The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-08
WORKING NEW PLAN
 ID GET MEMBERS
 FOR THE CHAMBER
Free Baseball Ticket to Each Man Who Reports New Member Next
 Tuesday

For the purpose of conserving the time of individual members as well as co-op- erating with the movement to break all previous attendance records in the south at the opening of the baseball season here. the Chamber of Commerce an nounces change in its plans for mcm- pership campaign. The time of holding the campaign remains as it is, April II, 15. 19 and r, but instead of having large number of teams make a whirlwind can Nass of the city, each member of the chamber is to be asked to secure at least one new member. On April 14, the day of the opening of the baseball season. every member of the Chamber of Con- merce who reports new member before 8 o'clock will be granted free admission to the ball park for himself and the member he secures
 The idea of conducting an individual campaign in an orgarizt ton large as the Chamber of Commerce is unique and has never been tried, perhaps, in the south before. Instead of having a few members of the chamber assigned to teams and give great deal of time to the matter, the plan is for the entire HltlliDclSDip tO DeCOIfle cOnllHltlce Ol U t whole. eac hmemebr securing at least one and many more members as pos sibe By this method there will be prac- tically no loss of time upon any mem Der and the success of the campaign seems assured.
 President Shook will write a personal letter to each member of the chamber asking that he secure at least one new member In this letter will be given the name of some man whom President Shook will suggest the addressee ask to join the chamber. Of course, such names are only suggestions and are given to fi- may follow the bent of his own inclination outside of that name.
 It is expected that there will be a large percentage of the membership turning in names all day Tuesday next for the purpose of escorting their candidate ,- the opening game. The Chamber of Com merce, together with the Rotary club and other civic organizations, will oc- cupy the bleachers on the extreme right of the grandstand and the entire party will go to the park with the intention of having a joyful time.
 President Shook Monday and yesterday signed about 600 or 700 personal letters to prospective members of the chamber In this letter was enclosed two leaflets setting forth 10 reasons why a business man should become member of the chamber and telling the work it has ac- complished within the past two years The letter follows:
 My Dear Sir l ask you a represen- tative citizen and business man to give a few moments to careful reading of the enclosed leaflets. This will give you an idea of the work done by the Chamber of Commerce during the past two years, and reasons why you should take an ac- tive share in it's work this year.
 There are other things which the Chamber of Commerce has done during the period mentioned, but I have tried ., be brief. There are other reasons why you can profita bly, become a member of this body l have merely given some which have occurred to me.
 "I have taken up the responsibilities of the president of the Chamber of Com merce because l consider it my duty to contribute what l can to the upbuilding of our city; feel that the position is all honor and a privilege we'll But we need in our membership all men like yourself who are interested in the city, growth and progress, and l ask You to join with me in bringing to a successful conclusion the work before us.
 ''Please fill out the enclosed application ca ard and mail 1t to the Chamber of Con- merce I will consider it a personal favor. and by so doing you will contribute to the advancement of the city. Cordially yours. P. G. SHOOK, President"