The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-03-19
DUES OF CHAMBER
. OF COMMERCE ARE
CONTINUED $3.50

(From Thursdays Advertiser)
New officers were elected for the
coming year at the annual meeting
yesterday of the chamber of commerce;
the reports Of standing committees were
adopted without dissent; the annual
dues were continued at two dollars and
fifty cents monthly; ;and it was unan
imously decided that proxies should not
be accepted by the committee on cleo.
tons.
~ think any member Of the chamber
ought to be interested enough, d" said
+. G. Anterior, "to come out for the
annual meeting and cast his vote. /"
And such was the unanimous sense Of
the meeting.
Dues are now two dollars and fifty
cents mouth and motions were offered
to reduce them to two dollars monthly
and to increase them to three dollars.
Dues Remain Unchanged
Wallace r. harrington of the mem
bership committee favored q reduction.
my, experience has beer" he said,
"that this half dollar a month, though
IL doesn' u seem to amount to much, has
a real influence on the strength Of our
membership. / am of the opinion that,
if it were Topped off, we should have a
larger representation from the class
generally known as 'the little fellow. -
Secretary Raymond 9. Brown favored
an increase. Printing bills, he said,
were heavy, and, thanks to a recent de.
rSion to print all its committee reports,
they wore boupd to become much heav
Ter.
"In fact," interjected President
George X. Carter, eve could use five
dollars month with profit. We have
been forced to economic very closely
this past year.
, Notwithstanding which, the vote
showed that the chamber was strong
| ~ of opinion that the dues should re
main where they are.
| President Carter called the meeting
to order with 1906 out of the $50 mem
bers present Robert Lewis, the oldest
member, was seated at his right as .
mark of honor.
Splendid Work Done
at is a subject of congratulation tC
the community said President Carter
in brief Introductory address, "that
it possesses body which has done sucl
splendid work in its first year. The ac
shown that this is an intelligent com
munity filed with men willing, not only
to give, but to work.
The reports of the president, secre
tarv and treasurer were then accepted
without being read and ordered sent tt
the printer.
- rohahIy | am setting a bad pre-
&C lcut, continued President Carter
''but the chair will now entertain
motion that the reports of the STANDING
| commit 'es also he accepted without DO
! in road and be sent to the printer
With the legislature now in session AM
50 much business before this meeting
today. see no Othcr way to conserve
Your time.
1t was so ordered.
Nominations withdrawn
The ORDER Of new business, which wa,
the election Of officers was then takel
up nul the following members Withdrew
their nominations, either by letter
which tine secretary read, or in person
T.. !. SpnulhnS, and Clarenr,
IT, Cooke, to be treasurer: +. q
NEcr on t. lie vice president; G. +
Hu H. 10 i've ,,rond vice president; an
'..h"'' w. Trent au En- Towso, to b,
directors.
The w'hnaNnls having been accCpt
Co., a ballot w,S taken. and while tn
rrRuls were h"'ng checked IN anothr
~,.rn, the chamber as II whole proceed
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