The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-03-05
Banquet Speakers.

A0A4uSt ApCdhCAS.
The Commercial takes pleasure in
announcing that the list of invited
speakers for the Union City Business
Mems Club banquet to take place
here March IL is now complete. AS
stated last week there will be three
topics, Good Roads," County
High Schools" and Community Co
operation, and three of the best
speakers of the State have accepted
the invitation of the club to speak
here on that occasion These are r.
L. Jones, of Murfreesboro, Tenn. now
President of the Tennessee Normal
at that place, former State Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction, who
will discuss the County High
School," G. P. ]. Mooney, editor
in chief of the Memphis Com
mercial Appeal, man of ex-
traordinary ability and person
ality, who will take up the
discussion Of Cooperation" and w.
E. Myer, President of the State
Highway Association, a man of large
intelligence and experience in his |
work, will speak on Good Roads,
There will be other subjects dis |
cussed but only in brief way by |
local men who will be called upon |
at that time by the POSTMASTER of
the occasion. Mr.. Myers was the |
last speaker heard from and his let
ter is as follows:
Mr.. F. E. Quinn, Secretary Business
Mems Association, Union City, Tenn
Dear Sir
I will take great pleasure in being
present at your meeting on March IL
and delivering an address on Good
Roads.
want to congratulate your club on
taking an interest liz this great move
ment.
l am sending you under separate cover
a copy of the Tennessee Highway Asso-
citation Good Roads bill. This bill has
been drawn up with the assistance of
the biggest and broadcast men not only '
in the State but of the nation. 1t has t
met with the hearty approval of Speaker |
HUI Anderson, and was introduced in
the Senate by him. 1t was introduced :
in the House by the chairman of the
Good Roads Committee, Mr.. ]. G. Bar
Der. I
We trust you will read the bill care f
fully and that it will meet with your C
hearty approval. 1t has only one idea, t
and that is the betterment of road con- G
ditions in every county in the state. !,
Yours for Better Things 10 Tennessee, :,
W. E. MYER, :,
Pres. Tennessee Highway Assn. V
Nashville, Mar. 2. n
The banquet will be held at the
former Elks Home and preparations
will be made for over two hundred
plates. This is the fifth annual ban V
luet and it is expected, on account u
If the increased interest taken re- u
GENTLY in the Push" and Pull" Je
that it will excel all 9TH NJ
RS in ever point imaginable. In the VI
asst banquet there was some confu- y"
ion on account of the number of %
peakers. This year the program ~
will not be too full. The three spec CT
al speakers will be given from thir- cn
y to forty-ive minutes each, and pd
theirs will follow at the discretion oe
f the postmaster. 81
The club desires to express it's ap- -
recitation to the speakers who have
ccepted it's invitation to be here
nd address our people on that oc-
aston. The ability and character
these men are recognized and the
of treat is in store for =
hose who are fortunate enough to
old tickets. 1t will be not only 49,
n occasion for entertainment of ex-
character, but one on
hitch a broader vision will be given -
the field of our educational, com
lercial and civic interests by men -
tho are able and generous enough ~
} share their valuable time with us.