Word: chambermen
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...special trains, which had paused on their dash southward only to take on ice, 1,000 delegates to the 14th annual convention of the Investment Bankers' Association of America were met at Winter Park, 140 miles from St. Petersburg, by the St. Petersburg Chambermen of Commerce, with several squads of motorcycle policemen and 54 enormous motor busses, which shimmered in the station-yard like a caravan of painted elephants. Handshaking, backslapping, ensued. The bankers dispersed to divert themselves before settling down to the serious sessions of boosting, debate, criticism which would begin next...
Half into his coat, he looked once more. They were certainly all there?the Kiwanis, the Elks, the Rotarians, the Civitan Club, the presidents of the various golf clubs, Chambermen of Commerce. There was Mayor Sims. But what were they doing to those two whippersnappers...
...West, as everyone knows, there is no "organized" baseball. But the towns of Fort Bayard (New Mexico), El Paso (Texas), Juarez (Mexico) and Douglas (Ariz.) have teams which play in the Frontier League., Last year Chase went to Douglas, played on the team. The local Chambermen of Commerce told him to get better players and offered to ' pay for them. He sent for Weaver and Gandil. The Chambermen began to pay out $10,000 a month; the three unfrocked players began to win games for Douglas. Chase plays center field; Gandal is at first; Weaver at shortstop is the best...