New Britain herald., 1923-04-06
R. SEYMOUR HEADS COMMERCE CHAMBER Former Vice-president Is Chosen
 to Succeed President McKernan
 PLAINYILLE TEAM WINS
Heavy Docket in Town Court Today --Ncri Eros. Taking Down Open Air Thcatcr---Hcpworth Home Sold Young Mems Entcrtainment.

Young Mems Entertainment. k. l.. Seymour vas elected presi- dent of the Painyilc Chamber of Commerce at the annual meeting held in the chamber rooms last night. He has been the ice-prcsident Of the chamber for the past year and has served on a number of important committees during his term. His election appears to be popular one among the members and good year is looked forward to. He succeeds
 Joseph N. McKernen, who declined
 reelection last evening.
 II T. A. Lyman was elected vice
 president and William l.. Cafferty was
 reelected secretary and treasurer.
 number of ballots were necessary fo
 choose incumbents for the presidency and vice. presidency. On the first bal
 lot for president, despite the fact that | MT. McKernan had announced that he was not a candidate, the vote
 showed that he was tied with Mir Seymour for the seat. On the second ballot, Mir McKernan insisted that he would not accept the office, and MT.
 Seymour was the choice.
 When the vote for vice. president was counted, 1t was found that John Lamb was elected. but he declined tc oct because of the pressure of his many duties. The choice then went to Mir. Lyman. Mir. Cafferty was chosen for the other offices which he las capably filled the past years, up ,n motion of A. H. Condell that one vote be cast for him.
 | The five directors appointed for I
 term of two years were: Joseph N McKernan, John F. Lamb. William
 A. Cassidy Cecil Bedford and William Downham.
 Delegates to the state meeting to be jheld in the Hotel Bond in Hartford May 16 and IF weer appointed as fol-
 ows: R. l.. Seymour, T. A. Lyman, w. l.. Cafferty. C. H. Newton and Joseph N. Mckernan. They will ap- point their own alternates.
 | Lease Taken up
 I An important matter which was taken lip for discussion before the ad-
 ournment of the annual meeting was
 She consideration of a lease on the present rooms, submitted by Presi- dent Coe of the Sequassen Corpora
 ton, Inc. The lease stated in briei
 that the Sequa ssen corporation pro
 posed to let the present rooms to the IIainville Chamber of Commerce 1o' ; term of five years. the rental to be s1O per month until alterations are made in the building. When the al | ,.I lat oI renfa
 shall be s3O per month. When the
 rooms shall have been changed over
 heat and janitor service will be sup. piled.
 Il The alterations as proposed call for
 the tearing out of all the partitions and instead of two rooms as the quarters are at present. there Will De
 enc room, 46 feet long and l6 rect
 wide The matter was referred to q committee of three consisting Of $. $ N Gwilim, J. F. Lamb and H. G. Jones :, Directors Meeting
 .] The chamber directors held a meet
 ing immediately after the adjourn mcnt of the annual meeting and R ,l l.. Seymour reported for the public utilities committee stating that the , question of garbage collection in the
 town had been investigated thorough Ily, The matter had been taken UT first with First Selectman William J Johnson, but the selectman stated that he was not in favor of having
 the town assume the expense.
 He then stated that the committed han conferred with man in Eas' Bristol who collects the refuse IT Bristol. } He would collect the garbage 1T !. Plainville twice week for the sun
 of s1.oo a month per family. This matter was referred to q committed
 of three to confer with the seectmar f and the collector in an endeavor tt
 come to satisfactory agreement. 1 Annual Banquet.
 The banouet committee reported that the date for the annual banque
 will be May 2. It will be held IT
 tbe banquet chamber of the Masonic
 Temp,e and will be prepared anc : served by Daniel NJ. Collins. Rev l Charles Wyckoff will act as toast
 master and the speaker for the eve
 ming will be Rockwell Potter of Hart B ford. Another speaker will be SC $ cured before the evening of th' 5 event.
 ITpon recommendation of Senato LJohn H. Trumbull, a committee 0 X three was appointed to work out : plan for sustaining membership Thi
 will aid the finances of the chambe
 to a great extent if 1t can be worked out satisfactorily. The balance il
 the treasury is small. 4 committe, was also appointed to help arrange i for a clean-up week.