Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-16

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 oficers were chosen for the com ing year, reports of various commit
 tees were heard. a proposed set of. by | laws for adoption by the Norwich Chamber of Commerce provided the 1 Norwich Business. Men decide to
 change their present name. was. read and other important business was 1 transacted at the adjourned annual meeting of the Norwich Business Mems association. held Friday evening in l Buckingham Memorial at s o'clock. A ! directors meeting at 7.30 preceded the 1 business meeting.
 l Shortly after s o'clock the business meeting was called to order by Pres ident Herbert R. -Branche and the first | business was the reading of the min | utes of the last meeting by Secretary ! C. W.Pearsor. ---
 State Grange Supporting improvements
 League. t
 E. C.. Jewett, secretary Of the New London County Improvement league and worthy master of Norwich grange, 1 No ,172, Patrons of Husbandry, then 1 told of the interest taken in the inn proYement league work by those at tending the 30th annual meeting of the l state grange sat Naterbury Ml. Jew 1 cit said it is fair to state that. the l Connecticut state grange will do all it can in the interests Of the improve
 nfent league work and that if they do so there will be no doubt of the success of the league in this state
 Mayor Murphy's Report.
 Mayor Timothy C. Murphy thensre- ! ported as a delegate to the Deeper 1 Waterways. association convention held | in Washington and his report proved erpSfip9c NIeE-nr- i'd , that the people d., mot fully realize the [ importance of their waterways and that. he hoped they4REiIl take a5 deep CT interest than ever before in the ap- preparations for waterways work iu this state.
 It was moved and seconded that 8 vote of thanks be extended. his honor, the mayor, for his services as dele gate to the convention, and the mo- 1 ton was carried. Expects Windham County League.
 President Fl. R Branche. then gave | 3. brief review of the meeting of the Eastern Conn ectIcut 0eyeloprnent com mittee iu Putnam on Friday and in closing said. that he looks for the 1 speedy formation of an Improvement | league in Windham countHF From South America Trade, Convention ] Frank II. smith who represented. the Business Men at the south American 1 Trades convention in Boston also re 1 ported. He spoke of the gathering as a. notable one. as there were between | five and six hundred present. many of 1 them being manufacturers of the \ eH; i England states The subjects treated 1 at this convention were of the utmost ] interest to New England rnanufat.tilr- 1 CTS and in closing he thanked the Bus ] mess Men for the privilege of attend 1 ing the gathering, as their represen : [ tatiVe. In turn the members gave him i a vote Uf thanks for his services ill
 that capacity.
 ,-, Trolley Transfers Discussed.
 Mayor Murphy was henacaIIed- upon i to say q few words aoout the recent
 action of the common council by which 1 they would present a bill to the gen eral assembly which if passed will compel inc local trolley line to. issfle 1 transfers on all their lines running into this city; The mayor. said. that The did not find faulf with the. road l but he thought that the people of Nor l Wich ought to, receive the. same ser | NiGe in. regard toethe issuing of trans- 1 fers as, other cities in the state re- ceiVe. It was moved. seconded q nd the motion was oarFied~that the Bus I mess ten favor the action of the com l mon council in regard to this matter. Invitation to Lecture.
 Secretary Pearson read a comr1urii : cation signed loAf Esther S B. Wood ward, AT D., inviting the board of officers, and members of the Business 1 Mems associatfon .tQ. attend the lee ture to be given, atNthe town hall on
 JaHnary 26 by Mrs Bertha. Hifsci7 1 Barucf, who will speak ons the UElift 1 of Womanhood. The secretary was empowered to acknowledge favorabI the receipt Of the invitation
 l Amalaamation Impossible Now.
 As chairman. Of the, committee ap- pointed to confer with a committee of the Board of Trade mem oerse rel atiYe to- the adNisabfIity of anal gamatiOn: of. the two -orga nizat ions and change of ma me to the Norwich Cham l Der of Commerce, Frank Fl. Smith re- ported that the matter. had been care fully considered from every point of 1 view and tiat it was not deemed feasible to consolidate at the present time. :1-. T,-
 ,-:s Action on Change of Name.
 The matter of the change. of, name from the Norwich Business 9Afeu's s ss.-
 sociation to the NorW!ith Chamber of Commerce was then drought up. As 1 it lis necessary to 5secnre a . three quarters vote of the entire. membershfp in. good standing befofe the change can be brought about, the matter, was 1 left for the next meeting and the sec retary was empowered to canvass the members, secure their, votes and pre- sent their proxies at, tfie.' next meet { ling. '-'
 Consultation and Bly, Laws. 1 At1; Smith as chairman. of the aspe- S5ial c0mh1ittsea to iaquife iY1tc the change. of by laws and make such rec concentrations as they think proper, then read g proposed set of by laws for the Ncrwfch Chamber of Com Imerce. provided the Business Men de- , eide Ito make the change, but no ac- : ton was taken upon them 1 The constitution makes tlfe fol1oy- ing 'proYisiore as to na9ne. owlect and lnsrat Srsnipi .-,ss i-.-s.-...-- :.