The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-17
This Is the Purpose of the Fed
GRAFTON of Commercial Clubs
To Be Organized in This
City.
MANY CITIES TO BE REP
RESENTED AT MEETING.
Business Men Will Convene in
First Session Wednesday,
Adjourning Thursday After
Election.

The meeting for the purpose of or
ganizing the Indiana Federation ot
Commercial clubs will open tomorrow
afternoon at the headquarters of the
Richmond Commercial club in the Ma
sonic temple and will close Thursday
afternoon. The new organization
erful and influential in the state. Its
rank and file will include the best
known business men in the state anG
it's aim will be to safeguard and fight
for the commercial interests of Indi
ana. Secretary E. NJ. Haas, Of the
Richmond club, who with President
J. F. Mccarthy. was instrumental in
promoting the organization of the Fed
Grafton, has been notified by the clubs
in the following cities that they will
be represented at the organization
meeting:
indianapolis, Ft. Wayne, Evansville
Terre Haute, South Bend, Muncie
Marion. Anderson, Rushville, Greens
burg, North Manchester, Goshen, Rem
sselaer, Peru. Andrews, New Castle
Hammond, Linton, Delphi Decatur
Gary.
1t can be seen by this list that near
ly all the important cities in the state
have announced their intention of be
ing represented. at the meeting. 1t il
expected that there will be several
cities and towns represented who have
neglected to notify him.
The clubs in the cities above men
toned will be represented by from one
Haas received letter from the presi
dent of the Gary Commercial clut
stating that his club would be repre-
sented by five delegates.
The greatest interest is being taker
in the organization of the federation
! by business men all over the state anC
many congratulations have been SEN
to the local Commercial club for it.
action in starting the ball rolling.
Indiana business men have long fell
the handicap imposed upon them be
cause they have had no state organ
iZation to promote legislation favorins
the commercial interests of Indiana
and for fighting legislation detrimen
tai to their interests.
The meeting will be called to order
tomorrow afternoon at l o'clock by
President J. F. Mccarthy Of the Rich.
mond Commercial club. Mayor Schil
| linger will then read the address o
| welcome and Secretary Haas will reat
the call. Temporary organization
| will then be effected.
| At O'Clock, President Arthur w
Brady of the Anderson Commercial
club will deliver an address on Go
Operation in Commercial Club Work
| This will be followed by a discussion
At $50 O'Clock. NJ. o. Leighton, o.
Washington, D. c.. chief photographer
of the U. S. Geological Survey. will de
| liver an address on Conserving Natu
raj Resources at the high school hall
| The public is invited to attend
After a discussion. the committee or
| permanent organization, the commit
! tee on constitution and other commit
| tees will be appointed, when the
meeting will adjourn.
Wednesday evening there will be {
| banquet served by the Richmond Com
| mercial club at the banquet hall O
the Masonic temple at o'clock.
| splendid program of toasts has beer
arranged for this event. This program
was announced few days ago.
Thursday morning the delegates will
| meet at o'clock and Henry Riesen
| berg and Thomas A. Sins of Indianap
oils and Perry A. Randall of Ft
| Wayne, will discuss Inland Water
ways" Following this discussion tn,
committee on constitution will repor
and the constitution will be adopted
| The committee on permanent organiza
ton will also report and then the eIec
ton of permanent Officers will follow
| The place for the next meeting of tn,
| Federation will also be decided on
| Thursday afternoon the out of towl
delegates will be taken on a tour abou
the city in automobiles and will b,
shown the factories. business house;
and public institutions.
|