Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1914-03-24
COMMERCIAL CLUB
HELD MEETING
Secretary Hewitt rendered Resigna.
ton, Effective When New
Secretary Is Appointed.

The regular meeting this morning
was attended by ten members, who
Joined in the work with spirit, which
allowed adjournment promptly at IL
o'clock.
The secretary read correspondence
had with the Panama-Paci EXPOSE
ton Commission. Upon motion his
action was endorsed. This pertained
to request that Bryan raise $4,000
for the Texas Building. The secretary
replied that the Bryan people thought
well of the proposition, but owing to
conditions forced upon the Bryan peo.
pie by food losses and the necessity
to furnish so great an amount of seed,
did not think best to undertake the
raising of any fund for outside enter
prises. However II anyone desired
to make donations they could do so.
The secretary then brought up the
matter of electrifying the college line
and stated that the line will be cleo
trified whether the club renders as
sistance or not, but that assistance
will hasten the completion of the
work. Mr.. Hewitt stated that with the
assistance of the club, new service
can be put on in seventy-five days, as
work has already started and material
should begin to arrive this week. He
stated that power plant will be con-
structed and that with the clubs as
sistance the road can be ready by the
time the power plant is ready. which
would take from sixty to seventy-fve
days. Upon motion committee con-
sisting of H. o. Boatwright, John NJ.
Lawrence and w. Wipprecht was ap-
pointed to confer with the manage
ment and report at once.
Mr.. Hewitt read his resignation as
secretary of the club as follows:
Bryan, Tex. March "a, 1914.
President and Board of Directors,
Bryan Commercial Club, Bryan,
Texas.
Gentlemen feel that the time
has come for me to resign my posi-
ton as secretary, and in doing so
wish to thank the directors for the
hearty cooperation that they have
rendered in the past, which has been
such prominent factor in the signal
success that has been the past record
of this club.
Il assure you that the service has
been one of pleasure and satisfaction
to me, and the relation has been one
that ! shall cherish as long as l live.
81 wish the resignation to take eff
feet on April l. the end of the present
year, and am laying it before the
club at this time to enable the club
to secure the services OF another man
to take up the work. At this time
believe that it would be great mis-
take for the club not to have a com
petent secretary at once.
81 assure you that | shall take pleas
ure in assisting in every way that |
can that the usefulness of the club
may not only he continued but en-
larged and extended
Very truly yours.
~. NJ. HEWITT, Sec"
Upon motion, the resignation was
accepted to take effect after the club
has secured a new secretary.
Upon motion, the president was
empowered to appoint a committee
of three to nominate a board of di-
rectors, and committee OF five to
recommend a man for the position of
secretary. The appointments were
made as follows: To recommend sec.
-retary-A. NJ. WaIdrop, ]. Webb How.
ell, Eugene Edge, Tyler Haswell and
f. ]. jenkins. To recommend board
MEMBERS. L. Edge, f. f. Parks and
J. NJ. Caldwell,
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