Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-06-09
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Thjtfnal meeting for the year end
.ng by 18th, 1916, of the Wild wood
Yacht club was held at the club with
luorum present, Commodore Frank
Brennan presiding. In the absence OF
gaptain John A. Pew, who has had
charge of the funds the past year, and
Tho was seriously i'll at home so as to
n t(nable to be present., the secretary
M q resume of the condition of the
.1uin which it was shown the club
f[aas made q decided stride during the
Foast year, having eliminated most ofits
diebts and was gaining In membership
s4nd finances and could practically be
staid to be out Of the woods at the pres
evnt lime. On account of the captains
ILLNESS an audit bad not been prepared
bat the secretary stated 1t would be
prepared aud presented at the next
meeting. A motion to adjourn sine die
prevailed.
The annual meeting, which was the
first meeting of the new year, was i'm
mediately convened and a motion to go
into election prevailed. The secretary
announced that the names of nominees
in accordance with the bylaws he'd
been posted in the club house for the
past thirty days and read the list as fol-
lows
For Commodore, Frank Brennan.
For Vice Commodore, Charles Hard
enbrook.
For Rear Com .nodore, Lieut.. Emile
Franconi.
For Secretary and Treasurer, George
q. Conner.
For Financial Secretary, Captain
John A. Pew.
For Harbor Master, Patrick ]. Con-
way.
For Fleet Surgeon, DR.. Irwin w.
Kirk.
Twelve names nominated for trustees
as fcu"as:- Charles L. Beck, Robert
Bright, William H. Law, William G.
Duncan, E. w. Omensetter, Peter L..
Peterson, John A. Pew, William r..
Pinker, Frank b. Sharp, s.. French
Spang, w. F. Wentzell, Mr.. Elwood
Thompson.
There being no further nominations
and nc contests on any of the nominees,
on motion of j. Chas. Winters the Sec
rotary was appointed to cast a ballot
which resulted in the election of the
entire ticket as named.
The commodore Immediately ap-
pointed the following chairmen of the
committees:
House Committee, Henry H. Ottens.
Entertainment Committee, DR.. 1. ".
Kirk.
Membership Committee, Joseph
Geisenberger.
Racing Committee, Lieut.. Emile
Franconi.
COMMITTEES on sports named later.
The chairmen of the various COM
mittees will pame their assistants and
hand same in to the secretary.
DIR. 1. w. Kirk made a motion that
one thousand officer and committee
cards be printed, containing the names
and officers and committees of the club
and such Decentralization that could
laced on the card, the same to be
lie size of the membership card. Mo-
lion was carried.
A resolution was offered by J. Chas.
Winters to wit; that the proposed IN
mex to the Wild wood Yacht Club with
its fixtures and furnishings be rented
from July 1st, 1916, by the Wild wood
Yacht Club from the builders at a price
to be agreed upon. The motion pre-
kgailed.
IA motion by ]. Chss. Winters that a
committee be appointed to procure free
Transportation by automobile to and
from the Wild wood Yacht Club for the
ensuing season and the committee be
appointed to arrange the details. Mo-
tion prevailed and the commodore ap-
pointed as a committee Henry H. OF
Tens, H. Silberstein and P. j. Conway,
giving them power to act.
Motion by Henry H. Ottens that a
County license be taken out in behalf
of Wildwood Yacht Club. In ex plain
ing the matter Mr.. Ottens stated that
the county license would cost in the
neighborhood OF $11O and would gain
kGuch more prestige and standing as a
club than our present government Ii
fense. Motion prevailed.