Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-04
HOPE: 70 NEAR CHAMBER GOAL.
 DURING, TO-DAY
With 690 Members Obtained, Workers Plan to Make Total
 900 Today.
SEN ERAL BIG FIRMS
 YET TO BE SIGNED
kansan Will Be Speaker at Noon Meeting of Teams-Pian i1X- plained at the Cotton
 Belt Shops.

William Kennedy of Fl Dorado Kan, will be the speaker at th' Chamber of Commerce luncheon to day at the Hotel Pines, and thu greatest gathering from the sta d point of enthusiasm is expected .t result The capacity of the roon will be taken by campaign workers but the public is invited to hear MT Kennedy if they will come inme diately after the meal is served. ThC speaker will start at 12:45. The team workers will meet agail this morning at 9:30 at the Hota Pines and will go out with the deter imitation to secure sufficient mem bers to make the grand total 900. This will leave only 100 for the fina clean up Friday.
 At the close of the luncheon yester- day the membership mark stood at 690. The two corporations that arc expected to take the largest number of memberships in the city are not yet reported. One of them will probably be reported today. A number of the largest concerns are still to be counted.
 The luncheon yesterday set a new high mark for enthusiasm and at tendance. Every team but one had report to make The special com mittees all had big success again the three "strong arm" committees as they are called, turning in a total of 124 memberships.
 The constitution and bylaws, which will be introduced by the American City bureau, were brought to the meeting by D. H. Mcfarland, cam- paign manager. He asked that the meeting authorize President Taylor to appoint a committee to take them and prepare them for submission to the membership meeting to be held shortly after the campaign. A reso- lution carrying out the suggestion was passed, and President Taylor ap- pointed the following: w. F. Cole man, H. V. Bahlau, s. C. Seabrool;, J. H. Means and M. C. Hollis.
 Meeting at Shops.
 MT. Mcfarland suggested that the constitution and bylaws be published week in advance of the meeting so that members could be thorough ly familiar with them in advance, and could prepare amendments if so desired. He added that the proposed constitution and bylaws provided for the various features which he had described in the campaign, such as the democratic method of electioo the democratic control, the special committee system. the program Of work, the emhers forum, and the sub shin by mail referendum.
 The special committees reported t. the meeting after 1 o'clock. They spent the noon hour at the Cotton Belt shops. They met the worte there, and discussed their coming i~to the Chamber of Commerce. The workers assured the committees that they would vote a nurber of mem- berships from each local.
 Plans for extending tho Chambor of Commerce to the entire county were discussed. Committees will ba formed to take in the planters Of the county.
 David Thibault. the new far~n demonstration agent. was 'ntrodu"ad and made an interestinp tall or tho cooperation that is possible hotwaa ar a Chamber of Commerce and the planters and farmers.
 The meeting was thrown ona- and there were many interestio 2 talks by various members of the teams.
 The work of the teams for the campaign follows: Battalion No. 1, Major H. I. Gregory: