Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-02
MOST SUCCESSFUL
MONTH FOR C. OF c.
Local Business Mems Or
ganization Takes Part
in Varied Interests.
COL. DOUGLAS ACTIVE
Is Instrumental in Bringing
New Interests Here.
Gets u Members.
COL. DOUGLAS ACTIVE

The month just brought 20 a close
has been one OF the most successful
In the history of the Chamber of Com
merce and Federation OF Allied In
terests, according to data which has
been compiled by Secretary Clarence
Il Douglas. who is just completing
his first months work in that capa-
city.
The activities Of the club for the
month began on the second day when
the directors met in regular MONDAY
luncheon at Hotel Tulsa and dis
cussed and disposed Of routine mat
ters brought before them by the sec
, retary. on the fifth Of the month
the entire membership of the Cham
Der of Commerce, the Tulsa Retail
Merchants association and the Traf-
fic Bureau joined in u reception and
smoker in honor of the visiting mem
hers OF the Kansas City Chamber OF
Commerce. The following lay the di-
rectors hell another feeting at
luncheon at the hotel.
Want kendaIl in.
Two days later several o. the Off
cials of the Chamber of Commercs,
including Vice President Frank Greer,
took part in a meeting held in Ken
dali, which had as its purpose the dis
cussion of ways and means for the
annexation of Kendall to the city of
Tulsa. The meeting was largely at
tended.
on the 9th the Retail Merchants
ASSOCIATION held the annual election
of officers and on the following day
another of the regular directors
meetings was held. on the 10th a
banquet was given by Colonel john
son to members of the organization
under him in this state. known as the
one Hundred Thousand Dollar Illi-
nois Life Insurance club.
Two days later the directors of the
Chamber Of Commerce gave q ban.
quet in honor of the retiring secre-
tary, f. o. Tilburne, and the incom-
ing secretary, Clarence 3. Douglas.
Colonel Douglas, however, was not
present, due to an engagement in st.
Louis on the evening of tho affair.
His trip to st. Louis was in cornec-
tion with a conference of railroad
men in that city.
The called meeting of the delegates
to the Good Roads and Ozark trail
convention was held on the 18th and
on the following day the leading
wholesale grocery dealers of Okla
homa were in executive session in the
Chamber of Commerce rooms.
General Council Meets.
Tho general council Of the Cham
Der of Commerce met during the
noon hour of June ~ at Hotel Tulsa,
and several matters OF vital impof-
tanco to the organization. and the
city in general, were discussed and
action taken upon.
The two following days were given
n place on the busy calendar of the
club by the arrival in this city OF "a
representative Of n large brass foun-
dry, seeking a location for q plant,
The site was selected IN the 18th and
work was begun Immediately to move
to this city at once equipment for a
large brass works.
The first part to be played by the
Chamber of Commerce in the recruit
ing of a company to take its place in
the Oklahoma national guard came on
the goth when the first meeting OF
those interested in such IL movement
was held in the clubrooms and on
the same evening there was o. meet
ing OF prominent Kendall and Tulsa
residents in the clubrooms for the
purpose of advancing tho movement
to annex the village OF Kendall to
Tulsa. On the same day the delega-
ton of Muskogee boosters arrived In
the city and were guests Of the Cham
Der of Commerce and the Rotary club
during the noon hour.
The Tulsa Retail Merchants asso-
citation held the annual election Of OF
fcers on June 23 and on the next
day there were meetings of the di-
rcctors and Of the general body. II
being the regular meeting night of
the Chamber of Commerce.
Ready 10 Entertain.
The railroad and reception COM
mittees met in the rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce the following
day and made preparations for the
entertainment of the visiting Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Teas officials who
were expected to arrive In the city
during the month, but who returned
to their posts as a result of orders for
troop movements.
The club took part in seYeral move
ments for improvements of conditions