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.V u—' I-»’• ‘7- -.s'*-1' '* iVr£vv• ’-7 ■«- ■' ^ rA *m - *— «%i-Held Here Yesterday at the Court House at Which Representatives From Each Militia District in theWere Present.—T. A* Taylpr'Elected Chairmans'*:*rCommittees Have Been Appointed in Each Section to Make Reports of Conditions.* v. t +4 .4In response to a call sent out by the- Commercial Association, Rre-tfiresentatlves of isiirtXa dis^trict in Thomas County met on yesterday at the court house. It was ih jno sense_jt_mass^ meetingr^mr not intended* to be; still it was ,well attended, several representatives coining from some of the communitiest * . *• •Among those present were: Boston, Messrs. Whatey, Harare, TaylorandF Iwhlt;!feey; Coqlidge, D. W. Murphy; Ellabelle, R. R. Chastain; Meigs, Homer Hurst, W. R. White, jm W. Nelms, E. H. Law and A. T. fflSIli; Merrillville, M. S. Linton; Metcalfe, O. A. Thomas; Ochlock-nee, T. C. ^everly; Pavo, S. W. Webb; Thomasville, W. B. Hamble-tcn.Those who received their - invitations too late to come, having prior engagements, wrote or phoned their regrets and pledged their hearty cooperation. Among.those were, Hon. W. A. Pringle, Chairman County Commissioners; W. A. Davis, Thom-asville; William McMillan, Merrillville; Duncan. Brickley, Meigs; Boykin Harrison, Coolidge, and Dr. John Schreiber. ^The meeting was called to order by Mr. Massey, Secretary of thev'-Vr ” * * was to organize a group of workersin each community whose bUsft^it was to Iistr aJT'lvailable* iMorland to secure information as tothe labor needed-—by whom aidWhen. He stated that suitablew • *blanks were being prepared for this purpose and would be distributedto each chairman, who would to turn distribute them personally die through his co-workers, to each; farmer. He suggested that a permanent chairman beselected, aid called for nominations.%■* iMr. T. A. Taylor, of Boston, ’County Commissioner, was the oily nominee and was unanimously elected permanent chairman. Mr. Taylor assumed the chair and expressed his thanks for the honor,stating that the time; had ccmTKget busy and meet the situation intelligently; that in the great county mass meeting recently held:..the.work of providing labor was put tip-on the Commercial Association bu that it could only work-through™the co-operation of those who needed the labor and wereN willing to co-operate. That ho was willing, to take off his coat and help where the necessity existed.At his request, Mr. W. W. Webb, State Barket Bureau representative*Commercial Association, who stat-*oil fhof tTio rvf maatinn- //IAMT'TXTTTirm AW P A/112 ‘ CVlTTl^
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Thomasville Daily Times Enterprise
Thomasville, Georgia, US
Fri, Aug 02, 1918
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