The courier-index., 1920-02-06

The Red ticket won over the Blue
+;cket in a very close contest in the
commercial Culb annual election
beld at the Elks Home on Wednesday
r;oht of this week. The voting was
dnne as the members came to the
luncheon at six thirty o'clock. Many
If the members took the evening meal
ii home and came to the meeting af-
ter the polls were closed, hence did
not participate in the voting. This
accounts for the light vote polled
The Red ticket headed by ID. S. Clark
for president, received twenty-four
votes, while the Blue ticket headed
nv O. G.. Norment polled twenty-three
votes. M. H. Ford and L. P. Foster
acted as judges and had charge of the
ballot box.
Immediately following the voting
the members of the club and many
other citizens who are not affiliated
with the organization, went to the
basement of the Elks Home where a
delightful luncheon was served by
members of Circle No. 3 of the Meth
odist church. Chicken, ham and
cneeSe SdIluW WltIlCo, piShlSo, tO1lCS anu
pies constituted the menu.
Following the supper nearly two
hundred public spirited citizens as
sembled in the lodge room to parti-
cipate in the informal exercises and
to assist in mapping out a program
for the next year. During the even
ing excellent music was furnished by
an orchestra composed of Robert L..
Nixon, C. G. Kitchener, Eliza Clifford,
Roy V. Williams, Ralph Lynch and
Mr. Hill
Mr.. Kitchener, the president of
Commercial Club whose tenure OF of
flee expired, delivered an excellent
farewell address as follows:
Mitchener's Address
"In surrendering the office of
PRESIDENT of the Mariana CONNER
cia Club, after a tenure of one year,
il is proper that | make some obser-
yations on the efforts we have put
forward during the past twelve
months to advance the interests of
Maranna and Lee county, partlcu-
lary as such interests come within
the scope of the Commercial Clubs
program.
I'm the first place | may say that
during the period covered by the
war the membership of the CONNER
cial Club had their attention so COM
petely diverted from the usual chan
nels of activity that it has been ex-
tremely difficult to get them back
in harness again. While no criticism
is intended, it is fact nevertheless
that the members have not respond
ed during the past year to the calls
made by the officials, as a result OF
which the affairs of the organiza-
ton have been largely directed by
the officials and few faithful and
active members who took it upon
themselves to see that the club was
Kept alive.
In years past Mariana was
known as the most progressive small
city in Arkansas and we gained a
most enviable reputation not only in
Arkansas but in other states. 1t
looks like we have been too prone IN
recent years to rest upon this repu-
tation, and in the judgment of many
q our most progressive citizens we
nave about worn that reputation out
u Is now time to launch upon an
otner program of constructive work
and make new record on which to
Nand during the next few years.
The chief activity of the Com
nercial Club during the past year
mas been to crystalize sentiment for
comprehensive system Of good
loads, to continue our efforts to i'm
prove conditions on the farms, to
oaek with all our moral support the
work of the farm demonstrator, to
soNe the problems of securing ade-
quate public utilities for Mariana
ana to keep alive the spirit of civic
p'loe and interest in public affairs
y essential to the growth and devel-
MvPment OF any city or community
az nave succeeded to some degree IN
Ie accomplishment of all these OBJ
s.c.S-not to the extent your Off
sass. s'als have desired, but at least in a
saaiicient degree to warrant the
s;a s;;a,ement that the Mariana CONNER
sa' Club is still a factor in the
county
or SeHllemen, the Commmefcldl
i s'ap mas done great many things
H. 0e past year, that the majority of
NJ; members know nothing about.
lIs happened for the reason that it is
ta'Ost tsa impossible to get more than
ma. m or twelve members to attend a
Ceseslng of any kind, They say Let
LsssOige do II" and George generally
80 sIlo 20 do it, if it is done.
A;a could tell you lots and lots Of
Is that have been accomplished
va. me Commercial Club during the
knon,. mat the most of you do not
wosr; AS you know, we have been
and SSsNIng hard on the road proposition,
ma : want you. to know that all the
Il" VINO have been to Little Rock to
hs,stra extra sessions Of the legislature,
'"g TO get the Recessary road leg