El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-04-10
WEDNESDAY IS
DAY TO BOOST
Commerce Chamber Lunch
con to Bring All Clubs To
gether. McAdoo Day.


The regular monthly luncheon Of
the Chamber Of commerce VIII be
held on wednesday April IL at
noon. The place Of the luncheon is to
be decided upon later by the entertain
meut committee. The entertainment
committee viii also arrange for the
entertainment to be supplied This
was decided at the meeting Of the
board Of directors Tuesday after
noon.
an the presidents Of the clubs that
viii cooperate with the chamber or
Iluncheous, which are 70 be given the
third Wednesday Of each month.
are are to be members or the
chamber Of commerce enlerlaln-
ment committee This matter was
agreed upon By the directors p Ne
I Norton chairman Of the entertdi in
ment committee, viii meet with -ne
other presidents They are j. T. SEN
ton, Adclub- Robert krakauer, Ho-
tary. Norman walker, University
/ club, and J. W. Peak. Klwanis club.
Wednesday 1IeAdoo Day.
Wednesday viii be McAdoo day. II Is
the dav that the secretary or the treas
urv viii arrive It IS also the oay
that Thomas Brooks Fletcher, city
builder. viii be here II had been
planned TO have ar Fletcher and the
secretary address the chamber OF
commerce, but this could not be ar
ranged. il was said Mr. FLETCHER VIII
arrive here at 1915. he VIII deliver
e. lecture during the afternoon. the
time and place to be determined upon
by the entertainment committee. Mr.
11cAdoo viii be entertained by the
Liberty loan committee
HarweIi's Salary Fixed.
Roland Harwell, from state college,
y. ~ was employed as farm demon
strat0r and county engineer Tor this
county by the directors. The salary
to be paid part BY the county. part BY
the state agricultural college and the
budget fund was fixed at $500 per
month.
me appropriation OF the chamber
Of commerce budget fund was 500
short Of being enough TO make up the
difference between the amount PAID
By the county and the agricultural
COLLEGE and il was unanimously agreed
by the directors that the chamber
Of commerce praise i appropriation
from $500 to 500.
OTTER SOLDIER Prize Cup.
Upon motion Of John n Wyatt. sec
onied BY r. A. Warner. 10 vas unani-
mouslT agreed that the chamber Of
commerce offer a prize, - the shape
If = cuu. to be awarded in the athletic
events that are to be held at Fort
Bliss IN future. This action was
taken when &c was learned that a
series OF athletic meets. intended 20
make the soldiers fit. would Be held
for Indefinite period az Fort Bliss.
e. A. Martin. ". A. shelton and u.
A. Warner were appointed as COM
mittee u learn from Brig. Gen p. T.
be most appropriate The committee
viii also see merchants OF the city
with the hope that eight OF more
beautiful trophies can be secured L
was believed that the Offering Of
beautiful trophies would ilsuire the
men at the fort 70 greater efforts and
that in the end the soldiers VIII be
improved morally. socially and ply
sicallV
no Hang PrcsIdentr' Pictures.
Upon motion Of J. ". kirkpatrick
it was unanimously agreed that the
chamber Of commerce secure 8 pic
ture OF each Of It's former presidents
frame them and hang them on The
are several OF these pictures now
hanging in the room
Following the recent OF q letter
from the American Mining coueresS.
Z was decided that,the cham5er VIII
DO all it can 20 have me government
tax in four himon-hly payments. be-
-f-nlur June Is. u was cour7nled
BY several OF the directors that the
payment OF the excess profit tax in
resulting virtually in putting some
snail concerns out OF business u
they pay this tax ID a lump sum-
New Members Adie-L
Two new firms were added. the firm
~ Hudsneth and HarDer and the El
Peso CnmmercilI Review
The following were present, q. O.
Coles. PRESIDENT A. ~ Reeves. secre-
lark. directors e. A. Martin, GEORGE
2 Ryan 81 A. Warnfr. ~. 7. Shell ton.
r. II ROGERS. 7. w EirEpatricz- j. r.
Wyatt and O. J. Binford-