Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1926-04-22
BOONE c. OFC. In
SESSION MONDAY
Discuss Plans For Erectinp Com,,ur;-
ty House and Development of
Legion Park.

The Chamber of Commerce met
Monday night at the Critcher hotel,
with a large number of ladies as
well as mon present. Chairman w.
H. Gragg called the meeting to or
der and Ed. R. N. Baldwin led the
audience in prayer. Miss Cora Jeff
coat led in singing the "North Caro-
lima Hills"
The chief subject for discussion
was the one announced at the last
meeting of the chamber -"How to
Develop the American Legion Park
into Public Park for Boone, and
How to Construct and Maintain a
Community House Thereon"
The discussion turned largely upon
the question of constructing a COM
Aunity house. No one spoke against
The idea previously advanced by the
women Of the Worth While Club.
This idea formed the basis of the
discussion and all the talks ranged
around it.
Those speaking in support of the
ssection of community house were
Miss Cora Jeffcoat, Mrs. O. L. Har-
din, Rev. M. B. Woosley and Mrs. J.
II. Moretz. They stated what they
thought would be the benefits of such
y building; but they said they did not
know how to proceed to get the
money with which to do the work.
Chairman Gragg made a short
speech in which he stated that he be-
Asved the proposed community house
b an urgent necessity and that as
the American Legion was donating
the park, it is up to the citizens of
Boone to clean up the park and
erect all the buildings necessary to
ssake it distinct benefit to Boone
and Watauga county.
Rev. Mr.. Woosley said he thought
every person in Boone should develop
and cultivate big lot of communi-
ty spirit He is in favor of each
Haan and woman belonging to his or
her own individual lodge, club,
church and political party. But he
thinks every church, lodge, club and
political party should be 100 per cent
for Boone. He said he thought every
man woman and child should be
eoralled into the support of the COM
munjty house and the American
Legion Park, and the project should
be put over purely as community
project. He made motion. which
carried, that the chairman appoint
committee of five to work out both
the ways and means through which
this park and community house may
become real utilities in the town.
Chairman Gragg named the follow
ing committee to work out ways and
means of procedure to be followed by
the Chamber of Commerce in the
matter of developing the Legion
Park and the proposed community
house. Mrs. |. G. Greer, chairman,
Mrs. } M. Moretz, Smith Hagaman
Rev. NJ. B. Woosley and H. w. Hor-
SON.
The concensus of the chamber of
Is UIldI GHlS
should consult with the American
Legion and cooperating with the
plans of the Legion, this committee
should push the work to speedy
completion.
Other men who made talks Mon
day night endorsing the proposal of
Mr.. Woosley were Russell D. Hodges,
H. W. Horton, John Sproles, G. P.
Hagaman, and Ed. w. L. Trivett.
The next meeting TO the chamber
will be held on the night of May 3,
at the Critcher Hotel, at 8 o'clock.
The subject of discussion at the
next meeting will be "The Building
and Loan" Chairman Gragg an
nounced that he hoped to have at the
next meeting Stacey w. Wade, insur-
ance commissioner of North Carolina,
who will speak on an interesting sub
ject. Every man and woman in
Watauga county should hear the dis
sussions at this meeting.