary to
look after Brunswick's various inter-
est
During the meeting last night, a
rising vote of thanks was rendered
the old board of trade vere also thank
missioners for their cooperation and
while the officers of |
the old board f trade were also thank |