The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-28
SOCIETY EVENTS OF THE WEEK

Women Of Ardmore are 10 have
division Of their own in the eXpan-
sion campaign of the Chamber OF
Commerce. The campaign commit
tee has provided for this in the form
of tie team organization. As plan
ned. the division will consist Of
major in command Of four teams,
each headed by a captain.
In the setting up Of the material
for the campaign, the object Of which
is to nuid up the membership Of the
chamber TO not less than 1000, it was
found that there are in Ardmore
great many women Of the type which
The modern Chamber Of Commerce
not only welcomes but seeks as mem
bers
These are the women like the one
in Flint, Mich, who was first TO en-
roll in the new Chamber of Com
morce. When she was asked TO fill
IN the line on the application card In.
dicatlng her business she wrote:
Being the mother Of four boys"
Then she added But not 50 busy
that am not vitality interested in
the welfare OF the city where those
boys are growing to manhood
The prospect lists which have
been prepared for the use Of the
teams in the Chamber OF Commerce
contain the names Of some scores OF
Ardmore women who have been act
i've ig public affairs and those who
have shown qualities Of leadership in
the past two or three years, which
makes the chamber anxious to have
them as active members.
There are so many things mclud-
I'd I'm the activities Of the modern
chamber Of Commerce which women
can do better than men, that the
Nromlrc chamber wants large mum.
por Of thom,' said $. \. Apple. chair
man of tho campaign. He recalled
mat the present bylaws Of the or
auiZation permit the memberships of
women and predicted that the new
uy laws win specifically invite them;
au evidence OF the new spirit Of the
chalhcr,
Women are active members oi
scores of Chambers Of Commerce in
an parts Of the country and are do
ing valuable work What the women
members of the Ardmore Chamber OF
Commerce will do will be largely dc
tciuucd by themselves, according to
the plans Of the new organization as
outlined Saturday at the campaign
headquarters.
1t was pointed out that the women
ha
as mon both as to dues and privi'
leges. one of the steps which will be
taken Immediately after the member
ship expansion campaign will be the
making Of definite program OF
work. The questions will be asked OF
the women members, as Of all tho
men.
what can the Chamber of Com
mercc do for tho promotion Of your
cwn occupation or interests?
What, in your opinion as a ciu-
zen. Should the Chamber OF Com
merce first undertake for the adj
yaucrmcnt of Ardmore?'
IL is a foregone conclusion" said
Mr.. Apple, that every woman who
comes into the Chamber Of Commerce
as Il full.privilcged member. will have
jather definite ideas with which TO
answer these questions. Their ans
Wrra viii not be oral statements. to
he forgotten; they will be written
down. first ON ehccts furnished for
the purpose, and signed by the mem
hers. Then these suggestions will be
tabulatcd on index cards, still with
the names of the makers attached.
The purpose Of all this will be to
assist in the performance Of the act
ual program of work. The matter
which seems most important as in
dicated by the members themselves
win BE- plank one of the program, and
So on down the list.
The execution Of the program of
wcri wul fall to special committees.
In the formation Of these commit
tres, .he written answers of the wo-
men. as Of all the men. will he OF
immense value. Let us assume n