February 1, 1915.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



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Article 1. 

 Name. 

 I In n. un, ■ ..I this associ >' shall be THE RUBBER CH B 

 OF AMERICA, INC. 



Article 11. 

 Object. 

 The Rubber Club oi Vmerica, Inc., is established to promote 

 in all lawful ways the commercial interests of its members and 

 I., secure tin- advantages to In- obtained by mutual co-operation; 

 t' acquire ami disseminate information concerning trade condi 

 tions at home and abroad, credits ami other matters of interest; 

 to promote social intercourse among those connected with the 

 rubber industry ami commerce, and in general i"r the promotion 

 of the welfare of the rubber industry. 



Article 111. 

 Membership. 



Section 1. The membership shall consist of "Firm," "Asso- 

 ciate" -Mill "Honorary," election to he bj vote of the Executive 

 ' ommittee. 



Section -'. (a) Any firm, corporation or individual engaged 

 in the rubber industry ami commerce in the United States of 

 America or in the Dominion of Canada may become a "Firm 

 Member" of this association Each "Firm Member" shall be 

 represented bj an officer of the corporation or a member of tin 

 who shall he designated and registered as the "Firm Repre- 

 sentative" except a- provided in Article X hereof; no our shall 

 he permitted to vote at the annual meeting or at am special 

 meetings of the association except the registered Firm Repre- 

 sentative, hut this power may he delegated to some one in the 

 employ of or acting for the "Firm Member" holding a written 



proxy. Only officers of a corporation or partners of a co-part- 

 nership holding "Firm Membership" arc eligible to election as 

 President, First Vice President, Second Vice-President and Di- 

 rector. "Firm Members" shall alone shall have a pecuniary' m- 

 terest in the assets and property of the association. Each "Firm 

 Member" shall be entitled to cast one vote 



(hi Any person connected with a corporation or firm cn- 

 d m tin- rubber industry and commerce in the United State 

 o' America or the Dominion ol Canada shall he eligible to As- 

 sociate Membership in this association. Associate members are 

 admitted to the social privileges of the club, hut shall have no 

 rating power except with respect to the social activities of the 

 association. 



ici Honorary Membership shall he at the discretion of tin 

 I xecutive Committee, hut such membership shall carrj no voting 

 power. 



Article IX. 



Organization of Divisions. 



Section 1. "Firm Members" of this organization may form 

 themselves into divisions according to the particular branch of 

 the rubber business in which they arc respectively engaged for 

 the purpose of a. mm upon such matters as pertain to their busi- 

 iii" "Firm Members" ignate some person connected 



with their concern to represent them in division meetings and ac- 

 tivities, who need not he the firm representative, but who must 

 from the tirm member proper authority to act on its behalf 



5ei tion 2. Each division may adopt its own rules and regula- 

 tions, provided such are not inconsistent with the Constitution 

 and By-Laws of this association. Each division may appoint its 

 own chairman and Vice-Chairman, but the Secretary and Treas- 

 urer of each division shall be the Secretary and Treasurer of 

 this association. 



Section 3. Special work undertaken for the exclusive benefit 

 of a division shall he at the expense of such division. The 

 amounts necessary to meet the cost of such special work shall 

 he provided by each division in such manner as it may deem ad- 

 visable, and such funds shall be placed by the Treasurer of the 

 association in a "special account" to be drawn against, hut only 

 on the written approval of the Chairman or Vice-Chairman of 

 such division. 



Article XI. 

 Entrance Fees and Annual lines 



Section 1. Entrance Fee. Upon the election of every member 

 the Secretary shall notify him thereof and furnish him with a 

 copy of the Constitution and By-Laws. Every firm member thus 

 elected (Associate and Honorary being exempt) must within 

 thirty days after receipt of such notice of his election pay to the 

 Treasurer an entrance fee of twenty-five ($25) dollars. 



Section 2. Annual Dues. The annual dues for "Firm Mem- 

 bers" shall be fifty ($50) dollars per annum, and for "Associate 

 Members" five ($5) dollars per annum, payable in advance. All 

 dues for members elected prior to the adoption of these By- 



Laws shall he payable on Vpril 1 in each year, ami those who 

 arc elected subsequent to the adoption of these By-Laws shall 



I'.r their dues on the 1st of the month following their election, 

 and annually thereafter upon the 1st daj of the month in which 

 their initial payment became due. Members who tail to pay 

 their entrance fees, annual dues , .1 other indebtedness within 

 thirty days after the same become due shall be notified by the 

 Secretary, and if payment is not made within the next succeed- 

 ing thirty days shall In- reported to the Executive < ommittee as 

 m arrears, and niaj m tin- discretion of the Executive Com- 

 mittee lie dropped from tin membership rolls. 



