Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-02-24
Membership Committee of
Commercial Club Maps
Plan of Campaign
START WILL BE MADE h
FOLLOWING BANQUET
Workers to Put in Friday
Afternoon Soliciting "
for New Members

for New Members d
II the unselhsh interest OF scur1
of men, coupled with the determinl# n
tton to promote the good Of the co11sA|
munity can accomplish anything. it In
foregone conclusion that by FfideX&
morning the campaign for msmbAro]
for the Commercial association WIZ
have flying start. s n
The impetus given the memberah1psA
campaign at the supper Tussdey$
evening In the rooms on East Second
street. has sent the work Of recruitlnG
men to the ranks OF the associatio1
rapidly ahead s'3
1t would be hard to conceive os 16
more jealous, interested, bunch
men than was present at the suppal2
Some sixty persons representing IN
business and commercial life or IN
city. gathered about the board *Ne1
following good spread, discussSs
ways and means for increasing t4G
membership. They also listened fd
the report Of the committee on nalne
and received instructions to govern
the work Of canvassing for new me5ulyS
Oer6 next friday. s4s X sssSa Nh
All Ready to Begin.
There was not dead one present. &
All live wires and each one ready anns
waiting for the word to 90 out and aet,
new members. Enthusiasm equal tlf3
that expressed Tuesday night MAJ
have been shown before, but never
has greater zeal for the associatt6sns s
and city's welfare generally and thu
bigger, better Ottumwa idea parttGif.S
larly been demonstrated The call for
volunteers for the campaign to fnS
waged Friday morning met with ~
unanimous response testified to by Ill IL
rising to their feet. ss, Ri N
A more willing body of niisaip
aries never planned movement th-s
did the membership COMMITTEES offNs{$
Commercial association. The band os&
boosters includes some of those WhHf
In times past have lent their time end
efforts to projects promoted by the
organization and also number Oh
those who seeing the possibilities fcfs3
such an association to advance the
city and It's commercial activities. Ar0H'
willing students In the game OF bOnBtSa
ing. All are prepared to start out
Friday morning following the big ars
nual banquet Of Thursday night, arld
to scour the town in a methodical and#
systematic way for new members.
So successful have been the effcFta@
Of the membership committee thus FIR
and so pleasing the result OF Z cAlisa
vass made Tuesday by some Of ita9
members seeking for plural members
ships, that C. s. Harper reported atN
the supper in the evening that tha@
original goal Of $50 names will prob
ably be exceeded by more than 100.
The gathering Tuesday night waA
one conducted on purely business
lines. Immediately following supper
the men got down to business. No
long or firing talks were made. COM
partively few remarks other than i11S
discussion Of some questions, were
made but there was good deal Of in.H
terest at all times. Ii e
Discuss a New Name. III
The frst question of moment to-
come up was the selection OF q name
from the many suggestions received8
as per invitation Of the committees
The chairman of the name committees
G. F. Spry, reported the nrst choice Of j
that body was for the title, Chamber
Of Commerce and the second choice
for the present name Of the Assoct1Ta
ton. Owing to the fact that the com
mittee is not empowered to adopt as
name, the articles of interpretations
covering that, following considerablSS
discussion and the reading OF all the
names suggested, the whole matterS
on motion was referred to the dir0c.S
tors for settlement.
To Get Busy Friday.
With the name question disposed Of:
the meeting confined itself to discuss
ing membership campaign plans. As
pamphlet containing printed instruc.s
tions for the guidance Of the members
ship committee, was passed about the
room to all of the sixty men present.
and C. S. Harper explained in detail
these instructions. Every man present.
aside from being made an ardent
booster, was well informed on oil OkS
the plans of the membership commits
tee and given his commission to get9
active in the campaign. Friday morn.S
ing at 9 o'clock the first general canss
vass will be started. 1t is hoped t0i
complete as nearly as possible, the
work that day. There will be noth.|
ing done by the committee Saturday,
but Monday at 9 a. M, the work un<1
finished Friday will be resumed and ALI
promised to be present and all seemed
keen to get the thing done and
quickly. 4