The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-30
CLUB PLANS ARE OF WIDE SCOPE Dinsws1 Aciiviiy of Con
 nercial Body. VIII BOOST MONTGOMERY 2esI Essste Exehsnge and Baiiders' orx..is.tis. ss Be L.nnchea at Meeta.ss Next Mona.y and
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! BOOST MONTGOMERY

r1ans for the new year of the Mont 9omery Commercial Club for 1910 cov- CT broad scope, but all will tend to- ward the bstterment of the city and a biggsr Montgomery.
 Keep Boosting" Get Together for Montgomery" s'Patronize Home Made ooods,v More Factories and Larger Pay Rolizs. will be the slogans And these slogans. too. will be carried out by the organization. At the same time moro life will bs given the club work 1n both business and social ways.
 The club expects to accomplish great things during the new year. Things which will show results. Things which win make Montgomery a metropolitan city. the most important city in Ala bama and the trading mecca of the people of the State.
 The first general meeting of the Com mercial Club will be large boosters meeting to be held at the Grand Opera House sometime during the first two weeks of January. The club has al- ready secured M. V. Richards of Washington. industrial agent of thc gouthern Railroad. to give an address on Civic Pride for Montgomery
 It is designed to have the theatre packed on this occasion not only with the club members and their wives, but with clerks. railroad men. travelling saIesmen and working people of the city. Mir. Richards address will be for all classes and 1t is intended to have the people so out from this meeting ana boost Montgomery at all times.
 A meeting Of all the real estate men of Montgomery has been called for next Monday evening at the club rooms. at which time real estate exchange will be organized The club has pre- pared set of bylaws for the new organization. which may become q fea- ture for booming the reai estate busi- ness of the city. It is intended to ad- vance new ideas and formulate work ing plan whereby the local land people can start the city growing.
 Next Tuesday evening a similar meet ing of all builders, contractors, mer- chants handling building materials and plumbers. doing business in the city. wili-be held at the club rooms for the organization Of builders exchange. The object of this association will be for more substantial work, better resi- dences and more cooperation between the contractors and the architects.
 When organized the two vacant rooms will be fitted up for these two organizations. Magazines and periods calls pertaining to real estate. contract ing and building in general. together I file for the use of the members.
 For the purpose of further boosting Montgomery and to patronize home made goods. a womens' auxiliary to the Commercial Club will be organized. A meeting of the women of Montgomery will be called for the purpose of per- feeting such an organization sometime during the latter part of next week. It Is designed to interest. every house. keeper in the city In Montgomery made goods.
 At the recent reception given in the club rooms for the women of the city. Mrs. c. F. Moritz was elected presi- dent of this body. She will appoint g yice-president for each of the seven wards in the city and the wards wifi also be divided into sections. over which ehairmen will be appointed.
 Other Southern cities. Nashville, Nor folk. Chattanooga. Memphis and At- lanta have womens' auxiliaries which have been great factors In boosting these cities.
 The club received communication Wednesday from Golfers Weekly ask : ing for photograph of the river front before the wharf and another of the wharf completed. together with a writeup of Montgomery.
 The main thing the club will do next year will be to induce more manufac- turning industries. factories and truck farmers to locate in and near Mont gomery.
 Mayor Gunter Is in accord with all fhe plans of the Commercial Club and he has assured 1t that he will aid them in every possible way to carry out these new ideas and make Montgomery 9 metrOpOlitan city.