The Mankato free press., 1923-04-20

mine the sentiment of the business in
! are submitted to member organIza,
| tons by referendum from time to time
Cur association is entitled to two vote!
| in these referenda. During the pas
| year three questions have been sub
mitted through this channel The senti
puts the National chamber on RECORD
, either for or against the particular
proposition, and is often used to ad.
vantage in matters of legislation. This
means of expression for American bus
| mess has often proven Of great value
The Association through your secre
tary is also affiliated with the Ma
tional Association of Commercial Or.
ganizat!on secretaries and with the
Minnesota Association OF Community
Secretaries, Of which organization Mr.
OFFICE jAcTrvITiEs
1t would be utterly impossible for us
to describe in an adequate manner the
work that is done at the association
offices. Our offices serve as a clearing
and Commerce association. our Adver-
tisng Forum, the Mankato Builders
Exchange, the Mankato Fair associa :
ton, the United States Veterans Bur
eau and the Red Cross all have their
headquarters there. This Capitalization
factory and convenient arrangement
All OF the, secretarial and office work
of our association. the Advertising
Forum. the Builders Exchange and. the
Fair Association are handled by our
stan, and during the week when the
Bureau Is out in his territory. ex-ser-
vice men and others calling at the Of
flee to see him are waited upon and
are given the best possible attention.
With all OF these organization func-
tioning through our office there is ma
turally an abundance Of work that
constantly requires attention. During
the summer months while the tourist
season is on. the work at the office is
vastly increased, as our tourist infor-
nation bureau as has been previously
stated enjoys a heavy patronage.
All meetings such as meetings OF
the board of directors, committee
meetings, and conferences. are called
through the office. Minutes are kept OF
all Of these meetings and conferences
and considerable work is involved in
this. The correspondence handled
through our office during the course OF
a year, runs into considerable proper
tons, Contact with members is fire.
quently obtained through letters,
news-sheets and other mail matter.
We believe it only proper to make
mention in this report OF the splendid
cooperation that is accorded our asso-
citation by the Mankato Daily Free
Press. This cooperation is valued
SUGGESTION REGARDING THIS
In perusing this report it should be
borne in mind that it is impossible to
fully cover years activities of an
association such as ours, that has so
many things constantly before it in
a report that is to be read at a meeting
such as this. We can only touch brief
ly on the activities in a general way.
However, this report clearly indicates,
We believe, that an association like the
Civic and Commerce Association is an
absolute necessity to Mankato. There
are so many things that can only be
ization that it would be impossible for
a city like Mankato to get along with
develop and make progress. Now and
then the question is asked, what has
the Civic and Commerce Association
done. We know that this question is
asked only through lack of informa-
tion. as e reading of this report demon
strates that our association is exceed
ingly active and constantly on the
alert looking after the interests of our
community. 1t gives attention to a vast
number of things that We as individ-
uals would neglect entirely
ADVERTISING FORUM
The Advertising Forum of the Civic
and Commerce association has had a
very successful year. II has a total
membership Of fifty. The bylaws OF the
Advertising Forum provide that only
individuals who are members OF the
Civic and commerce Association or
eligible to membership. This active as
sociation branch is interested in pro-
noting a higher plane Of advertising.
and is ever ready to devote it's facili-
ties in promoting the interests Of our
community. especially through adver-
tiSing phases.
Stunt Night which was held at the
Loyola Hall last February, was an out
standing success. This event of FUN
and frolic" which was the second of its
kind staged by the Advertising Forum
was attended by 27S people. Mankato
result Of it.
simultaneously with the Mankato
Automobile Show and as cooperative
measure. the Advertising Forum ar
ranged for a novel industrial exhibit.
that covered the entire retail section
of the city Articles manufactured in
Mankato were placed on display in
store windows, hotel lobbies. and
other advantageous locations for this
community wide exhibit. This unusual
exhibit attracted considerable atten-
tion.
The annual meeting Of the Advertis-
ing Forum held last May was big af-
fair. Members Of the Southern Mime
sofa Credit association attended the
banquet as guests of bankers. manu-
facturers and wholesalers Of this city.
Charles Henry Macintosh who was
then president OF the Associated Ad-
vertising Clubs Of the World, with
which our Advertising Forum is af-
tiliated, was the speaker OF the even
ing.
1t has been the custom for some
time past for the Advertising Fofum
to arrange for fall and spring openings.
These result in a simultaneous dis
play of seasonable goods by mer-
chants It also serves as an effective
cleanup campaign in the business dis
trict.
The Advertising Forum meets on the
second Tuesday OF each month as gen
eral rule.
Present officers OF the Advertising
Forum are r. r. Hamilton. president:
Leo Iandkamer. vice-president? w. E..
Olson. secretary y-treasurer; L. B. Ryan.
assistant secretary; l. r. Fisher, J. A.
Smith and Theodore Williams mem
bers of the executive committee.
Department Heads At FaribauIt
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