The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-16
Directors Of Chamber Of Commerce
in Meeting Make UP Budget for
Next Year; Talk Of
Operating Plans
GRADY FAIR PROPOSITION
BE DEFINITELY DECIDED
Shown Three Offers Made to Com.
missioners; Propose New Guar
ters for c. Of c.; Assem-
bly, Room is Included

At the regular meeting Of the di.
rectors of the Chickasha Chamber
of Commerce held yesterday after
noon in the chambers headquarters
First National Bank building, it
was decided to hold the regular
annual meeting Of the organization
on December Is to go over matters
that claim the attention Of local
business and professional men and
to formulate plans for another year.
The president and secretary we're
instructed to arrange for place OF
meeting and to outline program
to be carried out at that meeting,
Complete announcements as to the
meeting would pc forthcoming at
a later date, it was pointed out
The yearly budget to care for the
various expenses of the organiza-
tion was prepared and passed upon
by the directors. This budget was
practically in line with the budget
upon which the chamber has
worked during the present year.
Grady Fair Talked.
1t was brought out at the meet
ing through the president, L. G.
Hutson, that propositloA OF a Free
fair for Grady county is practically
settled with regard to the question
OF whether or not there will be
Grady fair
The point was made that, accord
ing to every indication this county
will have a free fair next year as
at this time three towns in the
county have on file with the county
commissioners as many propositions
towns, it was shown, have proposed
to give q site on which to hold the
lair and have, in addition offered a
cash bonus. 1t was also made plain
that the three towns were exclusive
of Chickasha, as this city has at
this time made no offer to the com
missioners for the location of a
county fair grounds here.
Decide at Annual Meet.
The directors ruled hat the fair
proposition be brought up for final
settlement, as far as Chickasha is
concerned at the annual meeting on
December Is.
1t was shown that the county com
missioners must take some action
on the matter and that at the an
nual meeting the Chickasha Cham
ber of Commerce must decide wheth
er Chickasha will submit an offer to
the commissioners, or let the site OF
the Grady fair grounds be awarded
to some other town in the county
without making a bid FOR it.
Civic Room Proposed.
A plan was proposed for the in
stallation of new and more complete
quarters for the Chamber of Com
merce. The plan embraced the leas-
ing and fitting up of quarters for
the business office Of the chamber
together with a large hall or rom to
be set aside as a meeting place for
The various civic clubs of the city
and an assembly hall for the Cham
Der of Commerce meetings. d,
Details of the plan provided, also,
for the equipping of kitchen in
connection with the general outlay
of rooms. It was shown that, with
such an equipment, the luncheons of
such organizations as the Rotary
club, the Lions club, the directors
of the Retail Merchants association,
Chamber of Commerce directors and
kindred events up to a general ban
quet of the membership of the c. of
c. could be held there.
1t was shown, further, that many
of the clubs organized among the
ladies of the city could use this civic
,.o0,,,
This matter will be taken up for
final settlement at the annual meet.
ing of the C. Of c. on December 15