The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1921-04-05
LOUIS TOML|NSON
HEADS CHAMBER
COMMERCE AGAIN
KING IS VICE PRESIDENT
President Tobacco Board of
Trade Right Hand Bower.
Strong Men on Working
Committees. Mr.. Graham
Woodland Heads Entertain
ment Committee.

In recognition of his preeminent
qualities as an organizer and boost
er of all that makes for the advance
ment of Wilson county, his state and
the south, the members of the Cham
bcr of Commerce last night without
a dissenting vote cast their ballots
for Mr.. Louis Tomlinson to succeed
himself as President of the organ
ization.
Under the plan of organization
uuestionaires had been mailed out by
Secretary Scott, and the three high
est suggested for all the Offices were
placed on the blackboard and the
one receiving the largest number OF
votes in open melting is declared
elected.
The other two who were named as
receiving the largest number of
votes, according to the questionaires,
announced in open meetings. that Mr.
Tomlinson deserved the place from
every standpoint and consideration.
They paid high tribute to his worth
and ability, and withdrew in his
favor and his election was unani-
nous.
Mr.. Tomlinson expressed his ap-
probation. He said that he did not
think that he should be rejected,
thought the Chamber needed new
blood to direct it's affairs, but since
his colleagues felt that way about it.,
he would accept and would bend his
energies to make the Chamber more
efficient than ever, though he was
He paid tribute to the efforts of
Mr.. Scott and said that the members
of the Chamber should hold up his
hands, attend the meetings and thus
extend the influence and scope of
the work of the organization.
Mr.. Calvin Woodard at the open
ing of the meeting paid a tribute to
the work of Mr.. Tomlinson, but said
he, Mr.. Tomlinson has so much to
do that he would prefer that another
succeed him. He nominated Mr..
Frank Miller, but that gentleman
stated that he had recently been
elected President of the Fair Asso-
citation, and that this Office together
as much as he could well attend to,
and so he withdrew in favor of Mr..
Tomlinson.
Mr.. Graham Wodard was one of
| the three, the choice of the question
| aires, and he too appreciated the
compliment but withdraw in favor of
\ Mr.. Tomlinson.
| Mr.. johnson King President of the
Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade was
also unanimously selected as Vice
President, the other candidates re-
tiring in his favor. He two promised
when called upon to make the Cham
Der more representative than it had
been, and agreed with the suggestion
of Mr.. c. P. Clark that the Chamber
should get out in the country and
bring the people of the county in
closer touch with the organization
Mr.. King during the course of his re-
marks stated that if we had such
an organization in the past that the
matter of decreased cotton and to-
bacco acreage could have been handl.
ed much more effectively.
II The suggestion of Mr.. Clark met
with hearty response from the AS.
sociation as whole and as a result
it is proposed to have branch or.
ganization of the Chamber in every
township working with the one in
town, since, as it was eloquently ex
pressed last evening, the town anG
county and their interests are sc
intimately connected and associated
that what is to the interest of one i:
to the interest Of the other.
III The voc for the directors on the
various committees resulted al
follows:
\ Directors of Civic Affairs-W. A
II Continued on page6)