The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-10-08
dence for this section OF the United
States.
Desirable Publicity.

dence FOR this section or the united
States.
Desirable Publicity.
ITO ..yo Tulsa a prominent place
In the national and sectional discub-
sion OF business affairs in this coun-
try through the publicity secured
and attention attracted 10 this city
through the developments OF the
business congress.
ITO attract many prominent flnan-
rial 1"d Industrial leaders TO Tulsa
at the height OF the greatest build
ing lCt-ylty IN the history Of the
city, thus giving the most favorable
impression OF the city and possibly
creating sufficient inspiration and
confidence in other towns and cities
in the state TO bring about a general
building development IN this sec
ton"
within n few days the Retail Mer-
chants association, the Ad club, the
Kiwanls club the Rotary club, the
Civ.taD club. the Junior Chamber OF
Commerce and later each of the civic
organizations in turn had, after
studying thE plan. iudorsed IL and
pledged support 70 It's realization,
Thereupon the burden OF accom-
Ipllshment OF mapping out programs,
OF securing speakers, making dates,
securing places of meeting, and all
the thousand and one details OF
such an undertaking fell upon the
shoulders OF the group that was or
ganized into business congress
staff. In the making OF such plans
the organization had always the un-
qualified approval and ready sup
/ port of virtually all business houses
| OF the city and from headquarters
maintained in the Chamber of Com
merce offices in the municipal build
ling reports of completion Of step
after step began 10 filter through 10
the public.
Gibbons General Chairman.
]. Burr Gibbons, president OF the
! IIofstra Manufacturing company aud
| chairman OF the committee that
first proposed the congress Is gem
| ernl chairman OF the business con-
gress. n. II. Graham, special rep
resentative OF the Exchange Ma
tlonal bank is vice chairman, W. o.
Buck, vice president OF the Central
National bank is treasurer and VIII
liam Holden, secretary OF the Cham
! Der OF Copmercc is secretary OF the
business congress organization and
has handled business - the congress
in his office. on the executive COM
mittee,are each OF the officers and
r. Bee Guthrey, vice pris!deBt OF the
Oklahoma state chamber OF COM
merce.~W. l.. Jeffords, president OF
the Northwestern chamber or com
lmerce and Hon. j. B A. Robertson,
governor OF the state OF Oklahoma,
DIR. J. NJ. Gordon, president OF the
University OF Tulsa Is chairman or
The invitation committee, Alva j.
Niles, president OF the Security Ma
Itlonal bank Ia chairman OF the IL
nance committee, Ben Lancaster
president OF the Lancaster Lumber
company, heads the committee on
local arrangements, ". r. Graham IN
lchalrman OF the publicity commit
lice, r. p. Brewer, chairman OF the
hoard OF directors OF the Exchange
National bank Is chairman Of the re-
Iceptlon committee, Erie Bottom
lnresident OF the Bottom Brothers
Motor company is chairman or the
transportation committee and John
r.. Abernathy, president OF Okla
homa Central University IL chair
man of the entertainment commits
tee,
The Tulsa Clearing House associa-
tion, the Mid Continent on ana Gas
association. the Retail Merchants as
ISOLATION, the Tulsa Traffic associa-
ton, the Junior Chamber or COM
mercc, the Tulsa Real Estate eN-
change, the Tulsa Manufacturers as
sociation. the Purchasing Agents AS
, sociation of oklahoma, the Automo-
! bile Dealers association, the Better
. Business bureau, the Rotary cluD Oh