Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-10-16
G. h. CLUBS
ACTIVITIES

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The statement has repeatedly been
nade that God has done. for Hander-
s0nVille and Henderson county all that
1t is possible for him to do for any
community and that it remains now
only for man to do his part.
There was a meeting, last Thursday
right, in(the city hall of the city
Gil and The Greater Hendersonville
Club, and at that meeting it was made
very plain that man intended to do his
part.
1t was a great meeting-great in it's
enthusiasm, great in the spirit of get
there manifested and great in its spirit
Of cooperation and unity.
1t was a meeting of H~endersonvilIe
business men and it simply spelled
Observation-Disclosures by 1921"
The city county met for the purpose
,rof considering an advertising appro-
prlation for the club. After a
thorough and business-like discussion
OF the methods to be adopted, of the
approximate cost of the advertising,
etc., the council voted the sum of $500,
and one of the members stated that,
II conditions warranted it, next year
ne was in favor of doubling that
amount! A committee of two, c. S.
Fullbright and T.. l.. Durham will work
with the clubs advertising committee
in the preparation of the literature, the
awarding of contracts etc.
The Club. incidentally, plans to
spend $1,000 on the most extensive ad-
vertising campaign ever attempted
here. Through it's prompt action on
Thursday night the city council has
made it possible to get this advertising
matter u in ample time to go after
winter business. Heretofore unfor-
tunate delays have contributed to
largely defeat the very purpose for
which the money has been spent,
A booklet will be published, in a
large edition, and pamphlets will be
printed on climate, trucking, real es-
tate values etc. Eventually it is
hoped that every letter leaving Hen
Jacksonville will contain a convincing
advertisement of the one best town in
the South.
4 committee was recently appointed
to recommend some disposition Of the
funds subscribed by the citizens of
H~endersonville for the purpose of
fighting the telephone rate increase.
The committe made no report and was
d discharged, the club taking the
position that the money was subscrib- /
ed by the citizens and not by the club
aRdthat the disposition of the funds
must rest with the aforesaid citizens.
Largely through Commissioner of
Labor NJ. L. Shipman, a member of the
club, it is hoped to obtain for Hender-
Jacksonville the next annual conven-
ton of the National Association of In
sGrance Commissioners. They will
meet early in the season C"Lengthen
the Season!") and met last year in
New Hampshire. Correspondence with
theAssociation's officials will be main
tanned, they will be furnished with lit
erature when ready and Mr.. Shipman's
efforts will be heartily seconded by the
club. There are other conventions
the club also hopes to secure for next
year.
A Summer Conservatory of Music is
listed among the Clubs activities. DR..
Pell, president of Converse College, is
considering such a proposition for this
city. DR.. Pell has just returned to
Spartanburg after an etendedx visit
here. He would need a large build
irg, close to Main street. The teach
ers would be men and women OF ex-
ceptional ability, of ability found only
in the great cities of the United States
The advantages of this city of such an
institution are too apparent to require
comment but the greatest difficulty
will be to. secure a suitable building.
A committee was appointed to con-
fer with the merchants of the town In
. difference to a Trades Week" here.
It is suggested that the merchants
offer special inducements to draw
trade here during a certain week, or a
part of the week. The stores might
be decorated prettily, railroad fare
I efunded under certain conditions and
a UNITED effort made to attract trade
here for those special days.
How to "Lengthen the SEASON." was
discussed and this promises to be a
cause of discussion in the fu-
ture. For it is the very life blood OF
community and personally inter
ests every one living here.
The following matters were dis
cussed: An automobile meet for next
wear; the need of a new passenger de-
rot: the excellent opportunities here
presented for real estate investments
and on the good rental values of Hen
Jacksonville property; on the demand
winter homes-a demand 1t is I'M
possible at present to satisfy. inc
neeting was a thoroughly live one and
spelled Observation-Disclosures py
1901"
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