South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-01
Only Details Remain to- Be Per-
feCted to Complete AmaIga-
nation with Commercial
Athletic Club Decided Upon.
VOTE TIC CONSOLIDATE
IS ALMOST UNANIMOUS
Members of Both 0rganiza-
tionS in Speeches Voice the
Opinion That Move Means
Larger Usefulness.

Nothing remains but the perfecting
| of details to consummate the ANAL
I gamation Of the Chan,ber of Com
merce and the Commercial Athletic
club. Both organizations at meetings
/ held Wednesday night were prac-
/ tically unanimous in their endorse
ment of the joint organization and
went on record 10 this effect. Present
plans contemplate the moving of the
Chamber of Commerce activities to
the c. A. club on Colfax av. about
! Aug. l.
With the exception Of an increased
directorate membership. the machin-
! cry of the Chamber - Commerce Will
direct the affairs of the joint nrgani-
cation. The directorate Will consist
of 10 members, the nine from the
Chamber of Commerce retaining office,
while six are to be selected from the
c. A. club. This will be done when
the bylaws are changed. II. c..
Spaulding, present business manager
of the Chamber of Commerce will be
retained in his capacity. The pres
ent c. A. club officers will constitute
the holding company of the club with
whom the new organization will deal
in the matter Of property lease.
PURCHASING option Favored.
The one outstanding feature of the
amalgamation is the purchasing Op-
tion that the new organization will
have on the 4. A. club property. Ac-
cording to provisions made the joint
organization may have a five-year op-
ton to buy the property at $50, 600 if
a paid up membership OF $50 can be
maintained for u consecutive months.
This is $40, 900 less than the estimated
actual value of the property.
At a meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce amalgamatiOn committee,
held at the organization home on JET
ferson blvd. Wednesday night, the
vote of the members on the PROPOSE
ton was canvassed. out of PA votes
received by the committee. 221 were in
favor of the project. showing that
there is practically no opposition to
the union.
l.. p. Hardy, who presided at the
meeting, spoke in glowing terms OF
the opportunity that the new club
would have in advancing the civic,
commercial and general interests Of.
the city The other members of the
committee were equally enthusiastic
over the change.
Move a Great Thing.
The SO stockholders of the CONNER
ciaI Athletic club who were present at
the meeting held at the G. A. club
house all voted in favor of combin-
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No discensiOn was manifested by any
of the stockholders, it being agreed
that the move was a great thing for
South Bend.
Pres't Eugene b. Warner. who pre-
sided stated afterwards that ii was
the most enthusiastic meeting ever
held by the club. THE members of
the c. A. club" he said, realize the
Importance of commercial activity
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that this phase of work is again TO
be made one of the important lines
of work in which we will participate.
The change should be OF mutual
benefit TO both organizations, and Will
undoubtedly enhance the value of both
To the community. At tonights meet
ing. more was done for the city of
South Bend than at any ever held by
either the Commercial Athletic club or
the Chamber of Commerce.
Tells of Clubs Work.
c. B. Stephenson, who has been a
member of the commercial commit
tee OF the g. \. club for many years,
and who made one of the principal
speeches at Wednesdays meeting, re-
viewed the commercial activities of
the club in the past. telling of some of
the important things that have been
accomplished by the organization. He ]
told OF n w the loTuldllon OF the NV
erview cemetery and many other sue
cessful projects had been made pOssi !
ole through the work OF the club.
Il am heartily in favor of the un-
ion of our club with the Chamber OF
commerce" said Judge Walter y.
Funk. who delivered one OF the i'm /
portant addresses Of the evening. |
sDuring the 20 years OF my member I
shin the club has held many mem |
ories of pleasant evenings and Occa- |
sions. 7 am very glad that the club |
is 10 continue in the manner planned. (
The Commercial Athletic club has al /
WAYS been on the constructive side, T.
and should be even more valuable IN
the future than il has in the past.
Plan i Explained.
II. w. Eldredge explained in de- !
tail the four articles OF the plan OF |
consolidation. which was previously /
endorsed by the directors OF the
Commercial Athletic club and the
Chamber of Commerce. In reference !
TO article 4. which provides that the
new organization shall have "a five
year option on the purchase OF the G..
A. club property at $4,000 less than
the fixed valuation OF $4,000 he said: |
In the opinion OF your committee,
this portion of the agreement is the !
most important of all the provisions in
its far reaching consequences. The G.
A. committee men and officers and di-
rectors are a unit in being willing 10 /
make this sacrifice Of $4,000 from the
lowest estimate we have had put on J
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