The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-17
ALLISREADY
FOR BIG MEET
AT ELKS Hall
Few Reservations for
Community Progress
Dinner Still Left-Ex-
cellent Menu Promised
and Inspiring Address
es Will Be Made By
Able Speakers

All is in readiness for the biggest
dinner and meeting ever held in the
history of Lakeland and Polk county.
which will be given at the Elks' Club
Monday evening Jack Armstrong
who is preparing the Feast for the
Gods" has been busy since early this
morning and will be until the guests
take their places at the table Mon
day evening. There still remain
few seats left for those who will get
in their acceptances today and Mon
day morning Through the efforts of
the secretary and Mr. Lanphear a
few additional seats have been crowd
ed in so as to take care of those who
come in today and Monday for their
admittance cards. The menu will be
an excellent one and the talks by Mr.
Smell and Mr.. Brown will be wonder
full and those who do not hear these
speakers are going to miss one of
the most wonderful opportunities they
have ever had to hear two great au-
thoritieS on commercial organization
work.
In addition to the speakers the new
Chamber of Commerce orchestra. UNI
der the direction of Mr.. Arthur Da-
Wis will make its bow to the public
The orchestra has been practicing for
a number of weeks in preparation for
this dinner and the music that will be
furnished will indeed be inspiring
Mrs. J f. Johnson has kindly con
sented to lead in the singing and Miss
Alice Johnson will assist her.
Chairman Lanphear announces that
$50 means $50 and that the guests
should be on hand in time to take
their seats promptly at that hour.
Rev. w. j. Bolin will deliver the
invocation. In addition to this fixed
part of the program, many other
things may happen and doubtless will
add to the merriment of the gather
ing.
A number of the presidents and sec
retaries of the Chambers OF Com
merce in Polk county have Indicated
their desire to be present. as well as
the editors.
Today at noon Chairman Lanphear
and Secretary Appleyard presented
the plans for the reorganization to
men in the railroad shops and at two
o'clock this afternoon they discussed
them with the Farmers Club. At
both meetings the interest in the
movement was very evident and the
endorsements of it were very strong.
Tomorrow Messrs. Smell and Brown
arrive and it is being planned to show
them about the city and county to-
morrow afternoon.
The committee wants to again an
nounce that at the dinner no pledges
of any kind will be asked of those at |
tending. This means that there will
be no financial pledges for member
ship in the Chamber asked
Endorsements that have come in |
within the past twenty-fOur hours are
as follows:
81 am truly glad to know so many
see the opportunity and possibilities
of bigger and greater Lakeland We
have always supported the Chamber
of Commerce and in feeble way as
sisted the former secretary in his |
never firing effort to keen Lakeland
on the map. | endorse our new sec
retary's plans, and pledge him our co.
operation and best wishes. ben. f. |
Wilson.
I'VE stand unqualihedy behind any
movement lnaugufateu ~ the Cnam- !
Der of Commerce having for its OBJ
jective the advancement of Lakeland, |
provided, the Typographical fact of
railroad dividing the town into two
parts is relegated to the discards BY
unprejudiced. harmonious and con
certed efforts. and in this way alone
will the dream of Greater Lake
land become reality. e. F.. Lusk.
In writing Mr. Lusk, Chairman Lam
phear has said. you may be sure, Mr.
Lusk, that in the new chamber there
will be no dividing lines The re-
organized chamber is going to work
just as hard for the development of
the north side as the south side, be-
cause it is going to work for all of
Lakeland"