The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-08
COMMITTEES TO
CARRY ON {. c.
WORK SELECTED
Chamber OF Commerce Activities
Are Getting Under Way With
Enthusiasm

Step by step there are being worked
out the details that are leading up Il
the development OF the Greater Lake
land program by the membership
the Chamber of Commerce. At thu
regular meeting of the board of direc
tors on Mondy, every member beint
in attendance at the luncheon at tn,
Hotel Lakeland, several committee
were named, all of them vitality in
por;a in the carrying on of the worl
to be undertaken.
These committees are as follows:
Membership Development Committee
The scope of work is the continue
development of new memberships foi
the Chamber of Commerce.
Its personnel will entirely change
each quarter and those members who
have during their service obtained 81
new memberships will be designated
members of the One Hundred Percen
Club of the Chamber.
They will individually report ner
prospects and new corners and vii
serve as "Welcome Committee
those serving agreeing TO see neN
resident within twenty-four hours a
ter his arrival here and extend we
come to him or her.
These who will serve for Noven
her. December, and January are Jt
seph Neville (chairman), Dr.. Jane
w. Kutrow, w. r. Ennis. Alex 5. WI
liams, E. w. Thomson, T. 5. Ciiiloro
Winton Hall A. c. Jones. Paul Hei
dersor, Henry Conibear. u. Gfenad'
J. II. Tackeri Harry Dw!gg!ns,
HAYNES. G. T. Hickey, DE-. E. L. klr
singer. Willard Ha!lam, Miss Nun
Patton, /. c. Lee, o. w. Dram
Frank Sanford. Mrs. Kate T. Bootl
w. f. Hand, and c. o. Be"'Iham.
Retail Trade Extension Committee
The scope of work for this commit
tee win be to extend the trade teri
tory of Lakeland, to work with TIL
mercantile Interests of the c0mmun't
with a view of rendering greater ser
vice to the people of Lakeland ant
its trade territory, to learn from TN
people of the trade territory thef'
criticism, if any, of mercandisin
methods, having in mind always tn
rendering of a real service to the pee
pie.
S. A. Clonts chairman, r. =. Har'
C. S Wh;pple, C. A. Cole, Miss Mir
ME Reynolds, II. F. Pearson. A. c
Wright, Joe LeVav. F. T. Benford. :
c. Owens, Cyrus WolfsOn. W. S. M,
rick, w. H. OFT, and w. S. Moore.
Tourist Hotel and Apartment House
Development
The scope of work of this commit
tee will be to develop for Lakeland
and vicinity high class tourist hote
facilities and apartment house facili-
ties in order that Lakeland may make
a successful effort in securing veal chy
tourists for Lakeland.
The personnel of the committee is
A. F. Pickard (chairman), w. B. Sc
well, T. E. Grub, A. II. DeVane, H.
NJ. Senior, S. H. Collins, Chas. p Zaz-
zali.
Finance Committee
The scope of work of this commit
tee is to make the budget for the
chamber and to pass upon all finan-
cial matters involving the expendi-
ture of the Chambers funds.
The personnel of the committee is
w. w. Chase, C. |. Dwiggins, and j..
F. Council.
Industrial and Wholesale Develop
ment
The scope of work of this commit
tee will be to bring to Lakeland new
industries and new wholesale estah.
lishments, thereby providing more
work for people and deyeloDing Lake
land as an industrial and distributing
point.
The personnel of the committee ie
E. N. Good (chairman), w. F. Reid
and John l.. Fouts.
Committee on Committees
The scope of work of this commit
tee is to develop the personnel for
service on committees that will have
to deal with the suggestions made by
the people of the community for the
community program.
Personnel: c. E. Todd (chairman)
Gertrude Overstreet, and ] w. Blu
chanan, Jr.
Chamber Of Commerce Building
Committee
The scope of work of this commit
tee will be to work with other inter-
Tor points in the state in getting es-
tablished through the Interstate Com
merce Commission the long and
short haul clause" thereby giving to
the interior points more advantageous
freight rates. Ti' J
They will further work for the
bringing in to Lakeland of another
railroad.
Personnel of committee; w. F.
Sneed chairman, J. L. Gibson, B.
A. Brown. w. B. Marcum. F. T.
Benford. and Edw. Spencer, Jr.
City Plan Committee
The scope Of work of this commit
tee is to develop for Lakeland city