Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-21
ICE & FUEL COMPANY
OFFICER SUCCEEDS
c. GRIGGS
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
CAMPAIGN WILL BE iNAUGU-
RATED TO INCREASE ROLLS OF
ASSOCiATION-A Al LGAMATION
OF THREE CIVIC BODIES is DIS
CUSSED,

At a meeting OF the Chamber OF
Commerce held yesterday afternoon
at . O'Clock in the association rooms
in the Central Life Building. J. H.
Bane, secretary and treasurer Of the
Ottawa Ice and Fuel Company. was
unanimously elected to fill the Office
OF president. President Griggs called
the meeting to order and immediatcly
took up the business Of eelec ing a
successor for President Jason r.
Richardson, who was elected at the
last meeting Of the association and
felt he could not give the time from
his business to the association which
the office of president requires
Professor Kingman presented the
name of j. l.. B1ne, mentioning many
of the good qualities Of his can lidate.
Director James- r. Dcugherty seconded
the nomination, and said he was salts.
fled Mr. Bane was ihe right man in
the right place and that he was man
fully qualified to handle the job and
to fill it we'll Director l.. c. Brand.
who is also president of the Business
Mems Association, said he was strong
for Bane and said he had the stuff in
him to make a splendid president
After many other expressions from
different directors. who We're a unit
in their opinion of Mr. Bane, the
latter was chosen by acclamatan.
Start Membership Drive.
Retiring President Clarence Griga-
and II l.. Ahrbecker escorted the new
president to the chair and he plunged
right into a speech that convinced the
directors that they had picked the
right man. Mr. Bane said he would
accept the position only on the condi
tion that fifty new active. live mem
bers be secured and that member
ship committee be chosen that would
work among he non-actiyc membo~s
as we'll as the hkewarm ones and
stir them up to a sense of duty in sup
porting and cooperating with the
splendid work of the Chamber oI
Commerce. Mr. Bane said he be
lieved the men who had obligated
themselves as members Of the organ
izatiOn for a year at least should be
made to pay their dues or dropped
from the roll The new presidents
remarks were greeted with applause
by the directors, who all assured hin
of their heartiest support and coop
eratiCn during :he next year.
On motion of Director J. j. Dough
erty the newly elected president wa,
directed to select an executive CON
mittee of five members, which CON
mittee will act in conjunction witt
the board of directors, who are +,
meet weekly and take up all bus
attention Some discussion arose a
to the duties of the executive con
mittee Director Griggs suggeste
that all large concerns found it neCes
sary to have an executive committe
whose duty it was to perform tn
functions that are usually taken up b
board of directors. Mr.. Dougherty
motion was carried unanimously an
President Bane appointed as the e,
ecutive committee Clarence Grigg
]. ]. Dougherty. Jason F. Richardsu
Jr.. H. J.. AhrbeCker and Prof. c.
kingman.
Elect L. M. Bayne Director.
The retiring president suggested
vacancy on the board of director
necessitated by the declination Of L
rector John Garland. Director ].
Dougherty presented the name of
NJ. Bayne and he was chosen by a
clamation to fill this position.
Prof kingman spoke to the diret
ors of the splendid and Jealous wo
of the retiring president, Mr.. Grigg
and said he knew something of q
arduous work he has done in the pa
TWO years and of the great good
Do