Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-06-13
PROGRAM FOR THE
 JUNIOR CHAMBER IS INTERESTING ONE
Meeting to be Held in St Louis June
 17-19

discussions form a important part of the tentative program arranged for the first convention of the national junior chamber of commerce to be held in St. Louis June 17-19, accord 1 ing to w. R. Simmons of Terre Haute, Ind, secretary of the national junior chamber. Those round table discussions will be held mainly for those cities where junior chambers are not established and which send representatives to the convention for the purpose of learning more of the junior chamber movement The ten as to provide series of talks on junior chamber movements, divided into three sessions as follows:
 First session-"The value of al junior chamber" by Clarence H. How ard of St. Louis, member of the board of directors of the senior national chamber of commerce, and the fairy godfather" of the St. Louis junior chamber.
 "The secretary's viewpoint" by Paul V. Bum, secretary of the senior chamber of commerce of St. Louis.
 "Why I am member" by Mayor Wozencraft of Dallas, Tex. Mayor Wozencraft is 25 years of age, and is perhaps the youngest mayor in the United States. He is an enthu- siastic member of the Dallas Junior chamber of commerce.
 "What Junior Chambers Have Done," by H. L. Hammett, member of the board of directors of the New l Orleans junior chamber, followed by discussion of delegates from St. Louis, Dallas, Bedford. West Vir- ginia, Kansas City, Galveston, and Belleville, Illinois.
 | Second session-Led by Paister of | Dubuque to be in the nature of comparison of the strength of junior chambers in different cities, both from the standpoint of members and accomplishments will be arranged l about as follows:
 Dubuque vs. Springfield-Com- parison of membership strength. Arkansas City vs. Detroit-Com- parison of membership and accomp- lishments as compared with popula- tion of cities.
 i Little Rock vs. Terre Haute--Com- parison of accomplishments and mem- bership.
 i Des Moines vs. Standardization of high school organizations to junior chamber.
 l Third session will be devoted to a review of junior chamber movements in the United States. A discussion of questions received through a uestion box which will be installed, will be led by the secretary.
 Representatives from at least 26 cities will attend the convention, ac- cording to Henry Glossenbier, Jr., president of the national junior chamber, who is making trip to various sections of the country to stimulate interest and enthusiasm in the coming convention. Little Rock, New Orleans and Galveston are in campaigns to assure large delega- ticn at the convention. Giessenbier reports that, judging from the feel ing in the territory he has already covered, the convention at St. Louis will be one of the largest ever held in that city.
 l The senior chamber in St. Louis will lend it's full support and cooper ation to the junior organization in entertaining delegates to the conven- tion. This is in line with the splen- did support and encouragement the senior organization has always ac- [ corded to it's junior chamber. At a meeting of the board of directors of the senior body held few days ago. the following resolution was unani- mously adopted:
 "Whereas, the work of the St. Louis junior chamber of commerce has met with signal success, not only in it's local work, but in the formation of national junior chamber of com merce, having just been officially recognized by the chamber of com merce of the United States, and
 "Whereas this movement for the encouragement and training of young men in the ideals of citizenship and community interest has always been encouraged by this chamber of com 1 merce, and
 "Whereas, the young men of the | junior chamfer have themselves peen so largely responsible for their own success, because of their untiring energy and enthusiasm.
 Therefore. be it resolved. that the St. Louis chamber of commerce re- affirms it's interest in the junior or ganization, and desires to extend to it encouragement in furtherance of the efforts the young men to build un to greater usefulness and to na- tionalize the junior chamber work. and
 "Be it further resolved. That the president of this chamber be author ized; to appoint committee of three members of the board to confer and counsel with the junior board of di- recors from time to time, in their Nlans for the future. and especially in their work of building up their national organization. whose conven- tion will be held in St. Louis in June."
 l This support on the mart of the senior organization ought to assure the success of the convention. The committee of three which the senior |