eeti - - M■r , *» Irf/rnHr. W. ng thr1'*■ .e appeociath arge t*acresteal aft' i r. } :huntHeld Here Friday at thent atxft House at Which Representatives From Each l\the lat District in the County Were Present*—T. A* T* kegi Elected Chairman and Committees Have Been /hlB flt;nted in Each Section Make Reports of Condif1™®^toIn response to a call sent out by a explained in detail howthe Commercial Association, re- Association was connectedpresentatives of each militia dis*Ba* the labor movement; that constrict in Thomas County met on yes-191-8, al organizations all over theterday at the court rouse. It was in no sense a mass meeting, and,ry were being used by the nment for the purpose of as-not intended to be; still it was welltion fg the farmers in procuring laborthat upon the recent’ visit of *s. Bodenhamea and Maloney, nment labor specialists the As-attended, several representativescoming from some of the communities! [Among those present were: Bos- and tlion was designated by them ton, Messrs. Whaiey, MarCre, Tay- maie mass meeting as, the proper 16r and Lindsey; Coolidge, D. W. .to handle the matter in com-Murphy; Ellabelle, R. R. Chastain; ion with the farmers and busi-(Meigs, Homer Hurst, W. P. White,der aDmen. He also said that this j; W. Nelms, E. H. Law and A. T. you (done as an economical meas-llill; Merrillville, M. S. Linton;r a feas funds necessary to conductMetcalfe, O. A. Thomas; Ochloek-^^^ork were being tsed as far as nee, T. C. Beverly; Pavo, S. W. le from the membership dues,Webb; Thomasyille, W. B. Hamble- ** aihe farmers were only asked totcnV ^ in thbute the amount of dues, in' Those who received their invita-*e Conn for which they would re-tions too late to come, having prionre tha labor assistance and all the fengagements, wrote or phoned their((j cr0p benefits arising from mem-, regrets and pledged their hearty co- . f ip.operation. Among those were, Hon. ^number of speeches were made A. Pringle, Chairman County i stressed the importance ofCommissioners; W. A. Davis, Thom-mt)itio;pt action, and some of the speak-asville; William McMillan, Merrill* eelingly referred to this neeessi-viUe; Duncan Brickie?, Meigs; Boy*ounty ming home to them because of kin Harrison, Coolidge, and Dr. John Assc boys—as many as three in some. Sphreiber.. r, thcies being in the service.€1SIc£IcIctVaeetstiatct1I\