The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-09-09
STATE CONVENTION
HELD. THIS WEEK
COMMERCIAL SECRETARIES TO
: GO. TO cHARLEsfoN-NUM-
BER OF PROBLEMS OF CHAM
BERs OF COMMERCE TO BE
CONSIDERED

Greenville, Sept. 6.-Complete ar
rangements have been made for the
1921 convention of the South Caro-
=! lima Commercial Secretaries associa-
ton, which is to be held in Charles
ton Friday and Saturday, the 9th
and 10th, according to announce
ment made here today by A. P. FAINT,
secretary of the Anderson chamber
of commerce and president of the as
sociation, and by William R. Tim
mons, executive secretary of the
Greenville chamber Of commerce and
chairman of the program committee
:or the convention. Presidents and
secretaries of virtually all civic and
commercial organizations in the
state are expected. -
The convention is to open at $50
o'clock Friday morning after regis
tration has been arranged at the
Charleston chamber of commerce. A
V. Smell, manager of the Charles
ton body, will make the opening ad-
dress, after which Secretary Tim
mons of Greenville will talk on "The
Relationship Between the City and
the Rural Towns and Communities"
E. I. Reardon, Sumter secretary, will
discuss the handling of the boil
weevil, and C. P. Mcdaniel the New
berry secretary, will talk on plans for
the gradual increasing of organiza-
tion membership. A luncheon at the
Charleston hotel will follow this ini-
tial gathering.
At the afternoon session Harlod G..
Booker, secretary of the South Caro-
lima Cotton association, will make
an address on cooperative marketing
S. F. Sherman, manager of the, Beau
fort chamber, Will talk on Good
Roads, Bond Issues, Building and
Maintenance: South Carolina Roads
IS Compared to the Roads of Other
as Compared to the Roads of Other
States," and E. B. Walker, the Spar
tanburg secretary, will take on "How
t6 Keep Any Class of Leadership in
a Chamber of Commerce From Ap-
pearing Predominant"
Friday evening H. B. Branch, Sec
retary of the Chester chamber, will
discuss "The Benefits and Proper
Relations of the County or Sectional
Agricultural Fair to the Average
Chamber of Commerce." and w. A.
Friday, the Greenwood secretary,
will talk on the development of a
curb market.
Saturday is to be spent at the
Isle of Palms. At the morning ses-
sion E. R. Horton, manager of the
South Carolina Development Board
and State Chamber of Commerce will
talk on "The Relation of Our Cham
Der of Commerce to the State Or
ganization," T. C. Cross, Columbia
secretary, will be heard on "Traffic
Problems to the Average Chamber
of Commerce." and Walter j. John
son, secretary at Florence, will talk
on Frequency of Membership and
Directors Meetings." A luncheon at
the island hotel will follow.
At the afternoon session Satur-
day A. T. Stowe, secretary of the
Charleston chamber, will discuss the
question: "Should house organ: be
published in every organization and
should it carry advertising?" At the
same session Judson Chapman, pub
licity director for the Greenville
chamber, will talk on "The Relation
of the Secretary to the Newspaper
Fraternity" Follow then, between
8 and 7 in the afternoon, bath
and frolic.
The closing session starts at 8
o'clock Saturday night. E. T. Camp
bell, the Georgetown secretary, will
talk on the budget system, and a
question box discussion will be led
by George T. Barnes, secretary of
the Abbeville chamber.