The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-12-02
"A. Z. Lehman Was Elected
President and Secretary
Yesterday.
some RLANS ARE MADE
Two Business Men to Share
Executive Response
biIities.

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Yesterday A. L. Lehman was elect
ed president ana secretary OF the
Fairmont Chamber of Commerce un-
der salary, the position to exist SIX
months, due to Mr.. Lehman's wish
that it be extended only to that time,
80 that he might learn just what he
was expected to do and whether or
not he felt that he was in position to
carry on the work as outlined.
According to discussion which took
place yesterday, some Of the biggest
work ever done BY this body will be
undertaken duBing tha next year.
Brooks Fleming, 1r., Chairman; NJ, 1,
Hutchinson. H. T.s Cunningham. Fred
HelnIck, M. A. Fletcher. ]. -. Hall
and 4. T. Brett, the Feorgs lion
committee; made. an ext tensixe port
pertaining to work of the hatactef,
sending this written srepor several
age to !. " eeos, pTesia dent oI
lel Ehatiber t K nil5tIis rec Ilas
two " - ee
port Ne ef an vi Zen:
The repO b IN tied TINT hi
asntdah Bs 10 u mt % eohs trd
Seefetary EYals Ellio 4 has been secIe
taTyY for eight years, desired To- retire
from office, and under existing condi-
tions which required that the Cham,
ber Of Commerce be on al5nlore solid
financial basis In .order5to to successful.
~ carry on the work to be required
Of IT, Ii was authorized that the entire
Chamber Of Commerce be. re-orga1iz-
ed though not rastically with q paid
president and secretary appointed to
take entire charge Of work TO be done
under an advisory committee not yet
appointed. This committee is to CON
sist Of two broad minded, energetic
business men.
It was authorized that Mr.. Lehman
have compe .ent personal office help
and that committees be appointed to
work along the following lines:
Freight and Traffic Bureau, publicity,
finance and membership. 1t was sug,
gested that a quiet canvas be made
toward increasing the present mem
bership contributions and toward OBJ
timing new members later. The pres.
ent membership has 1Windled to about
100
It was voiced at the. meeting held
yesterday in the early afternoon that
scme unusually big work must be done
py. the Chamber Of Commerce in the
future, beginning at once.
New President and Secretary Leh-
man this morning stated that so far
he had nothtAg very definite In mind
but that within a few days he would
appoint the various committees which
Will work with him and that meet
ling would then be held with plans
gone over for the future. He said he
was not as yet fully advised what
would be expected Of him so would
only temporarily accept the position
pending full developments OF the or
ganigation.
Those present yesterday were: j
M. Jacobs, M. A. Fletcher; s. r. Hol-
bert, e. G.. Jones, H. r, Ross, o. s. Nc
Kinney, M. Z. Hutchinson, Brooks
Flaming, Jr3 Bert Leopold, Fred Hell
mick, A. L. Lehman, Sam r. NuElm,
T, I. Brett, ]. L. HALL and 9. w. Evans
Two vefS important .sugg estiong 81
TO work TO be accomplished by the
Fairmont Chamber OF Commerce vert
made at the meeting. One is a State
wide advertising plan Of action which
Is needed in order to bring the great
resources OF West Virginia to public