Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-19
HENDERSONVILLE CLUB ENJOYS
TWO YEARS OF SPLENDID WORK,
Meets in Annual Session and Elects
Officers After Hearing Many En-
cOuraging Reports.


At the second annual meeting of
the Greater H-endersonyille club FRI
day night at which there was a good
attendance and unusual interest shown
in the proceedings, reports of an en-
~couraging nature were received from
various committees, many matters Of
Importance discussed and the follow
ing officers elected for the ensuing
year:
President, Rev. R. N. Wilcox.
First wise president. Frank Ewbank.
Second vice president, K. G. Morris.
Treasurer. John w. Grimes. /,
T. r. Barrows, who has filled the
office of secretary for the past six
months. rendered his resignation and
the same raj placed in the hands OF
the board of governors with power to
ACT.
Among the new enterprises named
in the report made by the committee
are the Blue Ridge School for Boys
and the Highland Lake school. 1t
was reported that there is a strong
likelihood of having a cotton mill in
this section soon, and steps are being
made to secure other institutions.
The committee on railroads and
,ates reported that the matter OF
rates as to the products of the. Otta-
ray company had been satisfactorily
adjusted during the past few days
this being a subject that had received
considerable attention from the com.
mittee of the club.
The advertising committee reported
that a large amount of literature had
been distributed through various
sources and that valuable advertising
matter had been judiciously placed.
prominent among which was the
group photographs of three local
scenes, which were framed and dis
! tributed in important railroad offices
OF the Southern railway company.
Considerable newspaper publicity was
reported and as a result of this adj
vertising it was stated that there had
been an increase of fully 80 per cent
in tourist patronage during the past
winter.
The c~hautauqua committee had
rothing of a definite nature to report.
The real estate committee reported
that there are few vacant houses in
the city and that real estate is higher
than ever before and lower than il
will ever be again. There being con-
siderable activity in real estate circles
Mrs. J.. L. Egerton was the spokes-
woman for a delegation of ladies be,
fore the club with reference to the
cooperation that might be expected
from the club toward the entertain
ment of the delegates to be here from
March 24-27 in attendance upon the
annual convention of the Baptis@
Woman's Missionary Union of North
Carolina. She stated that more than
800 delegates would be here and that
accommodations for $50 had been Sc
cured. She stated that the club ex-
tertainment committee desired ~
know if any cooperation could be
lad from this organization. A COM
mittee will be appointed to cooperate
in the matter.
The finance committees report
showed that there was only a few
dollars in the treasury.
Mr.. WiIIcOx's Address.
President R. N. Wilcox. just before
the election of officers. delivered ?
short but forceful. address with re-
ference to the club work and the nee.
essity. for further cooperation on the
part of the business men of Hender-
sonville and continuity. He said
that no city the size of Henderson
vile could expect to grow and devel-
OF along the proper lines without
aud efficient board of trade to look
after it's interests. He thought it
would be advisable to rotate the Of
fcers and get some new blood in the
Organization. He declared that there
are too many selfish people in Hen
dersonville evincing a deplorable type
Of civilization; that they are sc mar
row-visioned. ~self-centered and SO IL
tie developed from the original type OF
animalhood they can not see the ad
vantages of helping to. promote the
community's interests when activity
beyond their private business is called
for. He said that We are forced IL
maintain some form of government