Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-08-30
FIRST ANNUAL DINNER
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
THIRTY GUESTS ENJOY BANQUET. SECRETARY REPORTS
YEARS WORK. MANY PRACTICAL TALKS. OPTIMISTIC
IN CHARACTER. MANY PLEDGES FOR ANOTHER
GOOD YEARS WORK.

decorating the LrSt annlYersAr
Of the career OF ahe BrowEayill
Chamber of Commerce, the member
Of tnat organization met at the ban
quet board at the Miller hotel la
night. Nearly thirty We're present
It was a get-together- dinner, il
TACT, and business men represent d
nearly every line Of activity in tn
city We're there to join in the occa
SION
The ho els steward had "don
himself proud" in the preparation
of the repast. and the courses con
tinued until 1890 O'Clock thi
morning. At this time the married
men began to grow somewhat rest
less, and it was thought wise to ad
journ. The early part Of the even
ing was devoted to informal con
versation.
President J. B. Scott made rht
first talk" of the evening. His re-
marks related to the Chamber Of
Commerce, its aims and methods
He stated, among other things, that
when The club started, it was decid
ed the business should be carried on
by twelve directors. Similar orear-
izations in other places operat-
ed along other lines had not been
succ essful, and it was decided in
this instance to institute new
method 1t was only too true that
the members do not know what i:
being done in the organization, but
il was their own faults. The club
has good quarters. the secretary i,
there every day in the week, and
would be glad to have the members
come around, inquire as to the work
and offer suggestions. The presidenF
referred to the difficulty in thi.
city Of securing the attendance al
meetings of a large number Of mem
bers Of any organizations in fact
not enough members attending in
some instances to allow a busines.
meeting.
The report of Secretary l.. A
Whitney was received with applause
1t gave a complete and concise re.
sumo OF the affairs conducted by tie
organization since lis inception, de,
tailed numerous matters undertaken
a comprehensive list Of inquiries re-
ceived by the club offering to locat
enterprises here. and named several
enterprises secured here as re-
suit of the activity of the club. The
financial report showed a healthy
balance in the bank.
Mr. Whitney added that he wished
that every member would come I'd
the chambers and give the secretary
thirty minutes or an hour OF their
time.an he would show them that
there was something doing"
Other speakers and fheir remarks
in brief:
w. r. Jones was gratified to know
that this was one occasion on which
partisanship "cut no ice" Though
he had not done SO before. he now
wanted TO call on the secretary and
note what progress had been made
during the past year He realized
that the secretary and board Of di.
rectors could not do work alone. but
that the obligation should fall upor
every member. Mr. Jones alsc
called attention to the fact that Wis
itors to this city are being over
looked, and are not given the glat
hand here as in other cities. FL
urged that the business men turl
away from business occasionally an'
pay attention TO the visitors.
r.. b. Creager considered the fir
annual dinner of the Chamber 0
Commerce momentous occasion. +
related the difficulties former bust
ness mems organizations in this cit
had encountered He believed tn
time spent best is the time spent i
! attention 10 matters requiring pub
lie spirit He handed Presiden
Scott a bouquet. and stated that non
/ had given more time and attentio
Y to the public veal than Mr.. Scott.
s. G. Tucker-Said he was not
windjammer like some other foil
He believed more in working. MI
Tucker spoke in his usual practices