Volume 9 , Issue 16

Feb., 1924 - Alva Chamber of Commerce Officers

The first week of February, 1924, the Alva (Oklahoma) Chamber of Commerce held their weekly Monday luncheon and re-elected George Bell as Chamber president with G. E. Garrison chosen as vice president at their regular annual meeting.

Also selected were sixteen directors. A nominating committee headed by C. S. McGinniss, recommended the following men as directors of the organization for the coming year (1924): W. W. Starr, S. F.Shea, J. P. Battenberg, I. R. Boyce, J. W. Monfort, F. G. Munson, C. D. Willard, J. B. Schaefer, Chester P. Davis, Harry Tanner, Mack Hiatt, Amon Davis, Dr. W. S. Cherry, Chas. O. Wood, Dr. G. N. Bilby and W. W. Brand. J. W. Monfort withdrew his name and that of L. Schuhmacher was substituted, and the entire sixteen members were then elected by "vivo vocs" vote. The sixteen members were instructed to choose a seventeenth from the ministerial alliance of the city.

Secretary Lamont submitted a report of the chambers financial affairs of the past year, showing almost almost $500 in old debts were paid during the year and the organization was still about $1000 in debt.

Besides financial reports one the chamber speakers, Dr. A. W. Clark, spoke briefly concerning the advisability of offering a bonus to the company who would drill the first producing oil well in Woods County. We wonder today who won that bonus.

C. D. Willard also talked about the oil and cotton for Woods county, while A. G. Noel, of Frederick, Oklahoma gave what was called a "pleasant little talk" -- mentioning what cotton had done for Tillman county during the past two years (1922 and 1923).
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