, 1922-05-27
THERM0P0L|S IS
STIRRED BY BIG
CIVIC MEETING
Earle d. Holmes of Casper
Among Speakers at Annual
Banquet of Chamber
OF Commerce.

THERMOPOLIS. wyo.. May a7-
Thermopolis was lauded to the skies
for its accomplishments. derided for
not doing more to and improve
n ir general batted around first by
one set OF speakers and then upheld
by another. at tho annual banquet Of
the chamber of commerce which was
held Wednesday evening.
carlo d. Holmes. always active in
chamber of mmerc work in Cas-
per. A. w. Petit CT Casper. Ryen Lee
don of Lowell. DR.. r.. w. Hale Of
Thermopolis and W. W. Gail OF Bill
ings. Mont. fire the heavy guns in
tho oratorical contcsts-
Out OF the annual meeting emerged
definite benefits. First the chamber
OF. commerce will DO a moro wido-
awake. bigger and progressive organ
ization. Suggestions for improvement
will DO incorporated in the bylaws,
and the faults called to the attention
of tho liners will be rectitied.
With a clever n appropriate In
PRODUCTION the toastmaster introduced
the first speaker. T.. c. Rothwell.
president of the chamber OF COM
tncrCc. mr.. tNOtHNen gave u Citdu-
cut. straightforward shoulder talk on
the purpose of the meeting with a
brief outline OF the various activities
and recent accomplishments Of the
organization.
Il. D. Holmes. representing tho
Casper Chamber OF Commerce. was
tho first speaker to open up the fire
works. he praised the work OF the
Thermopolis> Chamber of Commerce
n tho secretary. blu severely criti-
cized the methods of both. Mr..
Holmes advised the board of directors
and the secretary to spend a week at
Casper or Billings n get ideas from
these two organizations and put them
in effect. He advocated tho three
year budget system, forum meetings
every two weeks, extensive commit
tee work to relieve tho acting board
of directors, and moro system. When
Mr.. Holmes finished. tho citizens of
~Thermopolis were smarting under his
lash. but felt that he was justified in
his remarks. and applauded him
heartily.
DIR. r. w. Hale was called upon
next, and started In with a complaint
that he had been unfairly treated.
Two weeks before the banquet he had
been asked to speak upon baseball.
but during the dinner. however, the
secretary had informed him that he
was expected to speak on topics OF
local interest. If DR.. Hale had been
prepared for this subject it is doubt
full IL the men present would ever
have survived tho pain of too much
laughing.
DR.. Hale scored Mr.. Holmes and
rubbed it in. then scored him again.
He went back 10 years and proved
that the chamber of m and
the citizenry Of Thermopolis had al
ways been ION the job" fighters
stickers, and getters- he said that
one of the things dearest to his heart
was the Canyon road and that it was
due to the Thermopolis Chamber of
Commerce that the Canyon road was
assured.
Other speakers included Ryan Leo
don, editor of tho Lowell Chronicle.
N. r Smith Of ThermopoIis. Maurice
Singer. W. w. Calls of Billings and
Fred z. Holdrege.
The Thermopolis Chamber OF Com
merce viii make this banquet the
opentng wedge In a drive for mem
bers- If the drive proceeds with the
same spirit and zest that was evil
dent at this banquet. the coming
veal win be a year of action and re-
suits for Tbermopolis.