USA > Washington > Benton County > History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties, Vol. I > Part 85
USA > Washington > Kittitas County > History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties, Vol. I > Part 85
USA > Washington > Yakima County > History of the Yakima Valley, Washington; comprising Yakima, Kittitas, and Benton Counties, Vol. I > Part 85
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Article IV.
Officers. The officers of this corporation shall be a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and nine trustees.
Article V.
Government. The president, the vice president and the board of nine trus-
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tees shall constitute a governing board, which shall manage the business and property of the corporation, control its affairs, provide for such regular and special meetings of the corporation as they may deem proper, fill vacancies of offices for any unexpired term, and enforce all rules necessary for the govern- ment of the corporation and not in conflict with the by-laws. The governing board may discipline members, and to that end may impose fines and expel members for grave offenses ; provided, that any member shall have the right of appeal to the Chamber from the decisions of the board.
Article VI.
Amendments. This constitution may be amended by a ballot vote of two- thirds of the members present at any regular monthly meeting of the cor- poration, provided that nine days' written notice embodying a copy of the pro- posed amendment, or amendments, shall have been mailed or otherwise given to each member by the secretary.
BY-LAWS Article I. Membership
Section 1. Classes. Membership shall be in five classes, namely: Resi- dent, non-resident, junior, commercial traveler and honorary.
a. Resident members shall be those residing personally, or maintaining a place of business, within one mile of the city limits not less than ten weeks in any twelve consecutive months of their membership. Dues, $18.00 per year, payable quarterly in advance.
b. Non-resident members shall be all members not specified in sections a. c, d and e, of this article. Dues, $12.00 per year, payable semi-annually in advance.
c. Junior members shall be all persons under 21 years of age. Dues, $6.00 per year, payable semi-annually in advance.
d. Commercial travelers shall be any commercial travelers actually en- gaged in business on the road, not residing in Ellensburg. Dues, $1.00 per year, payable in advance.
e. Honorary members shall be those so elected by the Chamber, exempt from dues.
f. Each class of membership is equal to every other class in voice and vote. Only resident or non-resident members may hold office.
Section 2. Applicants. Every applicant for membership shall sign a blank form, stating his acceptance and purpose of allegiance to the constitution and by-laws of the corporation, filled in with his name, occupation and address, and endorsed by a member of the corporation. His application must be announced at a regular meeting of the corporation, after which he may be- come a member by the acceptance of the majority of the governing board.
Section 3. Dues and Delinquency. a. Dues shall be payable dating from the first of the month of the member's application, unless the application
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be dated on or after the 20th of the month, in which case his dues shall date from the first of the following month.
b. Delinquency in the payment of any liability to the Chamber for thirty days after notice by the secretary shall suspend the delinquent from member- ship until the liability be met. Three months delinquency shall constitute a forfeiture of membership. Forfeited membership can be redeemed only on payment of the delinquent dues and by the consent of the governing board.
Section 4. Resignations. Resignation may be received by the governing board upon the payment of all dues and liabilities incurred up to the time of resignation.
Section 5. Leave of Absence. Any person who may be absent from the vicinity of Ellensburg for the period of six months or more, and who shall, before leaving, give notice of such contemplated absence, may be granted a leave of absence without dues ; provided, that a return of such member within six months shall forfeit the leave of absence granted and make him liable for back dues.
Section 6. Trial of Charges. All charges against members shall be tried by the governing board, according to the forms laid down in "Roberts' Rules of Order."
Article II. Officers
Section 1. President and Vice President. The president and vice presi- dent, acting without salary, shall perform the duties usually ascribed to those officers, and shall serve in terms of one year. In the absence of both at any meeting of the Chamber or governing board, the secretary shall call the meet- ing to order and a member of the governing board shall be chosen to fill the chair.
Section 2. Treasurer. The treasurer shall serve without salary for a term of one year. He shall give a bond or not, in the discretion of the gov- erning board. He shall pay out no money save by check on a voucher signed by the president and secretary. He shall report monthly and annually to the governing board.
Section 3. Secretary. The secretary shall be appointed by the governing board, and shall hold office during the board's approval. He shall draw a salary fixed by the governing board with the ratification of the Chamber, and may appoint an assistant or assistants at such cost as the governing board may approve. He shall keep all minutes and other records and conduct all official correspondence of the Chamber and governing board, collect all moneys and deposit them immediately with the treasurer, submit in writing detailed financial and general reports at each monthly and annual meeting of the Chamber and perform such additional duties as the governing board may require or occasion may suggest. He shall give a surety bond or not, in the discretion of the governing board. He shall have the standing of a resident member, exempt from dues.
