Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-22
Greater Richmond
By Chamber of Con1.::orce

The last roll call OF the Chamber
for 1920 takes place Tuesday to-
morrow) night in tho Jefferson
Hotel assembly hall. 1t is intend
cd TO be a notab BILE occasion. the
girdinS OF loinS for herculean
work during 1921. Officials are
stirring TO make the absent list
the smallest in years. Not only
is it hoped to have n full member
ship of the Board OF Directors and
the Advisory Council OF One Hun
dred. but Committee Chairmen are
requested to call their members
over tho phone and urge their
presence at this gct-together af-
fair. AS far as possible. President
Branch Will avoid n cut-and-dried
sight is some remarks which the
directors have asked President
Branch to make on the European
situation rs he found it during
several weeks sojourn. especially
as that situation may affect Rich
mond and territory. The balance
of the program will be sponts-
neous. The membership will ru!e.
as IL always does. Those attend
ing will not be asked to sing a
song or make great speeches
what Is wanted are practical sug-
Eestions. opening the doors to
plans for keeping the organization
up to It's ears In work until the
hour for the last roll call In 1921.
Members are urged to como loaded
and get on their feet withc ut
somebody having to use q derrick
on them. II anything has accu-
mulatod In tho system during the
Al q n MI n
out. II the Chamber has been
working on proper lines, get up
and say so, Is the word that has
gone out. II there are other
things that can be done, say It..
All ears Will be listening. 1t will
be the grand and glorious oppor-
tunity to unload. But throughout
the meeting there will always be
found the note of Unity in City
Building. 1t is that Utility that has
made the Chamber such a factor
in the past--so intimately related
to tho development OF Richmond.
TIL, best business and brains OF
Richmond will be in attendance,
and ono may travel far and see
many things before witnessing the
gathering of moro uniformly sue
ccssful men under ore roof. There
are $50 members of the Chamber,
Room will be made for more peo-
pie, us 1t Is expected that in addi-
ton to the full membership some
OF tho loyal Jones will bring in and
Introduce a stranger who wants
TO get in and help TO mako Rich
mond city of 100000 people with
out waiting for tho next census
period.
Mrs. ]. Allison Hodges, long n
leader in womnn's work in Rich
mond. has taken tho initiative in
the Boost Richmond and Buy
Richmond Made-Goods campaign.
and the Chamber bows to her it's
profound acknowledgment Be
fore large number OF her sex
gathered Mt the Woman's Club
Mrs. Hodges urged the women Of
Richmond TO become active in the
campaign to make n Greater Rich
rnond. and advised them that tho
way to do so was 10 take every
opportunity of praising their
Home Town and to give the prefer
encc In trade to the things made
In Richmond. She called attention
to the fact that the average family
could be clothed and fed with the
products Of Richmond plants. and
urged the women to not only in
form themselves Of what Is ma nu-
featured here. but to follow up In
more practical way and buy
those things. Other splendid
women are expected to Join this
movement end manifest their in
fiuencn and power IN the work OF
city building.