The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-20

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nan 81 W~axahachie pledged their
mast loyal support to Chamber OF
eomaerce work durins the coming
year. The large dining ball at the
h,,al vas well filled with town
Boosters and they were a unit OF
.prpose--that Of advancing the best
interests Of Waxahachie,
The purpose of the meeting vas to
launch a membership campaign
which would provide d membership
that includes practically every bust
ness and professional man i'll Waxa-
baehie and subscriptions that would
aggregate between $4,000 and S10,-
400 for Chamber of Commerce work.
II is time to max up the new budget
far the rear ane before this can be
dome suLseriptioEs must be made to
form a basis for the budget.
The membership campaign was
launched at 9.36 o'clock this morn
lng With q large number Of business
men mailing a most careful canvass
81 the city for members and funds.
The rule Of the club liz that every
contributor Is a member and is en-
titled to a voice in the proceedings.
II the spirit manifested last night
counts for anything the membership
viii be much greater than ever be-
fore.
President W. NJ. Mincey presided
as postmaster for the occasion, first
Introducing Mr.. W. A. Hanna, bust
ness manager for the John f. Brown
eyangelistie campaign, who called at
iention to the fact that the services
at The tabernacle tonight will be 4
business mems meeting and stressed
the general invitation for the mem
bers OF the Chamber of Commerce to
come and occupy the center section of
the tabernacle along with other bust
ness men.
Judge ]. Lea Cannon in a few
pleasing remarks announced the base
ball game between the Waxahachie
Tigers and the Dallas Submarines at
Jungle park this afternoon. He de-
cared the entire citizenship of the
town is behind tho ball team and
mat the park grandstand would be
hlled to Overlooking with enthusiast
NC fans. He wanted all stores to
close and 1000 men and their fam
ales to start for the park at 3 o'clock
this afternoon.
I'd DuBese asked that az many
stores as possible close for the game
"lay and l. d. Lasswell started the
Oall TO rolling when he said the Wax
ahaehle National bank would close
!" oeiock to let employees go to the
sane This started a voluntary clos
As campaign and w. A. Roberts.
VIII Moore. Postmaster Singleton,
w. NJ Mineey, II, n. Naylor. S. w.
0afham, Lee P, Quaite and others
proposed to close their places OF bus
mess.
Appreciates Welcome.
manager Hughie Jennings OF the
De'l0't Tigers expressed delight at
'''ns present upon such an occasion
s4U ueeiared that the reception given
@I aaa The bali players in Waxa-
N''''ie was all that could be asked,
1eeea'ng HIS expectations by Far.
"Vusht a message Of ~apprccia-
N"u from the players. declaring that
|i'''lons were never more favorable
!" framing, that the grounds we're
'eS' and thst he has not heard
e''a'pi'lnt from any orc Of hts mon.
cal was nude To have Huehie
sN@ a poem which menorializes
DOS o Orioles. Ned lianlin $
,'a'a' o. which he was a member.
49, ne iieiined at first and told a
~ oas ball STOKES instead. but this
LOT SATISFY and after much
mS'ns DR.. Jennings reclted the
A.' which wa a beautiful tribute
. a's old team mates.
!, me close OF the poem Col. Joe
,o,,os,4' sport writer, who has been
e,,s 'as baseball teams over this
,su,rs for thirty or forty a and
s s~slely longer, said he remembered
s,a. uihg about the Orioles and re-
rS" 'Sea to the poem with a tnke-ofr
Sa was clever.
,,,hs. concluded his remarks with a
Ri. 10 Waxahachie and the peo-
ry.s. naade it possible for the
pevs. 70 train here. He said he has
he w.. ''S''ed training camps where
abaoss, 'e''ef satisfied than in Wax