Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-02-26
Some Of Recent efforts st
Greater Hendersonvllie Club.

~ The Greater HeuQorSOnVIde OluD - 0SAAMA -
4 brief mention Of its activities and actual accomplish
mentsa aside from the routine Office work, during the
past w WEEKS only will be of interest to the members
the men who are putting up their cold cash and deyotlng
their even more valuable timest to the lnterestssof the organ-
ization-which means the interests of the entire community.
During the past TWO WEEKS more than sixty IN
Quiries have been received and answered. Some Of these IN
quiries are of large Importance, as q glance at the isl DeloW
will show.
advertising matter as we'll A part Of them have also been
referred promptly to all the real estate men of the city.
The contract for the new town booklet has been award.
ed by the advertising committee composed Of members of
the cfub and Of the cifv council. The booklet will cost $780,
The sum Of $500 has been paid to the Greater Western
North Carolina Association. The Club assumed the IN.
debtedness Of $1,000 pledged by Henderson County to the
Association andis prepared to pay it when due. Its worthy
cf mention that this large sum has been raisedHwithout
harassing the business men of the city beyondthelr patience
and endurance.
An effort was made to secure the North Carolina Bank
ers Conxention.- While the effort was fruitless, still it was
q start towards securing the convention next year.
Arrangements have beenscompleted for theeproper enter
tainments of President Fairfax Harrison of the Southern
a splendid advertisement of the city and Of its princi-
pal hotels and boarding houses, has been placed in Foster
g Reynolds Travel Magazine and arrangements made with
this celebrated information bureau to place Hendersonvnle
literature in all its % Offices, which are. scattered the world
over. This is the first time this agency has5handled Hen
Jacksonville matter.
Acknowledgment of the receipts Of the Is framed pictures
sent out. by the Southern Railway are being received. These
pictures are on display in ticket offices and depots of the
Southern Railway in "a of the principal cities.
There are other activities OF the club OF the largest I'M
matters it would be unwise to refer to publicly until they
are accomplished facts. Among them however may be men
toned a Summer Camp for Girls.
While the great military camp authorized by the United
States War Department has been located in Ashevile, the
Club has succeeded In getting a definite promise that the sol
diers and students will spend several days here this season.
At the request of the secretary Mr.P. c. Palmer of New
York, who is spending the winner here, has written descrip-
tive articles of this city and country and has sent them to
the papers in his home city. Mr.. Palmer is an enthusiastic
booster of Hendersonville and this method of publicity will
be pursued more energetically in the future.
The Greater Western North Carolina Association is
preparing a booklet called "Camp Life in Western North
Carolina Copy and photographs referring to Henderson
county are being prepared now for this booklet.
Among the many inquiries received are the following:
Mrs, J n. Richardson. 2o1s Caroline Street. Laurens. s. C.
wants a furnished hotel. or large boarding house. Wants to rent
H G. Harden, New Douglas Hotel, Douglas, Ga, wants to rent
Mrs. T. B. Miller. St. Augustine, Fla, wants a boarding house
Mrs. $. NJ Fuceh, Jr. $50 Dumaine st, New Orleans. La.
MI. R. ]. straw, Lakeland. Fla, would exchange As acres of
S fas17 G aeFss a Of sr ossr ra 1sts of trees ss i 1sIfs Y sea P51s oS Ssls should aP produce:
5000 s s1 ' g Il e9 p0ss @ IS fsfyB ss5sd A ts; S sses 7 ! 5so% Ra aSa's t. i lease
or rent good hotel
NOTE: Party in Ashevne will build hotel n site near center
of town on 10 years lease at cost of $4,000 to $4,000 on basis of 10
per cent net Communicate with Col. s. H. Cohen, Mgr. Western
North Carolina Association. Ashevile, n, G. in reference to this
one.
) G: BurEho5der, 5sis n. Ninth St, Fern Rock. pniladelpnia.
Mack Guyton, Cotton Plant Miss, list of farms near town.
;; \. Dale, Daley ce Of Como 4 Tex who is going to bring q party 70
Miss Georgia May Wallace, Hubbard. Texas,
Mrs. $. v. H, vreeIand. SIS Ocean Az, Jersey City, N
Mrs. A j. lren, La Meda5 CAL @ @&#a@8
H.. H. Scott, Newark, Ohio. &
Miss Jennie II. Phelps, 1888 Eastern AE. Cincinnati. o.
Miss N. E. Walker, Ceraw Building. Cincinnati. Ohio
Miss Lille Ferguson, Cid, N. G. f@ ~
Chas. H. Croke, Mission City, British Columbia.
c. E. Rickter, 40 Greenwood Av. Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Miss Helen woodrun, Dunedin, Fla.
c. ShotweIl, Cambridge, Neb.
H. v. Sites, Lanevnle, Y. Va. ~.
J. Z. Bacon, P1ttsfort, N. Y. N
Jno. S. Fowler, MaryviIle, Tenn.
W. F. Shafer, Bradford, O..
C. H Gray, Columbus, O. tAA
Fred Overdue, Jr.e1303 w. 1OSd Ave, Chicago
Miss A B. Ayres, 72 Asbury Ave, Asbury Park, N. j.
J. r. Deacon Cashier First National. Bank, Bordentown, N. j.
J. II. Ayres, Bordentown, M
Mrs. Gilmore, 1871 Wallace St, Chicago.
Mrs. Fred Lehr. 555 w. 13 st, New York.
Miss J. Fritz. 1434 G. N. Bank Building, Chicago.
Mrs. T. =. Gilbert. Al Lindsay street chattanoga, Tenn
L. s. P. Durham, Stafford. Conn.
=. @. LitAeheld, 602 w, 1872 St, New York. a
Ed Loomey, 9t F1atbush Ay, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Is Feb. 20. 1914.