Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1927-02-03
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
HOLDS ANNUAL MEETING;
ENTHUSIASM IS EVIDENT
c. A. NEWCOMER WILL HEAD
BODY THROUGH YEARS
ACTIVITIES

The annual meeting of the Cham
Der of Commerce held Friday night
at the Odd Fellows hall was exceed
ing well attended and the members
and visitors present were given a good
insight into the work done by its Of
ficers during 1926.
President j. II. Mayes presided and
gave good account of his steward
ship for the past year. j. H. Palmer,
chairman of the highway committee,
reported the work done by his COM
mittee, including the expenditure of
$527.69 The amounts spent includ-
ed a campaign of road information
by the committee through a card sys-
tenn for II weeks and the transporta-
ton and hotel expenses of the band
on the occasion Of the motorcade to
Jacksonville, November 22nd.
F. R. Justice, chairman of the adj
vertising committee reported an ex-
during the year. o. L. Bradshaw,
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee also made a brief report of
the work of his committee. For the
steering committee, having the ex-
penditure of money in charge, chair
man j. E. Turner made the report.
j. C. Glover, treasurer, reported 49,
| Tits collected during the year and
So, 799.G3 expended, leaving $918.75
in the treasury, for the first time
since the organization of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
V. L. Collier, Of the A. B. & C. rail
road made an encouraging speech
along lines Of possible development
for. the year and illustrated his talk
with concrete examples of construc-
tive work done by cities and towns of
similar size and Importance as Fitz-
gerald.
Secretary F. H. Abbott, of the
Georgia association also made brief
talk on the possibilities of Georgia
and Ben Hill county during the year
with a program of diversification on
our farms and the backing of the
cow-hog-hen program by the organic
ed efforts of the business men of the
city.
Election of Officers
Mr.. C. A. Newcomer was elected
president and o. l.. Bradshaw and j.
H. Palmer, vice-presidents on an in
formal secret ballot. The directors
nominated by committee were j. q.
Williams, Drew w. Paulk, S. G. Pry-
or, Jr., J. H. Mayes, M. M, Stephens,
A. C. Garden and j. A. Parrot.
A delightful supper was served by
the students of the Domestic Arts
class Of the high school and the P. t.
A. members of the End ward school.
Full Report of Secretary Bruce :
Nay
At the close of January, 1926, your
present secretary was approached If
he would consider becoming part time
secretary for the Fitzgerald Chamber
of Commerce. The committee stat
ing that they>felt he would be able
to take care of the needs for 1925
IN as much as they did not feel able
to employ full time secretary. Al
ter representative had conferred
with the church, of which your secre-
tary is pastor, consent was gladly Civ
en- for this arrangement. AS we are
now at the end of the years service
we wish to thank all who have so
splendidly co-operated and because of
the interest taken upon the part OF
the citizens Of this city, we are able
to present the following report.
Early in March canvas was made
by nine committees for the purpose
of securing funds with which to OPP
crate the Chamber of Commerce dur
ing 1926. AS a result of this can
vas about $275 per month was sub
scribed, representing 1872 firms and
Three who made sub
up 70 date never made a
single payment. During the year the
lost by death two of its
members, DIR. L. A. Turner and DIR.
+. E. White Four members were
lost by removal to other cities, three
by bankruptcy. Ten subscribers paid
only for one month and during the
rest of the year from time to time
from all sources there have been lost
SO members, leaving balance of ia
who have continued to support the
work throughout the whole year.
Monthly subscriptions ranged from
soc to $25.
Letters pertaining to all kinds OF
things have been received and an
swered, copy of the letter and an
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