The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-12
COMMERCIAL CLUB
PLANS RECALLED
MEMBERSHIP CAM4lGN THIS
WEEK CALLS TO MIND WORK
THAT rs BEINts DONE.
Directors Win Next Tomorrow Al
O'Clock 10 Start Membership
Campaign on Which
Depends Much.

ing to an emu and that campaign
for membership msA me made dur
ing the present month ii the work
of the Chamber Is TO go on. II might
be well to call to mind some of the
things the Chamber has done during
the last two years. 1t is planned to,
have committees start ont Tuesday
to make d canvass Of the town for
members and on the success OF this
undertaking depends the future OF
the Chamber April ist Is the time
of the year to make up the new
budget. All contracts expire at that
time, hence the extensiveness al
next years work depends upon the
success of the membership cam
paign.
Last year the Chamber of Com
nlerce raised $4,000 with which to
carry on its work during the year.
This sum has been iudiciously ex
pended and has accomplished a great
work, although 4 similar amount
pledged for the new years work will
accomplish greater things, because
much Of the money collected last
year has gone to wipe out club in
aebtedness.
The directors OF the Chamber OF
Commerce will meet Tuesday morn
ing at q o'clock to begin the mem
bership campaign Each director
may select two men from the ment-.
beers Of the club 10 aid them Those
Who participate should be prompt TO
start This work II interested in the
development Of the city and county
We call attention To the following
activities of the club,
Agricultural.
Encouraged Buy-a-bale movement,
Committee attended cotton reduc-
|fion caucus at Austin
Encouraged diversifieation and re-
ducea acreage OF cotton.
Entertained state meeting Of corn
growers
Employed farm demonstration
agent and paid salary for six months
until relieved by the county
Made campaign among schools OF
county with representatives Of the
Texas Industrial Congress. aud Sc
cured contributions of about $500
for the work
Organized the farmers into mar
.keting association the G. G. seere-|
#tary acting as secretary of the FAR
smers' organization
Held a week Farm Chautauqua
Encouraged The planting OF better
seed Of all kinds.
Held fail exhibits Of farm crops
furnishing several hundred dollars
in prizes to the farmers.
Sent Country Gentleman to 1876
farmers in Waxahaehie territory for
twelve months.
Made campaign in the county
for the State Horticultural Ex-
hibit.
Sent a representative to Washing
ton to see about motor route
Furnished quarters to the govern
raent cotton classers.
Gave scholarship to A. & NJ Snort
Course To q representative Of the
Girls Canning clubs.
Signed contract for the home dem
onstraiion work in Ellis county, and
has paid most of the salary OF the
agent for nearly TWO years.
Furnished quarters for both the
farm and home demonstration
agents
Keep in office complete set Of
government bulletins. accessible to
farmers al all times. Also set of
government cotton standards.
Furnished prizes for boys aud
Girls exhibit OF hogs, corn aud
canned products
Furnished money! for decorations
Of the booth at the Dallas Fair. as
the time OF the G. C. secretary, who
was 10 charge, Paid for an adger-
Using matter handed out from the
booth
Has assisted in. orgapizlag f3aps
Best club IN county,
Conventions and Entertainments.
Entertained the State Christian
ectnreship
Entertained the State Federation
Of Womens clubs.
Entertained State Christian En-
daayog convention
Entertained North Texas Medical
association.
Gave banquet to cemmittee
which raised $4,000 sor the en-
aowlnent OF Trinity univorsitg
RAISED funds for W o. w regi-
nentai eneampment.
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