Section 4. Trustees. The trustees shall serve for terms of three years, in overlapping classes, three trustees to be elected each year.
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Section 5. Resignations and vacancies. All officers shall serve for the terms for which they are elected, and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Resignations of officers shall be accepted or rejected, and all vacancies for unexpired terms filled by the governing board.
Article III. Committees
Section 1. Standing Committees. At its first meeting in each fiscal year, the governing board shall decide what standing committees will be required for the work of that year. The president shall then appoint such committees, subject to the approval of the governing board. These committees shall re- port to the Chamber.
Section 2. Ex-Officio Committeemen. Each standing committee shall in- clude in its membership at least one member of the governing board, and the president shall be an ex-officio member of each standing committee.
Section 3. Special Committees. Special committees may be appointed by the president, or elected in the manner chosen by the meeting of the govern- ing board or Chamber creating the committee; and in such cases it shall be specified whether the committee shall report to the governing board or to the Chamber. Special committees shall serve until their work is' accomplished or until they are discharged.
Section 4. Committee Meetings and Vice Chairmen. Meetings shall be called by the chairman or by a majority of the committee. Committeemen shall be vice chairmen in order of their names in appointment.
Section 5. Reports Written. All committee reports shall be in writing, and signed by each committee member concurring in the conclusions of the report.
Article IV. Meetings
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Chamber shall be held on the second Wednesday of February, at which time new officers shall be installed and the out-going officers make their annual reports.
Section 2. Monthly Meetings. The regular monthly business meeting of the Chamber shall be held on the second Wednesday of each month.
Section 3. Weekly Meetings. Each Wednesday at noon there shall be held a luncheon meeting, which shall be a regular business meeting for all pur- poses of action, save the passing of amendments to the constitution and by- laws. At any weekly meeting, if desired for the purpose of saving time, the reading of minutes, hearing of reports and other routine business may by common consent or by a majority vote of those present be deferred until the next following monthly meeting.
Section 4. Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Chamber may be called by the president, or by the secretary on the signed request of a quorum of members; provided, that written notice of the time and place and business
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of the meeting shall be mailed by the secretary to every member not less than twenty-four hours in advance of the time of the meeting.
Section 5. Meeting Public. All regular meetings of the Chamber shall be open to the public; but the Chamber may at any meeting, on a majority vote of those present, resolve itself into executive session.
Section 6. Quorum of Chamber. At any meeting of the Chamber, fifteen members shall constitute a quorum.
Section 7. Board Meetings. The governing board shall meet once a month, at a time preceding the monthly meeting of the Chamber and as close thereto as convenience will allow.
a. Additional meetings may be called by the president ; or by the vice president in the president's absence or inaccessibility; or by th scrtary on the signed request of three trustees; provided, that in any case a notice of the time and place and business of the meeting shall be mailed by the secretary to each member of the board not less than 24 hours in advance of the time of meeting. But such written notice may be waived by the unanimous consent of the members of the board, written and filed as a part of the minutes of such meeting.
Section 8. Quorum of Board. A quorum of the governing board shall consist of five members.
Section 9. Non-Attendance of Board Members. Absence by any mem- ber of the governing board for three consecutive meetings, unless excused by the board, shall be deemed a resignation, and the office vacated.
Section 10. Order of Business. At every meeting of the Chamber or governing board, the order of business shall be as follows:
1. Minutes.
2. Announcements and communications.
3. Reports.
4. Unfinished business.
5. Special order of the day.
6. New business.
7. Miscellaneous.
8. Adjournment.
Section 11. Motions Written. Upon the request of any member in good standing at any meeting of the Chamber or governing board, a motion must be written in the form in which it is to appear on the minutes, before a vote is taken on it.
Section 12. Committee Meetings. See Article 3, Section 4.
Article V. Elections
Section 1. Annual Election. The annual election of the Chamber shall be held on the last Wednesday of January, and the polls shall be open from 6 to 9 P. M.
