East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-03-03
New Arrivals in PendIeton Com
merCiaI Body Will be Feted
by Spring Banquet in
Launching 1920 Regime.
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
AND COMMITTEES NAMED
Board of Managers is Approx
ed and Organization EndorS-
eS Plans for Civic Progress
and Hears Speakers.

With j. II. Raley, president, and 9th
er new officers officially installed by
the Commercial Association last even
ing one or the first events of the new
regime will be n banquet or luncheon
in hopor of new members uniting
with the association during the past
year. The president announced that
during the week he would name
committee to handle the affair in ac-
cord with suggestions made at the
January meeting. The spread will be
in the nature of get together meet
ing for local businessmen and will also
show courtesy to many new arrlv-.
ais in local business and professional
circles
George c. Baer. retiring president
conducted the club meeting last even
Ing until the order new business" was
reached when in an appropriate talk
he introduced the incoming president
to whom he rellquished the eavel. Mr..
Raley responded with an earnest plea
for united support during the com
ing year.
New Board Named.
The new president recommended
names for the board of managers and
his selections were approved: r.
Alexander. J. b. McCoolI. j. II. Stur- |
gis. d. II. Nelson. c. =. a. Lonergan !
G. c. Baer. Il. b. Aldrich j. V. Tall /
man and j. w. Maloney.
Committee chairmen were named |
as follows with the explanation that /
each chairman win be asked TO rec
ommend other appointees for his /
committee:
city affairs. G. NJ. Rice CONNER 4
cial interests II. u. Sayres: county af-
fairs. G. C. Baer: public policy. j. V.
Tallman; finance. J.. b. McCook;
Membership. ]. w. Maloney; railroads
and transportation, C. r. a. LonerEan \
streets and roads. d. II. Nelson; pub
licity, +. B. Aldrich; promotion and
trade extension. Carl Cooley: auditing.
c. II. Marsh: entertainment. J. II.
Sturgis; house, J. T.. Montgomery:
g. a. Hartman; agriculture,
S. II. Thompson :,aviation, j. S. Johns;
and parking, Robert
Simpson; military and memorials.
Willard Bond.
New Plan Approved.
At the request of Mayor j. L. "
Vaughan those present were asked TO
express their views on the center .
parking plan. General approval was
expressed but il was suggested by n
number that "A reasonable time be al
lowed for parking at curbs SO as to
permit of the transaction of business
In stores and other business houses. I
II was suggested that without such ,
leeway hardship would be worked on !
farmers and others who driving alone
could not leave their cars to enter "A
business house and yet would be fire.
quently barred from parking their
cars in the center because of the space
being taken.
Clyde Mckay in behalf of the auto
dealers, explained the plan of the Tri-
state Auto Association for promoting
tourist travel from CANADA through
this section to California.
New members voted into the asso-
ton are B. NJ. Huntley and Clyde Nc {
Kay.
Professor G.. II. Hyslop of q. A. C..
who was present n guest of County
Agent Bennion, spoke of the farm bu-
reau work here and elsewhere and OF .
the present move to secure if possible
n continuance of the guaranteed
price on wheat.