The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-14

IDol0ulag ~ announcemsat q
~ oDooeotunoot u IN excessive
0Gnmfttoo q G1gAt members BY r.
G. Mitchell. chairnan cf the Rock
lizard Cham6ar Il Commerce cam
polgn cu0mittee. the executive
eoa1mittee met at noon today and
n1o1 ~ datss for intensive soltci-
lntioa q msmbsfs, Monday, Tues
~ an1 wednesday. Oct %. - and
=. Four majors for the campaign
were also appointed By Mr..
1lltchell.
The msmbsrs Of the general
e8ocutivs committee are G. A.
Beers, n. Fl. cleveland, J. B. Eek
hast, n. 8. Heagy, Simon Mossf,-
felder, Oscar ]. Ohlweiler, John w.
Potter and q. William Roth. With
Chairman Mitchell and T. r. Moss,
manager Of the service department
Of The Illinois Chamber OF Com
meece, this committee will make
- the board Of strategy which will
lave charge Of the entire campaign.
The four majors, who will have
active charge OF the membership
workers and slso participate In
laying out campaign plans. are Will
liam r. Hansgen, w. N. Phillips,
James T. Pound and ]. A. Weishar.
The executive committee decided
to have 20 teams Of five men each.
or ave teams to each major, as the
minimum. However, everyone who
desires to participate In the drive
70 give Rock Island An organization
which, In number of members and
financial strength, is commensurate
with the size and importance Of the
city in the business world, will be
given an opportunity to serve, but
only In case the volunteer workers
are very numerous will the number
0f teams be enlarged.
Expect Good Response.
"And this Is not at all unlikely"
Mr.. Mitchell said this morning
"The campaign looks like popular
movement. There seems to be a
general recognition Of the need Tor
q much larger Chamber Of Con-
merce, one at least twice as strong
a. we have present. l have
talked with scores of business men
during the last few days. and the
general opinion is that the expan-
sion will undoubtedly-be a success
practically every man asked te
take an active part in the campaign
has agreed to. do 30. As q matter
OF fact, only two have declined, and
] personally know they both were
iustifIed, as each has suffered re-
cently a material loss In his Office
force. Every man l have talked t.
has been willing to help put the
campaign over
Nj. Mitchell let it be known thai
he had approa ched several non
members Of the chamber with tht
view Of sounding them as to theil
attitude, and he had found tina
they will welcome the membership
teams, as they are practically al
willing to Join the other business
and professional men in the move
ment to make Rock Island the bes
place on earth in which to live ant
do business.
Collect Delinquent Dues.
The collection of delinquent due
will be one Of the most importan
PARTS Of the campaign. This phas
or the work has. in fact, alread.
started. A letter was sent to all de
linquants two days ago, calling at
tention to the fact that their fellow
ciizens had faith in their pledge
and expected them to make good
Bills for dues up to Oct. l were en-
closed, and the first responses wer
received today. Half a dozel
checks were audited by the execu
tive committee at it's noon meet
Ing. Delinquents who fail to settl
I'M advance will be called upon b
one OF the strongest Of the cam
. paign committees, and the cham
ber's rolls will be purged Of al
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