The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-09-05
PLAN BIG DRIVE
FOR CIVIC BODY
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WILL BE RE-ORGANIZED
THIS MONTH
PLANS IN MOTION
Latest Method OF Organization
Will BE Employed-The
Campaign Is Now Taking
Definite Form

Columbus has gone at the job Of
creating a new Chamber Of Commerce
with a yigor and enthusiasm which
both prove the need Of such an organ
ization and insure the success Of the
undertaking.
Since the announcement in The Dis
patch Of Wednesday that a meeting Of
citizens in the previous week had
taken definite steps toward the organ
ization Of new chamber, much actual
progress has been made.
Headquarters have been opened on
the second floor Of the City Hall.
through the cooperation of the Mayor,
the personnel Of the campaign commit
tee has been announced, and arrange
ments are being made for two or three
large meetings of the citizens for the
presentation and discussion of the
plans contemplated.
Emphasis is being placed on the
statement that this is strictly a local
undertaking. 'The new Chamber of
commerce is to be the product of the
best Thought Of the people of CoFhm-
bus and vicinity. 1t is true that three
members of the field staff of the
American City Bureau, of whom Mr..
William G. Ewing is the campaign di-
rector, h@s mbus, but
they are here only in an advisory ca
pacity and because they are familiar
with the underlying principles which
constitute an efficient modern COM
munity organization.
ne Campaign Committee
Selection Of a committee Of citizens
Of Columbus to assume the RESPONSE
bility of the undertaking was com
pleted yesterday. In the personnel of
this committee effort has been made
to make it representative Of all the
various forward-looking interests Of
this community, though necessarily it
does not include all such men and
women. Other committees will be re-
quired to handle various details in con-
neetion with the movement, and these
will be created within the next few
days. In this connection, it is pointed
out that in the campaign preparations,
the work is typical Of that Of the new
chamber itself when organized and
working, in that through division Of
the labor among considerable group
the individual burdens will be light.
Columbus is fortunate in having a
very large number Of men and women
who are only too glad to give public
service said Mr.. Ewing. "Tn setting
up the campaign we are going to ask
very little of any one person. But
by bringing to the task large num-
Der Of people, the aggregate Of the
service given win mount up to a
splendid total.'
The campaign committee is headed
by Doctor J. W, Lipseomb. The other
are Mrs. E. T. Baird, e. Y.
Banks, John Beard Carey Cooke, w. G.
Evans, John f. Frierson, l. l.. CASTOR,
Y, b. lines, l. |. Kaufman, T. L. Kuy-
Kendall Mrs z. P. Landrum, S. J.
Loeb, Thomas J. Locke, D. f. McCul-
lough, +. P. Phillips, Parker Reeves, c.
c. Richardson, L. Rosenzweigh, Mrs.
John T. Sanford, J. l.. Walker, and
DR.. II. L. Whitfield.
Members Of the committee said yes
terday that it was too early to make
definite announcement regarding such
outstanding details Of the campaign as
the goal and the date Of the actual
drive for memberships. As to the at
ter, the plan is to carry on a prelimi-
nary campaign Of information and
consultation with the people, reeog-
lizing that first and last this is going
10 be an organization Of the community
of Columbus and its sur
district. Throughout this
the democratic character Of
he new Chamber Of Commerce viii be
repeatedly emphasized, it was said,
'or long experience has shown that
,nly such an organization may hope
10 survive.
Counts On Cooperation
Doctor Lipscomb, in speaking Of the
reasons which had influenced him to
accept the chairmanship Of the CAM
1aign committee, said'
There were many personal reasons
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