The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-05-25
MORE THAN 500
MEMBERS SECURED
IN c. Of c. DRIVE
With Official Count InCom-
pIete Results Show Good
Progress at First Meeting
of Workers in Field.
BULLETIN.


Official reports Tuesday showed the
Blue division leading the Reds BY three
members, the toai standing at 90 to IS.
Reports Of three Blue captains and four
Red leaders were not included In thin q
report. The Reds led the Blues in
points, based on. members and money
collected, the percentage belna e.S2s to
5,245. Mrs. Sam Phillips came out vic
torlous In the days race between the
two women's teams, and was awarded
the prize for the leading woman each
day.
Indications at noon Tuesday were
that more than 300 new names had been
added to the list of membership Of the
Memphis Chamber of Commerce during
the morning Of the opening OF the drive
II was found Impossible to tabulate the
exact figures until early in the after
noon, owing to many of the team WORK
ers and captians being absent from the
daily membership luncheon.
Joseph Newburger presided at the
luncheon in the absence OF o. X.
Houck, and had 1t been necessary to
instill any fighting spirit into the mem
ber-getters, no one could have done
better. However. excitement is run.
ming at such a high pitch and both
sides arc so confident Of going well
over the 5000 mark, that no incentive
other than the one objective of IAN
For One, One For AL is needed TO
get the best results from all engaged
In soliciting.
| Painters were held in readiness on
the sixth floor at the score board, to
| splash up the figures as fast as returns
were brought in. as well as members
Of q similar trade standing by the Their
mometer at Main and Madison.
The opening of the 1920 Chamber OF
| Commerce membership drive was staged
Monday at $3.50 o'clock at a dinner on
| the sixth floor OF the chamber build
| ing, where members of both sides gath
! cred TO receive final general instruc-
! tions.
Through the absence Of o. X. Houck.
general-in-ch Of operations. who was
II. Joseph Newburger presided and
made short address on the necessity
Of the present drive being the most
| successful ever attempted He also laid
stress upon the needs by Memphis OF
| exchanges and future exchanges to In
| sure the different products raised in
the surrounding territory a safe mar
ket In q city adequate to handle tre-
mendous resources
| William H. FitzHugh, former presi-
| dent, was then introduced and expressed
1 the hope that the 1920 administration
would be the greatest IN the history
OF the Memphis Chamber Of Commences,
and that the drive for 1000 members
! would stand as an everlasting .mpnu
u tNGNL 10 o1fOTIS OF the sWOFkfIo NiiN yAr
Tered every energy to make = success
OF n.
kilograms were read from Newton
D. Baker, secretary OF war. Congress-
man Hubert F.. Fisher, and Joseph n.
! Defrees, president OF the New YORK
| chamber Of commerce, each pratsing
| the work OF the Memphis organization
and expressing the hope OF success
| The words of Bishop Gailor, ex-Presi-
| dent FitzHugh and Frank F. GOODWIN,
| manager Of civics department OF the
| Cincinnati chamber of commerce, were
| inspiring to the team members.
| Gen. Gus f. Schlect. of the Red dtvi-
sion. will direct operations from head
| quarters in the Exchange building,
while Lewis NJ. Layne, leader OF the
Blue forces, will command his brigade
| from the Layne & Bowler club rooms
on North Second street.
President Robert II. Ellis. was for
| mally installed at the meeting Mon
| day when Mr.. FitzHugh turned the Of
! ficlal gavel into his keeping Mr.. Ellis
made a short address OF explanation as
to his activities planned for the 1920
| administration, which included devel-
opment of river transportation. recon-
structing the housing conditions OF
Memphis, organization Of junior
| Chamber Of Commerce, extending the
city limits to Nonconn5h creek and
Wolf river. and the opsning Of more
thoroughfares in the east end Of the
| CITY