The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-29
Cairo Commercial Club Prepares to
Greet the Chicago Association
Of Commerce Members.
WILL ARRIVE HERE TUESDAY
Guests Will he Given Rousng Wei
come. COMMITTEE is Appointed
to Greet Them.

Cairo is preparing to welcome the
members OF the Chicago Association
OIL Commerce whsn they arrive here
Inixt Tuesday, June 8 on their gel
aequainted' tour Of the state, III a
way that win bear out the prcverb-
lial hospitality Of this old town, ana
also In a manner that the Chicago
ans went soon forget.
Plans were formulated at meet
ling or the directors Of the Cairo
Commercial club last evening for
| meeting the visitors when they as,
rive here Tuesday afternoon at 1890
over the Big Foar from the north
4 reception committee composed Of
members Of the various commercial
bodies will greet the forty distin-
guished guests on their arrival, and
they win be taken for trip through
| tho business district where they will
be given an opportunity to exchange
courtesies with the heads OF the va.
/ rious firms, as per their suggestion.
| 1--WE want to personally meet
/ your business men, "a the primary
object OF this trip is sort Of get
acquainted proposition wherein We
feel that our interests are mutual
was the Substance Of IA recent letie.'
to Secretary yanderbiirg from II.
II. Miller. business manager OF the
association
| At six O'clock the visitors will be
taken for an auto tour through the
lefty and ont in the Drainage Dis
| trict. This auto ride will be under
the supervision of the Tours and
| lrontest committee Of the Cairo Au-
ltomoble club.
i At p. IN. dinner and smoker
Iwill be given at The Halliday at
(which time talks beiitt,ng the oeea-
|sion will be given by gentlemen
known for their ability to express
their IDEAS IN words.
i An invitation viii be extended to
local business men to attend the ar
fair and tickets for plates at the
dinner table viii be charged for at
the rate Of one dollar each.
i "Wo hope that Cairoites viii tura
out and give these people rousing
| welcome" said Secretary Wander
burg last evening. "They have in
terested themselves i'm Cairo's be-
half. They compose an organization
| worth knowing and appreciation
should be forthcoming from all sides
| for their considerations in our be-
half"
/ The Chicago Association of Com
merce furnished every dollar that
went for the rehabilitation of the
| farmers of Alexander county who
Iwere hard hit by the recent flood.
This also included the reconstruc.
ton work IN Future City, The as
| ISOLATION also sent many carloads of
: food and supplies for the flood
stricken people, who were being
cared for by the relief bureau Of
which Col Tripp was the head as a
representative Of the state.
When the food conditions were 50
appalling at Dayton, the Chicago
Association of COmmetce wired the
authorities there the morning of a
eertain day, that they could call
upon it for 100000 TO be used in
relief work. At sunset of the same
day, the money in cold cash, wa
forwarded to the stricken city.
At The same time, cities in thu
lower Chic were having their
.troubles with high water and the as
eociation prepared to help them
! Cairo and contiguous territory wert
made beneiiciaries in this distribu
ton
Besides this, the Chicagoans uset
their influence at Springfield in Sc
curing favorable legislative action
for an appropriation to strengthen
and improve Cairo's levee system.