St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1922-01-14

About one hundred people attend
ed the get-together dinner Of the
Covington Association Of Commerce
at the Southern Hotel, Monday even
ing. The New Orleans Association
OF Commerce sent Mr.. Louis S.
Goldstein over to speak and to give
his experience in association work
and to urge the necessity of such
work in any community that expect
ed to accomplish anything.
w. H. Nalty, president Of the
Hammond Chamber Of Commerce;
Ni A. Herring, secretary; NJ. L. Blk
Her, manager Of the Florida Parishes
Fair; III. E. Carroll, realtor, and E.
spraker, land agent Of the Natalbany
Lumber Company, attended in BODY
from Hammond, and all gave their
best efforts to impress1ng the i'm
portance of the work Of chambers
Of commerce. There were tdelega-
ltions from Slidell, MadisOnvil1e,. Abita
Springs and other places, and there
was present the most representative
body of Covington citizens that has
ever gathered on such an occasion.
The large dining room Of the
Southern Hotel is an ideal place for
such gatherings and the dinner serv-
ed by Mrs sColtora was most tempt
5ng.
President ]. H. Warner presided
land Mayor Badon acted as master OF
ceremonies The speakers, without
exception, pleaded earnestly for CO.
operation of the merchants with the
Association. Rev j. II. Foster OF
the Methodist Church, who opened
and closed the meeting with prayer,
stepped from his solemn church
duties into plain everyday citizen
shin in a short talk that was full OF
announcement for the work OF the
Association, with plea for co-opera-
ton and the doing of things that
should be done for civic Detterment
and progress. 1Hhis opening prayer
he asked blessing for the meeting
and a fulffllment Of it's object.
Judge Prentiss B. Carter said that
we all knew more could be accom-
Ep1ished by united effort than BY IN
dividual action. We know that the
markets OF the world should be open
to our industries. Acquaintance
with these markets and their de-
mands, the time and manner OF ship
ments. package and customs OF the
trade were matters that required
study and investigation. Associa-
tions of Commerce were the instru-
ments through which much could be
accomplished.
Active Members and Stumps.
/ will H, Nalty, president OF the
Hammond Chamber pf Commerce,
looking over the large assembly IN
the dining room, said, Your Assoc1a-
ton is as well organized as any ID
the state.' He said there were two
kinds of members, active and stumps.
He recited some of the difficulties OF
the Hammond Chamber OF Commerce
in its first struggles. There were
tight-wads in every community, just
las there were stumps; that Ham
Emond to-day was very progressive
lThe association had 10 active mem. n
bers. the business being transacted
by 81 board directors who met once
a month. Any member misslne
three meetings is put off the board
The association is incorporated. =
general meeting of all the members
is called three times year.
Mr.. Nalty said interest in pubic
affairs was a test OF good citizenship
The man who, without any enort o.
his part, received the benefit Of IN
work OF others, was riding on IN.
train OF progress without 9 ticket
That the Hammond association ha' "a.
become SO strong that it got neari
everything it went after. That the
citizens considered it an honor t
/ belong to the Chamber of Commerce
He said the way to develop commun1
] ty spirit is to show accomplishment
That while the membership fee
! $500, some firms take out fro1
ten to twenty memberships.
Mr.. Nalty expressed great interes
,lin the success Of the Covington ass'
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