Omaha daily bee., 1920-11-28
Coward Omaha",
Drive to Start
/ With Big Rally
Civic Activities for 1921 to Be
Outlined Thursday Night In
Auditorium by Business /,
and Professional Men.

The Onward Omaha" conference,
to be held in the Auditorium next
Thursday evening, Al be one of the
largest gatherings of its kind ever
held in Omaha, according to the
committee Of the Chamber OF Com
merce in charge of arrangements.
BUSINESS and professional men in all
lines of cndeavor will be present.
Big business and little business will
rub shoulders.
The purpose of the meeting is to
outline program OF civic activities,
which will carry Omaha onward
during 1921. The program will be
presented by Ward Burgess, and
will be compilation OF suggestions
made by the business and profes-
sional men of Omaha, i'll answer to
questionnaires mailed by the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce.
Women to Serve Dinner.
The Auditorium will be turned into
big kitchen and dinning room for
the occasion. Dinner will be served
by the women of the following
churches; United Brethren, I'M
manuel Baptist, First United Pres
bvterian, Plymouth Congregational,
Hurst Memorial Methodist, and
Central Presbyterian.
Palms, ferns, Christmas trees,
American flags and colored lights
will be used to decorate the Audi
torium. A large orchestra will
render music from the stage, whils
the entire lower floor will be used
for tables. Only l,450 diners can
be accommodated and every seat is
expected to be filled.
The dinner starts at $50 .. m.
The gallery will be thrown open to
the women and friends of the diners
at 7;30. .s.. =,
Trimble to Preside. =
Robert S. Trimble. president of
, the Chamber of Commerce, will pre-
slda Mayor Ed P. Smith will act
As toastmaster. The following toasts
will be given:
Onward Omaha. by Rev. Frank
g. Smith.
Business Fundamentals" by John
Fletcher, vice president Fort Dear
born National Lbank, Chicago.
"Omaha's Tomorrow" John L.
Kennedy ofsO Omaha. ~
Lets Do It." by Ward Burgess
OF Omaha
Mr.. Fletcher, the principal speaker
on the program, who is much sought
as an orator before large national
gatherings, has had a remarkable
career.
Does Furnace Work.
He was born in Williamsburg, Ia,
1880, and went to Cedar Rapids at
thel age of IA to enter business COL
lege. He had been working on a
fafm for lodging and board and had
oily S. but induced the dean of the
clege' to take his note for tuition
A61d did furnace work for his room
K,nd board.
mr. His first position was stenographer
~ 1r the Cedar Rapids National bank.
nile worked up to assistant cashier.
,m,n 1907 he went to Chicago as as
~ w. istant cashier of the Drovers Ma
,,""ional bank. In 1)iO he became
;Iresldent of that institution. In 1914
de was chosen vice president of the
Mort Dearborn National bank.
Don't Blame Dollar.
Mr.. Fletcher was recently asked
by a national magazine why has
the dollar deprecated in purchasing
power?"
Il suppose you expcctsme to talk
about the influx of gold. expansion of
credits due to the war and what not"
said Mr.. Fletcher. Il have a'sus-
picion that the trouble is not due to
the dollar. but to the amount of
Iwork we do.
"The wealth of the country is
credited by labor. The less produc-
ton, the higher the prices. As long
as we, give only 50 cents worth OF
work for every 81 we earn, we are
never going to be able to buy more
than so cents worth OF comfort and
sustenance with that dollar"