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VOLUME XIII
THB /OVRMAIi. Vol. SS     No. 1«
FLORA. ILUNOIS. THURSDAY. APRIL 16. 1923'
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Tbe annual meettng and banquet of ..Vlora Commercial Club was neld Tnesday nlKit. April 14, IMS. hi tha^ X. B. chnreh baaemant with a tine st- tsndancs of the membars. Thli was ladiea' night ftnd quite a nnmber SMCad the tablss at ths banquet, ¦ vhlch was admirably aarvsd by the ladles' aM.
Atter singing "America." Rev. J. B. Johnson of the M. B. church gave the Invocation.
Durtng the bsnquet seversl popular songa were rendered by the dlntls. whKh wer« full of "pep*''.
Mr. and Hra. Bugene Arnold of Newton, pnt on the entertainment tsatnres of the eveniag and dnds good their reputa'tlon ta tbat Ilne.
At the buainess seiwton reports wars made by Secretary Wood and Treasure Otbson, showing the club in good cottdttlott.
The nominating committee, com- pesed of Bd Mana, F. L. Medley snd T. J. Friend, reported tbe following reoommendattons for officers durtng the eoming year, which report was adopted:
President—K. 8. Prttcbett.
Vice-president—R. B. CampbeU.
Secretary—L. M. Wood.
Asst. Beeretary—A. O. Gsddis.
Treasurer—C. B. Hemphill.
President R. H. Grant, retiring this year, thanked tbe members for their tine cooperation. President-elect Pritchett was then called on, and made a few remarka.,
A resolution waa read and adopt¬ ed, asking the B. * O. to dUcharge and receive passengers for No. S, the nt^W Pullman east-bound train scheduled for Sunday, AprH S4. new service. The request was direct- ed to President WtlIar(^and the reso¬ lution was wired htm that ntght.
Chairman B. H. Arbuthnot of thn CJIvIc committee, reported on bonla- vard stops for Flora and the Idea was given endorsement by vote of tho wemebra. '
The address of the evening waa ds- Ittered by PanI D. Converse ot the | Oollege of Commerce, Uhtverafty of Tllinois, Urbana. The subject waa *'Why Merchants Fsll." "rtie speaker gave many facts and figures awl i sho#ed conditloni and then snmmwl' >up tbe remedy. His address waa giv- «n the very closest attrition.
Division Supt. C. O. Stevens ot Washington. Ind., was a banquet guest.
The benediction was prolionne«