THE RUBBER CLUB GAINS MANY FIRM MEMBERS. 



' I ■ 1 1 K firm membership of the Rubber Club of America was 

 increa bj the addition ol forty Hue. new names dur- 

 ing the month of February. Tic firms together with the firm 

 representatives are given below 



American Wringer Co., 99 Chambers street. New York ; \. ( ,. 



B< ardsle) , Jr. 



\\011 Sole Co., \\on. Massachusetts; Raymond E. I >rakc. 



I: >V R Rubber Co., North Brookfield, Massachusetts; T. G. 

 Richards. 



Baumann Rubber Co., New Haven, Connecticut. M 

 Kallmann. 



Bay State Insulated Wire & Cable Co., Hyde Park, Ma 

 chusetts; John 11. II. McNamee. 



Brunswick-Balke-Collender Co., 31 \Y. 32nd street. New York; 

 Charles ]'. Miller. 



Candee, L.. & Co., New Haven, Connecticut; II. Stuart 



Chipman, K. L, 25 Beaver street. New York. 1 Changed from 

 ,u tn e membership 1 



Dayton Rubber Manufacturing to. Dayton, Ohio; John A. 

 MacMillan. 



Dunlop Tire X Rubber Goods Co., I. united. Toronto, Ontario; 

 I". Westren. 



General Rubber Co., 1790 Broadway, New York; William F. 

 Bass. (Changed from active membership 1 



Hahirshaw Wire Co., Yonkers, Xew York; Richard S. Sat- 

 terlee. 



Henke, Gustave R., 150 Nassau street, New York. 



Hamilton Rubber Manufacturing Co., Trenton, Xew lei 

 W. L. Blodgett. 



Hadden & Co., Inc.. 212 Fifth avenue, Xew York; 11. F. 

 Hadden, Jr. 



Home Rubber Co., Trenton, Xew Jersey; Charles E. Stokes. 



Hydes. Thomas. Trenton. New Jersey 



Indian. 1 Rubber & Insulated Wire Co., Jonesboro, Indiana; 

 R. W. Seiberling. 



Ka11f111.il] Rubber Co., Limited, Berlin. Ontario; A. R. 

 Kaufman. 



Kokonio Rubber Co., Kokomo, Indiana; D. C. Spraker. 



Knight Tire eV Rubber Co., Canton, (Him; C,. F. Knight. 



Lovell .Manufacturing Co., Erie, Pa ; B. \. Walker. 



Manhattan Rubber Manufacturing Co., 1'assaic. Xew Jersey; 

 A. F. Townsend. 



Mishawaka Woolen Manufacturing Co., .Mishawaka, Indiana; 

 E. A. Saunders. 



Mohawk Rubber Co.. Akron. Ohio; S. S. Miller. 



Miller Rubber Co., \krmi. Ohio; Wm. F. Pfeiffer. (Changed 

 from active membership. 1 



Xew York Mackintosh Clothing Co., Mamaroneck, Xew Y'ork : 

 Charles II Placi 



Newark Rubber Co., Newark, Xew Jersey; E. Pierpont 

 Gwillim. 



Polack Tyre & Rubber Co., 246 W. 59th street. Xew York; 

 Hugo Hoffstaedter. 



Racine Rubber Co.. Racine, Wisconsin; Louis T Vance. 



Rboades & Co., R. W, proprietors. Rubber Stopple Co.; Long 

 Island City. Xew York; Richard W. Rboades. 



Rubber Products Co.. Barberton. Ohio; E. J. Scbtit/. 



Rumsey & Greutert Co.. Inc.. 25 Beaver street. New York; 

 Henry J. Greutert. 



Rubber Trading Co.. 9 Murrav street. Xew York; William T. 

 Baird. 



Spalding. A. G., & Bros., 126 Nassau street. New York; Julian 

 \\ 1 urtiss. 



St. Mungo Manufacturing Co. of America, Xewark. Xew Jer- 

 sey; W. W. Mills. 



Tayson Rubber Co.. YVooster, Ohio; I. C. Emery. 



Thermoid Rubber Co.. Trenton. New Jersey ; Robert J. Stokes. 



Van Cleef Bros.. 7711 Woodlawn avenue. Chicago, Illinois; 

 Paul Van Cleef. 



