The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-21
gIrrESSFUL MEETING Y.M.B.C.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CHOSEN
NO candidates for Each Office Nominated to Run
Race for Election at Next Meeting-Age
Limit Caused Heated Discussion.

CvoenWOOd has Deen OrSaii1eu anu De
~ life last night under the most fav
.,.hle circumstances and with tn
greatest opportunities ahead Of it o
~ similar organizations organized
nv where in city the size Of this.
The meeting was called to order I
few minutes after eight o'clock, ant
.f,er four hours Of the hardest worl
.ver undertaken and accomplished ad
;o,,rned a few minutes after twelve
q meet again in regular meeting OF
the first Tuesday night of July.
With the adoption of constitution
election of Board of Directors Of
ton members, and nominations of two
members to make the race for the
various offices, the election to be held
At the next meeting, the greater part
of the business to come before the
meeting last night was accomplished
Messrs. J. B. Webb and Jerry Foley
led the ticket of ten candidates for the
presidency and were declared the nom-
inees to run off the election.
Messrs. Shelby S. Steele and R. B,
Dorman were declared the nominees
for vice president, and Messrs. R. A.
Ball and Warner Wells for treasurer.
The Board of Directors who were
elected are as follows: Messrs. A. F.
Gardner, Jr., O. L. Kimbrough, E. R.
Wiggins, Hunt Jones, I. T. Mcintyre,
William Sanders, Paul s. Freeman,
Lewis Aldridge, Guy T. Stewart and
H. D. Walker. The first five on the
list are elected for a year, the last five
to serve only six months. At the cleo
tion period only five Directors will be
elected, to serve year. That arrange
ment elects five new members on the
Board every six months, keeping five
old members on the Board at all times.
Pending the election Of the officers
at the regular meeting on the first
Tuesday night in July the temporary
organization perfected last Wednesday
night will continue in charge. This
was done on the motion of Mr.. Hunt
Jones.
After the meeting was called to or
der, Mr.. Purcell, the chairman, ex-
piained briefly the purposes Of the or
ganization for the benefit Of the new
members. Mr.. Webb, the temporary
chairman, read the minutes Of the first
meeting which were adopted without
discussion.
Reporting as chairman of the men,
bcrship committee, Mr.. Webb stated
that up to yesterday afternoon two
hundred and ninety seven membership
cards had been turned in and that
twenty-seven others were reported last
night. An additional five were then
reported by member Of the COM
mittee, making total membership of
three hundred and twenty nine. A
vote of thanks was extended to the
membership committee by the Club.
Mr.. Hunt Jones, chairman of the
committee on constitution and by
laws, read the constitution drawn up
By the committee and the bylaws SO
far as the latter have been completed.
lie requested that the bylaws be re-
forred back to the committee. The
constitution was then read by articles
and adopted that way. The article
prohibiting any member of more than
forty years Of age from holding an
Office or serving on the Board of Di.
rectors precipitated a heated discus
sion which lasted close to an hour
When put to vote those in favor Of
the article won by a good majority.
An amendment offered by Mr.. 0. L.
himbrough that men over forty not be
permitted to serve on the various com.
mittees was voted down forty to thir-
ty.six.
With the exception Of that article
there was little discussion Of the con.
stitution and it was adopted as q
whole. f
1t provides for three officers, pres.
ident, vice-president and treasurer
The secretary is to be selected BY the
Board Of Directors. The three officers
are ex-officio members Of the Board Of
directors to serve with ten Others
elected to that body.
No officer or member Of the Boart
Of Directors can succeed himself II
oifice and election is for six months
for the three officers and = year fol
the Directors. Elections are V be helt
in July and January. sea
The Board Of Directors will secur'
suitable quarters for the Club and vii
grange all such matters from time t.
time. ~ " q
Two meetings q month will be held
the days provided for by the ccnstitu
ton being the first and third Tuesdays
Twenty-Five members will constitute
quorum.
Ten standing committAea sgs yso