The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1922-05-25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BANQUET A DANDY
Almost 800 Men Surround Tables and
Hear Good Music and
Talks

ever given by the Liberal Chamber of
Commerce was given in the Liberal
Auto Supply Company Garage last
Friday night.
Committees from the Lions and Ro-
tary Clubs of Liberal assisted in the
arrangements and they pulled a real
one.
The lunch was prepared by the men
of the three organizations and was
pronounced first class. Jim Johnston
was head chef and was assisted by
several fellows who evidently have had
some experience in that line.
Colored walters (artificial COLOR
served the meal. Mike Spooner was
head waiter and was appropriately
uniformed. The walters, Ray Kennedy
Mike Spooner, DR.. F. M. Beatty, C. v.
Rice and A. j. Barrett were called to
assist in the musical program, and
were scream, responding to repeated
encores.
The Bybee Company had been en-
gagged for the occasion and furnished
some good music and several much
appreciated vocal numbers were given
by members of the company.
The speakers caught the spirit of
the occasion and their talks were full
Of pep.
After the financial report by Secre-
tary w. B. King, Paul w. Light repre-
senting the Board of Education spoke
on the new high school building. Mr..
Light gave much information concern
ing the building to be erected this sum
mer and said that the work would be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
Z ]. N. Evans, cashier of the Peoples
State Bank and former post master
spoke on the subject of government
post office building for Liberal. He
Said that there was just one way to
get Federal building and that was
thru the congressman from this dis
trict. "When candidate for congress
calls on you for your vote, ask him
about a post office building for Lib
eral, and keep talking postoffice build
as long as he is in sight," said Mr..
Evans, Impress upon him the fact
that you want postoffice building and
let it soak in good and hard.
H. Hobble had his usual subject,
"The Liberal Auditorium" This is
Hobbies pet hobby and it is really too
bad that everyone can't get his Wis
ion and enthusiasm. We all admit
the need and the advantage of an audi
torium, but we seem to stop at that.
Let's try to absorb enough of Hobbies
10. D. Berwick, county engineer,
spoke on good roads, Berwick got
down to facts and told us painly that
roads cost money and that all the talk
in the world wouldn't make highways.
He urged the members to get back of
the state and federal aid proposition
and provide sufficient funds to make
a road system. He told of the plans
worked out for a road system for the
county and asked the cooperation and
advise of the Chamber of Commerce
and allied organizations.
Financing the Chamber of Com
merce" was the subject assigned to
G. L. Light and he put lot of pep in
to the talk, showing that he had had
some experience in that line. He en-
couraged the members to greater in
terest in financial way and the re-
suit of his words was shown when
the pledge cards were turned in. Ven
possesses unusual power as an orator
and always surpasses himself.
Harry .McQuigg of the McQuigg In
vestment Company, spoke on Liberals
oil and gas prospects. Comment on
his message is made in another, place
in this issue. He urged cooperation
between the peope and the companies,
asked that the people get back of the
Seward County Oil & Gas Company
and others who desired to
assist in developing the field. Best of
all he promised gas to cook Thanks
giving dinner, and the completion Of
deep test soon after the first of the
year. Harry made good talk and
was enthusiastically received.
p. r. Buckley of the Liberal Pro-
duce Company spoke on the relation
IF the Chamber of Comrnerce to the
Farmer and he told it straight. Dur
Ing his remarks he asked for a closer
cooperation between the two, ex
ing in a concise manner the necessity