The Coconino sun., 1927-02-11
SECRETARIES CHAMBERS
or COMMERCE MEETING A
GOOD BIG BOOST FOR us


Secretaries of chambers of COM
merce of various Arizona cities anc
towns here Saturday and Sunday dur
ing their two day convention had ar
interesting and profitable time. That
was their enthusiastically unanimous
verdict.
n Fiagstaff's especial interest in this
is the iTtensification of the friendly
feeling on the part Of all those who
attended toward this community;
their keen appreciation of our hos
pitality, our facilities to splendidly
house and entertain convention dele
gates. With the fostering of cordia.
friendliness toward us of people OF
SO much influence as these people
have in their home communities ano
Throughout the state, there must
come as q natural consequence a
great deal of good for Flagstaff
The purpose of the convention
largely was to exchange ideas, get
various cities into closer sympathy
and understanding and weld them
closer together in intelligent effort for
the common good of the entire state.
The paramount feeling in evidence all
the way LuIOuSn WAS tLidt WAi0S<sNCA
benefits one section of the state bene-
fits all sections and that the right
and proper and business-like thing to
do to turn in and help each other
whenever the need arises.
The business meeting was held Sat
urday at convention headquarters,
Hotel Monte Vista, and the discus
sions were participated in by L. G..
Mccullough, secretary, and z. O..
Whitman, publicity secretary of the
Arizona Industrial Congress, Pl1oe-
nix; Sam Bailie, secretary Chandler
Chamber of Commerce, Miss Grace
Sparks, secretary Prescott Chamber
of Commerce; Mrs. Betty Sinclair,
secretary Yuma Chamber of Com
merce; Raymond A. McKelvey, secrc-
tary Springerville Chamber of Com
merce; w. T.. Lindblom, secretary
Williams-Gra Canyon Chamber Of
Commerce, and Miss Margaret X.
Stewart, secretary Flagstaff Cham
Der of Commerce.
The feature that evening was a ban
quet at the Monte Vista. Del Strong,
as president Flagstaff Chamber of
Commerce, presided. H. v. Watson,
manager of the Arizona Live Stock
Loan Co. and chairman convention
committee Of Flagstaff Chamber of
Commerce, welcomed the visitors,
which he did as graciously as if he
hadn't already made them welcome at
the beginning of their business meet
ing.
Miss Sparks Of Prescott responded,
her brief talk full of friendly interest.
Other talks, all brief, to the point and
interesting, were made on behalf of
the visitors by Mr.. Whitman, Mr.. Nc
Cullough, Mrs. Sinclair, Mr.. Nickel
yey, Mr.. Bailie and Jack Sparks, the
latter from Prescott. Members Of
the board of directors and advisory
council Of the local chamber of COM
merce who spoke were DR.. A. G..
Mackey. Grady Gammage, p. J. Moran,
Captain ]. B. Wright, John @.
Thomas. Henry Albers and Miss
Stewart. All of the speakers were
imbued with the spirit of the occa-
sion, and good will, fun and logic
were interestingly blended.
Miss Selma Aas sang, Miss Mildred
Whetsel at the piano, and responded
to an encore that was too insistent to
be done anything else with. A very
pretty costume dance was given By
the Misses Vivette Wilson, Mary Eliz-
abeth Perkins and Althea Jones. The
peppiest sort of music was furnished
by the Business and Professional
Woman's club orchestra Miss Stew
art, Miss Marion Wallace, Miss Helen
Runke, Miss Mary Wilson and Mrs.
Felice Garcia, Miss Wilson favoring
during one of the numbers with q
Isolo.