Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1913-12-11
FIELDING is COMMENDED
COMMERCIAL CLUB ASKS HIS
CONCERN TO SEND TO SEND
HIM BACK TO THIS CITY
DIRECTORS HOLD MEETING
LEO Upton SUCCEEDS GEORGE
FLEMING AS SECRETARY OF
BOOSTING BODY

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At q lengthy but uneyentful meet
ing of the boerd Of directors of the
Commercial club last night Leo M.
Upton succeeded George A. Fleming
as secretary of the organization. Mr..
Fleming has been acting as SECRETARY
since the departure Of former Secre-
tary w, Hugh Stark, the latter part
of October Mr.. Upton was elected
at a special meeting of the directors
about week ago.
Before yielding to Mr.. Upton Mr..
Fleming made short statement of
the financial condition of the club
He said he would have preferred to
make an itemized statement, cover
! ing every transaction and showing
the exact balance, but was unable to
do SO, as the books had not been
carefully kept during the last month
Mr. Stark was here. Mr.. Fleming
said the exact status Of the clubs
finances can not be announced until
the books have been audited His
statement covered the period during
which he acted as secretary from the
latter part Of October to December
10.
Collections amounted to s5S515,
while fouchers were drawn for $458 .35,
leaving on hand cash balance of
$1S1SO. Mr. Fleming said the treas
urer reported at the annual meet
ing in October a balance Of $2g.40
in the bank. Mr.. Fleming said there
were numerous bills outstanding. You
chers have been drawn for some OIL
these and charged against the proper
funds, but until the audit is made
there will be no means of ascertain
ing the exact financial condition Of
the club Indications are, however,
that the organization is in good shape
financially, though more members are
needed to make its work most highly
effective Mr. Fleming stated the
club has about $40 a month after
expenses are paid, for use in adver
tising the community The directors
decided to urge Director Iden to have
the books audited at the earliest pos
sible date. 1t was stated, during the
discussion of the clubs finances, that
over 5000 in old debts Of the organi-
zation have been wiped out recently.
President Southland and Secretary
Fleming reported that the Masonic
building committee, though it had
been requested in writing to submit
written proposition regarding the
rental of the quarters occupied by the
club. had failed to do so. The presi-
dent and the new secretary we're or
dered to call on the chairman Of the
building association, Charles Ilfeld.
and request him to call a meeting Of
his committee at once so that its
proposition may be received and act
led on before January 1. Tho rental
board Of the Masonic building COM
mittee some time ago recommended
that the Masonic body make an an
nual donation Of $500 to the CONNER
cial clubs advertising fund. 1t was
on this basis that the club decided to
keep its present quarters in the Ma
sonic temple. However nothing de-
finite has been received from the
building association iii regard to the
proposition, and the directors are una
nimously Of the opinion that the mat
ter should be decided definitely at
once. as the finances Of the organiza-
ton viii not permit it to remain
in its present location without the
promised assistance from the Masons.
Director Thomas Ross reported that
the picture and plans for the propos-
fed new building on the Santa Fe sta
tion grounds were ready to submit to
the officials Of the Harvey system and |
the Santa F'e He said they would |
be sent away at once, accompanied by