Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-07-24
DAKOTA. FRIDAY, JULY "A, 1903.
NEED OF ORGANIZATION.

NEED OF ORGANIZATION.
Hot Springs Seriously Needs an Associa-
| tion of Interested Men.
The recent visit of the editors, repre-
senting the National Editorial Asso-
citation, was but another reminder that
Hot Springs has no active working or.
ganlzation such as is needed to prop
erly represent the city upon such
occasions. There is no need of arguing
the question here at all. Every citi-
zen with any enterprise, who cares
anything for having the towns best
side shown to visitors when they come
in such bodies, as an organization,
must realize that the town is lacking
seriously in having an organization
that can and will do something. The
STAR doesn't pretend to know what is
best to do toward effecting the right
kind OF an Organization, but does
know very we'll there is serious de-
mand for organization. It seems to us
that mere agreement signed by the
citizens who are interested in the
town, in which they agree to pay a
certain sum monthly would be fully as
effective as any other manner of or
ganization. Let each subscriber have a
vote for every dollar he pays in,
toward electing an executive COM
mittee to attend to the matters that
are continually coming up that need
attention. First, there is money
needed, next some level-headed men
are needed to say how it shall be ex-
pended. Let those who pay the
money vote upon whom they want
to constitute the executive committee
(of probably five men)-the five names
receiving the highest vote to consti-
tutue the executive committee can
choose their own president and Sec
reta1y. Since there is no head to take
hold of such move why would it not
be proper for the mayor or city council
, to request Marshal Dornan to do the
; soliciting, after having the agreement
drawn up. These are only crude sng-
) gestions. but the STAR believes that
the matter is actually a serious one
with this town and should be attended
be at all expensive, for there should be
} at least one hundred men in Hot
Springs WHO would give from twenty
five 10 fifty cents Il month, and many
should give moro than that. After the
subscriptions are obtained the marshal
could get the vote of each subscriber
in selecting the executive committee
after which they would be authorized
to act. We believe some move should
be made, somehow, toward organic
ing and III it can be done some other
way than according to these hasty
suggestions the STAR will gladly ap-
prove of the plan. but we sincerely
believe those who are earnestly in
terested in the good name and progress
of the town should think ON this
question and devise some plan for
organizing. Our columns are open to
the discussion of the question, but it
is action rather than discussion that is
, needed.
1t is humiliating to those who have
pride in the town to have delegation
of visitors come here and have no one
who feels authorized to act in the ca
pacity of reception committee. 1t
has been necessary for few who de-
sired to extend proper courtesies to
visiting organizations t o constitute
themselves into a committee and be
responsible for whatever expenses
might be incurred, and take whatever
blame some people will always attach
to such t. committee. This is not
right toward anybody concerned. and
, certainly isn't the proper way for a
!, town of Hot ngs'.pretensions to do
The only fault that can be found with
! this state of affairs is that nothing is
done to remedy tho individuals are
blamable except in SO far as they per
sist in doing nothing.