The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-23
Election of Officers Confirm
ed and w. w. Keller Chos-
en- For Office of Second
Vice President.
PLAN A CAMPAIGN
FOR NEW MEMBERS
Committee Is Appointed to
Recommend Names For
Five Directors-City Com
mittee Postpones Action.

Confirmation of the election of tenn
porary officers. and the election of
VIII W. Keller, as second vice presi-
dent; the adoption of the constitution
and bylaws, the appointment of a
committee to recommend FIVE direc-
tors and the discussion of plans TO aug
ment the membership, featured the
meeting of the newly organized
Wayne County Progressive club, held
bank building last evening.
For the purpose of planning cam
paign to increase the membership of
the organization meeting of the mem
bership of the committee will be held
next Monday evening. Howard Brooks
is chairman of this committee. II is
the plan to appoint one man in each
of the sixty-four precincts of the coun-
ty to act on this committee. The COM
mittee had postponed making any
plans until the constitution and by
laws had been adopted.
Keller Chosen.
Upon the absence OF President E. S.
Martindale. of Greensboro and Vice
President Floyd, of Dublin, w. w.
Keller was chosen chairman of the
meeting last evening. 1t was suggest
ed that the office of a second vice pres
ident be created and that a Richmond
sions may arise when the president
and first vice president would be una
BILE to attend the meetings of the club.
Mr.. Keller was unanimously chosen
for this Office. The officers elected at
a previous meeting, including Mr.. Mar
tindale, president, Mr.. Floyd. vice pres
ident, Clifford Price, secretary and r.
l.. Moore, treasurer, were confirmed.
Several minor changes in the con-
stitution were made. Section /, of Ar
ticle 5, providing for the election OF
officers on the first meeting of Janu-
airy and July of each year, was amend
ed to read on the first meeting in Sep
tember. 1t was the consensus of opin-
ion of the members present that Off
GERS should serve for one year at least.
The committee appointed to recon-
mend the names of five men for direc-
tors is composed of Claude Keever.
chairman, Ben Parsons, E. G. McMa-
man, Harry Goodwin and George Jen-
kins. The names will be submitted at
the next meeting of the club on June
Z.
Part of Organization.
According to the constitution and
bylaws any person over the age of IS
years, who subscribes to the contract
with the people Is eligible to member
ship The board of directors shall ex-
ercise control over the property of
the club and be entrusted with it's
financial and prudential affairs. 1t will
also audit the books of the secretary
and treasurer at the close of each
term.
The club will be supported by volun-
tary subscriptions and by the payment
of an admittance fee of one dollar
which fee shall also pay three months
dues. The regular dues will be fifty
cents per quarter. Ten per cent of the
dues will be sent to the state treasur-
er of Progressive clubs. Members may
be expelled from the club for nonpay-
ment of dues for three months or for
the violation of any rules. The regular
meetings of the club will be on the
first Saturday of each month at 2:30
o'clock. Special meetings may be held
at any time on the call of the presi-
dent or of five members in good stand
ing.
The club will be considered an
integral part of the progressive or
ganiZation of the state and as such
will endeavor to conform to the gen.
eral plan of the statewide club organi-
cation as outlined by the Progressive
state committee and to the end that
unity of purpose and effort may be at
tanned among the several clubs in the
conduct of the affairs in this country"
the preamble of the constitution reads.