The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-02-29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
IN A LUNCHEON TODAY
BUSINESS IL DISPATCHED so
BI-sIvrss MEN NAY WELCOME
TIGERS TO CAMP.
Many Interesting Talks Were Made
Concerning Matters Under Con-
l.
Named.

.day luncheon al Hotel Rogers to-
day and business was dispatched TO
give the business men an opportunity
to get to the station TO meet the
Incoming Tigers. a very substantial
meal was served, after which an
nouncements were made that lunch
cons would be discontinued until
some time in April. The unusual
crowd at the hotel makes IT i'm
possible for Manager Harrison to
handle the Chamber OF Commerce
Iluncheons during the stay of the
Detroit ball players in the city.
Under the head of reports of COM
mittees DR.. Parnell announced that
the pulmotor ordered last fall has
|arrived. and c. A. Tunnel announc-
ed the collection of S94.50 in pledges
toward the payment of the purchase
price. He also announced that un-
paid pledges brought the total up
TO $212.50. Messrs. r. w. Gotten
daner and Carl Schuster were asked
to make collection OF the unpaid
pledges during the afternoon of to-
day.
1t was announced that Manager
Earle of the independent Telephone
company was here on Friday of last
week for the purpose of comforting
with the committee from the Cham
Der of Commerce, but on account of
the pure food inspection then in prog
ress he deferred the conference I'M
til some future day when it would
suit the convenience OF the commit
tee better.
Ed DuBose in behalf of the direct
ors of the baseball park announced
that everything was practically IL.
readiness for the coming of the De-
troit Tigers, and his remarks were
supplemented by L. d. Lasswell, who
stated that those who had pledg-
ed any amount TO the ball park fund
should come forward with the money
at once for it would be needed to
make final payment.
President Spalding announced the
following committee as an entertain
ment committee during the stay If
the Detroit Tigers in Waxahachie:
Ed DuBose, e. b. Prince, Carl Schus-
ter, Lynn d. Lasswell and c. A. Tun-
nell. Mr.. Spalding also stated that
the Elks had very generously CIV
en- privileges to all the visitors du:-
ing their stay in the city, and that
the Tigers party would be privileg-
ed to visit the Elks' hall and club
rooms as often as they choose. The
committee was also instructed that
the club dance room was available
liz needed during the stay of the
visitors in the city.
Ed DuBose asked for a number of
cars to meet the 1877 train and
bring the Tigers to the hotel, to
which fully dozen responded.
Dr. Barker, head of the pharma-
ceutical plant of the Rexall COM
pany. was present and was intro
duced by L. C. Curtin, and talked
briefly TO the members present. He
said with such a live organization
no pulmotor was needed in WaXa-
hachie. lie said he was glad to see
Q spirit of enterprise manifested in
bringing the Detroit ball team to
WaXahachie as means of putting
the town on the map. He said Wax
ahachie was in small way already
on the map and that it had been
put there by one of our business
men. He declared that no less than
1000 Rexall druggists throughout
the nation knew of Waxahachie and
L. c. Curtin. He said Rexall broth
erhood was doing a great deal to-
wards advertising Waxahachie
A number of other visitors were
introduced and spoke words OF en-
eouragement to the business men
who were thus banded together in
an effort to benefit the town.
IT was announced that Manager
Jennings was more than pleased with
the arrangements for training quar-
tiers here and that he could think of
nothing that would add TO the COM
fort and pleasure of the party,
George Patten was named as
chairman for next luncheon. the time
OF which will be announced through
the paper.