Evening journal., 1913-01-10
new NE " TR TRADE ABE
BODY NAMES
DIRECTORS
City'S Largest Corporations
on Directorate Of Chamber
Of Commerce
PUSH" THE SLOGAN
OF ORGANIZATION

The Wilmington Chamber of Com
merce elected a new board of direc-
tors at meeting for that purpose
in Eden Hall last night. The new
board consists Of twelve men. all Of
whom the representatives in manu-
factL~ing and professional circles Of
the city. The new board is composed
Of Charles S. Gawthrop, Samuel X.
Smith, John Bancroft, A. d. Warner,
sr., Rodney Thayer, John j. Raskob,
Willard Speakman. c. d. Garrettson,
II S. Schutt, James II. Wright, W. ID.
Mullen. and o. c. Purdy The direc-
tors represent such firms as the du-
Pont Powder Company. Joseph Ban
croft and Sons Co, Harlan and Hol-
lingsworth Corporation. the American
Car and Foundry Company
The meeting was the largest of its
kind ever held in Eden Hall. an all
doubts OF the success of the new
movement we're at once removed
when one saw the large number of
influential citizens who had come to
the meeting to give their backing to
the new organization.
The slogan of the meeting was
Push" and it was plain that every
man present was behind the new or
ganization
The directors were chosen from the
three membership classes, A. b. and
| c. There are about 346 members in
the new organization, IL members are
; in Glass A; 72 are in Glass b, and
26O in Class c. The directors are
divided as follows:
Glass A, men; Glass B, 6 men,
and Glass c. men. The members
of each class met in caucus at 7.3O
o'clock and made their nominations
Z for directors The chairman of the
i icaucuses. were c. S. Gawthrop, Glass
] A.; c. D. Garretson. Glass b., and
/ W. d. Mullen, Glass c.
Nominating committees we're ap-
pointed. by the chairman, but any
member was free to place in nomi-
nation any name that he cared to.
The directors chosen by Glass A.
the $500 members, with their term Of
services were John Bancroft, one
year; Charles S. Gawthrop, two
I years; Samuel K Smith, three years
The Class B selections we're: Rod
ney Thayer, one year; A. ID. Warner
Sr., one year; John J. Raskob, two
years; Willard Speakman. two years;
/ G. ID. Garretson. three years; H. S.
{ Schutt, three years.
The Glass c nominations we're: w.
ID. Mullen. three years; James H.
! Wright, two years; Oscar c. Purdy,
one year. Following the caucusses
the members assembled and in
structed the secretary to cast bal
lot for the nominations made.
o. c. Purdy, the retiring president
of the old Board of Trade, thanked
the members of that organization for
their support during the two years
of his office. He expressed his par
ticular thanks to the committees who
had worked under him. A rising vote
of thanks was given Mr.. Purdy for
the efficient way in which he had con-
Quoted the affairs of his Office
The meeting indorsed a resolution
made by the retiring board of direc-
tors recommending that the new
board of directors be increased from
y to l6 members Glass A would
have four directors; Glass B, eight
directors. and Glass c, four directors
The reason given for the proposed IN
crease is that It will allow a larger
number OF men to assume active man
agement of the new organization and
its different campaigns that will soor
be gotten under way
The board of directors will hold {
meeting Monday at noon to elect Off
GERS for the coming year
Talks OF New Headquarters.
Many of the members Of the vii
mington Chamber of Commerce are il
favor of obtaining new headquarteri
for the organization. in one of tn
larger office buildings in the city. On
member said last night that h'
thought the new organization nigh
secure three or more rooms on on
OF the upper floors of the duPon
Building. which would be fitted ul
in such a way that business men coulC
take visiting commercial friends L
the headquarters with a feeling o
pride He said he considered ade
quate quarters for the Chamber o
Commerce one of its most pressinl
! needs, and one that would bring re
suits quickly.