The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-06-29
Review Of Accomplishments During
Past Year Made by Retiring
President; Work Program
Given Outline
COMMITTEES NAMED TO
HANDLE ALL ACTIVITIES
Officers Report; Development for OIL
Seen as Due This Year; orsanl'
xation Affairs Ready for
Step Forward


year for the members, officials and
committeeman was forecast at the
seml.annual meeting OF the Chickasha
Chamber OF Commerce held last
night at the Elks club. during pro
gress OF which meeting fhe accom-
plishments OF the past year we're
reviewed the outline OF the coming
years work was given aad commit
tees named to serve under the pres.
ent administration.
Plane for bringing to a successful
elimination the work which has
been started on the Grady county
free fair plant we're left up to a
committee named by the president.
This action followed the report OF
A. y. Leeds. secretary Of the Grady
County Park, which Is the fair as.
soclation, showing that sS,S5O.4O Is
the amount necessary for the COM
pletion OF work started.
Would Mean Good Fair
II was pointed out that the COM
pleton OF the work now under way
would mean that Chickasha would
have an adequate plant TO care for
the free fair this fall.
The report OF the fair association
secretary showed that total of
Sl7,35S.S0 had been received through
stock subscriptions and from the
Hot Stove league and that the
amount paid out for work and mater
ial was $l7S59.25. The estimated
amount outstanding for insurance.
painting and labor was given as
$3.50. The report also showed that
the amount of money advanced by
II. A. Stephenson was $750.4O In
summing up. the report estimated
that the amount necessary to finish
the work started would be $S,S50.40.
This would include putting floor in
rest room, building stairs, installing
necessary plunAsing, building race
track and fence, building roads md
walks, which the report said, would
put the plant in excellent shape to
hold the free fair in the fall.
The following wore named on the
committee to plan ana execute an
intensive campaign for the purpose
of raising the necessary funds for
completing the fair plant: A. B.
Leeds, Oscar Early, Neil Johnson,
W. w. Clarke, e. F. Alden, G. w.
Austin, Scott Jones, A. S. Riddle and
Ralph Bowyer. This committe was
to meet this morning at O'Clock
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
to start action.
Achievements Reviewed
In opening the meeting, l.. C.
Hutson, retiring president gave a
review of the work accomplished
by the Chamber of Commerce during
the past six months. He pointed
out that six months ago, the chcyl-
Der started out to secure some kind
OF fair ground and athletic field
and he showed that splendid start
toward one of the best county fair
grounds in the state has been made.
He referred to road word sponsored
by the Chamber of Commerce, of
building of homes aided by the C. of
c. officials, of the fight staged by
the chamber to keep a four mile
strip of Grady county from being
annexed by Stephens. His review
was voluminous and showed that
the chamber maintains an office,
open during all regular business
hours.
"Not a day passes" said Mr.. Hut
son, "but that numerous calls are
made on the chamber for some kind
of assistance towards making Chick
asha a better city. There are so
many little things. important but
never heard of by the average bus
mess man, that makes the Chamber
of Commerce probably the biggest
asset to the city. The chamber is
doing something every day for me
and for you-for Chickasha."
New President Presented.
In closing Mr.. Hutson thanked
committeeman, the secretary and his
assistant as we'll as the membership
of the chamber for their faithful
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