The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-01-30
ALL DETA|[ss SET
FOR c. Of c. MEET
At ELKs TONIGHT
Past Presidents and New eusIness
and Professional People Of city
to Form RsosIvlno Line
osy Plane.
HUGE INTEREST SHOWN
IN CONTEST BY CLUBS
Fellowship 70 es One Of Fssturss
Along With Hard Business
Methods; All chIck,sha 10
invited state Officers.


II was indicated this morning thai
the mid.wInter meeting Of the Cham
ber Of Commerce TO BE- staged at the
Elks club rooms tonight at 3 o'clock
will be complete departure from
the usual run Of meetings Of com
mercial bodies and will dwell on the
fellowship side Of community enter
prise as well as the hardheaded busI'
ness slant that features the Pans for
the development OF the city.
There will be features never be-
fore introduced at q Chamber Of
Commerce meeting In the city. One
Of these. and possibly the main event.
will be the introduction Of the past
presidents of commercial club and
chamber OF commerce bodies In
Chickasha. It has been found through
the work done by the Chamber OF
Commerce officials that many more
past presidents reside here than
were carried in the announcement
Saturday. These are to be present
and will tell OF some Of the troubles.
failures and successes OF the organ
izations in the past.
Receiving Linz Booked.
Who ever heard tell Of a receiving
line at Chamber Of Commerce
meeting?
The answer is-"Nobody." That
is, nobody until the officials worked
out scheme to stage such an event
at the meeting tonight. 1t isn't to
be one of those stiff, formal roceiv.
ing lines where You have to reach up
above the head Of those receiving to
mitt them, but the old fellowship
brand that says "ZIowdy Bill, how's
the boy tonight? Glad to have you
out"-and all that sort of thing.
The receiving line is to be COM
posed of the past presidents as well
as the newcomers In Chickasha. The
new business and professional peo-
pie who have not met the regulars
here will be presented in the receiv.
ing line, will be given the glad hand
and will be told how genuinely glad
Chickasha is to have them. From
start to finish OF the meeting, an
effort will be made to inject the
human element, the good fellowship
idea along with the transaction of
business.
Clubs Going Strong.
The rivalry among the three clubs
Lions, Rotary and Kiwanis, in the
contest to see which club can have
the largest percentage Of attendance
at the session, is growing keen and
keener and 1t, was feared this morn
ing that IL the sentiment grew any
stronger, some of the members
would come to blows at the meeting
tonigth.
Moman H. Shepard, president o
the Kiwanis, probably is the hardes
boiled of the three presidents. HI
has stated frankly and with emphasis
that the Kiwanis club will tax.
charge Of the meeting and may con
sent to let the Chamber Of Com
merce, the Rotarians and the Lion
participate, if they promise to b
right good.
Alexander B. Leeds, president o
the Rotarians and John A. Hyndmar
president OF the Lions, are sayin
very little, but have their lieutenants
top sargeants, corporals and private
working overtime during the day !
getting ready for the affair tonigh
Preparations will be made, 1t
understood, for any eventualities.
was nOised around during the morl
ing that chamber officials were ge
ting in touch with Chief Ben Phillip
Of the police force and Matt Sanke
county sheriff, with very to arran
ing for police protection, while II
advisability Of asking Capt. A. Mob
Ladd to have his national guardsme
in readiness for riot call, was b
ing considered.
The three clubs will be assemble
under their respective banl'ers. 4
electric sign bearing the Kiwanis
ficial emblem will blaze forth aero
the room at the mammoth Rota
wheel while the tail twisters Of 4
Lions will congregate under the
own banner in the center Of I
room.
Nembers q thl three alpbl Z