South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-07
BUSINESS MEN MEET
IN IMPORTANT SESSION
Spirited Meeting in News
Times 0ffiCe-Chairmen of
Various Committees Named.
Plan For Farmers Day.

One OF the best meetings Of the
members OF the Business Mems as
ISOLATION held for sometime past, took
place Tuesday evening in The News
Times Office. Many matters Of i'm
pOrtance 10 the city came up for dis
cussion. and new ideas for the bet
terment Of Mishawaka were evolved.
J. de LOrenzi, president Of the as
ISOLATION, made an excellent chair
man. The meeting was addressed by
two newspaper men from Chicago who
laid before the association an ad-
Vertising proposition, the feature or
which was to help along the home
trading idea. The matter was laid
on the table for the present.
r. L. Specht. Chicago, who repre-
sents a moving picture corporation,
whose intention IS TO take a series Of
views OF the city's industries as well
as the different views OF the every
day life OF the city. explained his
proposition TO the meeting.
New Men Voted In
The following new members were
elected TO the association: Messrs.
Ray Whey. Herbert Erickson, Charles
Roy, Brubaker and Bodle.
The matter OF arranging a trip over
the new Union road which will be
completed within 10 days, was dis
.ussed and the sentiment OF the meet
ing was strongly in favor of the as
ISOLATION arranging for the outing.
The arrangements will be attended to
by o. K. Lang and 4. A. Vogt, who
will see the contractors in the mean
time and set a day for the excursion.
The acting secretary, Mr.. Lang, read
a list OF the chairman appointed to
the different committees who will ap-
point their own members and get
busy Immediately on the work of the
association, and the furthering of the
interests OF the city. The chairmen
are as follows: Membership and or
ganization, Fred Freuh; rural rela-
tons, A. 9. Haslangeri civics, r. A
Partridge; finance, Joseph de Lor-
emf; merchantile, +. A. Vogt; manu-
featuring, Charles A. OstrOm; trans
portation, o. +. Lang; boosting,
Stanley Mcintosh; amusement, f. H
LOngstreet.
MT. Longstreet brought up the mat
ter OF the distribution OF advertising
matter throughout the city by outside
concerns. He thought there ought to
be some restriction. South Bend had
objected TO the distribution of print
ed matter in that city advertising the
home coming in Mishawaka last sum-
mer, and yet it was allowed to flood
this city with such matter almost
daily It was decided to refer the
matter to the civics committee for
immediate action.
Plan Farmers Day.
Mr.. Haslanger told of what his
committee had done towards the cele-
bration Of farmers day. 1t is in
tended TO put on a line OF entertain
ment that will in itself be a hum
mer," and will, IL is expected, bring
several hundred farmers and their
families TO the city on the day to be
named later. There will be an ex-
cellent dinner served to the visitors.
while an entertainment at one of the
theaters is also under consideration.
Mayor Gaylor Will deliver an address
OF welcome, and efforts will be made
TO have an agricultural expert from
Puerdue university and Brother Leo of
Notre Dame address the farmers on
agricultural topics. The Wooden COM
pany band will give a program dur
ing the afternoon and evening. Mr..
Haslanger invited the cooperation Of
the Business Mems association in the
enterprise. and this was most cordial
~ promised.
The chairman and Mr.. Lang spoke
most enthusiastically in favor of the
proposed fair at SpringbroOk park.
and pointed out how Mishawaka
would be benefited through such an
undertaking. The latter is chairman
OF the local committee appointed TO
interest Mlshawakans in the PROPOSE
ton. and he told of the success he
was meeting with I'm disposing OF
shares in the company. He quoted a
leading manufacturer as saying that