The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1914-06-19
GOOD ADVICE INLETTER FROM MR..
POTTER TO CHAMBER COMMERCE

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lines of economical and efficient i'm
provements of the city. Then place
these in the hands of the City's and
the County's proper officials to be
carried out
| 1t must be remembered that 1t is
not the prerogative of the Chamber,
to carry out the actual detail of the
improvements, but to collect together
data, make plans, provide ways and
and means, and give it the greatest
| publicity, establish public sentiment,
and then turn it into the hands Of
the proper officials to carry out.
1t is further, then the duty of the
Chamber to act as a pushing or pro-
pelling force, after the ways and
means have been provided, to see
that the Improvements are carried
out. To continually exert an influ-
! ence that will push things forward.
Fifth. Civic League.
Now wish to touch upon a point
which | believe to be of the greatest
interest to the advancement and eff
ficiency of the work of the Chamber.
We must not ignore the help of the
Civic League in all our affairs. She
should be our partner and helper.
My experience has taught me that
Woman's intuition, clear perception,
persistency and forceful ability in
matters, such as come before the
Chamber are fully equal to men.
Then, when we consider her larger
ability to discern the beautiful, and
the quick grasp Of methods of at
tainment, she should be courted and
not ignored
l believe the Chamber should in
wife the Civic League to a full. frank
and free cooperation in any of its
councils. That she should feel a
freedom to be present as she sees fit.
l do not believe the Chamber could
possibly in Marietta or any other
city reach the consumation of its
rightful dignity, except the Ladies
of the Civic League become a part
and parcel of it's work. | certain
ly recommend this to the earnest
favor of each of the officers.
Sixth. The Chambers Home.
In my opinion it is the paramount
necessity to establish itself in a
Home as quickly as possible. 1t
should have one room of sufficient
size to have a seating capacity of at
least l25. Then it should have
other rooms adjoining for the BUSH
| ness operation of the Chamber. One
| of the rooms should be particularly
arranged for the private delibera-
lions of the Civic League. dedicated
to her personal uses, and let her fix
it up to suit herself.
l believe all the rooms in the
/ Chambers Home should be neatly,
attractively, but ineXpensiveIy fur
nished. The rooms and walls should
be clean and properly decorated to
make them attractive. These should
be rest rooms for members of flun
! Chamber.
! 1t will be found one of the great
est benefits to the advancement 9f
the Chamber, to have some Of these
rooms open certain hours of each cav
for the free intercourse and CONVERSE
/ ton between members of the Cham
Der. | am satisfied that great eo1i
to Marietta will accrue by doing so
Seventh. Bureaus.
Out of the officers and directors
there should be chosen heads to GER
tain bureaus which the Chamber
should establish. | would suggest
three Of the bureaus to be as fol-
| lows:
First; Educational and Statistical.
Second; Distribution.
Third: Financial.
There may be others, but these
three heads would very properly COW
er all the work Of the Chamber. The
President should be an advisory head
over all the bureaus One man
should be chosen to have absolute
oversight of each bureau. He could
secure such help rs he needed to car
ry on his bureaus work. The head OF
each bureau should therefore, be alb
soIutely responsible, with the COOP
GRAFTON and advice of the President.
for everything connected with his
bureau. The dividing up of the
work of the Chamber under these
bureaus should be very carefully set
forth in its bylaws, so that the head
of each particular bureau will know
he has full authority in it, and what
those authorities are. He will know
what his work is, and that it's eff
cheney and success depends upon him
self alone,