South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-14

manshlp of the committee 20 solve
the housing project, his address will
be Of much interest.
Chairman Warde L. Mack and
other campaign leaders expect the
meeting 20 be the greatest OF the
kind ever held i'm South Bend. The
things to be discussed are those re-
lated to the healthy expansion of the
city. and VIII include housing, public
utilities. schools. city planning. zon-
ine. and trade extension. The pur-
pose hack Of the campaign 10 expand
the Chamber of Commerce to its
greatest possible strength will be set
forth by speakers Short talks viii
be made by George Robertson, Eu-
gene Miller Frank j. Green and
Chairman Mack.
The second largest Chamber %
Commerce in Indiana is the goal
that VIII be set for the campaign, IL
has been said Informally by men
connected with the campaign.
number Of cities of Indiana exceed
the local organization in both MEM
bership and income, but it is plan
ned that after the drive is over,
South Bend Will stand next 10 In
dianap.~s i'm the support of its
Chamber Of Commerce.
The Citizens meeting tomorrow
night is open 10 all persons in the
community. men and women. who
are Interested i'm the expansion OF
the city along healthful orderly and
scientific lines and with special re-
gard tc convenience and beauty.
Community leaders believe the
growth of the city viii be limited
only by the ability OF the organized
citizenship 10 take care OF the
growth by the extension of the
necessary facilities. There are
many serious problems involved in
rapid growth and il IS because of
-his fact that there is great interest
iu the meeting on the part OF many
persons who ordinarily would not
attend a Chamber of Commerce at
fair
The address Of Mr. Trefz will be
lls main one during his visit here
and the only one Of length
Trefz has spoken before many
local ORGANIZATIONS during the past
week and is probably the most
noted speaker on civic subjects in
America AS an orator he IS said
90 have few equals I'm the entire ma
ton
Trefz has the appearance. the
voice and an the arts of a great
speaker He has made over 1000
addresses before civic and CONNER
cal associations. and is in more de-
mand as a speaker on sICh occasions
than any one else
He was field secretary OF the
Chamber of Commerce Of the United
States at the time of its organiza-
zion and did the pioneer work in
signing up the first organization
members When the idea Of ma
r5onal chamber o. commerce was
first suggested, there were few who
believed there was "a field for such
orEa uization. but the remarka Bile
eloQuence and convincing logic Of
Trefz before commercial orga MIA
-ious caused them 20 become mem
bers and now Il Is the largest com
mereial federation i'm the world
Mr. Trefz's addresses 70 large
audiences are OF an iuspirational
nature and ne deals only with the
highest ideals of community build
ing
Trefz was selected by Herbert
Hoover food commissioner during
the war. 90 80 20 the front lines and
the war area Of Europe 10 get first
hand material for a speaking tour
of the United States and Canada.
Pm this tour he showed the need
OF food conservation By painting
conditions in Europe The tour was
a success mainly because OF the elo-
quence Of the speaker