The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-15
SESSION HELD
BY DIRECTORS
TRADE BOARD
JUDGE SPEER is INVITED TO
SPEND HIS VACATION ON
ST. SIMON THIS SUMMER.
OTHER MATTERS.

The directors of the Board of Trade
held very interesting meeting yes
terday afternoon, receiving reports
from President Butts and Secretary
Smith on the projects now in hand and
the progress being made in the cam
paign for new industries into which
Secretary Smith has thrown all his en-
ergy.
At the request of Mayor Hopkins.
the boarod authorized President Butts
to appoint committee from the Board
OF Trade to cooperate with a commit
tee from the city council and the
Brunswick Automobile association in
arranging a program of entertainment
for the Dixie highway commissioners
and their escort of Savannah automo-
bilists, who will arrive here from
Jacksonville on the afternoon of the
22nd and spend the night, leaving the
next morning for Savannah. Every ef-
fort will be made to prepare a rousing
reception for the commissioners, as an
aid to Brunswick and Savannah in
their fight for the adoption of the
"seacoast route" instead of the social
ed short route" via Waycross.
1t was decided to hold meetings of
the entire membership of the Bruins
wick Board of Trade in future, the
meetings to be held not less frequent
than quarterly, and the members to be
notified of the meetings and urged to
attend and participate in discussions
of matters for the welfare of Bruins
wick. These meetings will be held on
dates when there are matters of suf-
ficient interest and importance to war
rant calling the members together, and
it is believed that much enthusiasm
among the members will be aroused,
with resulting hearty cooperation
among them and stronger support for
the officers of the Board of Trade
in their work
Secretary Albert M. Smith reported
that he has taken up vigorously all
unfinished projects. and a number of
new matters for the upbuilding of
Brunswick, and hopes to have some
definite propositions to lay before the
directors at their next meeting.
The following resolution was unani-
mously adopted:
Whereas, ocean breezes, excellent
surf bathing. and splendid shell roads
to all of the BEAUTIFUL and historic
spots of which there are so many,
make ST. Simons Island one Of the
most delightful places for rest or rec
reation during the summer months,
and,
Whereas, the Honorable Emory
Speer, judge of the United States dis
trict court for the southern district
of Georgia, has visited ST. Simons ISL
and each summer TO several years
past, and has honored st. Simons and
Brunswick by holding chambers ses-
sions of his court on ST. Simons isl
and, and
Whereas, all those who have bust
ness with such sessions of the court
are enabled to spend the time most
delightfully."- when the sessions are held
on st. Simons island, therefore
BE it resolved by the board of di-
rectors of the Brunswick Board of
Trade, that we extend most cordial
invitation to the Honorable Emory
Speer to visit ST. Simons island du-
ring the coming summer and that we
urge him to continue the holding of
chambers sessions of his court on the
island. for the benefit and pleasure of
those who have business with the court
during the hot weather, when rest and
recreation are most needed.
"'Be it further resolved, that the
secretary be instructed to forward a
ropy of these resolutions to the Hon
orable Emory Speer and to give copies
to the press.