The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-04-21
OBJECT Of BOARD
OF TRADE STATED
Does Not Exist to Get Some
thing for Somebody,
Says Wilson
STIEGLER ENGAGED
AS PAID SECRETARY
Graduate of Tuck School at Dartmouth
to Take Up Duties Next Month - An
.nua1 Meeting Held and Directors and
Other Officers Elected.

IF any member of the Brattleborol
board Of trade present at the annual
meeting Of that organization last
night in Odd Fellows temple had any
doubt as TO what the prime object OF
n board of trade is ne went away with
his mind thoroughly clarified on that
particular point The Clarifying pro
cess took place during an address 10y
| Hon. Lucius L. Wilson, Nemontcr
whose home is III East Dorset, man
| who has injected life into scores Of
commercial organizations throughout
the country and who raised half Il mil
lion dollars to finance the Eastern
States exposition at Springfield, Mass.
Ii wa> onc of the most highly practical
as we'll as entertaining addresses the
board of trade ever heard.
Officers were elected at this meet,
ing, and another important feature was
the announcement by President Horton
d. Walker that a permanent paid sec
retary mad been engaged, in the person
Of Herbert L. Stiegler. graduate of
the Amos Tuck School of Administra-
''oH 'l.u anu, '"th'P at ia. 'H'ot'h coIitse'
Wh" VIII he7lh MS "oiA mere II MAY.
MI 9t-t5 t5iLI - th'oiNeN ~ secretary
james /. la%iof Oh the Greater CT,
mont association, VINO was mehtlohtd
several times during the evening Ia
complimentary terms.
iI'si"cnt walker stated 'hal Il NUM-
Der OF ei'izenS hao hao SaaIanteG1 enough
~ 'h"' P."e'lt'iiN T','oV VII NC ,N ~.
"'le 10 SiNt inc f'id SeetetdiN ll"h
th"f"R2h tflal LOT TWO years.
g ~ the opening Of inc meeting
secretary carr ;. Hopkins read hlS an
hnaI report, ana TINS anu the treas
Hrer and auditor reports were ac-
eepted ana ADOPTED.
, Secretary Hopkins stated that the
+ membership was ~ lie hoPed TO see
membership campaign the coming
/ year, both IN brattlenofo ana IN the
surrounding towns. Inc aetiVlueS o.
the past year were reviewed anu men
y ton was made of the d!stlhet loss
j., which the board met IN the deaths OF
q clarke I. tlttS, lIefmoh T. LaaN ana
: pr. Henry y. tiolton'
ii In concluding, Mr.. Hopkins sald
IA As Is generally understood tins VIII
be my last report as secretary Of th1
e Brattlehoro Board OF trade In laying
Il down the work to be taken up by
t a Younger and more active maA Wah'
II to say that / have enjoyed the reno"
ship and good feeling and cordial sup
port Of the board OF trade more thal
can express. 1t has been Tor some
time deep regret that my other husl
y ness was such that / could not devote
, more time to the work but IN the III
ture as IN the past my interest Will re
main the same, and | shall always
&c prize these years most highly and shal
hope for, and work for bigger, bet
ter aud more enthusiastic board O
trade than we have ever before
70 known.
m The nominating committee 5 rcpor
+ was accepted and adopted, clectin!
r these officers: Directors, Horton d
! Walker, William l.. Hunt, Ebert {
! Tennev. Oscar f. Benson, Charles G
= Staples, Freeman Scott. Lyman E. Hol
= den. Howard G. Rice. Clarence T.. Stick
! ney, J. Gray E>tey, Arthur f. Roberts
Martin Austin. Major G. lIeughto
and Arthur B. Clapp; treasurer
Charles A. Bovden: auditor. Frederic'
g c. Adams clerk Carl S Hopkins
President Walker recommended tn
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