The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-21

annual lunCneOn last night al Aiiiloi'
Eall. X was attended by several hun
d.eI members and citizens, including
& large delegation from the CONNIE
cal Club OF Mound CT y. headed by
ssuGce Wall, the vice president, Voc
e.vec seas of honor at the board
Tic meeting was presided over by
His floncr, Mayer Parsons who spoke
rie .ly paying neat tribute 10 tie
club fer the good work done; also in
iselititatien of feeiia.: of harmony ! as
tween the different commercial bodits
of q city ell OF which We're F1pre,
enteS A, the board.
PR s!aent James II Galligan of the
ommefeiai Club was first TO &c
sailed upon fer remarks. He spoke
~ the work done the last several
ears, the crowning achievement IN
Ter President Smiths administration
icing the building OF The Cairo Il
rheies railroad. Under President
iIeCt;e the Booster fund had beer
stated. The club had been active
in various directions. promoting river
Improvement, taking mp the subject
Of better transportation facilities, SC
curing ferry service, etc. He hopei
for some good work during the pres
ent year in securing new industries.
President H. S. Antrim, of ths
Board of Trade, Urged the import
ance OF the board in promoting the
city's interests in The matter Ct
freight ra.es and facilities. He urgei
cooperation tetween the several or
sanizations for the common good. say
ing neither could get along without
the other and he city of Cairo neel
ed them alls He believed prospects
for the coming year were good
President Carnes Of the Retail Ne,
chants Association, said while this
organization was more limited in It's
scope than the others, Ii was in full
harmony with them In all thar would
sronote the general interests of the
city. 1t had been active in efforts to
secure tie ter ferry service for Cairo
md hoped to secure such service on
he west side of the city, the near
future. But the big Noise" OF this
association would occur on July 4th
when the greatest attrac ion wouli
e given that Cairo ever had, in the
way of aeroplane flights and fire
works He spoke deprecatingly OF
the want of activity of members OF
the working committees, and urged
members generally to take more i'll
crest.
Judge Wall was the mouthpieee OF
he Mound City delegates. He said
The Mound City club was in its n
,ancy but was full of the enthusiasm
Of youth, and the delegation had come
down here to learn. They learned
some hing when they were here be
fore and hoped to learn more this
time they felt that the United
States was the center of the worl /;
Cairo in the center OF the Unite 4
ates, and therefore at the hub Of
the world. Whatever would help
Cairo would help Mound City, there
fore they hoped to see Cairo grow
and prosper. He spoke in compIl
mentary terms of the mayors OF tae
two cities also of the luncheon ci
which he and his associates had pa.
took expressing the hope that they
would be invited to the next one.
Former Mayor Woodward made a
| Few remarks on invitation of the
lchairman. He noted how great wero
| the improvements in the city since ne
iirst came 20 the city 80 years ago
and gave some "reminiscences of the
time when Dr.. Dunning and James
Johnson Of Cairo. and Or. Casey an 1
Cant, liamhleton OF Mound City, were
leading spirits in the two cities, whs
ne said did their part to make things
PLEASANTLY interesting for one ali
0 her.
Guest of the Evening.
The SPEAKER of the evening was
W. j. A. Meyers, president of the
| Commercial Club of Hannibal, No.
lahd one OF the leading figures in the
iFdt strial development of that city
MT Meyers said he was, like all Mis-
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