The hummer. (Houston, Miss.) 1914-19??, 1916-02-18
HOUSTON PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
ORGANIZED LAST MONDAY NIGHT.
A. GREATER HOUSTON. no

A. GREATER HOUSTON. five days young was
born last Monday evening in the Court House All the
fathers doing we'll and it is certain fact that they
will make this young hummer grow and prosper in the ad
montiOn of the Lord. The little is robust radiant
and rustlng addition the progressive family and he will
be dressed and fed with all that goes make Houston al
bigger and greater Progress will be his pro-
fesson and his education will be advanced by a new
school building his bodily health attended to by better
system, his religious life made happy by general
get together of Sunday Schools and churches his pleas
of transportation made easier by better Ords and his
habits formed by boosting pushing pulling and helping
Houston hump hustle and hum He will fight and lick
any kicker knocker gloomer groucher He will oust
old Hard Times into the tall and and will establish
workers to GET BUSY NESS or bust He has vision of
better daysa vision Of less gossip and scandal vision
of community cooperation that will make business and so
cial life blossom and bloom like the ripping breezes of
eternal summertime He is here to stay-to WORK-TO
HELP TIE OTHER FELLOW
The genial and progressive proprietor of the Houston
Hotel the distinguished old time Southern Gentleman A.
j Dorman said bring smoking appetite along and the
professional and business of the brought it, AS
II was the birth of A. GREATER HOUSTON the guests
will forget the evening for then, really and uly
The town was born anew 1t was Fejuvenated-it it was
born agan--it received the spirit of GET TOGETHER
and was baptized in the curly rnged smoke of the pleas
ant Hayannas that tilted the GET BUSY sign of UP and
L.
WE'RE ON The JOBHl
About IS men were present and it was evident from
e talks given by A. j Dorman Dr. E. P Wilson, Dr.
Fox jeff Busby and R S Mitchell that PROG 2ESS must
prevail in Houston and Chckasaw County 1t was
meeting of men DO THINGS for they knew the time had
come to entertain OPPORTUNITY and its running mate
PROSPERITY They knew that they MUST WOO and win
these pals that are hunting for home and they BELIEVE
HOUSTON Is THE PLACE. They knew something had
be dOne-they knew old selshneSs had be banshed
from the land and they knew that by concerted action the
town Houston could prosper other progressive towns
1t was a meeting that means much for Houston and The
Hummer happy that last the business men have come
together to BOOST-TOOTEM UP and GET ON THE job
All the talks were in keeping with the idea set forth
by Booster Dorman good roads school facilities bet
ter farming better sewerage system better community
set together and general upbuildng of Honston and
ChickaSaw. Wit and window fell iato hearts ready to
pump the well of prosperity and the general flow of good
spirits human and not liquid made the BOOSTERS feel
that they could handle the situation and keep the we'll
from going dry They want this we'll to burst forth into
aresian sprays and let il sprinkle PROSPERITY on
everybody in the town and county Boiling it down. they
mean to PREPARE and PREP A-R-E-DHlH
Ashes that held for an inch or more we're hecked
asSunder by the nappy fingers of the BOOSTING BAND
and suphurc bursts Of blue tipped wood fired the little
submarines into action and little more light on the sub
eet al hand So from the curlS Of mingled smoke that
blended the good fellowship and the friendly feeling of
GEFlOGEIHER the nomination for officers jOyfully filter
ed thru and the result progressively reads like this A.
Donan, President, DR.. L. t Fox Vice President Walter
Alexander Jeff Busby j E. Ford ] E. Hill and Rush H.
Knox we're chosen Directors secretary wlbe secured
look after the boosting in the proper way and tell the
world that Houston CAN DELIVER THE GOODSl