The Holly chieftain., 1919-01-09
I. ]. Ponton Elected Secre.
tary.Treasurer.
NEW BOARD OF ptREcToRs
ELECTED fuHsDAY NI0HT
Organization Starts Out With En-
thusiasm and Hope Of Achieve
ment During Coming Ysar-Nsxt
Meeting Monday Ntlht, Jan. 20.

At meeting of the, board of di-
rectors of the Holly Commercial club
Wednesday night, Mr.. A. M. Dicks,
treasurer of the Deerfield Alfalfa
Milling Co, and of the Warwick Al
falfa Milling Co, was unanimously
elected president OF the club for the
ensuing year, and, likewise I. ].
PontOn, resident manager of the
r. w. English Lumber Co., was re-
elected secretary-treasalrer.
At meeting OF the club Tuesday
night the regular annual election
was held for the purpose of select
ing board of seven directors of the
club for the ensuing year, when the
following gentlemen were chosen:
j. w. Wilkins, Fl. w. Wood, r. j.
Ponton, A. NJ. Dicks, Frank Smith,
Ray Brown and C. Clinton Page. Mr..
wilkins, one of the old wheel
horses" in the club for many years
and has always stood for every
thing good, declined to act on the
ground that he felt that some of
the younger and newer men should
take up the work, whereupon F. H.
Puntenney was selected to take Mr..
wilkins place On the board.
In accordance with the cOnstitu-
tion and bylaws of the club the
board met Wednesday night to Or
ganiZe for the year, which included
the selection of president and
secretary from among the board
members.
Mr.. Dicks, the !. naE president,
though comparatively d new conner
to this section, has been active in
the liberty loan and stamp drives
the past year as a speaker and is
universally esteemed by all who
know him. He is a clean cut, pro-
gressive business man and takes
much more than average interest
many NATURAL qualifications for an
ideal leader of the club. Enthusi-
asm is one of Mr.. Dicks watch
words, and every business man
knows that without enthusiasm
nearly all effort is wasted
Mr.. POnton, the secretary-treas-
urer, is already well known to the
people of Holly, and is conceded to
be live wire and at all times ready
to go the limit for any worthy cause
or anything which will promote the
growth and development of Holly
and the community. He has made
good in this capacity during the
last year and is "rarin' to go"
throughout 1919.
Messrs. Wood, Smith. Brown and
Puntenney are also known as pro-
gressive and constructive men. The
Chieftain end of the board will en-
deavor to play the limit in holding
up his end of the work, and we are
all hoping to be of real service to
Holly and vicinity the coming year.
The board adjourned last night
to the next regular meeting of the
club on Monday night, Jan. Goth,
when full attendance of the club
is urged with view to general
expression as to what the Com
mercial club may do to promote the
growth of Holly and the surround
ing country during the coming
year. 1t is hoped from the sugges-
tions OF the various members along
this line that the board may map
out program of intelligent, con-
structive action for the year that
will bring practical and permanent
results.
The president and secreary, as
well as the board of directors, earn
estly ask the undivided co-opera.
tion of the entire membership of
the club and the citizens OF the
town, and this cooperation they
must have if Holly is to grow and
prosper as it should.
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