The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-22
President Mitchell, Chamber of
Commerce. Has New Plan.
Quarters To Be Attractive to
City's Visitors as Well.
BARGAIN DAY. WITH MUSIC
Every Effort To Make Shopping
Real Pleasure.
ladies Day" Another Feature
OF Commercial Life.

Making the Chamber of Commerce
the business center of Topeka and
making il the home and resting place
of Topekas visitors is task that
Charles L Mitchell. new president, has
assigned 10 himself and his members
a shopping day and bargain day
for city and country folk ending with
a dinner with music and other enter
tainment at the Chamber OF Com
merce is one plan
A cafeteria luncheon is another
new plan Adertising space for To-
peka merchants at the Chamber Of
Commerce is another In fact the
new president is filled with modern,
up-to-date plans TO make the Cham
Der of Commerce an institution thriT-
ing with industry and enthusiasm
The proposition which we intend
10 submit TO the members of the
Chamber of Commerce Al our Get
Together Monday night is the one of
having a cafeteria in our club instead
of trying 10 serve a regular MONDAY
meal said Mitchell. today In this
way those who care for but a
I lunch at the MONDAY meal. can order
just what they want. and the dining
room will be run on the regular cafe
terra plan; with walters TO wait on
those who do not care TO follow the
cafeteria plan OF waiting upon them
selves. or the busy business man can
take his tray and wait upon himself.
the same as they do in the other first
class cafeterias of the country which
are becoming so popular with the
business man
Have a Ladies' Day
1t has also been suggested that We
have q Ladies day'one day in each
week-When the wives of the mem
| bers will meet them at the Chamber
Of Commerce rooms and take lunch
I IN hi 6ax
( 70 have some sort of an entertain
ment either from the local theaters
! or local talent. The plan has been sug-
gested for the merchants 10 have one
/ bargain day q week and have La
| dies day on that DAY On bargain
/ day II has been suggested II would be
! 4 good idea to invite all Out-Of-
| town shoppers TO our cafeteria and
! enjoy q short thirry-minute progra N
with US. and let the merchants get
! better acquainted with their out-of-
/ town patrons
We have our private dining rooms
/ for special meetings, which can be en-
gagged al any time by telephoning the
I secretary as far in advance as possible
I making II possible for different or
I CARNATIONS TO have private meetings
/ during the noon hour or at any other
1 time they may elect
We want TO feature the proposition
| of making II possible for the loca
/ merchants and manufacturers to ad-
! vertise their wares. and space will be
given to any of the merchants and
/ manufacturers TO show samples OF
OF their product
We expect TO have billboard il
the lobby for churches TO announce
their meetlngs-regular or special
I and We also expect TO have billboard
where the theaters can advertise an
attractions going on in the city fol
each day, SO that out-of-town visitor.
as well as the members can see jus
( what Is going on at the differen
churches and places of amusement
We want TO make the Chamber O
4 Commerce the meeting place for al
( business men and all organization
who have the best interests of the cit
Of Topeka at heart
Want Big Cooperation.
We want to impress upon ever,
member of the Chamber Of Comrnerc
tnat the only way we can get result
Is TO have everyone realize that il i
just as much their duty to HELM as
5 the duty of the officers. for the of
f-cers alone can not produce result
unless they have the cooperation O
every member.
monthly meetings where we can &c
together and talk over proposition
which affect Topeka and everythin
which affects Topeka affects ever
Z LaA-p payer IN me city OF Topeka
We do not intend TO entirely over
look the social feature of the organ
lzauon, either. and we hope durin
the winter season to bring the mem
berships and their families togethe
on different occasions
We hope 10 be able 10 get the diff
ferent musical schools and orga MIA
tons TO furnish US with short pro
grams at different times, and II Ia
been suggested that some of the DIFF
ferent schools Of music will help I
out by having their pupils give u
recitals Showing the results Of thei
teachings
Summing il all I'D. we are goin
TO try TO make the Cham Der OF Com
merce the popular business center c
our city ana we hope TO have III
? cooperation Of every mem Der of tn
Chamber Of Commerce, and every eli
izen OF the city OF Topeka, for if VI
haven't that We can not expect TO "a