The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-01-22
- '".'s.'v.lL BUSINE
MEN WILL FORM
AN ASSOCIATION
Merchants in Preliminary Meet
ing Friday Night
THIRTY-FIVE Sign UP1
Meeting Was Addressed by E. C. Tay.
lor and c. D. Bentley Of North
Adams Chamber Of Commerce

AT a gathering of about fifty local
business men held at the rooms of the
Bennington Club Friday evening It was
decided to organize the Bennington
Merchants association and the first
annual meeting for that purpose will
be held Tuesday evening, February 8.
Friday evening number of pre-
liminary steps were taken such as the
adoption OF constitution and bylaws
ana the appointment Of two commit
tees. When the meeting adjourned
shortly after 10 o'clock it was the
genera! conviction Of those who attend.
ed that the organization was assured
that not only the members but the
commun ty at large would be material.
ly benefited once the association was
under way.
Fortunately the merchants Friday
evening had as their gue is two gentle
men from North Adams, E. C. Taylor
and c. d. Bentley, who have been
through some Of the experiences that
are bound to confront the new organ
iZatlcn and who were therefore alb
to materially assist in giving the new
association a good boost in the direc-
tion it should so and push away some
of the stumbling blocks that otherwise
would have been found in the path.
Mr.. Taylor not only helped material.
ly N the progress Of the meeting but
he spoke Interestingly Of the different
things that had been accomplished by
the North Adams Chamber of Com
merce of which lie is the secretary
He is firm believer in the chamber
Of commerce idea, q community or
ganlzGton that devoted its energies to-
ward the general good OF all instead
OF restricted c ass ard he predicted
that such a result would grow out of
he meeting Friday evening 5m b.s
Mr.. Bentley who is president Of the
North Adams city council and one OF
the leading factors. in the chamber OF
commerce in that CITY, was the other
peaker. and, like Mr. Taylor, laid
considerable stress upon the sdvan
tages that could be derived from such
an organization. He told the meeting
that it had made a good beginning
and he was confident that the associa-
tion to be organized would accomplish
more than its prospective members
now expected.
Both speakers we're given close at
tonti0n and when Mr.. Bentley had con-
cluded they were given rising vote
Of thank
f. T. Griswold presided and l.. II.
Nioho acted as clerk. The larger
portion of the session wac devoted to
the ABORTION OF const tuition and by
laws which established the date of the
annual meeting on the second Tues
day in February provided for monthly
meetings from September to May in
elusive and fixed the annual dues at
$50.
The officers OF the a sociation are
to consist Of president. wee presi-
dent. secretary, treasurer and three di'
rectors who with the officers, shall
constitute the executive board. The
election will take place at the meeting
next month ANA for tn 5 purpose NOM
mating committee consist ng Of Fred
Stckles, Douglas Hawks and W. s.
Culinan wa appointed. A member
ship committee consisting of l.. II.
Nichols. Morris Levlr and J Y. Lewis
was a so appointed Thlrty-tlYe Of
those present signed up as members.
4 buffet lunch was served.
At the conclusion of the meeting
there was apparently large amount
of interest and enthu iasm in the pro-
posed organization. Considerable time
was required to dispose of different
subjects as they came before the meet
ing but there was an evident spirit of
cooperation which ultimately brought
about decisions