The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1922-09-13
CHAMBER HAS
BUSY SESSION
Committees Named in Interest
of Post Office Building and
Athletic Field.
Hospital Is Discussed

very puSy session on trlQdy night and
many important local matters were
considered. The committee on change
in the bylaws rendered it's report,
recommending a change in the time Of
meeting from the First Friday night
of each month to the First and Third
Wednesday evenings of each month.
The committee also recommended a
nominating committee to select the
officers to be elected annually, and
fixed the first meeting in Januay of
each year as the annual meeting, in
stead of the first meeting of October,
as the law reads at present. The
committee made no recommendation
regarding the admission of women as
members of the Chamber, because the
present bylaws are silent as to whom
shall be elected as members, and
therefore women are eligible to men,
bership without further action. 1t is
expected that the names of several
women will be proposed for member
SHIP DIT lue next meeting.
1t was reported hat the Red Cross
is in need of funds at this time and a
resolution was adopted that the Cham
Der hold a dance in October for the
benefit of the local branch of this or
ganization. A committee consisting
of Walter w. Whitman, E. K. Bigard,
Clinton Reasner, Fred. Thompson and
Charles Penhallow was named to take
charge of this event.
The question of obtaining a govern
ment owned post office for the city
was debated, and a motion was passed
that a committee be named to confer
with Congressman Isaac Bacharach,
with the view of having an a%ppropria-
ton inserted in the next annual budget
OF Congress for this purpose. The
committee comprises Frank Hubin,
Postmaster 7. Harry Obert and Walter
w. Whitman. Postmaster Obert stat
ed That it would be absolutely neces-
sary in a short time to have additional
room and facilities to handle the ever
increasing business of the local post
office, n hat within the lex five
years the office would become a first
class one. The lease on the present
post office expires in September, 1925,
and he Chamber, through its commit
tee, will endeavor to have a Federal
building erected here by that time at
least.
The matter of having a hospital
located in Pleasantville was also dis
cussed. This question has been be-
, fore the Chamber several times, but
at this meeting a committee was nam
ed to look fully into the matter and
render a report at the mex meeting.
This committee is to ascertain the
views of local and nearby physicians,
as well as to ascertain some of the
methods to bespursued in establishing
a hospital, as well as the cost of main
tenance. Consultation will be had
with the women's organization that
WI " q OoplLd SOlut tlIu6 dSO,
and a full report will be made to the
Chamber. The committee comprises
Postmaster T. Harry Obert, James B..
Adams and Prof. William C. Sullivan.
The Chamber went on record as
favoring a community athletic field for
a soldiers memorial, and named R. A.
Gale, James B.. Adams and Charles
Penhallow to bring the matter to the
attention of the memorial committee
o. City Council.
Raymond P. Thompson, R. A. Gale
n E. K. Bigard were named as the
auditing committee to examine the
books of the officers and report at the
October meeting, at which time the
new officers are to be elected under
the old bylaws. With the adoption of
the new amendments to the bylaws
there will probably be another election
held at the first meeting in January.
The officers selected in October will
probably be the ones the new nomi-
mating committee will select as the
officers tt serve. until the end of 1928.