The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-06-19
COMMERCIAL CLUB
PROGRAM IS FINE
CHAITAIQTA ENTERTAINERs
ARE INTRODUCES ANn Dfs-
LIGHT LARGE CROWD.
Music Numbers ssy the sAifssca Play
erx and Address BY Lon Beau.
champ tsiss Rasiness ssen Il
Treat at Luncheon.

With III. II. Peters presiding Al
the MONDAY luncheon by the Cham
Der Of Commerce Il new AID novel
program was rendered. business
matters we're limited 10 the most Inn
lportant affairs. which was the ap-
puintnaent Of i committee composed
Iof James Rockwell. j.. a. Simmons.
tt. n Newton. Carroll Todd and
| Sayles Middleton 10 cooperate with
the Red Cross campaign committee
In raising the contribution for the
Red Cross work ii Naxahachie.
Judge Grnee i~ntroducer THE sub
| 5ecf saying he had nesn instructed
BY the Red Cross committee TO hiring
the matter 10 the attention Of he
cha rnber, asking for an endorsement
and cooperation ii this all irnpor-
liant work He declared that the sum
needed 10 carry on the Red Gross
work could mol be raised BY IS and
80 eenf subscriptions aad be urged
the people 10 begin now and Gre
until II hurts and keep On giving un-
I'll Il quits hurting. Go down In
yoar pockets Ike men and show
yogr appreciation for this great
work FOR humanity sake he said
Announcement was made in this
connection that the Rotary Club lun-
seheoE seuId not be held Thursda
Az ii expected because Of Brook
Fleseher's inability to reach here in
time He will be here for the eve
ming performance at the ehantauqna.
Tbs program FOR the luncheon in
cluded several musical numbers By
the Aithea Players, including a
anartet Of violin players az the open
ing number III this number the
yeHae ladies demonstrated their
ebissty 10 haaaie the violin and made
most favorable impression with
fhe a~adiance which. b tbs way. was
larger BY reason OF the expected
treat Following the violin number
the neazey sisters appeared In a vio-
In duet that was exceptionally fine.
They were called back and respond
Cd aith song ansi violin aecompan-
ineaf. The closing number was
pixie wAieh brought the whole.
throng Ia their feet ia glad acclaim.
In 8 few words the manager Of
the eh~aatanqua introduced Mrs. Lou
Beaachaup. Flowers were present.
ID TO each Of the performers and
Airs. B~eauchamp as they retired.
The principal speaker for the oe
casion Al Lou Beauehamp. humor-
isl. philosopher and something Of a
story teller. He said In the opening
remarks thai he delighted in talking
30 business men because # required
less effort business men, he said.
follow more readily aud make it
easier to be talked TO-"
The speaker did not waste words
IN picking out a subject that was
potent To the occasion He said
The government Is making some
little ado OYER going after The slack
ers. which reminds me than there
are community traitors. There are
a good many people who are a
much a traitor to the community IN
Whieh they live as Benedict Arnold
was 10 The nation. The man who
does not recognize the debt he owes
e the community in which he lives
il about as much a Stacker as the
fellow @ho refused 10 do milltary
dHty ghen his nation sails him for
service There are slaekers In bust.
ness u IL just as immoral accord
ing 70 any say Of thinking 10 under
tske 70 supper, fNo towns as It isI
10 undertake 10 support two families.
i Whole lot Of people have the
nail-oraer habit. There is q logical
field Tor tbs mail-order house In
&ew YORK and Chicago but shere Is
no fieia for il here III q city Ike
Waxahaehie, end the maH who sends
away for his goods and sHppliee is Al
10 the community ind ought
70 be dealt with in the same way as
shakers are being dealt With.
III yen viii find oat 5ast hos
much money lis going out Of this
70 m%aii-orlef houses and city
you business men woald re-
oeige a shock. Some times / suggest
It would be . eooa iaes ~ hire
young men 10 hang aroand the
railroad and express offices ard as
Just hg~ mach stafe coraes
from out 81 Town stores Every dol.
sent off is e Tin Jeffries dollar
Z cant eome back. q
you business men ought to find
cat who TIE shakers are and ought