The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB
MIDDAY LUNCHEON.
MANY ITEMS OF INTEREST MS.
GUssED At TUESDAYS sEs-
SION OF THE CLUB.
People Are Interested In Town Build
ing While Great Agitation Is
Sweeping Country-Grow
Feed Stuff Is Urged.

with Erling Holland presiding the
| Chamber of Commerce held a very
interesting noon-day luncheon at
Hotel Rogers Tuesday. The Cham
Der is getting back to its routine
work after months suspension of
lnncheons.
Under the head Of reports of COM
tees, j. Lea Cannon reported that
his committee, out only few mo-
ments last Tuesday. succeeded in
raising sufficient guarantee for a
state track meet. and Manager G..
| A. Newton had been so informed and
| had wired an invitation to the asso-
citation to meet here.
The matter of preparing a letter
endorsing the commercial college
has been delayed for few days and
/ the committee was granted further
time in which to frame such a letter.
President Mincey made report on
/ the patriotic demonstration held
! last week and he brought forth ap-
! plause when he said he stood ready
to answer his country's cali and go
to the front when the government
had need for him.
/ w. A. Roberts, chairman of the
membership committee, declared
that about $4,000 had been sub
seribed for Chamber of Commerce
| work during the next year and that
thy the end OF the week he hoped to
have completed the canvass and Sc
cured $1,000.
| II. n. Naylor called attention to
1.-THE movement on foot to organize a
! drill corps for Waxahachie and in
| vited all present to gather at the
court house Tuesday night at 7.30
Tor a discussion of the plans.
| Hon. Jack Beall of Dallas was
! present and by invitation addressed
| the club He said he is a man of
peace now. that it was a long time
| ago that he was member Of the
military affairs OF the state senate,
that peace reigned supreme then.
| The speaker also said that he was inn
pressed with the fact that this in
terchareing OF ideas, such as had
al the noen-day luncheons, has ae-
eomplished wonders for Waxaha-
chic. He said the time has passed
when natural advantages will make
town. II takes people with get
un-and get and surplus of hustle
tc build cities
Mr.. Beall called attention to the
fact that too many Americans are
today thinking about the threatened
war activities as of too little mo-
ment He declared she American
! spirit is wonderful, never consider
ling anything but success. He de-
elared further that it seemed like it
| Is awful fer a great nation like this
10 call boys from the schools and
their mothers to go out and fight
fhe battles. But, de declared fur
tier. that not all the responsibility
rests upon the men who carry the
gr,ns, He thinks the people in ev-
airy walk of life ought to bear their
mart of the burden. 1t is time for
every man to stand up and bear his
part of the burden.
It was suggested by Mr.. Hardin
that this war might be won by bread
bullets-that members of the Chamr-
her ought to agitate the planting or
moro food and feed stuffs. He was
ably seconded in this movement by
n. d. Floyd, who urged the agita-
finn Of planting more food and feed
stuffs. He declared the farmers
ought to plant more than enough
feed for themselves and their stock.
s r. Blake was named as chair
man of the next meeting.
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