The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-26
CHAMBER SHOULD BE CENTER OF ALL
 CIVIC OPERATIONS
R. A. Brown, Former PreSi- dent of Chamber, Host to MemberS--WouId Link
 All Organizations

Slogan of the informal talks made at the Chamber of Commerce luncheon was to make the chamber the center of operation of commu- nity effort by linking with it all other organizations that are working to the same end.
 This thought was expressed by Dr. Courtney Shropshire Julian Saks and numbers of others. The idea ad- vanced was to bring all organized community forces into such close touch with the chamber that they could operate as a unit sthe com munity when needed, and the cham Der Would serve the individual or ganizations as it now does the Iunior Chamber of Commerce. the WholeS ale Merchants and and Manufacturers' association, the Purchasing Agents Association, the County Truck Grow CTS association, the Birmingham Traffic bureau and other orgaaiza- tions of separate identity. yet all connected up with the chamber.
 What Have You Doncs
 The dinner was given by k. A Brown, former president and diroc or, who declared that when he was asked by & member of the chamber, What has the chamDer done2" he replied . py a6hlnBt what nave yout hS d Nmem Der of the chamber, done for he chamber in it's community efforts?"
 ThreeSyears ago the chamber was reorganized, It had 500 members and two officials. Today 1t has 2,200 members and II members of it's working force. It can do any amount of work that the members wish to be done if the members give real help and interest, declared MT. Brown.
 Julian Saks Sounded the slogan of connecting other organizations With the chamber. He would like to have all trades and organizations linked up with the chamber as the central body. In particular, he mentioned the Retail Merchants association, the furniture dealers. the grocers. and so on. The organizations that were connected with the chamber had done fine work, he said, and he thought all lines of business should connect up.
 The PrpfessionaI Men.
 pr. Shropshire thought the profess sional men of the community should play larger part in the Chamber of Commerce. He referred to the fail- ure to accept the suggestion of the southern Medical society that 1t hold it's next convention here. That con vention would bring 5000 persons and is Birmingham creation. He believed closer connection between the physicians and chamber might have obtained that convention.
 Robert Schneider of the Batterton Coffee company insisted"that it was the duty of citizen not only to talk Buy in Birmingham" but to do it. Too often" he declared, the man talking that way goes to a home where there Is scarcely Birming- ham made. article" Mr. Schneider buys in Birmingham if he can; If not | in Birmingham, then in the south.
 Zac P. Smith, Jr., thought more att 1 tention should be paid those houses 1 doing business in Birmingham that i neither buy in Birmingham nor give | to Birmingham undertakings. Other spirited talks were made by | E. J. Rowe. Harris Saunders, J. N | Robe, A. W. B. Johnson, Eugene NJ. | smith, Wallace shelby, Warner 1 sh hook,a Col. J. A. Shook, c. c. Snider, | A. l.. Smith and others
 Numbers of the members present 1 asked the chamber officials to give hem something to do, and promised 0 do it well if allowed 2 chance to get busy and transform their record If 1ethargy into one of performance.