Evening journal., 1914-01-09
CITY TRADE
BODIES Are
AGAIN One
Unity Plan Goes Through With
WhOOp at Chamber Of Com
meTCe Meeting
EXPECT GREAT WORK
FROM COMBINED FORCE

Formal merger Of the Chamber of
Commerce and the Mercantile Asso-
citation which has been hanging FIRE
for the past three months, took place
last night at the annual meeting OF
the Chamber of Commerce, in the rose
room of the Hotel DUPONT, when the
members OF that organization by a
viva voce vote that could be heard
AIN over the first two floors Of the
hotel gave their approval of the unity
plan suggested by committees Of both
ORGANIZATIONS which met yesterday af-
ternoOn
For some time the merger has been
pending. At the luncheon Of the
Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday
President Josiah Marvel of that body
offered to appoint a committee to con-
fer with a like committee to be APP
lpointed by Frederick Steinle, presi-
ent of the Mercantile Association, to
bring about merger. At the lunch
con Mr.. Steinle, who attended as a
guest OF he Chamber, said that he
could not take such a step without
the consent Of his board of directors
/ Wednesday night he appointed a COM
lmittee at a meeting of the Mercantile
! Association and yesterday afternoon
1.-THE committee and one of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce met ant
ladopted a plan of merger to be rec
Commended to their respective bodies
The plan adopted last night viii
great approval is fO1 a consolidation
of the two bodies upon the condition
that the members of the Mercantile
| Association be taken in as members
lof the Chamber of Commerce as ac
tive members, paying S25 year dues
All members paying in excess Of thi'
amount viii be known hereafter a.
contributing members or by SOM
lother name TO be selected later. II
further approval OF the merger TIM
members Of the Chamber OF Com
Imerce elected Mr.Steinie as direc
tor of the organization.
The meeting last night was the
second annual meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce Directors sor tn
ensuing year were elected and re
ports of the officers who have sery
ed during the first year Of the organ
ization of the Chamber were receive,
A. ID. Warner Sr.. and Rodne
/ Thayer. retiring directors Of the ac
/ tive membership class. were re-elec'
, ed by thc members chat class
lfhe board o. directors Alfred
Moore and Frederick Stelnle wer
elected by the associate members
the board for a term OF four year
to Till the places lett vacant by th
expiration OF the terms of o. c. Pun
dy and John Bancroft. Henry
Isaacs was elected 10 the board fo
cne year 10 fin the uneXpired teri
Of James H. Wright, resigned.
Under the terms Of the merge
which were adopted last hight. th
associated class. which was made u
p of members who paid dues of 525
year. will be abolished and She men
, beis Of this class will hereafter b
4 known as active members. and tho.
of the former class will be known I
D some name. to be decided upon late
= Following the election Of the dlre'
4 tors many members of the organiz;
b ton stated that no trade DOdy M
l town the size Of Wilmington. ever bl
e gan its fiscal year with brighter fl
e ture. and with such harmony anon
r the business men of the city. by re-
! son of the'merger The directors Wi
b meet on Tuesday afternoon to sele
p a new president of the organizatio
President Josiah Marvel having T
b fused absolutely to serve anothl
=, year. when the position was tenderl
q to him by a unanimous vote Ia
a night. The other officers of the a
T. sociatico will also be elected. Sc
a eral men have been mentioned for q
S position, among them being lren'
n DUPONT. David Snellenburg. c. ID. Ga
o rettson and Alfred d. Warner.
e The new directors were nominate
i last night by caucus OF each clas
d Continued on Page Thirteen.
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