The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-23
EMPTY STOCKINGS WILL
Be FILLED At XMAS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. TAKES
LEAD IN PLANS FOR RtIs-
ING CHARITY FUND.
win Provide Fund for General
Charities Committee and for
Empty Stockings During
the Coming Month.


At meeting OF the directors of
the Chamber OF Commerce Tuesday
afternoon II was decided that this
organization would take the lead In
providing funds for the local charity
committee and In filling the empty
stockings during the Christmas holi-
days. II was tho opinion OF the d.
rectors that all organizations In the
city should cooperate I'm this great
work, and committee composed of
!, G.. II. VIM. j. N. Langsford and w.
A. Roberts was instructed to invite
representatives from all such organ
ixations To meet and devise ways and
means for carrying on the campaign.
The Chamber OF Commerce has been
responsible for this work the past
two years, and after filling the emp
| ty stockings and bringing good cheer
to hundreds OF children. has turned
over to the charity committee the
surplus funds. These funds, in con-
nection with the amount furnished
by the school children as their an
nual offering. has been the only
funds available to pay the necessary
expenses of the charity committee
for the past year. As a result. the
charity committee is operating on
borrowed money, and the time Is here
when funds should be provided to
relieve them of the deficit and to
provide funds for the coming year.
Winter is here, and calls for food
and fuel are becoming more fire.
quent. 1t is hoped that the commit
tee will not be forced to refuse re-
lief to any worthy person for lack
OF funds. This meeting proposed
will be held Mt an early date, and
plans will be adopted which will pro-
vide the necessary funds for all
charity work.
| A proposition to establish COM
morcial college In Waxahachie was
received. and referred to the educa-
\ tlOnal commlttee.
/ The matter OF the King OF Trails
passing through Waxahachie was
considered, and Secretary Schuster
was appointed as Vice president for
ellis county. A logging party passed
through Waxahachie last week, and
will return in few days. This trail
runs parallel to the 96th meridian.
starting at Winnipeg. Canada. and
extending to Waco, where the trail
divides, one branch going to Hous-
ton and Galveston. while the other
extends to San Antonio. The route
north from Kansas City has all the
organization work perfected. and the
| southern end Is now being logged
and organization work done. The
highway connects all of the principal
cities Of the middle west. as we'll aa
the principal summer resorts of the
north and the popular winter resorts
Of the south, and will bring high
class of people through Waxahachie.
Owing to the fact that many tourists
are tired of travelling east and west.
a good highway north and south
would soon prove popular.
There will be vice president and
ten directors for each county thru
which the highway passes. The
county highway will be divided into
ten equal sections and each director
given oversight over a section. He
Is expected to use his influence up
on county and town boards to keep
this road in good condition, with the
vice president having general charge
over the entire road in each county.
The newly appointed vice president
will receive the literature. ETC., and
Investigate the cost OF marking the
road through Ellis county and report
back to the directors of the Chamber
OF Commerce. If the price Is rea-
sonable, and the service rendered Is
considered worth while. the local or
ganization viii have Ellis county
Joined In this greet highway from
Canada to the Gulf.