The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-12
MEMPH|AN MADE
V|CE-PRES|DENT
Of STATE BODY
Milton H. Hunt Named When
New Tennessee Chamber
of Commerce Is Formed at
Nashville. .

Memphis delegates have returned
from Nashville where they attended the
iiIst annual meeting Of the Tennessee
state chamber of commerce w II.
4ayley secretary of the Memphis cham
per stated Wednesday that the meet
| ing was well attended and much work
was accomplished during the session.
Mr, Hayley presided at the meeting
owing to the absence OF the regular
chairman, Two sessions were held. Full
discussions of objects of association, the
amendment of bylaws and the adop-
ton OF constitution and bylaws took up
the entire forenoon session
>, AT the meeting. members We're de-
lined in two classes, the active and
associate members. Included in the
active category are commercial enter
prises, boards Of trade, wholesale and
retail merchants associations, munich
palities and branches OF business trade
and social welfare organizations. sInd-
vldual business concerns were included
in the associate member class
1t was decided that ensuing annual
meetings will be held on the second
Tuesday in May. The board OF direc-
tors will meet twice annually. During
the interim between each meeting, bust
ness Of the chamber will be carried on
by an executive committee, elected
of the president, first vice president
and three members representing each
grand division Of the state
Hill President.
The feature event of the meeting was
the election of officers. AS was ex-
pected, a Memphis representative was
elected to first vice president. Those
elected were:
Horace c. Hill, president, OF Nash
vile; W, r. Manner, secretary, OF Nash
vile; Milton H. Hunt, first vice -presi-
dent vice -nrnaiJaOt nf tho nltt,ar- n nj.
Grocery company, of Memphis. and G.
r. Huston. second vice president of
Chattanooga. Members of the execu-
tive committee are: Horace G. Hill, Mil
ton II. Hunt, @. c. Leach. of Bry- Block
Mercantile company. Memphis; John w.
Schumacher of Chattanooga. A meet
ing of the executive committee is ex-
| pected to be called at an early date
The board of directors includes NJ. II
Hunt, c. @, Leach and w. n. Hayley
Of Memphis; Bruce Glascock, OF Tip.
| for West Tennessee; G. II. Huston, Ha
+, wiltse and ID, A. Schumacher, o
| Chattanooga; George 7. Worford o
| Johnson city, and r. IT,. Pennington, o
Bristol. for East Tennessee and II. G
| Hill and w. r. Manner, OF Nashville
Henry King, Of Murfreesboro; John W
Harton, of Tullahoma. and J. II. Muir.
ray, Of Lewisburg, for Middle Tennes-
see.
The meeting of the state body, at
which every chamber OF commerce in
the state was represented was held
to establish closer relations between
commercial and civic members. This
organization will also handle the better
education question, better farming, state
game laws, excess taxes general legis-
lation, advertising resources Of the
state, public health service, malaria
fever determination, social disease con-
troll labor conditions. legislative per-
sonnet, the establishment Of chambers
of commerce in every county In Ten
nessce, good roads, better transporta-
tion facilities and re organization Of the
forestry industry.
1t was the consensus of opinion at the
meeting, according to Mr.. Hayley, that
state chamber of commerce has been
needed for 10 years and that organi-
zation proceedings have been success
fully completed. the body is expected to
show some definite results during" the
year as the membership includes some
Of the best-known business men and
legal authorities in the state