The Detroit times., 1915-11-30
Board of Commerce Is
Swelling Its Mem
bership
3. OF G. WORKERS
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Pres. Warren Makes
Plea for Still Great
er Detroit

The second day OF the whirlwind
campaign to boost the Board OF Com
merce membership to 5000 started
Tuesday, when 225 representative
business men, all members OF COM
mittees pledged TO secure the allot-
ted number, renewed their activities.
Each man was supplied with
selected list Of prospective new
members In his territory.
Talka at the first daily meeting
by Charles B. Warren, president OF
the Board; Joseph Mack, general
chairman -in -eharge of the -~carns
paign; Harry w. Ford, president OF
the Saxon Motor Co, and Abner e.
Iarned, OF Llrned. Carter & Co,
stirred the members OF the commit
tees with confidence that $500 new
members will be secured in short
order.
Just as the meeting was about TO
adjourn, Chairman Mack announced
that James Stevenson had been
awarded the honor OF securing the
first new member in the campaign.
Mr.. Stevenson turned in an applica-
tion from Orrin s. Goan. president
OF Berry Bros, varnish manufactur-
ers
II was announced also that daily
meetings Will be held. at which the
various committees will turn in re-
ports OF the number of applications
secured. Az Tuesdays meeting Hen
ry p JOY delivered the principal ad-
dress.
The plan OF organization and meth
Cd of working. ns submitted by Byres
II. Gitchell, secretary OF the board.
was adopted. II provides for IS com
mittees, separated into four dis.
tricts. with Michigan-ave., the divid-
ing line on the west and Gratiot-ave.
on the east.
Sixty-three members were selected
to work IN the territory on the west
side, south OF Michigan-ave., under
the leadership of A. F. Knoblock.
George T. Lawson and Boyd Fisher;
81 members on the west side. north
Of Michigan-ave.. with Charles II.
Clifford. Ahner f.. Larned and Robt.
+. Clifford In charge; 81 members on
the east side. north OF Gratiot-ave.,
under supervision of Charles VI.
Bryan, Richard II. Webber and
George w. Cushing: and Is mem-
bers on the east side. south Of Gra-
tiot.ave.. led ny William J. Gray.
Hugh Chalmers and Arthur T.
Waterfall
When We consider that the Tole
do commercial organization has
membership OF 1000 members, IL
ought to be easy for us TO boost
the membership OF the Board OF
Commerce To at least 5000" said
President Warren. Few people
realize Just how fast the city has
grown. Within the past year 100, 900
more people have come TO the city,
and there are only Is cities in the
United States with ss great pop
ulation as Detroit's increase alone
within the past year
Larger membership will make the
Board OF Commerce more powerful
in speaking for business men in mat
ters that will make the city of De-
troit even better worth living in
than II Is. The interests OF business
men are the interests Of the city at
large. better business always comes
from making living conditions more
inviting all the time, and all the &C.
tiyities OF the Board OF Commerce
have been and should continue to he
ia the direction of improving living
conditions with respect to education.
homes. recreation. good roads, and
score of other ways"
Prfntiug--tbe plain neat ktnd--thst
.twh Main HE1n