Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-07
CHAMBER or COMMERCE
CHANGE IN OFFICERS
Resignation Of Josiah Marvel as
Treasurer and Director Re
gretted by the Board.

Following the resignation of Josiah
Marvel IA TREASURER of the Chamber of
Commerce and member Of The board of
directors. nction was taken by the bonrd,
expressing regret at Mr.. Marvela re-
tirement and appreciation of his long and
faithful service. Mr. Marvcfs retirement
was prompted solely by the demands OF
his other public service and his private
business. as is shown by his letter which
follows:
To the President and Board of Directors
of the Chamber of Commerce.
Gentlemen: hereby tender to YOU my
resignation as treasurer and as director
the Chamber of Dommercc. For ahouf
20 years | have been connected with this
civic organization under one name or
another. beginning with The old Board of
Trade, and during this period have given
fair amount of time aud effort To It's
activities / arm not now deslriotis OF
shirking any civic duty that may property
come To me, but am thoroughly con-
vinced that some younger and more
vigorous man could give II greater nssist-
nnce than myself hv virtue of his youth
and possibly by lesser demand being
made upon him by his private and other
affairs.
II
in retiring as an officer of your Grganiza-
ton. rs my long connections and intimate
association Herewith take me back in my
recollcctions to what appears 10 he the
more youthful day of our city, when for
ward looking and forward stepping on
the part Of the community appear at this
distance TO have been much less pronounce
cd than exists today.
Through all these 20 or Pr years my
association with your organization and
its predecessors has caused me tn keep in
touch with all the various community
activities and as my rrcoleetiona bring
them forcihiy to my mind, | feel drawn
all the more earnestly Ia the possible
progressive steps that may be taken by
the community in the future and realize
the possibilities for hclpfunoss that lie
within the activities Of your organization.
Wishing YOU continued and increasing
success and through you, wishing tho
community all of those advanccments
that will make for industrial greatness,
community hclpfulness, civic virtues
and individual happiness, ! am. with high
personal regards.
Most truly yours,
Josiah Marvel.
LETTER or uTGHEr.
Following is the text of the board =
letter reluctantly accepting MIR. Marvel
resignation
February 6. 1920.
Mr.. Josiah Marvel,
du Pont Building.
Wilmington, Delaware.
Dear Sir: We beg to Acknowledge re-
ceipt Of your favor Of fifth instant, tend
ering your resignation as q director and
treasurer of this organization. II was
duly presented to tho board at it's meet
ing yesterday afternoon and was accepted
with sincere regret and ordered to be
spread upon the minutes.
Nv unanimous vote. the president and
secretary were instructed To advise you
that. in accepting your resignation, the
board wished To tender tn you the appre-
citation and thanks Of the organization
for the unfailing and loyal services, which
YOU have always rendered to Il and To
its predecessor. the Board of Trade.
Realizing, as We all do, that the gic-
ce~sful reorganization of the latter was
directly due. in n very large measure, 10
YOU and that whatever success has at
tended the operations and activities Of
the Chamber Of Commerce has been
due. in no small degree, 10 your active
interest. efforts and wise counsel, we wish
10 assure you that, IN accepting your
resignation from the directorate the
board ralizes that the organization viii
experience n distinct loss.
Your entire career as citizen Of this
city has been ono of upbuIlding and ad-
vanccmcnt and the entire state Is better
and bigger as result of your efforts.
While We all regret the necessity. which
you feel, for taking the step which you
have, we arc sure that your interest will
always be with us and that we may con-
iidently look to you In the future for
guidance and support in continuing the
good work which you so ably inaugurated
and go energetically carried forward.
With renewed assurances, both in
dvidually and collectively, of our regret
and esteem and wishing for you n success
full and ever widening career of usefulness
and a long life of good health and happi-
ness. we rear in sery sincerely and cordially
yours, Chamurr OF Commerce, by Alfred
ID. Warner Jr., president, William I.
Budd, secretary.