The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-17
COMMERCIAL
CLUB REPORTS
MONTHS WORK
Memorial Drive, Finding Homes
for Students, Entertain
ing Various Visitors
Part of Duties.
1T ADVERTGSES COLUMBIA
All Matters of Civic Improve
ment and Development
Are Considered by
Its Committee.

The Commercial Club has been a bus,
organization since the first Of Septem
her. A brief resume Of its activities fol
the month shows that ii has accomplish
ed much.
According 10 the report of the join,
committee from The Commercial Club
and the University. which was made up
OF |. NJ. Defoe. Frank Rollins. Mrs. Mar.
gsret Chamberlain. and Leslie Cowan. a
total Of l,l65 students were located by
the committee. Ii was found that BIB
places were available. Seventy-three
families were located in apartments.
The Commercial Club hummed with
activity in the drive for the Memorial
Building which ended SO successfully.
September 20. more thln $4,000 being
raised IN pledges from Columbia. the
University facuity. and Boone County.
Publicity was secured. banquet was
arranged. letters were sent out. and the
many details incident 10 such cam.
ralGn were attended TO by the club.
Some 500 residents OF Boone County
were here on High School Day. October
]. Through the cooperation Of the Com.
mercial Club with the athletic committee
an entertainment for the students and
faculty Of the High Schools Of Boone
County was arranged. More than 800
from the Ccntralis. Sturgeon. Ashland.
Harrisburg. Rocheport. llunisdalr. and
Halisyille High Schools were given free
tickets 10 the Oklahoma A. & NJ. game.
Not only did The students come bu, MANY
parents came as well and spent the day
shcpping. Ii is planned 10 make this
an annual affair.
The Commercial Club assisted in the
entertainment Of Governor Hyde on his
visit 10 Columbia.
Through the efforts Of the committee
On CITY and county development it has
been arranged 10 mark the Old Trail
Highway in Columbia, TO place signs in
nearby towns indicating the way to Co i
iumbia 10 advertise Columbia with two
large billbcards. one at the CalIaway
County line and the other at Rochepor,
which will tell Of Columbia's attrac
iiCna.
lhis committee has also been active in
securing an appropriation of $1,000 a |
mic ior the Improvement of the Roche.
port road. and in negotiating with land
owners on the road to Jefferson CITY 50
that work NAV proceed on that road.
This committee is also busy inyesti.
eating the park proposition and develop.
ing plans for Cnlumbia's park or parks.
Cooperation was given the American .
Legion in lis efforts to get the next con.
'entIon 10 come 10 Columbia. Besides
sending out letters and publicity, the ex.
penses OF man to help bring the con.
reniion here were paid.
Already the Commercial Club has been
Inc meeting place Of activity for the
Boone County Memorial committee and
has offered the committee full use oG the
office facilities when definite work he.
gins.
Visitors were assisted in finding
rooms, banquet was arranged, and an
automobile tour of the city was given by
the Commercial Club during Preachers
Week. This was also done for the Odd
Fellows convention.
A movement for the establishment Of
central press bureau wherein reporters
Of the Kansas City and St. Louis papers
and the correspondents of the United
'ress and International Press may como
or news was instigated al luncheon.