The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-05
JUDGE HOFFMAN HEADS CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE FOR COMING YEAR
After One Secret Ballot He is
Elected President by
Acclamation.
NEW MEMBERS ON BOARD
Secretary's Report Shows Mark
ed Increase in Membership
During 1920.

Judge NJ. G. Hoffman was last night
elected president of the Pensacola
Chamber of Commerce for 1921 by ac-
clamation after he had led the field on
the first secret ballot, the motion to
make it unanimous coming from Oliver
]. Semmes Hunter Brown, the retir-
ing president, was nominated but asked
that he be permitted to withdraw, say
ing that it would be physically i'm
possible to serve
The annual election of the board of
directors was held during the day. the
polls being open from 10 o'clock in
the morning until 4 80 o'clock in the
afternoon. Directors were elected from
a list of sc names which had been sub
mitted by an official nominating COM
mittee as well as by several groups,
in accordance with the bylaws. The
list of directors for the new year is.
J. A. Avant, Max l.. Bear, F. F. Bing-
ham, Hunter Brown, Geo. ]. Emmanuel,
T l.. Cant G. w. Lamar, H. A. Lurton,
Lee mcdonnell, John A. Merritt. F. w.
Marsh, ]. S. Reese, Geo. p. Wentworth
and Edward T White.
In accepting the presidency, Judge
Hoffman said that he was mot happy"
but that he felt great burden had
been given him to bear which he
hoped to bear well. He pledged him.
self to work hard and serve faithfully
and to try to fulfill every duty which
the office placed upon him.
Earlier in the evening Judge Hoff-
man spoke at some length on the work
of the Chamber of Commerce and paid
tribute in glowing terms to Hunter
BTowR and Geo. p. Wentworth for their
work in the campaign for the school
bonds, and to T. L. Cant and the COM
mitteemen who served with him for
increasing so largely the membership
of the chamber. The judge said the
chamber need not be ashamed of its
that 1924 might be even more profit
able.
The retiring president, Hunter Brown,
said that he had no criticism to make
of the members of the chamber for not
cooperating, because he had been ac-
corded loyal support in every unders
taking But" he said in closing his
brief talk, "the sentiment in this COM
munity ought to be such that no man
can look his neighbor in the face un-
less he is a member of the chamber
of commerce.
In his annual report, Secretary Price
enumerated the work done by the
chamber in 1920. He mentioned the
increase in membership from Isl to
476, largely the work of the member
ship committee consisting of T. L..
Cant, chairman; Hunter Brown, Geo.
J. Emmanuel, Edward T. White and G..
c. Baldwin; the increase in revenue
from s4,270 to St5,26S.00; the extensive
advertising program, the WORK on%rail
and water transportation problems !;
the efforts in favor of various bond
issues, and a number of other pro-
jects, all of which had been comrlct-
ed or advanced during the yeie.
The report was adopted, the motion
containing clause praising the per
sistent and effective work OF the Sec
retary.
Various members spoke 0f the work
of the chamber, among them beng L..
V. Holsberry, ]. C. Watson, Col. Peale,
o. J. Semmes, s. ]. Newcombe and
Judge A. G.. Binkley.
After the meeting buffet luncheon
was served, Hughey catering.