The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-06-14
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES

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Der of merchants, William e. Hacker.
Secretary Of the Paris Commercial
Club. will circulate an agreement
among the merchants in practically
all lines of business to the effect
that, out of respect to the National
holidays, they will close their places
of business on the afternoons and
evenings of the Fourth of July.
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Deco
ration Day. The merchants have not
had any definite agreement as to
dates of closing and the paper to be
circulated, if signed by all, will be
a standing and permanent agree
ment.
Rudolph Davis, general chairman
of the Booster Trip to be held In
the next few weeks, is lining up sew
eral working committees, and expects
to make the trip one of the most
successful features attempted by the
Commercial Club. Mr.. Davis is not
overlooking the fun element and
assures everyone who goes on the
trip that he'll have one of the big
times of his life.
H. B. Griest, of the educational
department of the National Retail
Clothiers Association, recently con-
ferred with several groups of mer-
chants in regard to holding a five
day Merchants Institute, during
which lectures by experts and round
table discussions would be held.
The institute would have been avail
able for this month, but most OF the
merchants favored postponing 1T un-
til next fall or winter.
The Commercial Club has before
it some questions regarding aid Tor
disabled veterans, constructive meas
ures for other veterans, and OPPOSE
ton to the cash bonus for soldiers.
These questions have been placed
before it by the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States, in &C
cordance with resolutions adopted Dy
the National Chamber at it's annuall
meeting, composed of delegates from
member organizations, of which the
local organization is one. The Ma
tional Chamber takes the stand tnat
measures granting adequate rellef
for disabled veterans, enabling ex-
service men to cultivate the SOIL,
build homes or obtain vOcatlOnal
training, are preferable to the bonus
plan.
The directors of the Commercial
Club are anxious that all persons
who subscribed to the Bourbon
County Memorial Fund, and VINO
have not expressed, their views as 10
the kind of material that should be
constructed, respond Immediately.
Referendum blanks were mailed out
to the subscribers some weeks ago,
but many did not fill them in. Al
ter a representative vote has been
been received, the results will be
turned over to the original commit
tee designated to act on the matter.
Subscribers can express their views
on the referendum blanks or else by
personal letter to the secretary OF the
Commercial Club.
Paris will be host to the next meet
ing of the Licking Valley and Blue
grass Highway Association, and the
date will be set in the next few days.
The highway runs from Paris to Gin
cinnati, by way of Cynthiana, Fal-
mouth, independence and Covington,
and this route will have, it is bel1ev-
ed, practically all travel north and
south through this section OF the
country.
Several of the local merchants ana
clerks have asked William E. Hacker,
Secretary of the Commercial Club, TO
enroll class for the study of retail
craftsmanship and advertising. Mr..
Hacker has received considerable ma
terial preparatory to presenting the
course, which would consist OF ten
lessons. He says he will undertake
the class, with the assistance of local
merchants, who will take turns at
delivering talks and conducting the
instruction, if as many as fifty per-
sons will enroll.