The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-22
PUBL. lClTY CL UB ELECTS OFFICERS

 At an entnusiastic meeting held in one of the private dining rooms of the Algonquin Club. the members or the Bridgeport Publicity Club elected and installed new of1iciaI family to guide the destinies of the club for the ensuing year. S
 W. LeRoy Ketchan of the Crane Valve CO. was chosen president, Karl Cyrus, the druggist, vice president chine Tool Co., the retiring president was chosen secretary and Horace E.
 derWin, secretary O ftfle Bridgeport Trust Go, will act as treasurer. These officers. with F Ss Kinsey of the Bridgeport Brass Go, A L.s Kline of The Park City Engraving CO. will constitute the Board of governors
 Several amendments to the consEi- tuition and bylaws were adopted among the most important being the reduction Of governors from eleven to seven the revision of standing com mittees which will now comprise three in number viz. ,; The Truth Seal the protective and membership commit tees, chairman for which will be ap- pointed at the next meeting by Pres
 The duties of the Truth Seal Commfttee shall be to encourage the use of the Truth SealS in advertise ments and to inform the public Of it's value. The duties Of the Protective Committee shall be to enforce the Truth Seal agreement and to se- cure action against violations of .the State law g
 # Tn summing up their report the dominating and revision eornmittee said in part, ssIt will be seen that we have reduced the number Of gover- nor done away with the unwieIdy executive committee and provided for a two man ecutive--done away with the program, publicity and au- sditing committees and supplemented the Truth Seal and protective com mittees. We suggest that the pub- licity be carried on byta committee of one member ppointed for one week by the chair and that he be required either to write or secure copy for that same reaches the various papers that are co-operating with us and to be held accountable for the work dur ing his tenure of office. The annual and monthly meetings are changed to the last "Wednesday instead of the last Tuesday so that ali Publicity Club functions are now held on Wednes- tiay-W ednesday is Publicity Day.
 Tn order to successfully complet- ed the work started and to live up to the letter of Article of the consti- tuition defining the objects Of the club
 -as follows. to develop the best adyertisinxs to provide medium through which advertisers may assist each other by the exchange of ideas. to provide more profitable work; to correct existing abuses in advertising: to bring up to the full measure of usefulness the business of advertising in all it's forms and to provide the growth and progress of the city of Bridgeport. we suggest that we bind ourselves one to all and all to one in the furtherance of this article
 There is much work ahead which will not only prove profitable to ev- cry member but will bring connen- dation to the club and will do much to advertise Bridgeport and place it where if should be among the most efforts in exploiting the Truth Seal outshine any similar exploitation any where even in the city. of it's birth, but it will not carry itse1f-every member of the club should put his shoulder to the wheel and help the Truth SeaF comhlittee9each should ap- point himself a committee of one to urge advertisers to pledge 4hen- selves to the Truth and follow this up by urging them to use the seal not only in newspapers but On bill post ers folders, booklets, etc.
 M embers should call to the atten- ton of the protective committee any advertisement that promises too lza uct1 whether the Truth Seal is a part of the copy or not It must be borne in mind that while our interest is cen tered in these ads bearing the Seal