Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-13
BOARD OF TRADE MEETING.
Committees Announced-Addres Made
 by Prof. William, B. Bailey.

At the Board of Trade meeting Tuesday evening the following com mittees were announced by President J. c. Tracy: Board of Trade director on United Charities, M. E. Lincoln; committee to adjust differences be- 1 tween consumers of gas and electricity and the Rockville-W -Willimantic Light Brick, J. c. Tracy, W. c. Norris and c. F. Risedorf; committee to raise funds for reception to ex-Presfdent Taft during Old School and Home week, H. E. Lathrop. G. O. Cartier, J: B. Fullerton: committee on industrial exhibit c. J. Alpaugh, Frank Larra- bee Charles Alpaugh, Francis Sher-
 man, Andrew Roux. John F. Reilly, ".
 B. Knight, Arthur G. Turner. Louis A.
 Kingsbury of South Coventry.
 The meeting was then turned over to w. c. Norris, acting chairman of the United Charities, who introduced ] the speaker of the evening, Prof. Will 1 liam B. Bailey, of Yale university, head l of the United Charities of New Haven who gave a most interesting talk on the workings of the system in the Elm 1 City and the possibilities and branches 1 of work which may be made to follow 1 the adoption of some such sort of sys- l tenn by the newly formed United l Charities of this city.
 l MT. Norris, at the close of Professor l Bailey's talk, read the bylaws tenta- lively adopted by the United Charities 1 and made a plea for large number of l sustaining members as provided for in ] the bv-laWs A committee of six 1 chosen by the chair, solicited member 1 ship. and practically all who were 1 present joined. These members then
 selected Dr. T. R. Parker and William A Arnold as their directors on the United Charities board.
 Following the open meeting, the di rectors of the United Charities met in 1 the assembly hall for final organization and election of officers. Twenty-one l directors answered the roll call. The bylaws already drawn up and tenta- l lively adopted at a previous meeting were by vote accented as a whole. The committee on rooms, Louis H. Arnold, chairman, reported that they considered rooms in the Card block on 1 Main street and the three rooms under 1 the arn1ory on Valley street. The re- | port was accepted and action on rooms 1 deferred until a later meeting.
 l Dr. L. I. Mason for the committee 1 to interview candidates for the position of secretary, asked for further time, | and the committee was continued to 1 investigate further in regard to appli- cants for the position.
 It was voted that the chair appoint 2 Committee of five to bring in names at the next meeting for the standing l committees. The following were
 gro, Mrs A. c. scripture, pr. L. I. Mason, Fl. Dion.
 Officers were elected as follows:
 President. N Eugene Lincoln; first vice president, w. c. Norris: second
 vice president, Hormisdas Dion; third
 vice president, James II. Hurley: sec
 retary pro tenn, until permanent secre-
 tary is secured. Rev. (. L. Adams 1;
 treasurer, Pierre Laramie.
 By vote the selectmen of the town were added to the committee which is to examine the applicants and suggest l 2 rame for permanent secretary.
 l It was voted that the nominating | onE1ittee brin~ in a hst of Is names to canvass the town for sustaining l n ern bers. 1 After extending a hearty vote of thanks to Professor Bailey for his in-
 9eresting lecture, the meeting adjourn . ed at 9.45.