Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-12-02
RETAILERS TO MEET FRIDAY
intensive Campaign Is Prom
ised Throughout City In
Big Drive.

With the third week Of the edu-
cational campaign Of the Alma
Chamber of Commerce coming to an
end with this week, arrangements
are now ready FOR the big member
snip drive, which win open Monday.
following the big civic rally that is
20 be held Sunday evening. The
campaign promises 10 be an inten-
s.ve one that VIII bring in as men,
bers Of tae Chamber Of Commerce
over five hundred residents Of the
community
Aside from the big community
rally on Sunday evening, and the
special sermons in the morning of
the Civic Sunday, the one other big
meeting that is still to be held be-
fore the membership drive opens,
will come Friday evening.
This meeting, 10 be held in the
American Legion rooms Of the City
Hall, is to be called promptly at 500
p m. and is for all Of the retail mer-
chants Of the community. Everyone
else who is interested in the move
ment is invited to attend the meet
ing. Jason +. Hammond, manager
of the Michigan Retail Dry Goods
Association, has been secuved as the
speaker Of the evening He is GER
tain 70 have a message FOR the busi-
ness men of the community that will
ne Wcl worth hearing
Sunday morning the pastors of all
of the churches of the city will urge
civic cooperation in their sermons,
and call attention TO the fact that
cItic GO operation viii best find its
expression through the Chamber OF
mm-rcc. Am appeal for Near
East Relief viii .so be- made By the
clcrG. at the morning service.
In lhe evening the entire city will
unite n q bic community rally to be
hold at tac usual time of the even
ing service of the churches Of the
city This will be- held n the High
School auditorium. which is centrally
located and which win have plenty Of
seats for those who attend
Mr. Frederick O'Mara. former
Baptist minister, who is now in
business in Detroit has been secured
as the speaker at the big civic rally.
Mr. O'Mara is considered as the
leading orator of the city of Detroit.
and during athe war was in constant
demand as a Liberty Loan and Red
Cross speaker. lie is now making
numerous addresses in Michigan and
ONO, at just such meetings as the
one planned for Alma Sunday even
ing. lie has keen insight TO COM
munity conditions and needs. and
will have worth while message for
the people Of Alma.
Music FOR the big rally will he
by the High School chorus
ana the College Glee clubs.
During the day Monday. the final
ietails of the membership CAMPAIGN
vail be carefully gone over, the var
Gus teams, into which the two
egments will be divided. will be
'iven their final instructions and
verything made ready for the. red
ot drive that will open Monday
vening.
-, iVi the memberships of
ne Chamber Of Commerce, will be
pened Monday evening, with a big
anquet' that will be held at the
I1ght House, at which all of the
ftlcials of the Chamber Of Com
erce, including the executive COM
ittee, }. W. Blakley and c. II. Cog
a. eolonels of the two regiments.
10 John c. Chick and Harry Gerber
iutenant coionels, the captains and
e members Of the teams will be
esent. WI 'e
me principal speakers at the
hcheon OF the workers will be given
Clarence Hammond. one Of the
iicials OF thc Jackson Chamber Of
.mmerce.
Daiiy reports Of the progress Of
teams which compose the reoi-
'nts viii be made az the Chamber
Commerce headquarters during
drive for memberships. and tho
ecutiNe committee feels that with
work that has already been done
're IS little question but that at
st five hundred memberships will
forth coming during the life Of
: campaign.
The regiment which secures tho
,a'es' number of memberships
ing the campaign will be guests
nonor at a Victory luncheon TO he
q following the drive, and both
= biakiey and M. Goggin are do
everything possible 70 have the
ms m mat compose their regiments.
the best possible shape to make
moro campaign. by which thew
e 20 defeat the enemy in the bat.
Of memberships.