Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-06-18
WORK Of COMMERCIAL
CLUB RUNS SMOOTHLY

The monthly open forum Of the Com.
mercial club held last evening develop
ed the fact that everything in Com
nercial club work is moving along
satisfactorily and that new member:
are being enrolled regularly as tn,
months go by.
In the five minute discussions. thC
following opinions were expressed:
L. J. Chaplin, director of the agri.
cultural department.: "We are soon to
issue the next monthly bulletin end
if any member has some good ideas,
we would like to have them. We un.
derstand the Bulletin is meeting with
favor from the agricultural interests
Of the county"
Manager T. r. McCroskey: "our
efforts to federate all the commercial
clubs Of the county are meeting with
success. A short time ago there was
but three outside commercial clubs,
but now we have 13 clubs and expect
soon TO have l6 clubs in the county,
all cooperating for the mutual inter
ests Of Marion county,
r. o. Smelling, director of the civic
department in charge of the Fourth
of July celebration: " We want every
store in the city to be represented
by q float in the Fourth parade, not
Il little one. but a genuine attractive
float, The parade IS to be one Of the
big features of the day. And then
we expect every business sOuse IN the
city to show proper spirit and dec
.orate big-not Just few little flags
out front but the entire front of the
buildings covered. This is 20 be a
genuine Fourth celebration.
1. Greenbaum, director of the Social
department: ''l think every merchant
should decorate in accordance with the
spirit Of the Fourth and not be salts
fled with a few flags. The whole
building should be covered"
". Ii. Dancy. "The War mothers
win care for the returned soldier in
the civic and military reception on
the evening Of the Sd and also caring
for the boys in the way of lodging
and the banquet on the Fourth. y
c. Z. Knowland: "We hope to have
a number Of business firms and also
the state house enter a contestant for
the honor Of being elected Goddess
of Liberty for the day.
}. +. Hutchinson, in charge Of advor.
tising the big event. "We will have
the famous Cherrian float which car.
ried off the prize at the Portland show.
T.. 2 Claneey spent a lot of time
preparing the float for the Portland
Ross show and we think he will super.
wise the decoration of the float for
the Fourth here ia Salem. This Salem
Ohetiian float win be one Of the big
drawing cards Of the celebration.
Joseph Baumgartner: 1--WE have
s., 600 subscribed for the celebration
and can collect It all but it takes
lot Of time as instead Of merchants
mailing their checks TO US, we have
TO 20 after them
Robert 9. Paulns. president Of the
Commercial club. u suggest that
xach person who subscribed to the
celebration, raise their subscription
from so TO 100 per cent. j" (Silence.)
The attendance last evening was the
largest of any of the monthly forum
sessions As the entertaining features.
there was piano solos BY John II. Steel
hammer, Dr.. the nine year old piana
prodigy Of Silverton, and rccitations
by Miss Lucille Elliott. teacher Of elo-
eutien in the high school. Both enter
tanning numbers were most heartily
encoFed.
Manager MeCroskey announced the
aew members taken into the CONNER.
eial club the past month as follows:
v. A. West. Fred Buehtel. Paul Wal.
lace. r. Q. Haascr. Edgar II. Rowland
Carl Oah1icisou. 4. l. Feary, L. S.
Rowland, s c. Scott. H. Z. Morris.
Louis tonpioa, HeHry Richter ard J.