South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-26
Directors of Both 0rganiza-
tionS Agree on Merger Plan
by Which Present Home of
Club Becomes Headquarters.
STOCKHOLDERS VOTE
ON QUESTION June so
Plan Is Prepared by Joint Com
mittee After Series of Con-
terenCeS Which Began in
MarCh-EndorSe Move.

Next Wednesday evening two meet
ings of significance and Importance
10 South Bend Will be held. one VIII
be at the Chamber of Commerce and
the other at the Commercial Athletic
club. Al each meeting viii be pres
ent the directors. stockholders and
members of the respective organiza-
uons hanging in the balance al the
TWO meetings viii bc the fate of the
proposed consolidation OF the Cham
Der OF Commerce aad the Commercial
Athletic club
After three months of conferring
between committees of the two organ
iZau0ns and special meetings OF the
directors of each orsanlzatlon a
scheme of consolidation has been
evolved and agreed upon 90 DE SUBJ
mittcd TO the members of the two or
ganizatiOEs. Members OF The Cham-
ber Of Commerce have been mailed
copies of the plan OF consolidation
accompanied by a ballot 10 bC used
in voting on the proposition. These
votes VIII be counted al The meeting
next Wednesday night The meeting
al the c. a. club is called for stock
holders Of the organization tO con-
slider the lcasins of the club property
TO the proposed consolidate corpora
tion
Talk of consolidation began last
March when the board OF directors Of
the c. \. club held a mcctine. AZ
that meeting il was pointed out that
the club was not fuldlhng .ts mission
as originally intended by IFS founders
and early members. IL was then sug-
Eestcd that the time was ripe for COM
biuing with the Chamber or COM
morcc. Acting ou this Sugscsuon
members If both ORGANIZATIONS. as
well as those outside were approached
and the sentiment was in favor of the
plan.
Director Approve plan.
Later the directors of the Cluo held
meeting which Included some II the
older members. who also approved OF
the movement A letter was sent 90
the president OF the Chamber ~ COM
merCc uVUiu- him O." conference.
A. this conference committee or
four from each organization was ap-
pointed. For the g.. a. club, hr- Id
gar H. Myers John o. BuzHy Philip
*. Goetz and Carl Hibherd, for the
Chamber ef Commerce, Pres Harry
a. Fngmau ir j.. Louis kuhus. i. ].
Hardy and T.. J. Hardy j. B. W ar
mex. president of the g. \. cluh. WAS
added tl the committee later ON his
return from "a "trip wsst. 10 take the
ulacp of Mr. GoeZ. VINO was unable
To- attend w ID. EldrIdgc was
chosen chairman. as representing both
organizations
After various conferences between
these committee plan ~ consolica-
ton was agreed upon which was SUBJ
r1fttcd 10 both directorate OF the two
organizations and unanimously ap-
proved by them
The plan OF consolidation as en-
dOrsed and approved by tne directors
of both ORGANIZATIONS suggests first
tna- the name of the new ofGanlla-
tfou he chamber of Commerce ana
Commercial club ConsoIida,leG,. Sc
oud. the constitution and bylaws or
the Chamber OF Commerce SHAH 90
duty for the consolidated body subject
to such amendments as may ee nee
fssarv. Dues shall be the same as
those in the Chamber of Commerce
Article three of the new plan Pio
,taae for fho home OF the new organ
tzatiou. which shall be in the q. -
cf-b home ON EolfaN as lhc 1tah
proDosts that the a. a. club give lae
new organization Gre-year tease Oh
the grounds and building in its
ti-ctv. includinE personal property cor
a consideration Of SOU" pet year.
monthly ia advance
Further. the new plan proposed lnat
the new organization have "A lNf-year
option ON the purchase oI me pt9P
rr+,. fr its entirety. including personal
Droperty. M $1,000" less tllah tile
fxed valuatIGu ~ S+N,NpN. SUBJECT ''
the condition thar i'm order tp IltaH7
4be onti0u valid the paid up memnfr-
shin shall hc not less than ..' TOT
re~iod of II consecutive months
III statement issued saturday
.,-..e .-.,,r.aslnccd as the opinion OF the
mon composing fne lolni toiIhlttVe
tbat south Bend is ON the tnreshold oL
.c~Cr,pIfsnuaent beyond the dreams OF
nH Is