The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-26

the center of West Texas activity,
the most beautiful little city in West
Texas, was well represented a. the
West Texas Chamber Of Commerce
convention az Plainview Monday
and Tuesday.
The opening day was a great sue
cess, and il IL gratifying 20 know
that Lubbock had a most CONSPICUOUS
part in the program.
Our hand, while smaller IN NUM-
Der than others present, represented
the spirit Of the town and the per
sonaliiy of our people IN making
good with the crowd, and taking It's
place among the successful enter
sainorV Of the occasion.
After a few minutes delay IN get
ting the Lubbock automobiles mass
ed 10 invade our sister city and at
tract lust as much attention as II
was at an possible, the ears were
lined On, and made their way thru
the main thoroughfares, attracting
attention Of the people. and proving
beyond any reasonable doubt that
Lubbock was for the convention, and
wished to participate in every phnse
OF the entertainment.
The long drawn out. lonesome,
wailing cry Of the Lubbock fire de-
partment announced TO the delegates
there assembled and the entire city
Of Plainview that the Hubbers were
there, and naturally on the arrival
TO the main section Of the city anx-
ious eyes greeted the caravan OF
town builders and representatives
Of the greatest agricultural center IN
the state.
The cars were driven in single
file 10 the main street leading along
the front OF the beautiful new audi
torium. which is, and properly de-
serves 70 be, the pride Of the entire
city. where. led by the band, the
Lubbock delegation filed through
the auditorium, across the stage and
back into the rear and made exit
through another door, making "
appear that an endless chain Of per
sons had assembled there. and the
band, having fingered long enough
in the front Of the building 20 please
the spectators With a beautiful. prop
erlv executed number, which was in
deed a credit to every individual
~ the btNi anu klf fNAtAN Wy NNN
trade territory of Lubbock
The largest delegation al the con-
vention, Lubbock. however, did not
become overly conspicuous after the
first performance. az conspicuous
ness was deemed unnecessary inso-
much AS the Angelo" and Brown
wood buchss were making headway
and competitive racket IN trying 70
draw the 1928 convention 10 their
respective cities. Like the old story
Of every dog has his day" was Lub-
books part on this program, as was
told by L. r. Martin. at the kiwanis-
Rotary luncheon az the Wayland
College at the noon hour when he
said we are going 10 let you
have your way on this accession,
and stick with the crowd that offers
the best opportunities and advant-
ages TO the 1929 delegates, but IN
the 1923 convention we will be on
the Job, fighting from the first mo-
ment 70 the last for the 1924 con-
vention." which expressed the SEN
timent Of every business man IN this
section.
Certainly Lubbock was not willing
20 90 into any competitive struggle
for the 1923 convention when u
deemed il more appropriate that
that convention be held somewhere
off the "cap,' in due courtesy 10
our fellow members who so desire
% hold the convention IN their
cities
The most noisy and conspicuous
"bunch" in the crowd, and about the
rackiest little bunch that ever walk
ed upon the Plains was the rowdy,
Jolly. hard hitting, necessarily fight
ing San Angelo delegation. which
took a hand in everything that came
up throughout the program, always
letting their hearers and followers
know that they were on the lookout /
and greatly desired to hold the 1922 !
convention in their city. Very well
gotten up posters were displayed,
old man Angelo, grinding his 1928
convention was featured, with the 1
explanatory note: "San Angelo has
but one ax TO grind while one that /
lead that one bit was the Angelo
infant occupying all the time Of its
mother. West Texas, crying for the
1928 convention milk bottle. The
iIllit IttioN alFtefot " NV, '"ta
appeal to its whines than did the
delegates from that thriving city,
but the wide mouth and abundance
Of tears did not indicate In the least
that !, was beyond Its sponsors in
nolse--a CHARACTERISTIC which
could have not been added by tho
most noted and expert artist.
Angelo was good, noisy and enter
tanning, but did not have anything,
especially on the brownwood dele
xatsa. whose ambition to entertain
he 1923 delegates Was beyond en-
and enthusiastically herald
sd 10 an present hrownwood may
NJ brown, but from the appearance
n that "mob" Ne could not convince
,arsslvss that the color denoted
md wlthsfsd o. dsadsned limhs.
80 ...n With fh.s 30 10 not mean