St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-06-02
OF
COMM. ELECTS
BOARD AND
OFFICERS
Covington, La, May %, 1917.

Covington, La, May 2S, 1917.
Annual meeting of Covington AS
sociation of Commerce held this day.
Present: ]. H. Warner. E. r. Mos
es, J. T. Hester, Carl Bougere, H.
A. Mackie, d. H. Mason, Harvey E.
Ellis, A. d. Schwartz, John L. Hal
ler, Jacob Seller, F. L. Gallagher, c..
w. Alexius, w. H. Kentzel, Fred J.
Heintz, H. J. Ostendorf, E. G. Davis,
w. D. Molloy, Robt. l.. Aubert, W..
e. Boes.
Reading of minutes of meeting of
May 81 were read and approved.
Report of committee on new de-
pot was received and more time
granted.
Committee on booster book report
ed that the book would be ready for
general distribution in the next two
weeks. Quite a number of sample
copies were on hand and distributed
to the members present.
Committee on patriotic dcmonstra-
ton for June 5th reported every
thing in readiness, also reported that
the flag pole to be erected in the
courthouse yard had beer donated
by the city administration, as per-
sonal gift.
Report of committee appointed to
nominate twenty-five names of mem
bers of this Association to serve as
directors for the ensuing year, was
received, as follows:
We, the committee appointed at
meeting of May Fl to select twenty
five names to serve as directors for
the ensuing year, beg leave to sub
NIT the following names for your
consideration: R. L. Aubert, w. E..
Boes, Carl Bougere, Robt. Badon,
L. NJ. Bourgeois, Joseph Delery, 3.
J. Domergue, E. G. Davis, Harvey E..
Ellis, N. H. FitzSimons, Fred j.
Heintz, DR.. H. E. Gartreaux, John
L. Haller, w. H. Kentzel, H. A.
Mackie, E. r. Moses, G. P. Molloy,
D. H. Mason, H. ]. Ostendorf, ]. l..
smith, A. v. Smith, Jacob Seller,
C. e. Schonberg. F. l.. Gallagher,
J. II. Warner.
The above report was received
without discussion, and the secre-
tary instructed to cast the ballot for
the unanimous election of the tUen-
ty-five members reported by the
committee to serve as directors Tor
the ensuing year.
There being no further business
for the general meeting, motion to
adjourn was made and carried, after
which the new board was requested
to meet and elect their officers fol
the ensuing year.
Meeting of Board of Directors
elected at general meeting OF the
Association this date. Present: r
L. Aubert, w. E. Boes, Carl Bou-
gere, E. G. Davis, Harvey E. Ellis
Fred j. Heintz, John L. Halter, w
H. Kentzel, III. A. Mackie. E. R
Moses, D. III. Mason, H. J. Osten.
dorf, Jacob Seller, F. L. Gallagher
III. H. Warner. Absent: Robt. Ba
don. Lawrence NJ. Bourgeois, JOSEPH
Delery, E. j. Domergue, N. H. Fitz
S.mons, G. P. Molloy, j. L. Smith
A. v. Smith, c. E. Schonberg.
There being a quorum present tht
meeting took up matter Of election
OF officers, with the following re
suit:
Mr.. d. H. Mason nominted ]. II
Warner as president, seconded b!
H. E. Ellis. There being no furthe
nomination Mr.. Warner was elected
unanimously by acclamation.
| e. g. Davis nominated H., A
Mackie as vice-president. seconde'
by E. R. Moses. There being no fur
1 ther nominations Mr.. Mackie wa
unanimously elected by acclamation
Mr.. R. l.. Aubert nominated W
E. Boes as secretary-treasurer, se7
onded by Mr.. H. e. Ellis. Ther
being NO further nominations MI
lBoes was elected unanimously by at
clamation.
| All standing conmittees will b
appointed by. the president and an
nounced at the next regular meetfn
4 OF the Association. Monday. June
Il The board took up the matter 9
the annual entertainment Of the Al
sociat1on and decided that In vie
LOT the existing conditions. and II
Il lack 81 8 suitable place Tor the holt
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