The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-25
COMMERCIAL CLUB ACTIVITIES

This weeks calendar for the Paris
commercial Club activities includes
several committee meetings., in which
additional projects for the dcvelop-
ment of Paris will be launched, and
public forum meeting. Among the
meetings will be those of the public
lty, membership aid city planning
groups. The Publicity Coumittee
will consider the matter of erecting
road signs and the construction of
city bulletin board.
The public forum meeting will be
held Thursday night at 1880 O'Clock
at the Y. M. c. A. The program
will include several entertainment
numbers, including selections Oh
the xylophone by DR.. w. c. Kir,
singing of old-time melodies by Miss
Patsey Clarke, and vocal selections
by Clay Sutherland.
Several additional committees vii;
be appointed soon. it is expected. in
Guiding one on public welfare, for
the consideration IF several projects
not now handled by any active com
nltteeS. This new committee will
discuss such matters as promoting
the use of the Public Library, both
among city and rural people and the
establishment of rest rooms for wo-
men.
DR.. J. T. G. Noe, of the University
OF Kentucky, has been engaged by
the entertainment Committee of tn.
Paris Commercial Club to address
the public forum meeting next
Thursday evening, which will be
held at the Y. M. G. A., beginning
at 1880 o'clock. DR.. Noe is a Red
path Chautauqua speaker. He deliv-
cred the famous address, "The Great
American Home" ir. many of the
larger cities of America last season,
and was one of the headliners on
the Redpath program. He will de-
liver this Chautauqua lecture here.
or another one equally as entertain
ing.
The committee desires to make il
distinctly understood that this meet
Ing is not limited to Commercial
Club members; neither is it limited
to men. At the last meeting, hello
in November, more women than
men were in attendance. 1t is open
10 the general public, and there is
no admission charge whatever. The
meetings are arranged by the Com
mercial Club for the purpose of en-
pertaining the public and discussing
civic questions.
Arrangements are going forward
| for the first noon luncheon, which
will be held Tuesday, February /.
| 1t is doubtful il accommodations
can be made for more than fifty. SO
lit will be necessary for those desir-
/, Ing tn attend to procure their tick
cts within the next few days
| The Paris Commercial Club has
been asked to take part in the con-
| ference of the National Council OF
the Chamber of Commerce Of the
UNITED States, to be held in Wash
ington, January 81 and %, when
the formulation of constructive
national program for relief of the
housing shortage will be under
taken.
Responses to the invitations sent
out by tho National Chamber indi-
cate that there is great interest in
the housing shortage, and very
definite willingness on the part OF
business men everywhere to jih
hands in an effort to work cut &
plan fer its solution. The actual
shortage of dwelling houses is esti
mated to be more than 1,250,000
The program arranged for the
conference takes ZIP the various
phases of the housing problem. This
subject will be discussed under
three main headings, construction
| finance, and industrial housing
with the social and civic side of tn:
question running through the entir'
conference.
Business men from practically
every part of the United States viii
attend. Those invited from here
arc E. H. Corey, president, and VIM
E. Hacker, Secretary, representing