Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-05-10
Board of Trade Committee OfTwelve
Resign, But Are Again Elected
With a Single Exception
The Rejuvenated Trade Organization Occupies Centre
of Stage During the Past Week. Full Account of
the Proceedings of Last Week and of the Rati-
fication Meeting Held in the High School
Auditorium on Tuesday Evening

In last issue of the JOURNAL a brief
account was given of the monthly meet
ing of the wildwood Board of Trade,
held on Thursday night, May I'd, at
which time the new plan of re-organ-
ization was formally proposed and
adopted. Mention was made OF the
selection of a managing COMMITTEES,
consisting of twelve members, whose
names were published. Later when a
new set of bylaws are framed to meet
the requirements OF the altered system
of things this committee of twelve
members Is to be known as the Board
Of Directors, four of whom are to be
elected each succeeding year. Thus
there will always be eight experienced
men. on this Board of Directors-a very
wise provision. The selection OF the
me M bers of this committee as at pres
ent constituted, was effected by ballot.
Previous to voting, a nominating COM
mittee composed of five members, was
appointed by the chair, as follows: Phil
ip Baker, Clayton Lowe, Robert Lati-
mer, A. @. Bailey, and l.. P. Coney.
This nominating committee was
handed q list, containing the names of
all subscribers eligible for election, with
the request that a private session 81
the committee should be held ma room
in the rear of the main hall. and that
from this list Of eligible members, II
names were to be picked, as candidates
to be voted for. When the committee
President of the Board stated that the
choice of twelve candidates by said
committee, would not bar any indie
pendent nominations being made from
the floor if any one desired to do SO.
Shortly after retiring TO deliberate on
this matter of candidates, one member
of the committee, (Robert Latimer) re-
fused to serve, declaring that such a
method of selecting candidates had the
appearance to him Of a frameup, a
sort of ''spider and fly" affair, as 1t
might be termed.
Mr.. Latimer, therefore, withdrew
from the committee, washing his hands
of all responsibility pertaining thereto.
When the remaining four members of
this nominating committee had COM
pleted their labors, Philip Baker, their
chairman, reported the IL names, as
printed in our last edition, among
which number was that of Frank
| Wentzell, who objected to his name be-
ing on the list and withdrew II. The
name of r. P. Fitzpatrick was substi-
tuted therefor. The list of II candi-
dates, as thus amended, was handed
to President Kay, who then asked II
there were any further nomin atoms
whereupon some one called out: II
nominate Albert r. Austin;" another
voice was heard to place In nomination
George N. Smith, who refused to let
bis name stand. Edward Fox was then
nominated to take the place of George
n. Smith. At this exciting moment
some one shouted above the confusion,
in stentorian tones, 81 move that nom-
nations close.u This was seconded
with feverish haste and the motion
carried through with a rush! All this
business was dispatched very much
faster than 1t takes to tell it. In fact,
1t was all over so quickly that the
audience seemed dazed and breathless,
unable to comprehend on the instant
what had really happened.
In that brief moment, a golden OPP
portunity for some courageous soul had
gone a-glimmering, and the balloting
was ordered; with Samuel A. Laning
made judge of election, Russell Ham,
burg and H. Q. S%chlichting tellers,
slips of paper were passed to all en-
titled to vote, and soon the ballots were
deposited in the big agate dishpan pro-
vided for their reception. The vote
was counted in a trice with dignity and
decorum, the silvery voice of the telIers
ringing softly and sweetly, and "all
went merry as a marriage bell" Upon
the completion of the count, MI. Lam
ing announced that AZ ballots had been
cast, resulting in the election of the fol-
] lowing gentlemen as members of the