The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-12-05

Holds Annual Meeting at Third Street
M. L. Church Last Night - OF.
ficers Are Elected and Big
banquet Is Served to
Large Number.

The annual meeting OF the Mays
vile Chamber of Commerce was held
at the Third Street NJ. e. Church last
night, about 100 OF Maysville busi-
ness men being present.
This meeting was iheld not only to
transact necessary business, but to
bring the members Of the Chamber
into closer relation with each other.
That the social part Of the annual
meeting is now fixed thing was full
ly demonstrated by the enthusiasm
manifested last night. 4-
The banquet was the first thing on
the program and was served in first
class style by Chef Charles Rohmil-
Ter, assisted by the, young ladies of
the Settlement Club. Although the
banquet was most sumptuous, it was
thoroughly in keeping with the re-
quests of the Food Administration.
In recognition of the splendid work
that the young ladies' of the Settle
ment Club in the interest of the
Chamber of Commerce, they were
presented with handsome boquet OF
flowers.
Mr.. l.. T. Palmer, Of Middletown
Ohio, who was to have been the prin-
cipal speaker of the evening, wired
Secretary Dodds yesterday afternoon
that it would be impossible for him
to attend. Hon. Stanley Reed, of this
city, was then called upon to make
the address, and he did so in most
pleasing manner, his remarks being
we'll received and frequently ap-
plauded The keynote of his address
was cooperation.
County Judge-elect Harry p. Pur.
nell and Mayor-elect Thomas NJ. Rus.
sell were called upon for short talks
MIR. Purnell stated that the crying
need of the present time was better
roads in Mason county and that this
matter was most vital in that i
brought the people of the surround
ing country into closer relation witt
the city. He said that it was his in
tention to call upon the Chamber o.
Commerce to assist him in every wa!
possible during the four years of hi
administration. Mr.. Russell statet
that It was his intsntion to ask thu
Chamber of Commerce to furnish hin
with an advisory committee to assis
him in conducting the affairs of thu
city so as to get the maximum of eff
ficiency and to promote the best in
terests of the city.
President Horace J. Cochran pre-
sided over the meeting and acted al
POSTMASTER. In short address HI
said that even as the tobacco mar
ket had been brought back to thi
city from Cincinnati 1t was also pos
sible to develop fine live stock mar
ket in Maysville, with buyers from
the big markets here once or twic
month. He said that although ther
were no big industries in Maysyillt
we are rich and blessed as an agri
cultural center, with unlimited posi-
bilities before us.
The report of Treasurer H. {
Sharp, as read by Secretary Doddf
showed that the Chamber was in ex
cellent financial condition. Secre
tary Dodds read report Of the wor
that had been done, is being done an
is expected to be done by the Cham
ber of Commerce.
Il The election of officers resulted a
} follows:
President-Stanley f. Reed.
i Vice President Frank L. Hen
) Erickson.
Treasurer-C. l.. Wood.
Directors:
II Business Affairs-W. L. Traxel.
i Civic Affairs-George H. Frank
Il Organization-C. s. Kirk.
, Industrial-R. A. Cochran.
RI Agricultural-A. l.. Glascock.