The Sentinel=record., 1915-04-21
CONSTITUTION OF
 THE B. M. LEAGUE
CHANGED TO MEET ALL PUR- POSES OF A SINGLE CONNER
 CIAL BODY FOR THIS CITY.
Full and Complete Election of Officers Will Be Held by Individual Vote on First Tuesday in Next June.

The constitution Of the Business Mems League was so adopted last night on a final vote as to meet all the requirements of single commercial organization, the purpose being to in- crease the membership and the strength of this organization, and through it continue to make Hot
 Springs the greatest health and pleasure resort in the country
 Because of the near approach of the annual election of officers by the Business Mems League, it was de cided not 10 elect any officials under the new constitution until that date the first Tuesday in June
 The new constitution provides that Dominating committees shall be named by the president of the organ ization to place rival tickets in the field for all the officers to De elected, and that even beyond these nomina- tions, any member may become a candidate for any office on the peti- tion of 15 member
 The election must be by individual ballot, cast in box in the Business Mems League rooms, between the hours of ? and o'clock in the after noon of the day of election. A com mittee will be appointed by the presi- dent to conduct that election, and the same evening the regular annual meeting is to be held, when the newly elected officers will be reported and installed in offica
 The secretary will be elected by the board of governors, provided for in the regular election by the mem bership. There are nine members Of the board of governors. and before & secretary is elected he must receive twothirds of the votes of the board of governors.
 The meeting last night was pre- sided over by President M A. Eseie, with Secretary George Bedding at his desk, and Publicity Agent Walter M Ebel also present
 Secretary Bedding reported that the Little Rock delegation 10 the South ern Commercial Congress. to be held in Muskogee, was making a determn- ed effort to secure the next conven- tion of that body, and that 1t was de- sired to have a Hot Springs delega- ton present. Mr. Bedding stated that he was going, and would take alons literature of Hot Springs. It was urged that other citizens should go and help in the work and Harry A. Jones volunteered to make the trip Messrs. Callahan and Strauss will also try 10 arrange busi- ness affairs 10 make the trip.
 The Merchants Association trip over the M., D. and Gulf railroad on May was taken up MT. Arthur Katz, chairman of the committee oH arrangements, stated that today he would have a schedule of the trip from Agent Ilousley of the railroad, and that other details were being worked out. The delegation would leave this city on the morning of the 5th and return the evening of the 9th.
 MT. Hamp Williams spoke of the splendid possibilities of developing trade with this section. He said that such a trip would help turn the tide of much business in all lines into Hot Springs, and that a previous trip over the road had convinced him that there was much good that could be accom- plished by large delegation of busi- ness men going on this trip.
 Jack Manier presented plan from a clipping bureau, whereby for the sum of $40 per annum the lists of of names of persons affiict- ed could be secured, to whom could be sent advertising matter on Hot Springs He thought the subscription on the part of the Business Mems League, under a follow-up system of sending correspondence, would he fruitful of results. The matter was referred 10 the executive committee.
 Mir Bedding stated that there was much money being spent outside Of. Hot Springs at this. time for things that could be purchased aere. ana that he believed campaign should be inangurated amo1g the people to get them to spend Ieyery dollar at