The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-25
MARTINS FERRY
BOARD OF TRADE
DIRECTORS meet
SEVERAL IMPORTANT MATTERS TO
BE GIVEN CONSIDERATION At
MEETING or DIRECTORS
CALLED ron TUESDAY.
Directors to Organize for work for
Coming Year, and Line OF Work
for ORGANIZATION.

| President elect Wilbur 3. Hcslop. Of
the Martins Ferry BOARD Of Trade, has
called meeting Of the board Of direct
tors or tho organization elected nj the
last regula meeting 10 be held at the
/ Board OF Trade rooms Tuesday evening.
December 2S, and with tho interest nj
present being displayed, It Is likely that
every one Of the directors Will be pres
ent at tho meeting.
Ono Of the important matters to hr
taken up at the meeting Will be the Sc
lection of n new secretary for the or
ganEation for the year, 10 succeed a.
I J. Fallan. who has announced that nc
/ will not be q candidate for that position,
ties as secretary Of the Davies Glass
Company. 4 number Of applicants have
been reported for the position. but the
officials state that they VIII select
man qualified for the position. and one
who has 4 considerable amount OF time
to devote to the work.
Outline Work.
Members of the organization have
suggested that n traffic department
might be, added 10 the office OF score
tary Of the organization, whore the
members might have their freight bills
audited. which might possibly save for
those who have any. large business with
the railroads E"odly sum OF money
been advanced that the organization
might well establish n permanent office
for the secretary. where officials nigh;
, be on duty large portion OF the time
: for the purpose OF handling any mat
ter OF Importance which might be on
hands.
The selection Of the charmen OF tho
various working committees Will also
be made BY the directors. at their meet
ing. with the approval Of the president
elect, and with the new officers taking
their placcs with the beginning OF the
new year, new Ideas and new energy 'e
likely to bc injected into the Board ut
Trade which will IN; kc IL 4 power Toy
/ civic advancement and god such az II
, should be IN tho Community:
no Booster Climb Meeting.
Officials OF tho -Tartins Ferry Booster
! Club have announced that the regular
meeting Of the club will be postponed
until next Sunday, January :. at which
! time tho newly elected officers will N
! instollCd. TNose OF the membership
! committee who wish TO max" report
| ana secure more cards are asked 10 call
! the secretary.
SANTA Visits Police.
! Santa Claus was good to The NOM
| berg Of the local police department yes
tHrday afternoon and last evening. inc
| following are f"w or thrc presents re.
! ceived 70 an carly hour last night and
: the donors. All were given ties by
: Simon Rab,nowltz; cigars from a. r
| Sclby. shoe merchant; tho Same from
| T. G. Heslop and Sons; cigars ard
cigarettes from Safety Director Fred ~
Hoffman. and fine pair OF hose sup
! portcrs from his honor Mayor Charles
! coleman. These remembranCcs were
! sen, 10 tho officers or the force In REC
! IGNITION OF the face that they have
! guarded the property OF these and other
| citizens Of the community throughout
| the year.
Two Additional Alarms.
| rho members Of the fire department
wcrc called To- the William Evans home.
on North Eighth street. yesterday after
! noon at o'clock by an alarm from the
hnx I'm that vicinity \ hot plate mao
| bsen loft burning in the cellar ana haa
sc, fire to 4 wooden box.
4 call was scnt into police hcadouar-
| tcru Inst night at G o'clock with re-
| mort Of n fire At Grant avenue and ray
: ctte street Rox A. was pulled by Or
flccr Jerry Rur;on. but the hremen were
( unable to find any call for their ser
Vices upon their arrival
sunday School Programs.
Tho annual Christmas entertainfnen NJ
| Of the Welsh CONGREGATIONAL church VIII
be- held In ,he Churchsthis evening win
a beautiful Cantata. entitled The Night
! Before christmas"
~" Cantata at the First hap''S'
/! church will also DO rendered this eNeh-