The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-11-26
PARIS COMMERCIAL CLUB AC-
INVITES.

Tive the home merchants a square
DEAL" is the plea of the retail COM
mittee of the Paris Commercial
Club, which met Wednesday night to
map out plans for a traGe-at-home
movement. paris people mean IT, BIZ
loyal to Paris, and will be loyal
said M. P. Collier, director of bust
ness affairs of the Commercial Club,
in opening the meeting. eff we put
the proposition squarely up to them.
Some do not realize that the life Of
business in Paris depends on the
support the business men receive
from their own community. In fact,
the very life of Paris depends on the
amount of business that is done in
Paris. Let's stand together and
work together and give home bus1-
ness houses the first chance at our
dollars"
The committee of retailers met at
the commercial club Offices and de-
cided to push to completion several
projects for the advancement of gen
eral retail conditions in Paris. The
committee, which was appointed by
Mr.. Collier, is composed of the fol-
lowing: Withers Davis, chairman.
Barnett Winters, William Shire.
Russell Clayton, SID Ardery, Jr.,
Eldridge Snapp, Lee Price, c. r.
Cook, Harry Linville, Lawrence
Price, Ben Posner, R..P. Walsh, Miss
Mamie Holiday, Mrs Georgia Webb
and F. E. Jones.
The committee decided to attempt
the organization of a retail credit
association in Paris. Several credit
rating systems were presented by
William E. Hacker, Secretary of the
Commercial Club. and sub-commit-
fee composed of r. p. Walsh, Mr..
Georgia Webb, Lee Price, Harry Lin
Vile and William Shire, was az
pointed by Mr.. Davis to examine
these systems and determine the one
most suitable.
The chief subject of discussion at
the meeting was the methods of coll
Quoting the trade-at-home campaign.
A subcommittee composed of F. E..
Jones, Ben PCsner, Russell Clayton,
Sid Ardery, Jr., and Barnett Win
ters was appointed to conduct the
campaign. These subcommittee
Will meet Monday night when they
expect to get the projects under way
Immediately. A window. display con-
test whereby at least three prizes
will be offered for the best window
displays during the holidays: and an
intensive advertising campaign will
be features of the trade-at homo
drive.
Mr.. Collier has appointed trans
portation committee composed OF 4.
J. Santen. chairman. Y. F. Brent, T.
w. Glass, e. E. Curtis, Edward
Spears, John r. Mccarthy ard DR..
T. Vansant. This committee will
meet shortly to discuss sevaral pro
j2cts to be taken up with the raft
road and the traction company.
The annual membership meeting
held last Tuesday night was highly
successful. A pleasing program OF
entertainment was presented, follow
ed by a lecture by DR.. John j. Tigert,
Of the University of Kentucky, on
Community leadership" The leot-
ure was declared to be one Of the
lest of the kind ever heard in Paris
officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President. +. H.
Corey: Vice-President. NJ. p. Collier:
Director Organization Affairs. A.. b.
Hancock: Director Public Affairs.
Rudolph Davis; Director Business
Affairs, John F. Davis; Dir"ctor-At-
Large, \. F. Brent, NJ. j. LAWN, Il.
J. Santen, Catesby Spears. &. ".
Wilder.