The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-20

The next big move in the develop
ment of the Greater Lakeland pro-
gram through the enlarged member
ship and influence of the Chamber of
Commerce is a public mass meeting
of everybody interested in Lakeland
and Polk county.
This meeting has been termed the
most important ever held in the his
tory OF either the old or new Cham
Der of Commerce for the reason that
at this gathering there will be afford
ed ample opportunity for the express
sion of the will of the people in the
launching of the enlarged program.
The date decided on is Thursday
evening of next week. October 27, and
the hour 7:30 o'clock The hour of
adjournment has been fixed for $3.50
On the dot.
Through the courtesy of Manager
b. b. Garner the spacious Auditorium
theater has been leased for the oc-
CaSion.
In addition to the entire member
ship of the Chamber of Commerce the
invitation includes all who have the
welfare of Lakeland at heart Special
invitations asking for cooperation
through attendance OF the member
ship of the respective societies and
organizations, have been extended by
the Chamber OF Commerce to the
Woman's Club through Mrs w. ID.
Edwards, president; to the Daughters
of the Confederacy through Mrs. f.
Price Bennett, president; to the La
dies Memorial Society through Mrs.
j. l.. Skipper, president to the Ro-
tary Club through President J. San
ford Jewett; to the Farmers Club
through President T. S. Clifford to
the Association of Railway Super
visory Foremen through T. B. An
derson. secretary; to the Brotherhood
of Railway Carmen through Paul
Ford, secretary; to the International
Association of Machinists through r.
NJ. Oliver secretary; to the Interna-
tional Brotherhood of Boiler Makers
through A. c. Hopper. secretary; to
the Amalgamated Sheet Metal Work.
ers through E. H. Mcclellan. secre-
tary; to the Carpenters Union
through Hugh Cox, secretary; to the
Lakeland High school and faculty
through Professor G. f. Everett.
All these organizations have been
asked to have their membership pres
cnt at this meeting so as to give the
fullest possible scope to the discus
aions and views working up to the
big program in view
At next Thursday nights meeting
the new hoard of directors will have
administered to them the civic oath
and then there will be awarded to
those who took active part in the
ion i1tgf
who served on teams and to the
lnembers Of the city commission what
is known as the service emblem of
the Chamber of Commerce as dis
tlnguiShing mark of community lead
ership. The bestowal of these EN-
blems will be in the hands OF Mayor
elect Hubert G.. Petteway Manager
Appleyard OF the Chamber OF Com
merce emphasizes the desire OF the
organization not to restrict this badge
OF honor to the membership alone but
prefers that it include all who show
their loyalty to the city by their
works.
Not to make the program too pro
siac the recently organized Chamber
of Commerce orchestra will play sew
eral selections during the program.
The request is made of organiza-
tions and societies as well as of in
diyiduals, to. il possible, avoid con-
flicting dates for next Thursday night
so that the attendance at the Audi
torium may break all records and es-
tablish a fresh precedent in demon
strating the public spirit of the citi-
zens of this community.