The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1919-03-13
Chamber of Commerce Luncheon

Chamber OF Commerce Luncheon
The fact that more than a hun
dred attended the luncheon of the
Chamber of Commerce at the M. E.
Church when there were no outside
speakers was an unmistable evidence
of the interest in the welfare of Hays
which the Chamber of Commerce is
fostering.
Here are some of the matters tax
en- up. They voted to entertain the
delegates to the Golden Belt Road
Association which meets here in April
Announcement was made that
presidents Day. at the Normal is
Postponed to March &c when Gov
Allen and the Board of Administra-
ton will be present. This postpone
ment permits the chorus practice to
meet Thursday night instead of Fri
day night. Mr.. Markell, the official
photographer for the May festival,
takes a flash light picture Of the
chorus to be used for advertising
purposes. The ladies are asked to
wear white or light waists for this
picture.
Mr.. Harvey announced that rep
resentatives of one hundred and sew
e11teen newspaper men from thirty
four western counties and representa-
tives Of the Kansas City Star meets in
Hays, May 3, will remain for the
opening day, May 4, of the Messiah"
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of this festival upon their return
home The Chamber of Commerce
will cooperate in entertaining these
delegates.
It was urged that something be
done to secure hard surface road
to the cemetery, that steps be taken
to secure the paving of east Juniata
Street, of hitching localities and of
the streets leading to the hospital.
A committe was ordered to secure
by competitive plans a slogan for
Hays.
Mr.. Rea explained the law govern
ing the commissioners for the COM
mission manager form of government
and urged the attendance of the vot-
ers when a mass meeting is called to
nominate candidates for the ticket to
be presented at the City election,
Tuesday, April 1.
Mr.. Weeks stated that the govern
ment has found a poison more salts
factory for the destruction of prairie
dogs and gophers and has employed
a man who will give his entire time
pests in Ellis, Trego and Cove coun-
ties and asked the business men to
give publicity to this project.
The entertainment of the delegates
to the A. o. U. W. for lack of time
was postponed to a subsequent meet
ting.
Commissioner Tholen announced
that the work of grading, clearing of
dead trees and improvement of side
walks around the Court House yard
was being put underway by the Coun-
ty Commissioners.
A committee was appointed to
urge the U. P R. R. officials to order
the night trains to make stops at
Victoria so that Hays would be as
convenient to the traffic of Victoria
as Russell is.
A committee of three from the
Chamber is to cooperate with Mr..
DISTANT and Mr.. Holmquist as a COM
mittee from the city council to at
tend the session of the Public Utili-
ties Commission melting at Ellsworth
to hear the telephone rate case.
The following are the Judges and
Clerks for the next Regular City Elec-
ton to be held april, 1, 1919:
First Ward-Judges, Miss Leahy
Steve joy, Mr.. Magrane; Clerks, Miss.
Keller, Maurice Zeigler.
Second Ward Judges, Mr.. Goeteh-
ius, Mrs. Lou Croft, Simon Frank;
Clerks, Mrs. Henderson, Mrs Jordan.
Third Ward-Judges, Mrs. Paul, Wn
Richmond, Mrs. Hoffman; Clerks, An
ma Ryan, Miss. MeLain,
We can spare a few tons Of good
alfalfa hay.-c. C. Cochran & Sons
HAYS, Kansas.