The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-29
SHORT TALKS MADE
Chamber of Commerce Meet
ing Very Interesting,
Mr.. LEVY DULY ELECTED
Accepted in a Speech That
Was Full of Feeling,

mere WIS n regular ADFF~ttd1L a. AA4E
Chamber Of Commerce meeting yesterday
afternoon. when N. ". Levy was elected
permanent secretary. Notwithstanding
the fact that the day was Saturday-the
chief commercial day OF Wichita-there
never has been such a turn ont of rep
resentatve business and professional men
Of the city.
Il was SO when President Charles 7.
Davidson called the meeting to order and
announced its purpose. The committee
that had in charge the selection Of a
suitable man for secretary announced
that the suggestion of Mr.. Levy had met
with such general approval that they
ut once determined that he was the man.
on motion Of Mayor Mclean, MI Levy
was selected 10y a unanimous rising vote,
which was afterwards cast by the tenn
porary secretary. Mr. James II. Stewart
ar. b. i. Mclean and Mr.. James Ali
son were appointed TO inform Mr. Levy
Of his selection, and to bring him before
the directory 10 be inaugurated. While
the committee was absent a committee
consisting of j. Giles Smith. J. NJ
Knapp and y. j.. Leahy. was appointed
representative Populists of the state 20
sit at Wichita during their deliberations
IS To their future policy. They are TO
consult with Judge Babb and other
leaders and invoke their cooperation in
an effort 20 induce the state committee TO
select Wichita for the conference.
committee was appointed, consisting
OF Judge r.. b. Wall, A. L. Helm and
1inlay Ross, TO secure a charter FOR the
Chamber of Commerce.
A committee. consisting of J. Giles
Smith George r. Cubbon. J. z Howard
y. r. Mclean and James Allison. was ap-
pointed to attend the proposed paper mill
meeting of farmers At Burton Car works,
Monday afternoon, at 2.80
When AR Levy entered the council
chamber he was given quite an ovation
He was introduced as the new secretary
Of the Chamber OF Commerce by Mr. /
Charles /. Davidson, in brief but very
appropriate address. in which he referred /
in the most complimentary terms to the .
enthusiasm and ability of Mr.. lew. and f.
calling attention 10 his past work for
Wichita
Mr.. Levy was noticably affected over
the reception rendered him and the words
of praise uttered by the chairman. He I
responded in kind, saying that it touched I
him to the very heart to be- 50 unani-
inously rendered such an important posi- |
ton by his former fellow citizens and
business men as well as new ones whom
he did not know vet. but hoped soon 10
be wei acquainted with. He said that he 4
never felt more happy IN his life thar ne
did when he came back to Wichita and
received suck a warm. -wllole-souled and
generous welcome from the people. lie
said that his heart had always been i'm
Wichita that he spent the best years of
his life here that his children were all
born in the comfy. and that the best
friends of mis- years were here. He came
hack, he said, Ike the prodieal son. and
although his hairs ere now white. he had
enough life, energy and ambition left i'm /
him. under the stimulant Of the great
confidence placed IN him, TO work cor the
upbuiiding of a still greater Wichita
At this point President Davidson in
PRODUCED an interesting novelty ir such
meetings, and one that proved very pop
iiiar. 10y calling on visiting members for a
short talk
Judge IT. 3. Wall made m eloquent
and ringing short address, in which he
reelected for Wichita great things
through the Chamber of Commerce. which
he characterized as an institution that
VIII recreate in the people Of Wichita the
enthusiasm of the old days He saw
men about him who were working for
Wichita twenty-five years ago. when he
came to the county. and he was elad 40
stil see them Up TO their shoulders i'm
the harness. He said the great secret of
Wichita's dominancy in the commercial
and manufacturing field Of the southwest
was the harmony of her pe0uIa So
many Of them thought alike on questions
that concerned the city's interest that
success was inevitable. The organization I
~ the Chamber of Commerce augllred
well for a continuation of this harmony
2 nd he predicted from the work the
Chamber of Commerce had ALREADY done. /
ana the way it was going about things
nat wichita. inside OF ten Ye1rs. win
have population OF 6)00o. and Industries
70 maintain them in prosperity and hap
-iness-
AR A. c. Tobes. of the National Rank
IF Commerce followed Judge Wall. He
aid that he never knew his own thought |
90 Wei as when another expressed them. }
md Judge Wall had given utterance 20 }
bis sentiments to q dot He predicted !
sue cess fer the Chamber Of Commerce. !
lie said tha- IT was "a right institution.
lreanized at the rishC time aud IN the
left manner. and NE pledged Sc his sup !
'ort in every way possible. He thought
With Judge Wan. that Mr.. Levy. by his
vide experience and unqUestoned love I
or Wichita would be tower of +
tre1Eth +,
Cash Henderson made his maiden :
peech bef0r- public audience and the d
Vell-kuoWn veteran worker for Wichita II
'iusfe1 IKE bride as be delivered his u
hort address lie said he never belonged a
o. anything Ike commercial orgauiza- =
ION before but thar the objects Of THE :
hainaer eff Commerce appealed 10 him ?
ery stronely and DE would 90 every !
lne in his power % make II great or :
dnizaucn lie thought it was built along (
lEit Zines. and that every body had cor )
denoe en- the men who are directing its p.
Hairs lie was especially glad 10 see &
Or L-Ny connct ted with it
Mr- WIZ Ihrocknorton sai5 he be 4
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