Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-18
HEADQUARTERS OF
STATEC. OF C. HERE
Alba B. Johnson Heads Or
ganization; ID. E. Tracy
Director

Philadelphia, Jan. is. Alba Il.
johnson was elected president pro
| tempore of the newly organized State
Chamber of Commerce at the first
meeting of the directors, held in the
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel. \ nominat-
ing committee was appointed and will
probably meet within the next two
weeks in Harrisburg. other officers
electer pro tempore were Paul Little
field. general secretary, and n. B.
Kelly, acting treasurer
Harrisburg was the unanimous
choice of the board FOR the neadquar-
ters of the association. although it was
decided that monthly meetings might
be held in any city of the State in
which the organization was repre-
sented.
| In accordance with the expressed
| intention of the new body to be wholly
| divorced from politics, the directors
rejected the nomination of Vance c. Nc
4 Cormlck, chairman, of the National
Democratic committee. to fill the place
/ OF Z. f. Duncan. of Duncannon, Pa.
who resigned. Mr.. McCormicks name
was put up by Judge Eugene c. Bon
Z ~" AiASNaAlllN II OIGW an ODleGIlOn
/ from Paul ID. Wright. of Erie, on the
! ground that Mr. Mccormick political
prominence might iniure the non
I partisan stand by the State body was
/ pledged to maintain. In this he was
! seconded by Howard B. French. presi-
dent OF the Philadelphia Chamber of
commerce. Richard NJ. Reilly, of
Lancaster. was elected to the vacancy
The following We're appointed mem
bers of the nominating committee:
f. +. Babcock, Pittsburgh. chair
man; Frank ]. Lanahan, Pittsburgh;
j. X: McLanahan, Jr., Hollidaysburg;
| Dr. Edwin +. Sparks. State College,
Richard NJ. Reilly, Lancaster.
The following directors were in at
tendance or have consented to serve:
Il. NJ. {. Africa, Huntingdon; +. r.
Baocock, Pittsburgh; +. S. Bond. Erie:
eugene {. Bonniwell, Philadelphia; j.
| {. Bridgman, Wilkes Barre: Charles s
Calwell, Philadelphia: H. c. Christy.
Indiana; George L. Collard. Sharon: ].
benjamin Dimmick, Scranton; w. L.
Dodds, Bristol; Howard B. French,
Phlladelphia: y. j. Hazeltine. Warren:
John NJ. Jamison, Greensburg; Alba b.
Johnson, Philadelphia; Fred Krebs.
Johnstown; Frank ]. Lanahan. Pitts
bursh; s. f. Laucks, York: Lewis I.
Mctadden. Canton; J. X. McLanahan.
Jr, Holidays burg: Alvan Marllle. Ha-
zieton; w. +. r. Murrie. Hershey; A.
l. rage, Nllllamsport; George l.. Pat
tefson' New Castle; Richard NJ. Reilly
Lancaster; Fred w. Reynolds. Belle
Ionte; Worthington Scranton. Scran-
ton: II. ID. Shute, East Pittsburgh; DIR.
/ EDWIN T.. Sparks, State College: &. d
| Speer, Franklin; Benjamin E. Taylor.
Brockwayyille; d. E. Tracy. Harris
nurg; II. c. TreXler. Allentown; c. J.
| i!soh' tIoradale; c. z. Tryon, Phila-
! delphia; +, w. Walker, ST.. Beaver
rails; 5; S. Woods. Lewistown; Paul
| d. Wright. Erie.
The following were appointed by the
president as a membership commit-
! tee: ~
f. S. Bond. Erie chairman; F. w.
| Walker. Sr., Beaver Falls; A. T. Page
! Niliiamsport: II. c. Trexler. Allen
town; c. z. Tryon, Philadelphia.
A. J. Haseltine, of Warren. was
the chamber.
The State Chamber of Commerce
/ weeks ago S-''