The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1901-02-07
OAKLAND CLUB MEETING.
Report of the Visitors Committee New
Members Admitted. Large Attendance.

Report of the Visitors Committee New
Members Admitted. Large Attendance.
Tuesday night the regular monthly
meeting of the Oakland Club was
held, presided over by President Per
cy Proctor, who came here from Gin
cinnati for the purpose. Quite a
large attendance, taking into account
the disagreeable weather prevailing,
was present.
Following the reading of the report
of the Visitors Committee, which is
given in full below, a lively discussion
was participated in by various mem
bers of the Club in which many sug-
gestions looking to the future welfare
and prosperity of the town were
brought out.
Prior to the regular meeting the
Executive Committee admitted to
membership in the Club Messrs. Nor
man S. Heindel, Chas. f. White, Chas.
Liller, w. r. StuIl and Frank Laugh
lin, and elected DR.. Henry w. McCo-
mas TO fill vacancy occurring in the
committee.
The report of the Visitors Commit
tee was read by its chairman, Mr..
James G. Peddicord, as follows:
OAKLAND, MD, Feb. 9TH, 1891.
To the Odkld1d Clud,
GENTLEMEN In accordance with
the bylaws, the undersigned Commit
tee on Visitors herewith submits its
report, with such recommendation
and suggestions as cover the duties
required of them. Your Committee
i'll the spring of 1900 had Oakland as
a summer resort advertised in the
Baltimore, Washington, ID. c., Gin
cinnati and Pittsburg papers. and in
addition to said advertisements issued
an illustrated booklet entitled Guide
to Oakland" and distributed said
booklet very extensively. This work
on the part of the Committee bore
excellent fruit, and was the means of
bringing about one hundred summer
visitors to Oakland. This is not a
mere guess. but the fact is esta blished
by letters now on file among the pa
pers of the Club. Your Committee
recommends, therefore, that an ad-
vertisement be inserted in said news
papers the coming season, and also
recommends the distribution of the
booklet published last spring, as the
Club has on hand sufficient number
for that purpose. All the advertising
which the Club can do will not bring
people to our town and keep them
here during the summer season, I'M
less the people of the town do every
thing in their power to make the town
attractive, and visitors comfortable.
We suggest, therefore, that the Club
again offer prizes for the best kept
yards, lawns, etc, through the Com
mittee on Improvements.
We think that, in addition to the
advertisements and distribution OF
booklets for the purpose of reaching
the general public, there should be
an effort made to reach certain indi-
viduals who already know something
of our town and the inducements it
offers summer visitors. To this end,
we recommend that the Secretary of
the Club procure from the several
hotel registers or otherwise, as far as
possible, a list of the guests who spent
the summer in Oakland during the
last year or two, and that he mail
copy of the booklet, or Guide to
Oakland to each of them. By this
means we will keep constantly before
them the advantages of Oakland as
place to spend thGSummer.
We have one Hher suggestion to
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and that is that the Club have small
slips the size of an envelope printed
giving the advantages of Oakland as
a summer resort, which slips, when so
printed, shall be furnished to our
business and professional men, with
the request that they enclose one of
said slips in their letters to all city
correspondents and such other per-
sons as they think may be of an ad-
vantage to Oakland.
With regard to maintaining bu-
reau of information, we have this to
say: That since the organization of
the Club all persons have been re-
quested by advertisements published
and the booklets distributed to apply
to the Secretary for any and all in
formation which might be desired
The Secretary, therefore, has hereto
fore practically and successfully filed
the demand for a bureau of informa-
ton. We do not think any better
plan can be devised, and would sug-
gest that the course heretofore adopt
ed be continued.
We cannot close this report without
saying, in our opinion, the efforts of
this Club to promote the interests of
our town have been eminently sue
cessful, and we believe, with the ex-
perience of the past year, much
greater and better results will be at
tanned in the future.
spectfully submitted.
JAMES G. PEDDICoRD,
Chairman.
The report was unanimously adopt
ed and a motion prevailed to instruct
the committee to carry into effect the
recommendations made therein.
There is growing sentiment in the
Clubs membership to bring the town
to the fore and in every way make it
more attractive for the summer visit
ors as well as the residents.
Col. Sturgiss, chairman on the Com
mittee on improvements, was in
Strrctad To inSDact the platformS and