The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-29
COMMERCIAL CLUB NOTES.

The citizens have responded literally to the
request of the club to send to the club rooms
magazines and illustrated periodicals for he
soldiers of the Twelfth and Fourteenth regi-
ments of Minnesota volunteers.
v. G. Gilman was the first to call with over
eighty COPIES, consisting of scr.bner's. Mum
sey's, Godey's The Southern Magazine, he
cosmopolitan, Review of Reviews, Ameri; an
Monthly, the Strand. McClure's and others.
Benjamin Sommers also contributed a la ga
package Of the same kind of magazines.
Atkins, Mrs H. B. Gates. Mrs. Flora l. How
ard, H. B. Sawyer. Mrs. W. ]. Schel Dr..
G. o: Lawton. Mrs. Parl;n, F McMahsn, Mrs
3. A. Wocdman, Miss Tanning and MS
Frankel contributed several packages. Mrs
taken sick at Camp Ramsey and died there
sent four packages of literature, which lad
been read by the young man. The club will
club.
The club will offer two cash prizes for the
the State Agricultural society.
The first premium VIII be 5000 cash Irize
for the best display of grains. grasses, vege-
cultural products. The second premium will
be the second best prize for S1CO cash for he
same display. These inducements will excite
induce all counties to arrange displays that
will be far superior to any previous effort
The county winning these two premiums vii
not be barred from competition for pro- ra to
premiums offered by the society ITSELF
All counties have the privilege to compete
with the exception Of Ramsey and Hennepir.
Besides the counties competing the fair of1-
Gals allow local agricultural and horticul-
tural societies to enter into competition.
The city development committee met by
committee of the Modern Woodmen of this
city and outlined a programme for enter
lieutenant governor of Illinois, w. A.
Northcctt, of Greenville, ILL.,, who Will be
here on the Goth of next month, when
public meeting will be held in the Auditorium
and an entertainment given to the members
of the order and to the citizens of st. Paul.
Prior to the meeting a reception will be
given at the Commercial club. and parade
the business portion of the city.
Benjamin Sommers chairman of the mem
bership committee, reports several more an
plications for membership in the club His
committee is very active in interesting those
citizens whom they reach and new faces
are seen daily in the club.
There has existed for some time in the
minds of the officers belief that several OF
the merchants and citizens are DESTROYS Of
Of st. Paul. for the purpose of lending their
personal aid to the great primary object
for which the Commercial club was organ
lied. for the advancement Of the CONNER
cial interests of the city. and for this reason
the membership committee has been very
active in increasing the membership roll
Tney propose 10 go sui Iurtner by 1nv1t-
ing those who have been inadvertently omit
ted to send in their names. Each citizen
should consider 1t his duty to Join such an
organization to lend his aid to the workings
of the club-the larger the membership the
better the result
The Commercial club cyclers list includes
most of the enthusiasts in wheeling who
are members Of the club. Runs will be made
during the summer to visiting cities and
towns. The secretary has received invita-
lions from Hastings, Saltwater and other
cities.