The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-07-30
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4 &c AFFAIR
Commerce Body VIII
Have Auto Ride , and
Then a Dinner.

Inc c0mm1ttee On arrangements
for the big booster party for tts
Chamber Of Commerce on Wednes'
day, August 10, was In session
shortly after IL o'clock this after
noon TO discuss further plans fot
the event. Nothing much new had
developed In the program. Arrange
ments for serving The supper were
NOT complete but . report was o.
becte! from The Presbyterian
women tomorrow on the matter.
It is announced that It will likely
be possible 10 run the automobile
party around a high hill back Of
the Domestic Coke plant, so that q
view looking down on the plant
may be had. President George !.
Watson announced that letters tell.
ing Of the annual meeting and
booster party and giving the pro
gram would be mailed out to each
member tomorrow, with a special
request to try to attend. The lot.
ter 10 signed By the committee.
Governor Corlwell will have a
busy day here on August 10. lie
WILDE guest at the Kiwanls lunch
con, speak to two Democratic con.
veltions in the afternoon and make
an address to the commerce BODY
members In the evening. :
A great time Is in store for the
members Of the Chamber on this
occasion. An annual meeting gen
orally speaking Is. a routine bust
ness affair, but this time the event
will take in q much wider scope
and win be highly interesting to all
the members. A supper Will De
served at the big new brass plant
shipping room, where several hun
dred can be taken care Of With
ease, following this will come q
briet business session, and then
addresses by two such distinguish.
ed men as Governor John ]. Corn.
well and Major J. NJ. Boyle, VINO
had charge Of the construction OF
the brass plant.
But this Is not all. The program
starts in mid.afternoon on Auguat
10. The committee in charge Of ar'
fragments has outlined the tol'
loving schedule for the member
ship and honored guests for the
day: They will gather at the court
house at 3 O'Clock. where auto1lo'
blles will be in waiting and the
party will visit the Mononsah Glass
plant and other industries along
the Belt line. From here the party
will motor out to the great Domes'
tic Coke Corporation plant on the
East side. where q brief inspection
tour will be made. The party then
proceeds to the Owens Bottle tac'
tory, and here the cars will be de-
serted. A trip will be, made
through the wonderful Bottle fac.
tory, the Midwest Box factory and
the former American Valve anc
Tank company plant. II Is OK.
pected to reach the brass plant
about $50 and to serve dinner a
half hour later.
a brief business session will tol-
low the dinner, at which 10 dlrec-
tors for three year terms will be
elected. After the business ses-
sion Governor Cornwell and MAJ
or Boyle will deliver addresses;
which should be well worth hear
ing.
This program was announced az
Ter the meeting Of the committee
yesterday afternoon and was form.
ally announced 10 the general mem
beship meeting at the court house
last night by Secretary Connel!
Tickets for the event at one dol
lar each are being mailed to the
membership today, and It Is request
ed that a prompt reply with cheek q
or currency for the amount Of the
ticket be sent to Secretary Con-
nell. in order that arrangements for
the dinner may be completed as
soon as possible
The time Of the big event has
not been announced before now
owing to the fact that the commit
tee was awaiting for Governor
Conwell TO Tx a date when It
would be convenient for him to
attend
The affair is expected to be one
Of the best booster events IN the
history OF the Chamber Of Com
merre, and It is likely that prac..
ticaHy the entire membership o.
tho body will participate.