The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-09
Chamber ofCo11l-
nlerce Meets

A called meeting of the Chamber
Of Tuesday night
~ Commerce of Berwick and MOT
ean City was held at the City Han
Tuesday night and further organiza-
t;on details entered into. The m'nu-
Toe If the former meeting were read,
communications and new business
presented. The report of the Com
mittee on Membership reported
present enrolment of l16 members
x;th a total of $257.O0 per month
pledged at this time. This committee
was continued in force and it ex-
nected that the monthly pledges will
be doubled in short time. The sec
retary also reported that about
$4,000 had been reported as a pos
sible building fund to apply on a
rermanent Chamber of Commerce
building as a home for the organlza-
ton. Acting on the secretary's re-
mort a committee was appointed to
meet with the committee appointed
by Mayor Shannon at the last City
Council meeting to make further in
vestigations concerning site for
such building. Outstanding commit
tees report at the next meeting
which has been set for Tuesday
night May 18th.
Secretary Palmer reported the re-
ceipt of large number of communl-
cations relating to matters concern
ING the economic interests of the
communities, including propositions
for the local installation Of ship
wards and other industries. The Sec
retary was instructed to make trip
to New orleans today to meet Ger
tain gentlemen who are interested
in securing shipbuilding sites IN thi:
terri:cry.
The Committee on Bylaws sub
mitted a Jr:ft of regulations intcni
ed to govern the activities ant
sphere of tie organization. These
were read and discussed ane
. committee appointed by Presiden
Ditch to make study Of the pro
posed bylaws and to make recon
mendations at the next regula
meeting concerning same.
The meeting developed the fac
that there is already apparent al
endl-s, mass Of detail work to be at
tended by the secretary and that j
will be necessary to arrange imme
diately for a full-time secretary. :
proposition to this effect will b.
presented at the next meeting and ]
is expected that the Chamber O
Commerce of Morgan City and Der
wick will repidly take up its mission
of promoting the economic and civil
interests of the two cities and tri
butary territory.
The meeting Tuesday night wa
we'll attended by citizens from bot
sides of the Bay, including Mrs. A
F. Storm and Mrs. w. B. Reed. TIL
nature of the business was more de
liberate than active because its prin
eipal object was the consideration
Of controlling bylaws and discussion
on same. Enthusiasm, however, wa
evident from the large attendant
and the earnest attention accorde
the business brought before them.
The Chamber of Commerce Q
Morgan City and Berwick will pre-
baby take immediate action in re
gard to aiding the Mothers Club j
providing a screened kitchen an
mess hall for the soldiers in Law
renee Park. It is also expected tbs
immediate moves will be made I
provide an excursion from Leesvill.
Louisiana, and points intervening
Morgan City for about the goth q
this month. The greater part {
Company &C" now on guard duty
Morgan City and Berwick is mad
up Of young men from Leesville an
surrounding territory and it is b.
keved that an excursion from the
home town will bring four or fiv
hundred people here to visit the
soldier boys, and incidentally to g
an idea Of the advantages of this te'
ritory and the splendid character
IT, citizens.