The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-12-19
"A. L. Stone and D. d. Rich
ards Made President and
Secretary.
EXECUTIVE EXPLAINS
ORGANIZATION PLAN
To Develop Community First
Purpose of Civic Body,
Says Leader.


the Missoula Chamber of Com
merce for 1918 will be based upon
the endeavor to do everything pos
sible for the development and the
betterment Of the community
To make MissOula better
and more closely united in public
endeavor is the work which has
been cut out for the chamber of
commerce."-A. L. Stone.
A. L. Stone and d. d. Richards We're
elected president and secretary, re-
spectively, OF the Missoula Chamber OF
Commerce at a meeting of the newly
appointed executive committee at noon
yesterday. The committee. named at
the annual meeting of the organiza-
tion Monday evening, met at luncheop
in the Florence hotel and selected. in
addition to the two executive officers,
T.. w. Spottswood, first vice president;
G. F. Peterson, second ce-president;
r. c. Giddings, treasurer.
Meeting 10 Informal.
The meeting was somewhat informal.
and no business other than the cleo
tion was attempted. general dis
cussion OF policy occupied the time of
the new board Of directors.
President A. L. Stone was appointed
to his present position last spring aft
er the resignation of A. w. Woods.
d. d. Richards has been secretary since
July %, 1916, when he succeeded w. G.
Ferguson.
Policy Not Changed.
The policy of the chamber of COM
h. ,Ia,, 1ip1u
to the new officers. A vigorous CAM
paign for community betterment will
be waged through the increased men,
bership Of the organization.
Generally stated, the policy of the
Missoula Chamber of Commerce for
1918 will be based upon the endeavor
to do everything possible for the de-
velopment and the betterment of the
community" said Mr.. Stone yesterday.
"The community is one Of the units
of the nation; if the community is
clean and vigorous. it contributes all
the more to the strength and effective
ness of the nation. To make Mssoula
better and more closely united in pub
lie endeavor is the work which has
been cut out for the chamber of COM
merce.
N00O 0Wl"sUsUS VoO'
IF the war lasts four or five years,
the boys and girls who are in high
school this year will be the men and
women who will bear the wars bur-
den then. II Missoula turns out boys
and girls who are good citizens, then
this community has measured up to the
standard which has been set for it..
And this means that these boys and
girls must have strong bodies as well
as active minds. The building of a
public swimming pool in Missoula is
as much a patriotic performance as is
the purchase of Liberty bonds. This
is the best illustration which can give
of the policy of the chamber of COM
merce as it was discussed and adopted
by the committee this noon. And the
finest thing about the situation is that
there was not a dissenting voice.
"The years outlook is good. There
has been a marked increase in indi-
vidual membership in the chamber of
commerce this fall. There are more
people actively interested in the work.
While there Is more for us to do in
1918 than there has ever been, there
are more folks to do it. And there has
been, during the past 10 days, an en-
COuraslCg ADDITION TO our ilSt OF plu-
raj memberships. The chamber of COM
merce enters upon the work of 1918 in
better shape than I have ever known
it to have. since / have been connected
with the organization"
War Work Important.
1.-The work Of the chamber this
coming year will undoubtedly be
heavy" said d. D. Richards. yesterday
II imagine that we will be called upon
more and more to aid the government
with various kinds of tasks relating to
the conduct Of the war and the bring
ing of it to a successful conclusion
We have done much war work. That
is always the primary thing. When
war work shows up it takes precedence
over all things. When the government
asks us to do something we do it in the
very best way we can. This chamber
like chambers all over the country. has
since last April. at least, been a sort Of
an annex to war headquarters.
I'VE must and will help the govern.
ment in every way. The government
has q great deal to do and that mean.
that we must do much. We bespeal
the cooperation in this and we know
that that part Of our policy which de