The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-19
PRESENCE OF WOMEN ONE OF FEATURES

AS the actual starting point for the membership drive of the
Columbus and IoWndes County Chamber of Commerce the
des County Civic Dinner Monday evening tomorrow promises
to be the most notable affair of its kind given this secO
of Mississippi
The dinner will be served in the dining hall of the Women
College This place selected because of its splendid equip
men for such affair and because is the only place the
county where company large anticipated be
modated The campaign committee expresses its grateful ap
probation of the cooperation and courtesy of the college auhor
ties in permitting the use of the hall.
The hour has been set 1880 o'clock This late enough
to interfere with mans affairs Columbus and also will suit
the many people who are coming in from the county Like all
Chamber of Commerce affairs the dinner will the
nounced minutes those who arrive late will find the service already
in progress.
The County Civic Dinner has not been arranged as
booster afarthe Chamber of Commerce booster
organization but saghtcu community and business associa
ton The dinner has planned to arouse lot of en-
thusiasm though the Chamber of Commerce is firm believer
in the saying that Enthusiasm is ontagiouses have AMI
epidemic"
the dinner to be concrete expression Of the
spirit of and vision that has taken Columbus
Lowndes County
mlttees believe will beand to the citizens of the city and
county to justify their faith will the success of the
Likewise the dinner will be means of advertising to the whole
country that Columbus and Lowndes County just what they
claim to be--a progressive, aggressive community
Every live city and county this state and adjoining
states know that we are organizing Chamber of Commerce.
They are watching to see how do it. Especially they
ing how well we shall do it, for the that question will
determine for them the amount of faith have ourselves
It important therefore that everyone who has yet
place at the tables for evening should do so at once
Reservations be made at the headquarters the Chamber
of Commerce campaign in the City Hall by teephonng 948
up to 10 o'clock Monday morning
The chief speaker will be Champe S Andrews Of
Tenn President FAINT of the Womens College will also be
the program for brief tai kon The Educational Ideals of
Community this being the presidents first appearance before
Lowndes County audience.
Mr. Andrews is manufacturer and banker He is vice president
OF the National Association of Underwear Manufacturers He
president of two paper manufacturing and an officer
in three banks That ne practical business man combining
some OIL the elements OF the of vision indicated by
subject he has chosen for his takhe Soul of Community
hroug hte cooperation the interests of the Chamber
of those who have planned and dinner
the cost OF the acknowledgements the least for
which satisfactory meal be given This popular price was
insisted upon In order that this be great big Lowndes
had
In the formal announcements of the Civic Dinner the cam
palgn committee has stressed the invitation women to be
present Every who attends should accompanied bv
woman Reservations already made indicate that this will be the
general rule
The details of this big affair have been arranged the MEM
Ders OF the meetings. commeeMr f. L. Kuykendal chair
man; Mr.. Tony Butera and Mr. j. l. Harrison