Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-08

| held. Monday evening, in the com
mon council rooms, with President
Frank Redington presiding. A board
of directors was appointed for the
ensuing year with power To elect the
president, vice presidents and other
officers. The directors elected were:
Arthur Dayiau. f.. G. WardWell, e.
w. Mathews, c.. T.. b. Walker, Au-
gustus Carey. J. F. Hill, George u.
Hagarty, j. Fred Terry and Ill L..
Emery. The constitution requires that
the board of directors meet imme-
diately after the annual meeting to
elect the officers, but the meeting of
the board was postponed. The re-
ports of the president, secretary and
treasurer We're read and accepted.
The resignation of John E. Nelson as
attorney of the Chamber was accepted.
II was voted TO instruct the public
utilities committee to secure a better
marking of the roads in and about
Waterxille. and 1t was also voted
that the secretary be instructed to
correspond with other chambers of
commerce and the Maine Automobile
Association to secure a better mark
ing of all roads. Rev. S. S. Booth spoke
on the matter of having Junior
Chamber of Commerce. which would
lie present at all the meetings of the
senior body. 1t was voted that the
matter of securing pictorial envelopes
to be used by business firms be
brought up for consideration at the
next meeting of the board of direc-
tors
The report of Sec. W. r. X Abbott
was read and sis as follows:
The Secretary's Report.
To the directors and members of Wa
tesNilIe Chamber of Commerce
Gentlemen-I beg leave to submit
TIE following report as secretary of the
Watereille Chamber Of Commerce for
the YEAR ending July !, 1912.
GENERAL MEETINGS.
The first meeting was held June TO-
1872, and NJ that time the organization
was peffee ted officers elected and ar
Engagements made for the preparation
Il tie bylaws.
At the meeting held. July 30. 1912, the
bylaw, were accepted and Transcribed
upon the records. orders given for
printing OF the tylaws and Of sending
Il copy To each member Of the Cham
Ter
There has been but two general meet
ines since June 10. and those were
held. .fHle % and Dee. 10. 1872.
Al the meeting held, Dee. 10, the
matter Of this Chamber becoming 4
member Of the kennebec Valley Board
Of Trade was thoroughly discussed and
thfee delegates were appointed to at
tend the preliminary meeting of the
kennebee Valley Board Of Trade which
WAS neld in Wateryille, ,lan. {. 1913.
DIRECTORS MEETINGS.
The first directors meeting was held.
Sept. Is. 1872. and At that meeting 1t
vas arranged for The president and
secretary 10 prepare list Of standing
committees. giving title of the same
and the names of the persons C1nsti
tntinS such committees and report at
the October meeting The president
and secretary al the October meeting
recommended the following standing
committees and the membership OF the.
same.
New industries and manufactures
W. T. Haines. c. ~ Perkins II. ID.
Eaton. H. Purnton. N. H. Barrows,
Il o, Lombard
Public utilities C. Wardwell, +.
]. Goodridge. a. w. Flood l.. T..
Thayer Augustus Carey. S. +. Whit
comb.
Transportation and freight rates-F
f. Hubbard. Gedeon Pieher. J. Fred
Hill G. A. Weed, r. j. Arnold. +. u.
Robinson.
Insurance and taxes-M. +. Bart
lett, James +. Pouln. John Il. Friel,
+, w. Heath. +. l.. Jones. Martin
Rlaisdel
Legislation-W. r. Pattangall. w
T. Reynolds j. E. Nelson. Lewis p
whipple. w. J. Lanigan. II. r. Dun
ham.
Retail trade-B w Wilcox, II. A..
Smith. \. f. Armstrong. j. II. De
Orsav. Arthur Daviau, c. r. ~.
Walker.
Entertainment-Has s. Hall S.
L. Berry. Geo. d. Hegarty. e. H.
Kelleher, II II. Dunbar. w. A, Hager
civic improvement-C. r. johnson.
John H. Rurleieh. Geo. *. Boutelle,
G. !. Clukey. NJ. S. Goodrich, c. w.
Abbott.
which were accepted and confirmed
by the directors.
In dec0FuaAce WIFI inc by La w =
the directors were to have regular
monthly meetings. and the same have
been held except in the month OF
February and in. that month two spe-
cial meetings were held, the regular
meeting being dispensed with. Since
the organization of the Board of Di-
rectors. they have held eight regular
meetings and five special meetings.
STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
The Retail Trade Committee have held
five special meetings during the year, the
Transportation and Freight Rates COM
mtttee. one special meeting, and the PUB
lie Utilities Committee, one special meet
ing.
MEMBERSHIP.
The original list of members contained
l6s names. and the following tlbnlaiion
is the standing as Of today
Original list $1,000. +t...-,..... '.'''. IT,.
Admitted during tile year ........ Il
Died during the gear ,,.........,..
designations in effect oct. l. 1912,
and Jan /. 1913 ...,',-t;..t:..:..:
designations in effect July /, 1913
1863 10
Making the present membership 1856. ae-