The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-07-05
Secretary Clark Issues
Statement To Chamber
OF Commerce

Secretary Clarke issued the follow
ling statement on behalf of the Cham
Der of Commerce early Friday morn
ing in regard to the Fourth of July
celebrations:
The officials of the Chamber of
Commerce, including President Lud-
low Griner and every member of the
Board OF Governors, are deeply
grateful to all of those who so nobly
assisted the Chamber of Commerce
in making the celebration the won
derful success which was attained. AS
forecasted by the Chamber of Com
merce two days in advance of the cell
ebratlon, it will go down in history
las one Of the most remarkable events
ever pulled off in the city.
1T is impossible for the Chamber
| OF Commerce to give the credit due
to every individual who helped in
making the event a success 1t would
take whole page of names to men
| ton all of those who gave their time
and money to the occasion. In JUS
tice, however, to a few who stood out
prominently in their work and with
out whose assistance the day would
| have been a failure, we want to saw:
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Chairman w. A. Adams who was ap-
pointed by the Board of Governors to
have charge of the Fourth of July
| celebration For three weeks he
worked day and night and on the last
day he was on the job every minute
from early morning until the fire
works said good night"
The police of the city covered
themselves with glory by the unusual
ability that they displayed in handling
the crowds in an orderly and happy
hearted manner. Their work demon
strated that Fitzgerald has the best
police department in South Georgia.
The entertainment features of the
day would have been sadly lacking if
it had not been for the noble work
done by the fire department and the
Boy Scouts under the magnificent
leadership of Chief w. c. Wilkerson.
II any man was tired when night
came it cerctainly must have been the
Chief of the Fire Department and he
us entitled to the full thanks of the
community.
The boys fthe Fitzgerald Band
who donated their services to the
community for the day certainly
proved to every citizen their full loy-
atty to the town and to the coun-
try. At every event the band was
there on time to entertain the crowd.
The members of the band worked
harder on the Fourth of July than
any OF them work at their daily tasks
and they did so without dollar of re-
Enumeration. 1t was glorious evil
Gence of their patriotism.
The three men, Messrs Wadlev
Garbutt, N. N. Littleield, and L. O.
llsdel to raise the money to defray
the expenses of the Fourth of July
celebration, should receive a cordial
hand-clasp from every citizen who
was benefited by or enjoyed the
celebration. The public has been call
ed upon for money so much of late
that their task was unusually hard
and disagreeable, but they did the
work cheerfully and went over the
top in regard to the small amount of
money the Board of Governors ask
'ed them to raise.
+ Much credit is due Sheriff F.. II.
Dornlincy and his deputies for their
very excellent work i'll protecting the
aeroplanes under very trying condi
Mons
Each chairman of the divisions of
the parade and the chairmans and
members of every special committee
OF the event worked increasingly, and
not single individual who was given
an official task to perform fell down
on the job.
The Chamber of Commerce feels
deeply grateful to all who were con-
nected with the event and earnestly
wishes it could express in ways other
than words its appreciation
Edward Young Clarke,
Secretary and Manager.
Fitzgerald Chamber of Commerce.