Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-02-06
CHAMBER IS
REORCANlZED
New Organization Is Objected
With Much Enthusiasm
Tuesday Evening
FOR EFFECTIVE WORK
New Bylaws Adapted For
Better Work. Plans For
Coming Year Outlined

The mmeting of the Chamber of
Commerce Tuesday evening, at Hotel
Washington, resulted in the COM
plete reorganization of that body and
the adoption of new set of bylaws.
The meeting was attended by nearly
100 representative citizens of Aber
deem, and it's tone was most opto-
mistic.
The new bylaws were adopted
without dissenting vote, and the
addresses all indicated willingness
to pull together for Aberdeen and
Grays Harbor, and recognition that
this and next years were to epochal
in the North Pacific Coast.
Directors Appointed.
President Mumaw appointed the
following II directors, who are auth
orized to meet and select officers for
the coming year:
w. B. Mack, A. l.. Davenport, E. c.
Finch, L. H. Burnett, Carl Weather
wax, P A. Bertrand, S. X. Bowes,
G.. P. Halferty, F. c. Wilcox. E. A.
Morck, J. A. Hood and j. W. Parks.
The New Bylaws.
The new bylaws contain several
distinct innovations, the chief of
which is the placing of large
amount of the administrative and
legislative work of the Chamber in
the hands of an executive committee
composed of from Is to so members
to be appointed by the president.
The idea of an executive commit
tee was developed as means of secur-
ing quick action and widening the
scope Of the work to be carried on by
the Chamber. The executive commit
tee is to be appointed by the presi-
dent within 80 days after his elec-
tion from among the business men of
the city. This committee is given
full power to transact any business
which the Chamber may lawfully car
ry on under it's articles of incorpora-
ton and in every such case may bind
the Chamber by it's actions This
committee will also determine the
salaries of the officers and employees
of the Chamber and may call for re.
ports from them at any time. It's
powers allow it to act for the Cham
ber in any action whatsoever, except
ments before being voted upon must
be submitted for the consideration
of the executive committee.
The new committee must not. be
composed of less than 25 or more
than so members, the exact number
to be determined and appointed by
the president of the Chamber. This
committee is empowered to perfect
its own organization and is expected
to elect chairman and secretary.
Meetings of the executive committee
are to be held monthly and special
meetings may be called at the will of
the chairman At the regular meet
ing of the committee a majority of
those present will constitute a quor-
um, while at the special gatherings
there must be 10 members in at
tendance to make the work done
binding.
Dues Reasonable
The dues of both resident and non
resident members have been placed
at $6 year, payable quarterly and
in advance Dues for corporation
members are placed at $12 and are
payable quarterly and in advance.
When any person or corporation shall
allow his or it's dues to be two conse-
cutive quarters in arrears they may
be dropped from membership.
The officers under the new organ
ization are the same as under the old
vice president, secretary,
treasurer and IL members of board
of directors are to be elected at the
annual meeting of the Chamber when
the president will appoint a nomin-
ating committee of five to nominate
men for the positions on the board
If the Chamber should so vote as
many names as IS may be submitted.
The other officers of the Chamber
shall be elected by the board of dir
ectors from among the active men,
bers of the Chamber. All officers
shall hold office for one year.