Arizona republican., 1914-05-19
Vice President During 1913 and One of Most Effect i've Workers of Organlza tion Chosen President by New Directorate
ORMSBY AND LOPER
 VICE PRESIDENTS
Election of Humbcrt to Sue ceed Lntgerding as Treas urer and Harry WeIch to Be Secretary Is Accom- plishcd at Luncheon

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 A l.. Moore is now MT President" of the Phoenix Board of Trade.
 IL was at the luncheon of Dr Den nett, the retiring president at the
 Arizona club yesterday that the di-
 rectors elected their officers for 1914
 They are:
 X. l.. Moore. president
 J. M. ormsby. first vice president J. D. Loper second vice president w. s. Humbert, treasurer Harry Welch, secretary
 This was the first meeting of the new directorate. and as is custom ary. took place in the form of a luncheon hy the retiring executive The old board met with the new one at luncheon, and afterWard the lat ter retired to another room to go through the routine of naming tho officers.
 At the executive session of the new board it was moved that q com mittee of five he appointed to co operate with similar committee from the Merchants x Nanufactur- CTS association to assist the Farmers Institute in planning and financing the Maricopa County fair and the Corn and Cotton clubs The prcsi- dent appointed the following for this committee: W. s. Humbcrt, Chas A Stauffer. Arthur Luhrs, r.. A. Mar shall and ] T Nhitnev The menl-
 bers of the committee representing the Merchants and Manufacturers
 association to cooperate with the Farmers Institute:
 w. s. Humbert Chairman. Arizona Seed Co: C. H. Pratt, Pratt Gilbert Co; $. Oberfelder, National Bank of AriZ.: Mir. Sanders, Phoemx Savings Bank and Trust Co: P T. Slavback, Valley Bank; Chas Stauffer. Ari- zona Republican: C. IT, Akrrs. Ari- zona Gazette.
 On motion the president appointel q committee of three to cooperate with the city, county and other of ficials in the matter of removal of l the town ditch The committee ap- pointed: Prof. J. D. Loper. ]. NJ. Ormsby. H. Clay Parker
 It was moved that the directors meet every Thursday. Time set for the first meeting was foo o'clock On motion the secretary was in structed to prepare budget outlin- ] ing the possible sources of revenue and q general estimate of expendi- ture. It was also recommended that 1 following the preparation of this re-
 port q vigorous finance committee be appointed and q campaign instituted 1 to establish the board on Il firm basis as far as it's finances were concerned l The secretary reported the coming visit of the Los Angeles Chamber of | Commerce and suggested the ap-
 pointment of a committee on enter | tainment On motion it was moved | to lay the matter over until Thurs 1 day, the Fist, the directors in the meantime considering features and 1 plans for entertaining the visitors. ! As president, MT Moore will con- tinue to be one of the most active l members of the organization In the
 past three years, he has been iden- i tified with nearly every activity in-
 augurated by the board Before fair
 weeks. he has been steadily on the 1 job in each big money raising cam i paign.
 | Beside being q prominent business man, the new president is closely 1 identified with lodge work being q member of the E. P. e. E., the
 Masons and the Shriners. J. M Ormsby, first president,
 and next executive by right of suc-
 cession, is vice president of the Valley Bank, q valued worker in financial circles and one of the very
 few 33rd degree baseball fans in Phoenix.
 John D. Loper, second vice presi-
 dent, is city superintendent of
 schools, a strong worker and officer
 in the Christian church and an of
 ficer in the Knights of Pythias He is a leader in the Uniform Rank w & Humbert, the new treasurer is one of the scientific farmers and
 merchants of the valley He is an iauthority on intensive cultivation
 and q successful business man.
 1 Harry Welch, the secretary has
 been the generator that has kept the
 wires live" in the board of trada
 since his addition to the force sev-
 eral years ago. He is the publicity
 expert, boost director and office man
 and it is his ideas or those he eX. pertly collects that model the activi-
 ties of the board.