Section 2. Nominating Committees. The governing board shall, not less than three weeks previous to the annual election, select two nominating com-
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mittees of three men, from non-official members of the Chamber in good stand- ing. These committees shall each nominate a full ticket for the offices to be vacated, and they shall confer together to the end that no man shall be nominated for more than one office, nor the same man be nominated for the same office by both committees. The nominating committees shall announce their tickets at the weekly meeting two weeks previous to the election.
Section 3. Independent Nominations. a. Any ten members in good standing may nominate a full or partial ticket in addition to the nominations made by the nominating committees, by signing and delivering to the secre- tary such nominations in writing; but no man may be nominated in any manner for more than one office, nor can any member join in the nomination of more than one man for any office. Such nominations shall be announced by the secretary at the weekly luncheon meeting one week prior to the election, and shall be equal in all respects to those made by the two nominating committees.
Section 4. Consent of Nominees. The acceptance of each nominee for office shall be obtained by the committee or group of ten members making the nomination, before the presentation to the chamber of the name of such nominee.
Section 5. Closing of Nominations. Nominations shall close at the ad- journment of the weekly luncheon meeting one week prior to the election, and no person shall be eligible to office unless nominated in accordance with the provisions of sections 2, 3 and 4 of this article.
Section 6. Judges of Election. The governing board shall name three judges of election from non-official members of the Chamber. These judges shall sit at the polls from 6 to 9 P. M. They shall be provided by the secre- tary with a complete alphabetical list of members qualified to vote, and shall check on such list each voter's name as he receives from them his blank ballot, and cross-check his name as he returns his ballot. They shall then deposit the voter's ballot in a covered box; and shall count the ballots and declare the re- sult immediately on the closing of the polls.
Section 6. Miscellaneous. a. Delinquent members may not vote.
b. No proxies shall be 'voted, nor any ballots be cast except in person by the voter.
c. A plurality of votes shall elect to any office.
d. Ties shall be decided by lot.
e. Ballots shall be provided by the secretary, bearing the names of candi- dates and offices and plainly indicated spaces for vote by pencil mark.
Article VI.
Finance and Bookkeeping
Section 1. Debt. The governing board may not at any time incur a debt beyond the amount of unappropriated moneys in the treasury, without the sup- porting vote of the Chamber.
Section 2. Records. The secretary shall so keep the records of the cor- poration as to show under classified headings the amounts received and ex- pended in any month or year.
Section 3. Precedence of Claims. In the payment of claims against this
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corporation, the order of honoring shall be first, wages; second, rents; third, all other claims, age of claim to establish precedence unless other and stronger considerations obtain.
Article VII. Miscellaneous
Section 1. Endorsement by Chamber. The name of the corporation shall not be committed to the endorsement of any private or public enterprises with- out a vote of the Chamber; and under no circumstances may the support of the corporation be extended to any candidate for public office.
Section 2. Publication of Affairs by the Chamber. No plan, purpose or action of this Chamber, its board or its committees, may be given out for pub- lication except through the secretary.
Section 3. Visitors. The courtesies of the Chamber shall be open to any visitor or stranger, on application in his behalf by a member in good standing to the secretary or president for a card of introduction.
Section 4. Contingencies. In the absence of provisions for any con- tingency in this document, all meetings of the Chamber, board or committees shall conduct their proceedings according to "Roberts' Rules of Order."
Section 5. Amendments. These by-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of those present at any monthly meeting of the Chamber, provided, that a written notice of the proposed amendment or amendments shall have been mailed by the secretary to every member at least 9 days prior to the meeting at which action is taken, and that a copy of the proposed amendment or amend- ments shall have been posted at headquarters an equal length of time. [End of constitution.]
During these ten years the Chamber of Commerce has been the rallying point for the promotion of enterprises looking to civic and commercial better- ment in all their many forms. The rooms of the Chamber are in the base- ment of the splendid Y. M. C. A. Building, and that fact, together with the work of the Y. M. C. A. itself, makes that building one of the just causes of pride to Ellensburg, the veritable brain of the community.
OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES
At this date the officers and trustees of the Chamber of Commerce are as follows: F. A. Kern, president ; J. Kelleher, vice-president ; S. S. Nesbit, treas- urer ; Blanche Hofacker, acting secretary ; trustees : A. L. Kreidel, E. H. Snow- den, J. N. O. Thomson, A. L. B. Davies, J. C. Kaynor, J. N. Faust, A. E. Emer- son, J. A. Whitfield, J. Kelleher.
