Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1926-03-31
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
Ellsworth Aroused to Need of Such
an Organization

an organization.
At meeting Monday evening, at
tended by about thirty representative
business and professional men of
Ellsworth. it was unanimously voted
to organize a chamber of commerce.
if at least fifty members could be
enrolled. Thirty-four were enrolled
at the meeting, and several others
have enrolled since, so that it may
be said that the organization is
assured.
While a canvas for members will
be made. it is hoped that enrolment
will be largely voluntary. No man
will be urged to enroll. All business
and professional men are invited to
enroll, but with the idea in mind that
it is their aid and their active support
that are wanted rather than their
membership fee; that their obi
cation as members is not fully met
when they pay their money. 1t is
hoped that all will consider this an
invitation to enroll, and send or
give their names to Harold A.
Robinson, chairman of the enroll
ment committee. They need not pay
their membership fee at this time;
that will be called for when the
organization is completed. The
membership fee will be $40 annually.
The meeting Monday evening was
called by the committee appointed at
a previous meeting to consider organ
ization. M. Y. McGown was made
temporary chairman and e. F.
Robinson temporary secretary
With thirty present, the sense OF
the meeting in favor of organizing
was unanimously declared by a rls-
ing vote. The committee submitted
no detailed plan of organization, put
the bylaws of the Bangor chamber
of commerce were read and dls-
cussed, section by section, to get the
sense of the meeting as to desired
changes for the bylaws OF an ELS
worth organization.
Definite action was taken in re-
card to the membership fee. 1t was
decided to make it $40 for resident
and IS for nonresident members.
If was after this action that thlrty-
four names were enrolled at the
meeting. o4o
Other action proposed was to create
q board of seven instead OF nine
directors. and to eliminate partner
shin or corporation memberships ana
make it entirely matter OF lndlVlu-
nal memberships.
One important suggestion was W
hold the monthly business meetlhss
in connection with a noon luhCh'
much on the plan of the rotary clupS'
with some speaker or some ehleI.
tainment in connection with 1t. IL
was suggested that in summer
rrangements might be made WIN
the grange or some other organlZ-
alton in neighboring towns to pre-
mare the dinner, giving the business
men a little outing and knlttlns
closer the friendship of ELLSWORTH
and it's neighbors.
The previous committee Gull
sisting of Harold A. Robinson, T.
G. Moore, P. J. Kearns and n. r;
robinson. with H. c. Stratton ana
w n. Titus added, was appointed as
an enrolment and organization COIL
mittee. oo+-
The plan in mind when the meet
ing adjourned was Tor 1hls coln
mittee to complete the necessary
enrolment of at least nlly' anu
q range for a supper Thursday
evening. if A. l.. r. Cummings, execu-
tive manager of the State chamber
of commerce, could be present.
Yesterday Mr. Cummings was
reached by telephone, and IL was
found that he could not be mere
Thursday. He is expected no APP
noint date for some evening next
week. +o,s
At that meeting. preliminary steps
for organization will be taken ana
do+o amounted for a meeting to COM
plete organization.