The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-05
JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLD CET-TO- -CETHER BANQUET
MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED MEMBERS AND GUESTS
ENJOYED GREAT SOCIAL GATHERING SATURDAY
HUBBERS SPECIAL GUESTS OF MEMBERS
Meeting VIII Result Number of Young Joining
In Making The Junior Chamber Of Commerce a Great
Developing Power for Lubbock.

older than any Of the others here,
but | notice that even If | am get
ting old, am not the only one
present short on hair.
| do not believe ] ever saw as
good looking q bunch Of young men
at one time before as this is. One
Of the things we expect 10 put over
this nat year, and will need the CO.
operation of the Junior Chamber Of
Commerce in putting 10 over, is AN
Orphanage There Is a man al
Wichita Falls who viii give $50, 900
for the erection Of a building. il we
will give the site. Another thing is
the Masonic tuberculosis Home.
This home viii be great drawing
card to this country, and the doctors
have all stated that II would not be
dangerous or injurious TO the health
Of the citizens in any way.
One thing ! want 20 do ~ 10
build up a better feeling between
the farmer and business man in
town. We also want to help the
city put over bonds for extensions
Of water mains and light lines. We
are now working on a reduction in
our freight rates. We want 10 in
duce jobbers to locate their busi-
ness branch wholesale houses here,
for this is a good place for distri-
button Of their products. We want
10 build better highways, and want
TO put on better South Plains
Fair, for our crop prospects for the
coming year are better than we
have ever had before. We want 10
help support our baseball team, and
back them up IN every way possible;
and we want TO build up better
Junior Chamber of Commerce. Noye
think il over. In all certainty, the
Chamber Of Commerce represents
YOU. II is an organization created
for you and your city 10 enhance
your interest and the interest Of
every citizen in this city. ! would
suggest this as a motto for your
organization Il will not critisize
or condemn the Lubbock Chamber
Of Commerce for failing 70 get re-
suits unless ! have myself given my
time, thought, and endeavored 20
get those results Gentlemen, !
thank YOU
Mr. Neil r. Wright next made
short talk He said ~ am re-
minded of little incident that
happened when our recently elected
Mayor visited Rotary Club Just after
his election. During his wanderings
im his youth he reached San Antonio
one day, and happened into sa-
loon Among other things, there
was "a sign over the piano which
read something ike this Don't
shoot the musician He is doing
the best he can" You could apply
that very aptly 90 our president and
SECRETARY When / first came to
Lubbock you could not get a quorum
~ Chamber Of Commerce directors
together at all. They took no in
terest in the organization. but
thing are different now One Of
the things that appeals Co me most
is that we are getting q concerted
public opinion ou whatever move
ment is made for the good of the
town. We lost our bond election
last year because the whole orRani-
aation did not get behind IL. and
put 10 over. We made the best bond
sale that has ever been made in
Texas" Right no this point, some
one who had probably taken Mr.
Wrghis words about shooting the
90 heart, suddenly did some
shooting, and Mr. Wright did rot
finish his talk.
Owen McWhorter. candidate for
the office of County Attorney, made
a short and very interesting talk,
expressing his pleasure in having the
of sitting at board
around which so many of his old
school mates were grouped, and
said that he was glad and proud
10 have the privilege Of being a
Of the Lubbock Junior
Chamber Of Commerce
President Douglass, in conclusion
Of the evenings program said: We
are glad TO have had you all with
us this evening, and want you to
come out 10 all our luncheons and
banquets in the future; and hope
hat every man here will bear good
will towards Lubbock and West Tex
Is, for there is no place in the
world that excells West Texas in
any way. They say that when
nan goes TO West Texas and re-
mains there for a short time, he
earns to like gyp water, looked up
1n a cactus as he would rose bush.
md 10 think the bark Of a prairie
log sounded better than a ukclele.
Evefy man that comes TO Lubbock
an coon become a booster. IL Is
rood town, and destined some day
ID become n roal cifv /"