The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-04
new SECRETARY
is ALREADY in
CHARGE OF WORK
7. J. Appleyard, Jr., Receives
Appointment As Chamber of
Commerce Secretary

r. J. Appleyard, Jr., is already at
work as secretary of the Lakeland
| Chamber of Commences a special
meeting of the directors having been
held Wednesday evening. at which
time he was chosen by the unanimous
vote, of the thirteen directors present.
Mr.. Appleyard begins his work with
much enthusiasm for Lakeland and
for the future of the chamber of com
merce.. ~ DEt
No contract was made between him
self and the organization, il being his
own desire that he be left free to sew
err his connection with the body when
ever his services may prove unsats
factory. or whenever he may feel that
there is a lack OF vision in the com
munity or an mwillngness- to support
the work.
The new secretary is a compare
lively young man, of genial personal
ity, business-like to his finger tips and
presenting the appearance of a man
standing square with the world and
With his fellow men. He is making
an excellent impression on the PEG
pie of the community as he has the
opportunity to meet them. He is ma
tive OF the state, having been born
in Jacksonville and having lived at
several different Florida points. His
father, II. j. Appleyard, ST., of Tai
lahasseeis known throughout the
state.
Mr.. Appleyard has spent the past
eight years in commercial organiza-
tion work, specializing in reorganiz-
,,,s nd izit a.
bers of commerce. This work has
taken him to widely scattered points,
including Portland, Ore; Fort Smith,
Ark; Philadelphia, Pa: New York,
and points in New Jersey, North Car
DINA and South Carolina For two
years he was secretary of the cham
Der of commerce at Piqua. Ohio. and
served in the same capacity for prac-
tically two years at Newark, Ohio.
The two years just past were spent
in reorganization work.
in regard to his appointment, Mr.
Appleyard says:
81 am much pleased with Lakeland
and have been attracted to it for
years. | have always desired to re-
turn to Florida whenever could come
to community that promised devel
opment. Lakeland will continue to
develop if the people here have the
vision which | think they have and
are willing to back this organization
as | think it should be backed.
"At my request, the directors are
permitting me to reorganize and mod
ernie the chamber entirely, and this
will be done as rapidly as possible.
This work will confine me to the Of
flee for the next few weeks, so that
shall not have the opportunity to
get out and meet the people. and
am asking the members and the citi-
zens in general to drop in and see me
here.
after the reorganization work is
done, we can map out program of
work for the coming year.
"In regard to the work of moderni-
cation, | may say that many changes
have been made in the methods of
commercial organizations in the last
few years. Methods that were mod
ern five years ago are obsolete today
Five years from now, no doubt, pres
ent-day methods will have become OBJ
solete. | feel that Lakeland should
have an organization as modern as
any"
Speaking further, Mr.. Appleyard
said.
81 am asking everyone to keep per
sonal, petty quarrels out of the or
ganization have no one to cater to-
and no one to punish and | can not
give my best service unless | have
the hearty cooperation of the entire
community"
Mrs. Appleyard is at Winona Lake,
Ind. , and will arrive in Lakeland the
first of October.