The Sentinel=record., 1914-07-24
CHANCE TITLE BY
 UNANIMOUS VOTE
OF COMMERCE" NOW INSTEAD OF BEING YOUNG
 MEMS" AS BEFORE.
Organization Announces Date of He- ception to the New Superintendent of Reservation, Which Will Be at the Arlington.

Cbamber of Commerce, is the title of the new organization that is fast taking hold of Hot Springs affairs and making them hum. The change took place last night at the meeting when by a unanimous vote the Hosa boom resolution was adopted There was no fight on the change, MT. IIoga8oom caHed attention tc the fact t1at the organization had no age limit, and that while the title Young Mems" would be eliminated, the young men of the city would con tinue to support the institution, and that it would have stronger prestige by having the organization character ized as a general commercial body.
 President George Callahan pre- sided. and Secretary Latta made report that the committee from the Chamber of Commerce to arrange a reception for Dr. William r. Parks the new superintendent of the Hot Springs reservation. had decided that a dinner be given at the Arlington hotel oa the evening of next Thurs day. and that an assessment of Si be made on each person attending 10 take care Cf the expense. The com mittee was not prepared to announce the toastmaster or speakers for the event. hut would do so Sunday morn ing through the press, and that an effort would he made. 10 fo low the dinner party with a smoker ia the lobby of the hotel, where a general reception would be held
 Sam Williamson reported from the committee on an interchange of freight traffic, stating that he had heard from the Rock Island. and that profile of the proposed switch had been made, and would he forwarded here for inspection. Judge Mooney had been seen and would agree to the slight change in the ccmty road nee essary to get a grade for the switch Tom Petit made an appeal for the Moose Bug and Drum Corps, stating that this organization would soon | leave for the national convention and would advertise the city widely. They
 would distribute literature advertIs | ing this city. and the organization, Cn motion of Mir. HogaboOm voted s30 towards the expense of the move. ment
 Secretary Latta was directed to have some printing done in behalf of | the Chamber Of Commerce to he dis
 trfbuted also by the corps. and the request was made that any business or professional men having literature turn it over to the corps for distribu. ton.
 Secretary l.atta reported that the | organization had engraved handsome card invitations, which had been ad- dressed to all senators and congress. men. inviting them in behalf of the Chamber of Commerce to visit Hot Springs and inspect the government work here, and be benefited by tine waters Mir Schaca eiter believed that better work in behalf of Hot Springs advertising could be done f the publicity committee was in structed to follow up this work with other advertising which resolution was adopted
 Mayor McClendon stated that he believed pictures of the flooded condi. ton of Hot Springs should be gen. erally distributed to the congressman, and he believed if they knew the facts better they would not vote down an appropriation for the work that had been approved by the inte- rior department. lie believed the full history of high water in Hot Springs should be reviewed
 MT. Williamson brought the matter of tine reduction of the price of gaso- line before tue body A c mmittee from the auto owners composed of Drs McCAendon and Ellsworth and Messrs. Pettit Williamson, IHowlett and Westo0tt had communicated with representatives of various gasoline 'A'"H''f dhtl Udf ItCtlFhu some itIN~ ITsals. and some of the representa- tives were present.
 Messrs. Moore of the Magnolia Company and Dicums of the Pierce Company were present, as was Mir Searcy of the Gay Oil Company. The first named stated he did not have 8 proposition to make at that iime but would have the authority to make one by 9 o'clock this mcrning that he thought would cover the situation MT Dicums stated he had proposal in writing, but he did not care to make that public in advance of other proposals that might follow. After some discussion of the subject, the work of the committee from the auto owners was endorsed
 Birkett Williams of the highway commission made his report on the work there, which is covered in an other column on the bridge contract work.