The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1921-04-07
CHAMBER COMMERCE
PLANNING A BANQUET

In the near future the Liberal
Chamber of Commerce will give a
banquet which will mark the real
start-off for the 1921 work of the
organization The Quarterly meeting
of the Chamber was held last night
and a number of movements were
initiated. The committee to have
to have charge of the arrangements
for the big banquet is headed by Lee
Larrabee, The other members are A.
E. Taylor and Herbert Hobble. Mr..
Taylor Of the committee will arrange
to have thirty guests invited from
different farming communities in
Seward county. The intention is to
have this banquet the only one of its
class ever given in Liberal. Il will
be a twelve-cylinder, 1921 model.
Reports received by the Cham
ber of Commerce on the condition
of the wheat in this section are en-
couraging. The earlier reports that
frost had badly ruined the crop seem
to have been unfounded. Mr.. C. H.
Thayer, well known grain man of
Chicago, who is making an investi-
cation of wheat conditions all over
the west, has been here this week,
and with Mr. A. E. Taylor drove over
Seward and adjoining counties.
They report the wheat as little
damaged, in fact in very good con-
dition. Mr.. R. M. Gilbert, who has
900 acres of wheat north and west
of Liberal a few miles, reported at
the Chamber of Commerce that his
what is very little damaged and that
he has prospect at present for a
big crop.
A shipment of steel embossed
signs for attaching on front of auto
mobiles have been ordered to aid in
advertising Liberal. The signs will
bear the lettering, Liberal, Kan"
and it is the purpose to have one on
each automobile owned at Liberal,
SO that when cars make trips away
from home they will be constantly
calling attention to this place.
Regarding the Dairy and Poultry
meetings to be held in Liberal on
April 20 and 21, Mr.. T. ]. Talbert,
superintendent of the Department
of institutes of the State Agricultural
College writes the Chamber of Com
merce: eve expect to send to these
meetings men who are well trained
in their various lines and in addition
to this they will be practical farmers
who should be able to assist every
farmer in attendance, materially in
his work."
At the Chamber of Commerce
meeting Tuesday evening DR.. E. F.
Pellette called attention to the need
in Liberal for free camping grounds
for auto tourists. Other Kansas
towns provide such grounds and the
tourist, experience has shown favor
stopping where such grounds are pro-
vided. A committee composed of E.
D. Cooper, Ira Riney and R. P. Smith
was appointed to investigate and as
certin if suitable grounds can be Sc
cured for such camping ground.
Rev. Walker was a guest at the
Chamber Of Commerce Tuesday
evening and on request told of the
plans for getting the Boy Scouts of
Liberal directly under the National
of Boy Scouts. All over
the United States at the present
time wherever the Boy Scout move
mentI has become we'll known the
best families are anxious to have
their boys receive training in this
The boys are taught
many useful things in practical ways:
The entire teaching trends toward
courageous, gentlemanly conduct,
and the boy scout who can pass mus
ter under the National organization
laws is naturally good citizen and
an honor to his community and his
parents. The Chamber of Commerce
went on record Tuesday night as en-
dorsing the boy scout movement in
Liberal and pledged its continued
moral support to the boys for the
future.
The Tuesday evening dinner at
the hotel Cimarr6n this week had an
increased attendance. The next one
will be on next Tuesday evening.
Members of the Chamber of Com
merce should phone in advance to
the secretary SO that the hotel may
be advised Of the number to provide
for.