KITTITAS COUNTY IN THE SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
One event of peculiar interest in the history of Ellensburg, though not strictly speaking coming under any one of the headings of this chapter, belongs to the spirit of the chapter and we are therefore giving it a place here. We refer to the "Home-Coming" of the Kittitas boys who participated in the Span- ish-American War. The event touched the pride and patriotism of the people more than anything up to that date.
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A full account of the Kittitas Company, its membership, and the welcome home, derived largely from the "Capital" is given in the History of Central Washington, and as this seems to be an accurate and well-written account, nearly contemporary with the events, and deriving the major part directly from the contemporary press of Ellensburg, we are incorporating it here.
"Great as was the excitement over the discoveries in the Klondyke, it was almost lost sight of in the stirring events which took place the following year. As soon as the news had reached Kittitas Valley that the United States had taken up the cause of the struggling Cuban people and was resolved to punish Spain for her inhumanity, the whole county was aroused to a sudden burst of patriotic enthusiasm." The "Capital" of April 23, 1898, says: "The effect was like a fire alarm and the throng was soon surging around the 'Capital' bulletin window. In less time than it takes to tell it, flags and bunting were fluttering in the air; patriotic excitement ran high, and for the rest of the afternoon little besides the war prospect was discussed."
At the outbreak of hostilities Kittitas County had but one military organ- ization, Company A, officered as follows: Captain, A. C. Steinman ; first lieu- tenant, S. C. Davidson; second lieutenant, E. E. Southern; sergeants, J. J. Charlton, L. L. Seely, Robert Murray, Ralph Brown, W. O. McDowell, Holly V. Hill; musician, Whit Church; corporals, C. A. Swift, Willis Gott, James Shaw, G. M. Hunter, John Hoskins, J. J. Putnam; wagoner, Edwin Barker ; artificer, Charles P. Morgan.
The company offered its services to the governor, who promptly accepted them, and early in the morning of the 30th of April, Captain Steinman received orders to have his company ready to take the train for the west at ten-twenty- five that evening. From Ellensburg the company proceeded to Camp Rogers where it was mustered in, May 11th, as Company H, First Washington Vol- unteers. Seventy-five of the company, including the officers, were taken from Kittitas County ; the remainder were recruited at Tacoma and Seattle from all parts of the state. The personnel of this company was as follows :
Colonel, John H. Wholley, commanding; major, John J. Weisenburger ; major, W. J. Canton ; captain, Alfred C. Steinman ; first lieutenant, S. C. David- son, who was honorably discharged and was succeeded by Edward E. Southern, who in turn was succeeded by John J. Charlton, promoted December 9, 1898; wounded in action April 11, 1899; second lieutenant, John J. Charlton, pro- moted September 3, 1899; wounded in action April 13, 1899; sergeants : first, Robert Murray; quartermaster, Luke L. Seely, Ralph Brown, William O. McDowell, James Shaw, John R. Hoskins; corporals, Caddy Morrison, Car- stens H. Junge, George M. Burlingham, wounded April 20, 1899; John Brus- tad, William M. Pearson, William George, George S. Smith, James A. Harris, Burrel B. Wright, Charles H. Eiselstein, William Chambers, Charles Hagen- son, Bert Gordanier (cook) ; artificer, Arthur E. Snyder; wagoner, William Craig ; privates, John A. Alm, Fred L. Ballou, wounded July 26, 1899; Edwin Barker, George A. Clark, wounded by gun explosion July 27, 1899, John R. Clark, James Cross, Clark E. Davis, Sidney O. Dickinson wounded March 7 and April 27, 1899, Alexander Fraser, Steven A. Griffin, Robert Hovey wounded April 27, 1899, Philip W. Harner, William T. Hill, Ralph Hepler, Edward T.
