The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-30
BOARD COMMERCE ORGANIZED
ORGANIZATION PERFECTED ON
WEDNESDAY, EVENING
large and Enthusiastic Attendance
4 At Dinner-Board of Direct
Y ors Organize for Business


the callings represented, in harmony
and in a disposition to finance the
movement properly, the Clio Board
of Commerce dinner, held in the
banquet rooms of the Masonic Tenn
pie, Wednesday evening, surpassed
the expectations of everybody who
were interested in that event. Mer-
farmers, mechanics and rep
resentatives of the professional life
of the village-all were there, and
all were animated with the idea Of
working together for the growth of
the town and the promotion of the
prosperity of surrounding territory.
At the outset we may say, that in
our estimation, the feeling of good
fellowship that prevailed at the meet
ing, the opportunity it afforded to
get acquainted with our neighbors,
was more than worth all the affair
cost if there were no further and
more material objects in view. When
men come to know their neighbors
and cooperate with them, even in a
social way, the basis is laid for the
good feeling which is the foundation
ipf harmony and of progress. One
Feature that helped very great deal
to make the occasion successful was
the excellent dinner that was served
by the ladies Of the Eastern Star.
Roast pork, mashed potatoes with
brown gravy, salad, bread and but
ter and coffee, topped off with ice
cream and the delicious cakes, for
which the ladies are famous, made
up a meal which just naturally put
a hungry~man in a genial frame of
mind. An orchestra composed OF
Miss Dorothy Hymen, pianist, Ber-
nard Doyle, slide trombone, Hubert
Petit, saxophone, and Gordon Good
fellow, French horn, added very
greatly to the pleasures of the even
ing by rendering a generous number
of delightful selections. These
Young people have developed wonder
fully as musicians within the past
two years and certainly merited the
generous applause which their art
elected from those in attendance at
the dinner.
After lunch the temporary secre-
tary, M. C. Doyle, read the minutes
of preceding meetings. These min
utes were very complete and will
form a valuable record of the early
steps which were taken in this move
ment which may play very import
ant part in the future of the town
and> surrounding country. This re-
port was approved, after which the
Nominating Committee presented
list of twenty names, from which
nine were to be elected as directors.
Those elected, in this manner, were
as follows: Chas. G.. Matzen, Ed. l..
Beeman, J. F. Wirth, F. M. Hough-
ton, NJ. C. Doyle, E. E. Huyck, Hugh
Mccormick, f. l.. Powers and G. IL.
Reed. Previous to this election,
however. the Committee on Bylaws
made it's report, submitting draft
substantially like those which have
been in successful use in Flint for
several years past. These bylaws
were adopted as read, and as they
may be easily amended, they can be
made to fit existing local require
ments nicely. Immediately after ad-
iournment was taken the newly
elected Board of Directors met and
organized for business. Chas. u.
Matzen was elected president, Ed. l..
Beeman, 1st vice-president, E. l..
Powers, I'd vice-president and F. M.
Houghton, treasurer. The secre-
tary, who is likely to be the real
business manager of the Board, will
be elected from the membership OF
the Board, at large, and will be paid
a salary commensurate with his serv-
ices. AS this is business organiza-
ton, handling all sorts of matters OF
moment to this territory, it is expect
ed the secretary will have plenty to
&lo. In the near future, at the next
meeting of the Board of Directors,
probably, Committees on Transpor-
tation (steam and electric lines) /,
Good Roads, Industries, Building, and
Rural Interests will be announced by
the president.
1t is the purpose Of this organiza-
tion to have some splendid, inspira-
,tional speakers here, from time to
time; to have good music and chorus
singing at the dinners, and to make
the .Iiio Board Of Commerce means
of friendship, of education, of enthu-
siasm and of progress. 1t is hoped
that the membership, which is al
ready about sixty, may be raised to at
least three hundred and it is believed
that every man who joins it will
speedily realize that 1t is paying
investment in more ways than one.
= = In every live city and village in
Michigan, almost, these boards OF
commerce are having a remarkable
growth and are recognized as the
most important factors n the busi-
ness and practical lives Of the COM
munities they serve. There is no
lsason why the Clio Board may not