Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1922-03-02
BABC0CK IS
ELECTED AS
PRESIDENT
WINSLOW. WAGNER. MAXWELL,
CRISP, PROUD. AND GELSTON
ARE NEW DIRECTORS.
&. of &. Has
Started NeU Year

The annual meeting of the Alma
Chamber of Commerce was held in
the Alma High School auditorium on
Tuesday evening at which time six
new directors were selected for the
board to succeed the retiring MEM
bers, and on Wednesday morning
when the board convened for its first
meeting with the new members H. S.
Babcock, was elected as president.
The attendance at the annual meet
ing of about 60 members was very
small when the number Of members
Of the organization is taken into con-
sideration.
President Gerber called the meeting
to order and told in his opening ad-
dress of the need of all work being
done properly if the various commit
tees and the entire organization are to
function properly.
Mr.. II. h. Reece, the retiring secre-
tary, who recently resigned to accept
q position in Saginaw, read the fihan-
cial report which was adopted.
This was followed by the election
of the new directors. The directors
whose terms were expiring refused to
be candidates for reelection on the
ground that they believed the very
best efforts could be secured if more
people were to become closer connect
ed with the organization. This re-
suited in the selection of six entirely
new directors, Glen Crisp, r. b. Wag-
ncr, W. S. Proud, Rev. w. l.. Gelston,
Joseph Winslow and Floyd Maxwell.
Wednesday morning the board met
ing year, the other officers wishing
to retire from the places. II. S.
Babcock Of The Record was elected as
president, Ralph b. Wagner as vice
president and Glen Crisp as treasurer.
Wednesday noon following the reg
ular weekly luncheon of the organi-
zation the newly elected officers and
directors were called upon by Chair
man Robert King for short addresses.
Mr.. Babcock called attention to the
need of cooperation if the work of
the board was 10 succeed as it should.
He also spoke of the difficulties that
the board was forced to contend with
during the past year, and the hopes
that were held for betterment in the
conditions this year. He spoke of
the work Of Mr.. Reece, retiring secre-
tary- manager, and at the suggestion
of the new president Mr. Reece was
given a rising vote of thanks for his
r
ization.
II. Il. Wagner, the new vice presi-
dent, called attention TO two southern
cities, slightly larger than Alma, one
with SO small industries. He spoke
Of the fine way the city with the many
small industries was weathering the
depression and the bad effect upon
the other and he expressed the hope
that Alma might secure two or three
small industries during the year to
help solidify the city.
Rev. Gelston, one Of the new di-
rectors called attention to the need of
paying off the indebtedness of the
board and getting it into a good fnan-
cial condition, of the need of elminat-
ing conditions which allow people to
take advantage of the downtrodden,
which kills the very spirit Of fellow
ship that the Chamber of Commerce
cndeavors to build up, and the need
Of a closer relation with the farmers
of the district.
Joseph Winslow called attention to
some of the suggestions that were
being worked out by the Merchants
Bureau, the desire to go out and speak
before the farmer organizations and
to get into closer contact with them
w. S. Proud in few words made
a prediction that Alma would be a
city of $4,000 in less than 10 years.
DIR. T. J. Carney, when called upon.
called attention to the big thing that
was being done by reason of the week
ly luncheons and stated that there
was no need of pessimism over the
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