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Johnson, Francis B. Jones, Thomas P. Kerwin, John Lundy, Arno H. Moeckel wounded February 5, 1899, Vanrancelar Martin, George C. McCarthy, Lee M. Putman, Albert J. Paulist, Byars E. Romane, William F. Ritchey, Solomon Russell wounded March 6, 1899; Arthur F. Ridge, William Ridley, Joseph Vomacka, Thomas Williams, Robert C. Wenzel; transferred privates: George W. Fitzhenry, to Company B; Martin Forrest, to hospital corps; Paul Roberts, to Tenth Pennsylvania, died; Corporal George W. Hovey, wounded April 27, 1899, died April 28, 1899; privates, Albert J. Ruppert, killed February 22, 1899; Joseph Eno, killed April 27, 1899; Clyde Z. Woods, wounded April 27, died April 28, 1899; Sherman T. Shepard, wounded April 27, 1899, died June 18, 1899; discharged on account of illness, First Lieutenant Samuel C. Davidson, Oct. 29, 1898: Second Lieutenant Joseph Smith, wounded February 5, 1899, resigned Sep- tember 2, 1899: Sergeant Holly V. Hill, resigned to accept commission in the Eleventh U. S. Cavalry ; Sergeant Willis L. Gott, reënlisted ; corporals, George M. Hunter, Robert Bruce, James J. Putnam, Charles A. Swift, William B. Tucker, wounded February 22, 1899; Corporal Israel F. Costello, reënlisted ; musicians, John L. Grandin and Louis G. Frenette, reënlisted; musician, Joseph R. Whitchurch; artificers, Charles A. Morgan and Stephen S. Blankenship; privates, William H. Adkins, wounded June 5, 1899; William S. Bullock, Frederick Bollman, reënlisted; Henry H. Cassriel, Clinton H. Campbell, John S. Ellis, Edward Friel, reënlisted; Otto N. Gustavson, reënlisted ; Byron E. Hersey, William E. Howard wounded April 27, 1899; William W. McCabe, Emmett C. Mitchell, Roland D. McCombs, reënlisted; Fred Nelson, Abel Nils- son, wounded April 27, 1899; Frank E. O'Harrow, Frank Rothlisberger, Thomas Richardson, Arthur J. Stoddart, Victor E. Sigler, reënlisted; Win- ford E. Thorp, Harvey R. Van Alstine, William Ward, reenlisted; James W. Walsh.
The company was organized as Company A, at Ellensburg, October, 1890. They were mustered into the United States service as Company H, at Camp Rogers, Washington, May 11, 1898; did garrison duty from that time until October 28, 1898, when the company embarked on the United States Trans- port "Ohio," arriving at Manila, November 26th. The company went ashore November 30th, and did outpost duty until the outbreak of hostilities with the Filipino insurgents. While in the Philippines they took part in the following engagements: Engagements with the insurgents, 1899, around Manila; at Santa Ana, February 4th and 5th; Pateros, February 15th; San Pedro Macati, February 17th ; Guadaloupe, February 19th-22d and March 13th in trenches at San Pedro Macati, February 15th to March 13th; Taguig, March 18th; Bay Lake, March 19th; Taguig, April 9th, 16th, 20th and 27th, May 19th and June 12th ; Calamba, June 26th, 27th and 30th (expedition) ; a detachment of scouts took part in an expedition to Santa Cruz, April 8th and in engagements at Santa Cruz, April 9th and 10th; at Pagsanyan, April 11th; at Lamba, April 12th, and at Paete, April 13th. Detachments also took part in engagements at Cainti, Tayti and Morong.
They embarked for San Francisco on the United States Transport "Penn- sylvania," September 4, 1899. They sailed September 5th by way of Nagasaki, the Inland Sea and Yokohama, arriving in San Francisco Bay, October 9th.
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They were mustered out at the Presidio, California, November 1, 1899, after almost a year and a half of service. On being mustered out, Colonel Wholley presented the company with the sights of the Krupp gun captured in the big battle of February 5th.
Meanwhile, all necessary preparations were being made for receiving the returning soldiers at home with a formal welcome. The "Capital," September 23, 1899, says :
"At a special mass meeting held Monday night, September 18th, the follow- ing committee was appointed to act in conjunction with the Women's War So- ciety in welcoming our soldier boys: J. B. Davidson, W. H. Talbott, Austin Mires, E. H. Snowden and H. S. Elwood. The soldiers left Nagasaki, Japan, September 16th and should arrive in San Francisco about October 8th. The following sub-committees were appointed: Finance, G. E. Dickson, chairman ; program, J. B. Davidson, chairman; decoration, S. P. Fogarty, chair- man ; speaking, Ralph Kauffman, chairman; music, C. V. Warner, chairman ; reception, Dr. J. W. Bean, chairman ; print and press, A. H. Stulfauth, chair- man ; house and hall, E. T. Barden; banquet, Mrs. P. P. Gray, chairman ; hos- pital and memorial, Rev. J. P. Smith, chairman; marshal of the day, J. E. Frost."
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