The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1914-01-28

INTERESTING REPORTS READ
Each committee, Together With Presi-
dent ana Secretary, Submitted Full
Reports, Showing What the Board
Had Accomplished Since Organiza-
tion Sixteen Months Ago.

NteH IESSluenu l.. II. I1dynl call
ed the Brunswick Board Of Trade to
gethef at O'Clock last night there was
assembled III the city hall probably the
most representative body OF Bruins
WiCAIans ever gathered together along
IN the entire history of this city. Both
the court room end the council cham
ber were pressed into service, ana
from every walk OF life members of
the Board OF Trade had assembled 20
near Il report CT the stewardship OF
It's manager for the past sixteen
months. 1t was such scene as is
calculated to Inspire the real Bruns-
wlckian and indeed it was the high
est evidence OF the fact that the peo-
pie Of Brunswick have truly caught
the meaning Of the Board of Trade
slogan, 'B lor Brunswick
PRESIDENT Haym annouced the ob-
ject CT tne meeting; the annual event,
when the old board or directors and
old officers wish to give an account OF
themselves and to place in the hands
OF the membership the destinies of
the body for the new year.
lull reports were read by the pres
ldent and secretary, both Of which
were received with much applause.
4.nese two reports are published in
full elsewhere in The News. In ad
dltion reports We're rendered by the
chairm OF the lollowing committees:
Transportation, new industries, rivers
and harbors, legislation, new railroads,
publicity, civic improvements, conven-
tiOns, public highways and drainage.
These reports at later date will be
published in full. At the conclusion
of the rendering of reports the next
business in order was the election Of
officers and directors for the year. On
motion the following committee was
requested to retire and submit a list
OF names for these positions: II. F..
Dunwody, d. d. Atkinson, e. f. Coney,
N Emanuel and w. H. Wood
officers Named.
The committee retired for about
Ten minutes and, upon their return,
submitted the following:
President, F. Il. TWitty
First vice president, Geo H. Smith.
Board OF directors, E. G. Bruce, A.
L. Church, J. P. davenport, C. H.
Leavy, Albert Fendig, Constance Mil
ler, ]. H. Hopkins, l.. T. McKinnon,
j. J. Lott, M. B. -IcKinnon, j. G..
Weatherly
The report of the committee was
unanimously adopted and the new
president, in accepting the office, made
a splendid address in which he not
only reviewed the work of the past,
but pointed the way for larger and
a broader scope for the future. AS
first vice president and member OF
the executive committee Mr.. Twitty
has been closely identified with the
work Of the BOARD during the past Is
months. and no other official has given
more time to it than has been the
case with him. His selection as pres
ident was a happy one and that he
Will have the active cooperation Of
The entire membership, the director
ate and other officers there is no
question.
Before taking his seat President
Twitty threw merited boquet at re-
t.ring President Haym and the first
motion he entertained was to the ef-
feet that rising vote of thanks be
rendered Mr. Haym for the splendid
service rendered to the organization
during the year, which was done in
the very best Of spirit.
Before adjournment short addresses
wers}made by y. K Brown and Col.
c. P Goodyear both Of whom compli-
merted the organization on its work
.vand especially commended Secretary
Weatherly for the splendid fashion in
which he has succeeded in bringing
the organization to its present state
OF efficiency. The report Of Secre-
tary Weatherly, which is published
elsewhere. speaks for itself In addi-