The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-21
COMMERCIAL CLUB ACTIVITIES.

The first regular meeting of the
new Board of Directors of the Paris
Commercial Club was held at the
Peoples Deposit Bank and Trust
Co., Tuesday night, when many mat
tiers were discussed and several COM
m1ttee reports submitted. The wa
ter question, ice service, house NUM-
berlng, and other questions received
the Boards consideration. c. X.
Thomas, who has served as treasurer
since the organization of the Club
last July, was reelected to serve for
this year, and will be an ex-oficio
member of the Board of Directors
A. B. Hancock, director Of organi-
cation affairs, submitted the follow
ing list of committee appointments,
which was approved by the Board:
Entertainment Committee. B.
Harrison, chairman; Lee Kirkpa:
rick, T. S. Smylie, Pearce Patton,
Rudolph Davis.
Membership Committee Hugh
Brent, chairman; II. w. Mann. D. Y.
L. Farley, 1. L. Price and B. j. San
ten.
Publicity Committee - M. P. Col
lier, chairman; c. F. Sprakc, Rev.
Walter Cain, Will A. Hill, Louis
Lilleston, Sherman Stivers and R. s.
Porter.
Finance ommittee-B. M. Rem
ick. chairman; c. X. Thomas and E..
H. Corey.
A report of the Entertainment
Committee, setting the next public
forum meeting of the Commercial
Club for Thursday evening, January
q, and the first noon luncheon for
Tuesday, February 1, was submit
ted and approved by the Board. The
committee is arranging for an adj
dress by prominent speaker, pro-
gram of entertainment and a discus
sion of public questions for the
forum meeting, which will he held
at the Y. M. G. A. The meeting will
open at 1880 o'clock, is open to the
general public, ard no admission
will be charged The last forum
meeting was held in November, when
an excellent program was given. 1t
is the plan of the committee to hold
these meetings regularly every
month and to make them thoroughly
enjoyable.
A committee appointed TO Study
the question of cleaning Paris
streets, composed of Mrs. Oren l..
Davis, Mrs. Fanriebelle Sutherland,
J. J. Veatch and w. V. Shaw, sub
mitted report to the directors ufg-
ing. among other things. the estab
lishment of a complete street clean
ing department. The directors ap-
proved the report and requested the
committee to submit their recon-
mendations to the City Council
Notification of the Commercial
Clubs election to membership in the
National Chamber of Commerce was
made at the meeting, and e. II
Corey and William e. Hacker were
elected delegates 70 the National
body. Mr.. Corey was designated as
National Councillor, and will active
ly represent this organization in the
affairs of the National Chamber.
The Commercial Club has been ask
ed to vote on the question of Fed
eral taxation, and referenda were
distributed among the directors,
whose votes will be forwarded to the
National Chamber.
A telegram was received by the
Commercial Club, Thursday morn
ing from a large housing finance
corporation, stating that the se:re.
tary of the company would be in
Paris to-day, and asking that he be
permitted to meet local citizens in
terested in the housing question.
Consequently a meeting has been
called for tonight at the CONNER
cial Club office, and all interested III
the problem are invited to attend.