The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-03-08


enabled relatives and friends to
spend Christmas with the boys of f.
Battery.
furnished speakers for the war
thrift stamp campaign.
Arranged for Knox County day at
the National Dairy show.n
Mailed out l,500 pamphlets in con.
nection with the farm dairying
course at the Ohio State university
Conferred and cooperated with the
city council in connection with the
removal CT street railway tracks.
Sent representative to Cleveland
meeting of the representatives of the
baltimore & Ohio and the state com
mercial organizations in connection
with the farm labor problem.
Co.operated with the county com
missioners in securing $4,000 fedor-
al aid for six miles Of improved road
I for the Columbus and Wooster roads
known as main market road No. TO-
Cooperated with. the county com
missioners and the Utica committee
in securing the gift of d. p. Camp
bell for paving five miles of the Mt.
Vernon-Utica road. Assisted In Sc
curing a fund to purchase the right
CT way to eliminate, grade crossings
on this road.
Assisted the county fuel committee
and co.operated with the coal dealers
in the county in securing and distrib-
uting coal.
Endorsed and assisted the organi-
rcau, which resulted in securing II
county agricultural agent.
During the year the committee in
vestigated q number OF industrial
propositions. Hundreds of letters
were sent out calling attention to Mt.
Nernon's industrial advantages.
Cc-operated with the government
and arranged for the feeding of 400
{ selected men from northern Ohio on
their way to Camp Sherman.
/ Co.operated and assisted the coun-
ty food committee and the state food
administrator in furnishing publicity
and information.
DIRECTORS ELECTED
The nominating committee, COM
posed OF Or. George ID. Arndt Il. O.
Arnold and r.. G. Ringwalt, had pre-.
viously reported the names Of twelve
men for the board of directors and
two nominations were received from
the floor. These nominations were:
From the committee--IG c. Beam, n.
l.. Daney. A. A. Dpwds, Rev NJ. S.
/ Freeman, George Jones, +. w. K1hrl,
! Guy Lauderbaugh, w. T.. Mccormick,
( j. S. McCrackin, w. l.. Robinson, w.
l.. Ward and =. G. Iemer. From the
floor c. Ringwalt and L. o. Arm
old.
From this list, the following seven
were elected to the board OF direct.
ors: H. G. Beam, n. l.. Daney, A. A.
DOwds, NJ. $. Freeman, j. s. Nc
Crackin, w, l.. Robinson and II. G.
ltingwalt.
Under tho new constitution, the
board of directors will organize by
electing officers, who viii also serve
as the officers of the Chamber ol
Commerce.
While the tellers were counting the
votes, Secretary Mayer called atten
the Chamber OF Commerce are In the
military service and also that three
members of the Organization have
died within the last year.
The members lost 10 the organiza
tlon through death are Charles u. Ay
ers, Walter Vandergrft and Charles
Tiger,
TO, GET SERVICE FLAG
Upon motion of S, G. Dowds, Il ser
vice flag will be procured by the or
ganization containing stars repre-
senting DIR. }. NJ. Pumphrey, DIR. r. -
= limkle, Lieut.. Julius w. lIeadington
and Leonard Kelley. w. A. Ackcr
= man also presented IL motion that the
; dues OF these members be RENTED
during the time they remain In ser
. vice. This motion also carried.
; ~ l.. Dany of the auditing commit
tee gave the following report:
Money on hand at beginning
/ OF fiscal year ...........S 9O.9S