The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-03-16
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
COMMITTEE MEETS THE
BUREAU REPRESENT TATWE
AND WORKS OUT PLANS
FOR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

VI commerce met j. L. II. roster, VINO
will have charge Of the details of the
setting up of the membership expan-
sion campaign and the reorganization
Of the chamber. at q meeting today in
the directors room of the First Ma
tional Bank. Perry Maxwell, president
Of the chamber. presided.
Mr.. Foster presented an outline of
the various steps which will be un.
dertaken and said that the active mar
agement of the campaign would be
placed in the hands OF an executive
committee OF Ardmore citizens.
In indicating the plans which Will
be followed, Mr. Foster said the as
sistance of several committees would
be required.
There will be a division OF re.pon-
sibillty. however, so that the duties OF
these committees will be made as
light as possible. Already. Mr.. Foster
told the meeting. he had found such
spirit Of cooperation in Ardmore
and so keenly aroused desire to
make the city foremost in Oklahoma,
that he was sure the plan to provide
a civic.commercial organization Of
COMMUNICATIVE interest and support
was going TO be an unusual success.
In the course OF the preliminary
work, which includes the preparation
OF the material for the campaign, Mr..
Foster said there would be two or
three public meetings. The purpose of
these, he said, was to enable the citi-
zens to have the fullest possible know
edge Of the plans for a new Chamber
OF Commerce 1t was said that at none
of these gatherings would any effort
be made TO enroll members in the
new organization.
I'VE very much prefer" said Mr..
Foster, 'that the people Of Ardmore
should first learn all about the Cham.
Der of Commerce; what it is and
what it may be expected to accom-
pllsh, before they are asked to give
their support TO it. We want the
people OF Ardmore a great deal mora
than we want their money, for a
mere membership roll is not 4 Cham
Der of Commerce. When we have Civ
on all the citizens opportunity to
know what they may reasonably ex
pect of the chamber, We will invite
them 10 Join il. This Of course, con
templates a period Of what We may
call education In this period, which
will be brief, but sufficiently long
for the purpose, we shall tell the peo.
pie freely all OF our plans. at the
same time inviting thought and dis
cusson."
The dates OF the public meeting have
not yet been fixed but it is hoped
TO have the first one next week. with
the others soon afterward.
Perry Maxwell, president Of the
Chamber of Commerce, said after the
meeting. regarding the coming cam
paign:
II believe that the chamber has
much important work to do in the
year to come, and in the succeed
ing wears; work which is even more
important than any which it has
done in the past year. Many problems,
both civic and commercial, are bound
10 arise in Ardmore. Some of these
have TO do with readjustment and
many others are outgrowths Of our
immense increase in population and
commercial Importance.
"Some Of these problems are already
at hand demanding attention. In or
der to meet them in q big way. the
cooperation and service of every per
son who takes an interest in the vel
fare OF Ardmore are essential.
1.-THE past two years have taugh;
us what can be accomplished through
cooperation and unselfish service. We
ought. to be able, and 1 believe we
shall be, to coordinate and apply
the same forces to the problems
OF this community, the state and the
nation. We have here in Ardmor5
and at our doors natural and man
made advantages, industrial, com
mercial and agricultural, which ought
to make Ardmore u community OF
greater service to the state and the
nation.
"In addition 10 all this, we have an
aroused civic spirit second to none in
this country. Certainly we ought to
capitalize this spirit for the permanent
advancement OF the community.
'For some time the Chamber Of
Commerce has felt the need OF great
er man n-power and resources. The mat
ter OF making an effort to provide
these has been given serious consider
alton Inquiry into similar efforts
elsewhere has led us to call to our
assistance an organization which has
had long and wide experience and
which has been uniformly successful
the American City Bureau. Several
members OF the field staff Of this
organization are now in Ardmorc. They
viii direct the expansion and reorga
nixatlon campaign Of the ArdmorC
Chamber OF Commerce.
Organization and direction Of tbs
membership campaign is not the only
service which will be performed. I'm
mediately after the expansion effor.
has been concluded, the new body
will be set UP as u smoothly working
machine to perform a useful service
to this community on broader lines