Dallas City Directory, 1941 Page: INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION
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The Hall of State is the focal point of Dallas' $15,000,000 Fair Park. It houses an important historical museum maintained by tihe Dallas Historical
Society. The building itself is one of the show places of this part of the country and has been called "The Westminster Abbey of the New World."
It is one of five Museums in the Civic Center ground in the State Fair Grounds. Others are the Museum of Fine Arts; Natural History Museum;
the Texas Museum of Natural Resources; and the Aquarium.More than 100,000 persons, exclusive of tourists, annually visit Dallas to attend
regional or national conventions to which the city is host.
Easily accessible from any section of the country, cosmopolitan in atmosphere,
picturesque in its background and traditions, young and vigorous in outlook, Dallas
is one of America's best known big cities.
There are many other facts about Dallas which would add to one's interest in and
appreciation of the city. The Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 1101 Commerce Street-
telephone R-8451-is always glad to provide information of any kind about Dallas.
The coordinating and directing agency in building Dallas is the Chamber of Com-
merce. It is composed of the business and professional men and women in Dallas who
are interested in building a bigger and a greater city. It is ready at all times to
undertake any work in the best interests of Dallas.
Beginning about 50 years ago as the Dallas Commercial Club, the Chamber of
Commerce has evolved into the present strong organization which is recognized
throughout America as one of the most efficient and most active city-building forces
to be found anywhere. The work of the Chamber of Commerce has been reflected in
every chapter of the city's progress.
Leaders in Dallas have consistently been the leaders in the Chamber of Commerce.
The men and women who created and perpetuated what is significantly known as The
Dallas Spirit have been the same men and women who invested their own efforts and
their own money in the Chamber's program for Dallas.
The Chamber of Commerce is governed by a board of directors of 21 members.
The board is a policy-making body, which meets weekly, hears reports of the Chamber's
work, and whose members frequently work arduously and enthusiastically on the proj-
ects of vital interest to Dallas. The board employs the vice president and general man-
ager, who in turn names the staff with the board's approval, and is responsible to it for
the successful execution of the Chamber's program.
Directors of the Chamber are elected for three-year, overlapping terms so that
terms of one-third the directors will expire each year. Directors are ineligible to re-
election to succeed themselves.
Members of the Chamber, by mail ballots, first nominate and then elect the mem-
bers of the nominating committee. A member can not serve on the nominating com-
mittee two successive years. Nor can the committee place in nomination a member
of the committee. The nominating committee selects as many candidates as there are
vacancies to be filled, but any 25 members of the Chamber can nominate, by petition, an
additional candidate.
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John F. Worley Directory Co. Dallas City Directory, 1941, book, 1941; 202 Thomas Bldg., 1313 Wood St., Dallas, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth806925/m1/21/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dallas Public Library.