The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-27
SATURDAY LUNCH
WILL CONTINUE
SENTIMENT UNANIMOUS AT YES
TERDAY GATHERING AT
ALEXANDER cLU5.
HAVE DOVE MUCH GOOD
MANY Important Projects Under Way
Need Attentlon-Messrs. Spill
man and Joplin Ad-
dress Meeting.

At the meeting of merchants we.
ltelday at the Alexander club gIl
room those in attendance We're treat
ed to something out Of the usual on
der. Two visitors were present, Hon
II. r. Spilman OF DuQuoin, Demo
cratic candidate for congress in this
district. and Hon. j, NJ Joplin Of Ben
Iton. former candidate for the sane
Iaffice. These gentlemen had en- In
vitad by Hon. NJ F. Gilbert chairman
land Geo. b. Walker. secretary. of the
! Alexander county Democratic com.
Imittee Judge w s Dewey presided
lover the meeting and called upon the
visitors for remarks Mr.. SpillmaE
lspckc of sociability in quite an elo
Icuent strain. with special reference
| to these merchants meetings. regard
ing il as an important factor in all
1.-THE affairs Of life in that il brought
linen together for conference, made
them acquainted with one another.
| prcmoted better understanding and
general good will-all of which would
tend to progress and general better
| ment in a community.
Mr.. Joplin spoke more particularly
! of Cairo and the struggles through
which she had passed congratulatine
1.-The people upon their heroic work Of
her citizens and upon the great i'm
Iproyement noticeable in the city
Judge Dewey then called for com.
ments upon the subject of continuing
the Saturday luncheons. The genera
fee ling was that they should be con
tinueG Messrs. Aisthorpe, Huette.
CleuIenen. Parham. Keaton, Den.son.
Feuchter and others expressed them.
selves in this way and when the mat
ter came to a vote on motion of Mr.
Parham. to continue the luncheons
| Through October it was unanimously
carried The concensus Of opinion
was that the luncheous had done
Imuch good. The several matters Sc
ION foot and put through We're cited
The wholesale grocers organization
was started at these luncheons and
lMr Parham said had proven OF value
to Cairo. Prof. Clendeneu believes
1.-THE discussion Of the street improve
Iment inspection a week ago had been
Influential in bringing about q change
I'm the system The clean elections
movement had its inception here, also
the Country club and Judge Dewey
lcallcd attention to the fact that sew
Icral projects were under way which
lougn; to be pushed through, notably
the Bonded Warehouse propCsiti IA
which was Of great Importance TO the
CITY and was in his opinion a thing
EitMn our reach
The matter OF inducing a larger at
Tendance at the luncheous called forth
remarks from Messrs Cunningham
IHuetle Aisthorpe. Lind. Carey and
/ Feachter II was suggested that Sat
lGrdav was not a good day for some Of
the merchants. it being the busiest
| Ct the week. and il was voted that the
lday be changed 20 Thursday after
I the next luncheon n was also voted
that tickets bee issued for the five
luncheon. in October. 10 bee sold 70
business men. who could transfer
them 10 their friends o. they cor'I not
attend themselves This was iu lien
.uf the advance payments which have
been in vogue The committee to
take charge ot these tickets and sell
them consists of Chas Cunningham
Prot Bannis,er and G.. G.. Terrell
There was no report from the com
.niitcc on Clean Elections Mr..
Hu,ue. vice president OF the Com
wfrciaI club. said be would aU-
,romce tho committee from that or
ean.zatiou Monday after which an or
SANITATION could Boz effected
With respect 10 tho country club
lar Parhsm said 10 was expected Go
have a grand opening oct lU. The
|surcsss with which the promoters bad
lue- was most gratifying
With reference 10 the uar,housa
/ Mr.. Aisthorpc spoke briefly H,
.houEht 10 was one of the most im
ltortant things for Cairo That bad been
drought up AZ these meetings Hs
loompHmentei Mr Geo % Weare8
Ich1iman OF the committee upon the
Address that gentleman had made az
Itha previous meeting. and ha hoped
o. Boz able 10 report progress at tn
next luncheon.
IaGEe Dewey appointed -sta- Ii.d