The courier-index., 1919-03-07
KITCHENER HEADS
 COMMERCIAL CLUB
.uNIlAL MEETING LAST NIGHT ATTENDED BY LARGE NUMBER or MEMBERS-C. w. WATSON MADE FINE ADDRESS.

q q Kitchener, secretary, treasur- or and general manager of the in
 ,,ronce agency of the Weld-Dupuy-
 srjvon Company, was unanimously elected president of the Marianna commercial Club last night, succeed
 ino M. McClintock who retired. ofter having served as president one
 ,.oar The members of the executive
 committee who were elected with nlr Kitchener are NJ. H. Ford, R. D.
 rarratt and Chas. Mckee, succeeding prian Frazier, w. H. Newborn and c Goldstein When the officers of the club began making arrangements for the annual meeting two tickets were nominated-o headed by Mir. kitchener and the other by w. J. Shorten. However, MT Shorten de clined the nomination because he ex- nects to be out of the city much of inc time this year Later the nomi- nation was offered to other men and all declined. C. N Houck was finally named to head the opposing ticket, but he, too, asked to be relieved be- cause of his heavy duties as secre- ltary of the Miller Lumber Company. When no one could be found to run against Mir Kitchener. it was decid- ed not to have a campaign and to elect him unanimously.
 At the meeting last night, following splendid luncheon in the basement of the Elks Home the following for nal program was rendered; { Song, America"
 Invocation by Rev w. K. Johnston.
 Short address by J. M. McClintock, retiring president,
 Music by band.
 Announcement of election of new officers
 Music by band.
 Address by C. w Watson. state agent farm demonstration.
 Addess on Good Roads" by J. B. Daggett.
 The feature of the program was | the address by MT. Watson, who out lined a constructive farm program, emphasizing the fact that Arkansas farmers would never prosper until they raised upon their land the food and feed crops necessary to make every farm selfsustaining He told of the wonderful progress made in this state during the past ten years, now the productive value per farm hand had been increased from $50 a year to more than $500 year, how the livestock industry is thriving and the people getting out of debt. He opposed plans for cotton reduction, arguing that if every farmer raises his own feed and food the cotton acre age will take care of itself.
 Chas. Mckee made characteris- hcally witty address, concluding with serious discussion of the part America is playing in world affairs. He offered a resolution endorsing the league of nations. which was later amended at the suggestion of R. D. smith to include section condemn ing the unpatriotic and un-American conduct of a few United States sen ators who conducted disgracefui filibuster IF the senate last Tuesday The resolution as amenled was tnan- imously adlIted
 J. B. Daggett emphasized the ne cessity of good roads and told now the citizens of Marianna were stand ing in their own light in not adopting some practical plan to secure the pig volume of business from the farmers in the bottoms east of the city
 Throughout all the addresses the work of the Commercial Club during the past few years, especially the activities of the organization in farm work in cementing the substantial citizens in all sections of the county into one big body, was praised.
 Rising votes of thanks were ex- tended to J. M McClintock, retiring president; H. M. Jackson, acting sec retary: and c. w Watson for the ex- cellent address he delivered.