Iowa Chamber of Commerce Executives 100 year anniversary presentation.

1. ICCE 100th
Anniversary
Our past….our future!

2. Past Chairs…get ready
Question:
What was the most significant
memory as chair & chamber
executive and what did ICCE do for
you and how has it affected you as
you continued with other career
opportunities?

3. IowaChamberofCommerceExecutive….formerly
IowaSecretarialBureau…formerly
IowaAssociationofCommercialOrganization
Secretaries IACOSforshort!

4. First Secretary…
R. H. Faxonof Des Moinesfrom 1917 – 1923
InonereportIfoundthefollowingofMr.Faxon..
“TothosenotacquaintedwithMr.Faxon,Idesiretosaythathe
hastheuniversalrespectofthesecretaries,isamanofquick
mindandhadhadexperiencefittinghimtocarryonthiskind
ofwork.”

5. It had to have a conference to start!
Clear Lake
July 16 – 21, 1923

6. ConferencekickoffwasMr. R.B.Wallace,Presidentof
theIowaStateChamberofCommerce.
ConferenceTopicsIncluded:
GettingaheadintheProfession,Community
AdvertisingandExhibits,RetailCreditBureaus,
CommunityPublicityandHowtoGetIt, Civic
ImprovementProgressinIowa,MunicipalPaving
Problems,SafetyandTrafficRegulations,Community
Possibilitiesthrough Agriculture,TradeToursand
theirrelationstotheCommunity,Relationof
LuncheonClubs totheChamber,Howtoget
committeeactionandFactoryLocations.

25. Wow…have things changed……

32. My top pictures
from the past…

40. More recent pictures…

47. Give me school starts after
Labor Day or give me Death!!

49. I only regret that I have but one
life to lose for tourism and this
great lake!!!

52. What does 100 years
look like???

53. What was the most
significant memory as chair &
chamber executive and what
did ICCE do for you and how
has it affected you as you
continued with other career
opportunities?

54. Membership 1956 = 389

55. Membership Today = 97
Will you be a member in 10
years?
Will your community be
represented in 50 years?

56. HAPPY
ANNIVERSARY
ICCE!!!!