The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-02
JUNIOR CHAMBER
DINNER SUCCESS
800 Hear Plans of Civic
Body at Oklahoma Day
Banquet Here.
SERVE OKLAHOMA FOOD
G.. +. Wilson of Dallas, Chief
Speaker, Tells What Can
Be Done by Young Men.

The Junior chamber of commerce
firmly established itself as The com
ing organization of Tulsa at the
Oklahoma day dinner held at Holol
Tulsa yesterday noon. The dinner
was attended by nearly 300 young
men who met with members ~ the
city club and other orgdlzttions To-
learn something OF he aims ot mo
Junior chamber OF commerce ana
hear what had been accomplished
by a similar organization at Dnllnt.
All food served at he dinner was
confined to oklahoma products ana
consisted Of tomato soup. Rogers
county radishos, Okmulgee county
onions. Tulsa county chicken. Tulsa
biscuits, salad uadc from Wagner
county vegetables ana Guthrie
peach pie Ia mode. with potatoes,
string beans and other articles from
oklahoma farms. Tho First Ma
tional bank quartet furnished music
preceding the speakers.
Henry r. Thomas, third vice pres
ident Of the junior chamber Of com
merce, presided at the meeting ANA
introduced Judge Ralph Campbell.
president Of the city club, as tho first
speaker. Judge Campbell spoke
briefly Of the many opportunities
for young men to be OF service To
Tulsa and wished tho organization
God Speed" lie was followed by
Mayor elect T. y. Evans, who con
graduated the organization on tho
splendid showing made, and Invited
tho chamber TO cooperate with the
municipal government. suggesting
that committee he appointed to
confer at regular intervals with tho
city officials.
George II. Wilson of tho Dallas
tunior chamber of commerce was
the principal speaker. Mr.. Wilson
outlined briefly some of tho things
junior chamber OF commerce can
accomplish, calling attention to tho
facN that membership In tho orgnni-
zation will increase not only the ef-
ficicncy OF the young men hut of
the city AZ well. II will teach young
men the channels through which
they must work to be of the greatest
service to the city ho explained. At
Dallas every committee appointed.
whether large or small. has on 1t a
representative of the Junior cham
ber of commerce. Anything that
benefits Tulsa Will benefit tho bus
mess men OF Tulsa and any young
man who will not exert himself TO
tho utmost for his employer does
not deserve TO be carried on the pay
roll. he declared
John Rogers. who spoke as rep
resentative of the Junior chamber
OF commerce, outlined few OF tho
things the organization hopes to ac-
complish The first aim Is to cdu-
cate the young men along civic and
Industrial lines, he stated, In order
that these men as they grow older
may be well equipped to take up
their work In the senior chamber
of commerce and serve that body
more efficiently. To advertise Tulsa
truthrully Is another aim, but be-
fore that can be done attention
should bo given To improved street
car service. improved railroad ia
cilities and II deemed advisable ef-
forts would be made TO secure n
union station. No specific program
along these lines has been adopted
and II In the plan of the junior
organization to investigate before
any definite action is taken.
Although full reports have not
been made II Is believed the goal of
SEQ members was reached yester-
day and an active campaign viii he
launched Immediately 10 increase
tho membership to 1000. Dallas
mac i,S00 members and the Tulsa
organization will not be satisfied
until It liz the largest In the. south
west.
Announcement was made that the
meeting May 13 will be open 10
the public and business men are in
vitod 10 attend and find out for
themselves what the Junior cham
ber OF commerce is doing.