Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-02-27


does things himself.
This is not the identical language of
one of the speakers at the annual
meeting of the Chamber of Commerce
at Hotel Woodstock on Thursday night,
February 10, but in it is the essence OF
the definition of the sort of a hustler
who counts in such undertakings as
obtain for a towns betterment and
Sixty members of the Chamber of
the Chamber of Commerce, had fore
gathered to hear the report of its
officers covering the activities of the
during the year just closed,
and, after having been served with
luncheon, listened to reports and ad
dresses which persuaded them that the
Chamber of Commerce was well worth
while and in things attained and hoped
for it deserved the hearty support of
the community.
In opening, President Joseph B
Clover said:
Stockholders of the Woodstock
Chamber of Commerce. We are be-
ginning to hope that dreary winter
is about to shut up and make way for
spring and sunshine. 1t has been with
some, physically and mentally, sun
less winter. bleak winds and black
clouds. Now we are hoping for
steady, gentle trade winds that will
safely watt us on our way 10 pr' s.
perity Waterman what of the night ?
Oh don't worry about. last night. lets
| get out and enjoy the day that is dawl
ing, that seems to me to be the spirit
that is abroad among our townsmen.
And | do not think this is founded or
mere hopeful dreams. believe there
is solid ground for our hopefulness.
believe our people are awakening to 6
feeling of 'gettogetherness," there
seems to be better spirit prevailing
and our folks are ssrealieing the necss
sity of cooperation and unselfish at
tention to municipal matters that affec
us as whole and not individually. Al
la Chamber OF Commerce, feel as d,
|all your Directors, that we have had
year fraught with success, we have &C
complished number of things that ar,
real and tangible beside the man,
little things and details that hav,
Iarisen with their problems to solve
I'VE have made an impression on tn
Ioutside world as being an alive an,
lup-to-date town, and this impression
Ialone is of incalculable value to thu
ltown even if we had accomplishe,
nothing else. On a recent visit t.
Harrisonburg called at the offices o
the Shenandoah Valley Inc. to pay m
Prospects and of course being unknown
to the secretary of the organization
introduced myself by saying that wa
connected with the Chamber of Com
merce Of the Invest little town in the Val
Hey CT Shenandoah, and he immediatel,
replied 'Kou must be from Woodstock
$50 ! repeat that we have made an i'm
ipression that from an advertising stand
Ipoint we would never be abte to blu,
with money. With a full knowledg,
lof the fact that such organizations a
Tours cannot expect to accom-
lplish tangible results within a perio'
of 3 to years we have gone forward
land can boast of attainmcnts that ar,
remarkable for small town organiza
Ition, and these things too have beef
brought about in the short period of
tyears existence.
| shall depart from the usual custom
Iof going over with you in detail thu
various things we brought about dur
ling the past year. shall call upon YOU
individual members to explain these
things. The Secretary may also refer
to some of these items as we'll as others
that have come under the jurisdiction
|of his office.
Your Board of Directors for some
time has felt the need of a public
Free Camp Site for tourists and took
steps in the past year to bring this
about and were successful in provid-
ing site where hundreds of visitors
spent the night or nights during the
summer. MIR. Davis will tell you
about this
One OF the most vital matters to the
business interests OF Woodstock was
the Mountain Road or SO called Fort
ROAD. Your DIRECTORS went after
this hard and earnestly and accom-
plished much. DIR. Wunder had this in
in charge and will enlighten you On
its fulfillment.
When the matter of white Way"
was proposed in Directorate meet
ing three years ago it was favorably
but laid aside as matter
to bring up later after more important
things were disposed of the matter
was again brought up for action early
In the past year and as to what was
done one needs only to walk for two
squares through our business section |
On Main street. DIR. Gearing had |
charge of this accomplishment and will
explain how it was done.
To afford entertainment to distin-
rushed visitors in Woodstock was
commended by your Directorate and / !
10 not think we shall ever regret our
Efforts along this line, and Mr.. Ben
hoff will have something to say about
his.
Your Directors are again on the
hreshoId Of announcing improvements
a the telephone service which they
ave succeeded in bringing about.
ir. Williams will touch on this SUBJ
ect.
We have been working through the
ntire year trying to improve our
Iotel facilities and believe something
cry material win be reached at once